Pound at new high against euro
Investors respond to Mario Draghi’s plan to revive flagging eurozone economies by selling the euro, pushing sterling to a seven-year high.
Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn
Asia’s richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain’s second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn).
Deal fever fuels sharp FTSE 100 rise
Blue-chip index posts biggest weekly gain since 2011 in the wake of ECB stimulus and a £10bn takeover offer for O2.
Economist chooses first female editor
The influential 172-year-old publication sells 1.6m print copies a week
Carney: Tech firms’ tax ‘very small’
The amount of tax paid by some technology firms is “very small” relative to their returns, the governor of the Bank of England says.
VIDEO: Carney welcomes ECB stimulus
The governor of the Bank of England welcomes the European Central Bank’s decision to roll-out a €1.1 trillion (£834bn) stimulus package.
Apple’s Tim Cook salary up over 40%
Tech giant Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook’s base salary was increased by nearly 43% in February last year, according to the company.
VIDEO: Botswana’s first youth radio station
Founder of Yarona FM, Percy Raditladi, talks about the rise of the radio station and its plans for the future.
VIDEO: Kenyan media: Is it profitable?
With 20 privately-owned television stations and over 370 radio stations, Kenya’s media industry is vibrant but not necessarily lucrative.
