Asian markets mixed as Fed expresses caution over proposed rate rise
Shanghai Composite, which has lost close to 40% of its value since summer, rallied the most among Asian indices.
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao seeks to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The purpose of Colao's visit could be to resolve Vodafone's pending Rs200bn tax dispute with India.
Social media giant Twitter plans company-wide layoffs as Jack Dorsey attempts to focus the company
Twitter has 316 million active monthly users, but its stock market performance is disappointing.
Standard Chartered to lay off a quarter of its senior staff
CEO Jaspal Bindra and Viswanathan Shankar, head of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas have already left.
GE could sell $30bn finance portfolio to Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo ahead of other bidders to bag GE's specialty finance portfolio.
Ferrari files for NYSE listing at a valuation of $9.8bn
Ferrari's shares will be listed under the ticker symbol 'RACE.'
Danish transport giant DSV to buy UTi Worldwide for $1.35bn
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016, after it gets regulatory approvals.
London Stock Exchange to sell Russell Investments for $1.15bn
LSE will receive $1bn in cash for the asset management business and the remaining will be paid in four instalments,
Coca-Cola pays millions to counter obesity claims
The British obesity epidemic costs the NHS £5.1bn annually.
Blackstone Group to buy BioMed Realty Trust for $8bn
Blackstone has offered $23.75 per share to BioMed to facilitate the deal.
Sony plans to sell its stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Move comes after Sony activates clause with Michael Jackson estate that owns the remaining stake.
USA Today publisher Gannett in deal to acquire JMG
JMG owns Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a clutch of other newspapers and their websites.
Dell in talks to acquire EMC
Dell could strengthen its presence among its corporate clients post the deal.
AirAsia's founders could take it private
AirAsia, as of June 2015, had a net debt of MYR 10.5bn which is a 9% reduction from its March quarter.
Scottish Equity Partners to sell 10% stake in Skyscanner
Edinburgh-based pension fund manager Baillie Gifford rumoured as potential bidder for stake.
AmerisourceBergen buys PharMEDium for $2.58bn
Pennsylvania-based drug distributor buys PharMEDium from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
SABMiller rejects AB InBev's informal takeover offer
Shares of SABMiller fell about 3.9% on 6 October following the news.
Google in talks to buy stake in Symphony
Symphony could be valued at approximately $650m, if the deal with Google goes through.
Nestle and R&R to form joint venture to sell ice creams
Merger will include Nestle's ice cream businesses in Egypt, Europe, Philippines, Argentina and Brazil.
Xchanging receives takeover interest from Apollo and Capita
The London-headquartered firm has received two separate proposals valuing it at £422m and £397m respectively.
Knight Frank posts record annual profits as UK property activity gathers pace
One of the key properties company sold was 33 Portland Place in London.
Deloitte survey: UK companies more worried about economic outlook
Risks include higher interest rates, emerging market weaknesses, euro zone economy among others.
Rolls-Royce to cut 400 managerial jobs mainly affecting Scandinavian office
Cuts part of company's strategy to shift low-cost jobs to Asia.
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch counter-sues HP for $150m
This is a counter-suit to HP's $5bn pending claim against Lynch and Sushovan Hussain.
Wal-Mart plans to cut up to 500 jobs at its Arkansas headquarters
Other retailers that are looking to cutting jobs include Target and Whole Foods.
Amazon to stop selling Apple TV and Google's Chromecast on its marketplace
Amazon to focus on its own revamped Fire TV and Fire stick.
UK national minimum wage hike: Adults get £6.70 an hour and apprenticeships receive big boost
Increase comes before the new mandatory National Living Wage of £7.20 in April 2016.
Quorn Foods agrees sale to Monde Nissin for £550m
Acquisition part of Monde's expansion strategy ahead of a stock market listing it plans in 2016.
China's Tsinghua buys Western Digital stake for $3.8bn
Tsinghua-owned Unisplendour will buy Western Digital shares at $92.50 each, a 33% premium to the stock's closing price on 30 September.
ComScore to buy Rentrak in all-stock deal for about $771m
This acquisition signifies comScore's strategy to diversify its analytics business to deal with broader industry changes.
