Asian markets mixed as investors await clarity on global monetary policies
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was off 0.2%.
Pfizer-Allergan close to announcing $150bn deal creating world's biggest pharma company
The market capitalisation of the combined company would exceed $300bn.
UK Defence Review: David Cameron proposes £178bn spend on new Armed Forces troops and jets
Money will also go toward supporting counter-terrorism police and intelligence agencies.
UK steel crisis: Steelworkers to rally in Sheffield against industry cuts on 21 November
The protest is another step by the steel unions' to save jobs and force the government to take action.
Tesco's latest weapon to take on Aldi and Lidl is its £6 lobster
In 2014, the UK imported 2,600 tonnes of lobster from around the world, an increase of almost 37% from 2009.
Npower could be sold by its German parent – RWE CFO, Bernhard Guenther
Npower would take at least until 2017 before it could see profits according to Bernhard Guenther.
Darty agrees to £558m takeover by Fnac
The combined company will have about 380 stores in France and more than 200 in other countries.
Hong Kong tops in M&A information leaks followed by India and Britain
Cass Business School survey finds leaks push up share prices of target companies.
Asian markets end week higher as dollar falls from seven-month highs
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4%, marking a 2% gain for the week.
Google acquires bebop to boost cloud business and compete with Amazon and Microsoft
Bebop founder Diane Greene will now head all of Google's cloud businesses.
Rolls-Royce pressured by shareholders to give board seat to US investor ValueAct
ValueAct owns 10% in Rolls-Royce and has been asking the company to divest its businesses outside aerospace.
India: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's company set to compete with Nestle and Nike
Patanjali Ayurved's products are already available in over 177,000 retail stores across India.
Uber's ride in India could get tougher as China's Didi Kuaidi joins Ola board
The current $500m fundraising round by Ola puts its valuation at $5bn, according to informed sources.
Asian markets on the upswing as investors consider Fed rate increase hint as positive
Investors see possible rate increase as a sign of confidence in the world's largest economy.
HBOS: Former chief executives and chairman could face fresh investigation
Even if a fresh probe were to be launched now, it would take many months to conclude.
French industrial gases company Air Liquide to acquire its US peer Airgas for $10.3bn
The deal requires the French company to pay Airgas shareholders $143 a share.
Asian markets mixed after German bomb scare
Football game was called off two hours before it was due to start following a bomb threat.
Barclays set to pay $100m fine to settle with New York regulator
British bank earlier agreed to pay $120m fine for conspiring with rivals to rig the Libor.
Ebury raises $83m from Vitruvian Partners and 83North
Fintech start-up that provides a variety of online services to smaller businesses has raised over $110m.
Sotheby's to auction fashion designer Tomoaki Nagao's Star Wars collectibles
More than 600 Star Wars action figures will be part of the auction scheduled for 11 December.
Asian stocks gain on positive Wall Street cues, investors underplay outcome of Paris attacks
"Investors think that Paris attacks have little impact on the global economy in the long-term," says an analyst.
Columbia to legalise marijuana in order to increase exports of legal weed
Marijuana can help treat pain and nausea apart from offering relief for sufferers of epilepsy.
Urban Outfitters to diversify into pizza business with acquisition of Pizzeria Vetri
Urban has been operating a small number of restaurants, such as the one at its Herald Square location.
India's Times Now news channel launches in the UK
India's English news channel is to launch in the UK on 16 November, in line with its plans to boost global growth.
Black Friday sales could cross £1bn, but would cost UK's online retailers £180m in returned goods
Research firm Experian and e-retail industry association IMRG expects online sales to touch £1.07bn on Black Friday.
Paris attacks and Japan recession cast gloom over Asian markets
Japan has slipped into its fifth recession in seven years.
Japan slides back into recession for the fifth time in seven years
Economics minister however says data doesn't reflect economy's broadly improving fundamentals.
Paris attacks could add to stock market and oil price woes
US stock index futures declined to session lows after the close on Friday, following the Paris attacks.
Amazon launches grocery delivery service in UK; will compete with Tesco and Sainsbury's
Amazon Pantry will initially deliver a range of 4,000 everyday non-perishable items to its customers.
Paris attacks: American Airlines suspends service to French capital
Air France, United, Delta and Eurostar will maintain services to Paris with additional security
