Lego family, Blackstone take Merlin private in $7.5 billion deal
Lego’s founding family and private equity firm Blackstone are taking Britain’s Merlin private again in an agreed deal valuing the Madame Tussauds and Legoland owner...
Amid Ethiopia unrest, Amhara political party spokesman arrested
Authorities in Ethiopia arrested on Friday the spokesman of a political party which promotes the interests of the Amhara ethnic group, the party president said....
Wall St. modestly higher with G20 summit underway
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as shares of big banks gained after clearing the Federal Reserve’s stress test, with investors closely tracking the G20 summit...
Pfizer gene therapy for rare muscle disease shows promise in small, early study
Pfizer Inc on Friday presented promising results from a tiny early study of its experimental gene therapy for a rare muscle disease, but two of...
Shares in big banks climb as Fed approves capital plans
Shares in the S&P 500 bank index rose 2.6% on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve approved the capital plans of the biggest U.S. banks,...
Trump makes light of election meddling with Putin
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that...
In Russia, nation-wide grudge grows over Moscow’s waste
In Russia, a nationwide grudge is gaining pace over the management of waste produced in its capital city of Moscow. Emer McCarthy reports....
U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to revive punitive damages against Sudan over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it...
Apple moves Mac Pro production to China from U.S.: WSJ
Apple Inc is shifting manufacturing of its new Mac Pro computer to China from the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar...
Oil prices hold near $67 a barrel ahead of G20 talks, OPEC
Brent crude oil held near $67 a barrel on Friday ahead of talks over the trade dispute between the U.S. and Chinese presidents this weekend...