| Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio.... hosted.ap.org |
AstraZeneca in $1.2bn antidepressant deal AstraZeneca has moved to ease forthcoming generic pressure on its drugs by acquiring a new antidepressant for up to $1.24bn (£748m). telegraph.co.uk |
FTSE 100 winning streak ends, but true test lies ahead UK blue-chip index's longest rally for three months ends as FTSE 100 drops 1pc amid light trading volumes. telegraph.co.uk |
UK's 'big structural problems' could be cured in 2010, CBI chief says Britain's "big structural problems" could be cured within the next parliament and unemployment could pass its peak this year if companies and politicians act decisively, according to the head of the UK's largest business group. telegraph.co.uk |
Third of FTSE companies plan pension liabilities cut At least a third of the UK's 100 largest companies are planning to cut pension liabilities through outsourcing or other means of derisking their schemes, according to pension industry sources. telegraph.co.uk |