UK stocks celebrate election results; sterling soars
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 saw stellar gains on Friday morning with risk assets buoyed by the expected results from the country’s parliamentary election.
Smart or suckers? Buybacks to hit $1 trillion
In April, U.S companies said they would buy back $141 billion of their own stock, the largest repurchase authorization ever.
Syngenta rejects $45 billion Monsanto takeover bid
Agricultural companies Monsanto and Syngenta are working with investment banks on a takeover deal, three sources familiar with the matter said.
UK luxury real estate seen surging on Tory win
Real estate and property development companies cheered as the ruling Conservative party triumphed on Friday, news that put paid to fears of a “mansion tax.”
Shares surge on election outcome
Shares and the pound jump as election results give the Conservatives a majority in the House of Commons.
UK Tories win; Brexit fears may yet spook markets
The ruling Conservative Party secured a majority in Parliament and Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed there would be a vote on EU membership.
VIDEO: Mumbai’s ‘informal’ nighttime economy
As day turns to night in Mumbai, the “informal” economy continues to thrive, as Samira Hussain reports.
VIDEO: India’s new middle class dating game
An increasing number of young Indian professionals are taking love and dating into their own hands.
It’s not just China’s rich buying iPhones…
Apple has managed to get a foothold in the lucrative Chinese smartphone market with the iPhone 6, but it’s not just the country’s wealthiest snapping up the devices.
Protestors see red over ‘sexist’ opticians ad
An EU retailer is facing backlash after its TV ad presented women as nothing more than “accessories.”