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Takeda shares drop after Shire rejects $63 billion offer

Japan’sTakedaPharmaceuticalCoLtdsharesfellonFridayafterrarediseasedrugmakerShirePlcrejectedits$63billioncash-and-stockacquisitionoffer.Shiresaidithadreceivedthr

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Premier League spend record 211 million pounds on agent fees

PremierLeagueclubspaidagentsarecord211millionpoundsoverthelastyear,up37millionpoundsfromthepreviousyear,accordingtodatareleasedbytheFootballAssociation.SoccerFo

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Britain's Tesco faces record 5.6 billion US dollar equal pay claim

SupermarketgroupTescoisfacingapotentialbillofupto4billionpounds(about5.6billionUSdollars)duetoarecordequalpayclaimmainlyinvolvingfemaleworkersatitsBritishstores

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Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle 'set to boost UK economy'

PrinceHarry’sweddingtoAmericanactressMeghanMarklecouldprovidea500millionpoundboosttoBritain’seconomyastouristsflocktothecountryandBritonscelebrate,accordingtoan

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Audrey Hepburn's personal memorabilia auction tops $6 million

AnauctionofitemsfromscreeniconAudreyHepburn'spersonalcollectionhasmademorethan6millionUSdollars,includingaworldrecordforherscriptofthe1961film"BreakfastatTiffan

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U.S. card firm Vantiv clinches $10 billion deal to buy Worldpay

U.S.creditcardprocessingcompanyVantivmovedclosertocreatinga$29billionglobalpaymentspowerhouseonWednesdaywithaformaloffertobuyBritain'sWorldpayfor8billionpounds(

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Hong Kong firm beats Brexit blues with record London skyscraper deal

Hong Kong-based Lee Kum Kee (LKK), a sauces and condiments group best known for its oyster sauce, said on Thursday it would buy London’s landmark “Walkie Talkie” skyscraper in a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK.

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Theresa May's plan to end free school lunch would hit 900,000 children

About900,000childrenfrompoorfamilieswillnolongerhaveaccesstofreeschoollunchesifBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaypushesthroughcutsintheConservationmanifesto,theGuar

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Weak pound lures American tourists to Britain, but Europeans unmoved

North American tourists flocked into Britain to take advantage of the weak pound after last year's Brexit vote, but spending by European tourists - far greater in number - slipped compared with a year earlier.

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JK Rowling illustrated manuscript sells for $467,000 at auction

A rare book hand-written and -illustrated by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling sold for $467,000 at auction in London on Tuesday, at the lower end of its estimated price range.

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Workers at Topshop’s Distribution Depot Plan Strike on Cyber Monday

Workers at Topshop’s online distribution depot have announced plans to strike on Cyber Monday due to a dispute over their hourly wages.

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A day in the life of Picasso: artist's same-day works up for sale

Two still life works by Pablo Picasso painted on the same day are among offerings at an upcoming London auction that also features works by Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee.

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Shakespeare's Four Folios fetches £2.5m at Christie's London

Copies of William Shakespeare's first four books, dubbed the "Holy Grail of publishing", have sold for almost 2.5 million pounds ($3.67 million) at auction in London.

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Shakespeare's four folios fetches 2.5 mln pounds at London auction

​Four folios of British playwright William Shakespeare were sold for nearly 2.5 million pounds (about 3.67 million U.S. dollars) at Christie's London auction on Wednesday afternoon.

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Britain to relax visa rules for Chinese tourists

Britain will start to issue a two-year multiple-entry visa for Chinese tourists beginning in 2016, said the British embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, prompted by an increasing number of lavish tourists from China.

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Japan's Nikkei to buy FT Group for 1.3 bln dollars

​Japan's media company Nikkei Inc. is to acquire the FT Group from British publisher Pearson Plc for 844 million pounds, or 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in cash, ending the market rumors about the new ownership of the global news organization.

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Budget deficit mainly behind Egypt's growing debts

​Economic experts said the budget deficit, among other factors, is the most significant reason for both the domestic and external growing debts of Egypt.