Investment firm Brait to buy 80% of fitness chain Virgin Active for some $1bn
Deal values the British gym at £1.3bn and the Virgin Group will retain a 20% stake in the business.
Where do old jumbo jets go when they die? The Victorville aircraft graveyard in California [Photos]
Hundreds of retired commercial jetliners are held at the facility in Victorville in the Mojave desert.
Morrisons offers halal pick 'n' mix range
A range of 36 different 'strictly halal' gelatine-free sweets will be tested at 10 different stores.
House of Cards and Bloodline help boost Netflix subscriber base
Company added 4.9 million subscribers across globe in its first quarter ended on 31 March.
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BP oil spill settlement: Patrick Juneau pays over $5bn to claimants
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Boss of inter-dealer brokerage ICAP Michael Spencer says his firm might quit Britain if Labour wins
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The Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo offers Godzilla-themed rooms and others with a view of the giant lizard.
JD Sports share price jumps after best ever results
Share price was up by 5% in early morning trading
Italy's Exor bids $6.4bn for reinsurer PartnerRe to trump Axis Capital
Axis and PartnerRe had earlier agreed to an $11bn merger to create one of the world's largest reinsurers.
Target to reimburse banks $20m under imminent deal with MasterCard over data breach
Target is close to reaching a settlement with MasterCard to reimburse banks.
Nokia considering to sell HERE maps business post Alcatel-Lucent takeover
Nokia has confirmed a strategic review of its maps unit after announcing the takeover of Alcatel-Lucent.
Burberry prevails in 'challenging' trading environment
Revenue was up by 9% in its first half results.
Chinese online retailer JD.com launches platform for international sellers
JD Worldwide will help consumers purchase authentic imported products and lower entry barriers for global brands.
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent agree €15.6bn all-stock merger
Nokia will offer 0.55 of new Nokia share for every Alcatel-Lucent share.
Edmund Shing: Shell's bumper BG deal could start wave of oil and gas takeovers
Has a rush to buy up oil and gas companies just started?
Nigeria signs pact with Russia's Rosatom to build 4 nuclear power plants
Nigeria's atomic energy chief Franklin Erepamo Osaisai says Rosatom will have majority stake in venture.
British Gas owner Centrica makes former Aviva boss Mark Hodges managing director
Mark Hodges was chief executive at Towergate
Net neutrality: Flipkart drops partnership with Airtel as debate gets hotter in India
Flipkart said it will not partner with Airtel Zero following customer protests.
Poundland sales hit hallowed £1bn in 2014
Poundland sales were up by 11.8%
Finland's Nokia confirms merger talks with Alcatel-Lucent
A potential deal could create a European telecoms equipment giant worth over €40bn.
Supermarket wars: BRC says retailers mounted 'slow but steady fight back'
UK retail sales increased by 3.2% in March 2014 and food was up 1.8%.
Japan: Court halts restart of Kansai Electric's Takahama nuclear facility
Blow to Shinzo Abe's nuclear plans as court blocks restart of Takahama reactors over safety issues.
Toyota to create 2,400 jobs at planned $1bn Mexican facility
New factory in central state of Guanajuato will roll out 200,000 cars a year.
PepsiCo to partner with America's NBA, edging out Coca-Cola's 28-year sponsorship
PepsiCo's Mountain Dew brands will take lead on the NBA's 3-on-3 programme.
Markets round up: Barclays, HSBC and RBS help keep FTSE 100 near record high
Mining giants Anglo American, Antofagasta and BHP Billiton drag the FTSE down to 7,064.30
Falklands drilling plan dropped by Edison International and Noble Energy amid falling oil prices
Islands referred to as Malvinas in Argentina thought to be rich in resources.
Travelodge profits soar 63% as owners consider £1bn sale
Travelodge earnings before tax jumped by 63%.
India's Rafale jet deal is an 'unmitigated disaster'
India should have picked the Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighters instead, says a strategist with a New Delhi-based think tank.
Qualcomm shares jump 5% after Jana Partners urges chip maker to mull breakup
Major shareholder Jana Partners wants chip maker to consider spinning off chip unit from patent-licensing business.
D E Shaw in talks to buy Italian NPL business from Goldman Sachs
Rival US investment firms Fortress, Pimco and Bayview Asset Management have also entered the fray.
Gatwick and Heathrow report record passengers as London airport battle heats up
Airports Commission expected to report after the general election in May.
Google is not bothered about its stock performance, claims author
John Straw says 'underperforming' Google stock allows company to deflect criticism by simply stating that market reflects its performance, not government.
Activist investor Jana Partners asks chip maker Qualcomm to consider breakup
New York-based Jana wants Qualcomm to spin off its chips unit from its patent-licensing business.
UK firms have 'sky high' hiring intentions
A report from BDO claims UK firms are optimistic.
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