Industry

Walgreens to buy smaller drugstore rival Rite-Aid for $9.4 bn

28 Oct 2015

Formed in 2014 through the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots, Illinois-based Walgreens employs more than 370,000 people and has a presence in over 25 countries

Medical errors in surgeries common: US study

28 Oct 2015

Surgical device infections cause deaths at Pennsylvania hospital

28 Oct 2015

15-year old arrested on suspicion of TalkTalk hack

27 Oct 2015

IEA wants India, China to be active members of global energy system

27 Oct 2015

Horizon Pharma extends $3-bn hostile bid for Depomed to 20 November

27 Oct 2015

China to have 33.5% stake in new UK nuclear plant

27 Oct 2015

Vivendi plans hiking stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft, does not rule out takeover

27 Oct 2015

Nigeria slaps $5.2-bn fine on MTN Nigeria

27 Oct 2015

US internet providers face probe over slow services

27 Oct 2015

Tim Wu, the New York Attorney General's new senior enforcement counsel - and the person who coined the term 'net neutrality - has told internet providers that he is specifically concerned about the disruptions to the consumer caused by interconnection disputes

Starwood Capital to buy 72 properties from Equity Residential for $5.37 bn

27 Oct 2015

Japan's Bridgestone to buy US auto parts retailer Pep Boys for $835 mn

26 Oct 2015

Russian subs and ships close to undersea cables draw US concerns

26 Oct 2015

New Jersey joins 23 states challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

26 Oct 2015

CSIR launches scientifically validated anti-diabetes herbal drug

26 Oct 2015

BlueScope Steel to buy rest of US venture with Cargill for $720 mn

26 Oct 2015

Trai to discuss call drops with telcos on Thursday

26 Oct 2015

Duke Energy to buy Piedmont Natural Gas Co for $4.9 bn

26 Oct 2015

Duke Energy is the largest electric power holding company in the US serving around 7.3 million customers in six states in the Southeast and Midwest

Chinese investment company Yantai Xinchao to buy oil assets in western Texas for $1.3 bn

26 Oct 2015

Liberty Global in talks to buy Cable & Wireless for over $5.5 bn

26 Oct 2015

Negotiations are continuing around a price of $5.5 billion, excluding debt of $2.6 billion, a 40 per cent premium to CWC Friday closing share price of £74.60, according to several media reports

Liberty Global in talks to buy Cable & Wireless for over $5.5 bn

26 Oct 2015

Negotiations are continuing around a price of $5.5 billion, excluding debt of $2.6 billion, a 40 per cent premium to CWC Friday closing share price of £74.60, according to several media reports

Dyson releases robot vacuum in Japan

24 Oct 2015

Australian regulator flags concerns over Halliburton's $35-bn Baker Hughes merger

24 Oct 2015

US regulators have already raised concerns on the deal about possible higher prices and reduced innovation, while the EU competition commission has suspended its review because the companies have failed to provide sufficient data

Indians remain biggest investors in Dubai realty

24 Oct 2015

UK grocer Sainsbury’s to continue trials of new strategy

24 Oct 2015