Oil price jumps after US strike on Syria
Brent crude hit its highest level in a month following the US military’s missile attack, before falling back.
Oil settles at $52.24, up 1.04 percent, following US missile strike in Syria
Oil prices hit a one-month high on Friday after the United States attacked a Syrian government airbase.
China tech investment flying under radar, Pentagon warns
Chinese companies to investing in American start-ups to get an edge on competition, New York Times reports.
Sky’s 21st Century Fox takeover cleared by Europe
EU competition authorities say Rupert Murdoch’s US giant can buy the 61% of Sky it does not yet own.
Pound falls on weak UK economic data
Sterling weakens after figures show a surprise fall in industrial output and a widening trade deficit.
Even amid trade tensions, Ford pushes pickup trucks in China
Chinese consumers show a persistent and lucrative appetite for American brands, New York Times reports.
Fitch downgrades South Africa’s credit rating to “junk” status
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to sub-investment grade.
Greece agrees basic terms to unlock delayed bailout
Eurozone finance ministers agree the basis of a deal to unlock Greece’s delayed bailout programme.
EU approves 21st Century Fox bid to buy Sky TV channel for $14.5 billion
Rupert Murdoch looks set to finally lays his hands on firm he founded in 1989.
Both UK and EU-27 are going to be worse off post-Brexit: Professor
A professor reveals why the UK and the EU-27 may not end up coming out of the Brexit negotiations on a positive note.