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.
Energy firm price cuts are ‘token’
Energy firms are being accused of “token price cuts” and failing to pass on larger savings to their customers.