Business

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) will buy LinkedIn Corp (LNKD.N) for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, combining the software giant's business-productivity tools with an online network of 433 million professionals. For Microsoft, the deal will help it in it mission of...

South African telecoms group MTN will take immediate steps to list shares in Nigeria as part of a deal to settle a dispute over unregistered SIM cards and will also issue an apology, according to a copy of the...

Britain leaving the European Union has been so far the biggest global risk event for financial markets, and with less than two weeks to the EU referendum date investors are becoming more concerned with choppier trading activities expected to carry...

Global stocks were left vulnerable during trading on Monday as the horrible cocktail of mounting Brexit concerns and plunging oil prices soured investor risk appetite consequently renewing a wave of jitters. With the anticipated E.U referendum vote on the 23rd...

A British vote to leave the European Union would hit large German banks, given their heavy exposure to London, the head of German financial watchdog Bafin said in an interview with German newspaper Tagesspiegel. Bafin President Felix Hufeld told the...

Energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Total are looking to build terminals and power plants in new markets to soak up the industry's rapidly burgeoning supply. Companies have invested billions in plants to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Siemens (SIEGn.DE) has no interest in becoming a white knight for German robot maker Kuka (KU2G.DE), which is the target of a 4.5 billion euro ($5.06 billion) takeover bid by Chinese home appliance maker Midea (000333.SZ), Siemens' chief executive...

Sentiment towards the Eurozone economy was dealt a numbing blow during trading on Thursday following Mario Draghi’s gloomy warnings of Europe being at risk from lasting economic damage. This statement comes at a time where stubbornly low commodity prices...

The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that had favored Apple Inc over Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in smartphone patent litigation, and asked that it return the case to the trial...

Vodafone PLC (VOD.L) said it was merging its New Zealand unit with the country's biggest pay-TV firm, Sky Network Television (SKT.NZ), in a $2.4 billion deal that will enable it to offer customers packages of entertainment, broadband and mobile. The...