From PV to ET to PMF, PharmaEssentia Has Come A Long Way in Fighting Diseases Business Wire PharmaEssentia Corporation (TWSE: 6446), a Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company, is expanding its global presence through new drug approvals, clinical trials and overseas investments, as it seeks to bring its Taiwan-developed innovative new drug to more international markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261016354418/en/ Founded in Taiwan in 2003 by scientist Dr. [...]
MSCI Launches a Consultation on a Proposal to Reclassify Indonesia from Emerging Market to Standalone Market Status Business Wire MSCI to consult on proposal to reclassify the MSCI Indonesia Indexes to Standalone Market status Existing freeze on Indonesian securities in MSCI Indexes to remain in place until further notice
Lidl eyes Poundland bargain as sale of discount retailer ramps up Retail Discount supermarket Lidl has tabled a bid for a single Poundland shop in the hope of scooping up more stores if the retailer is broken up, City AM has learned. The German grocery chain has put in an offer to Gordon Brothers, which owns the retailer, in which it would initially buy one store if [...]
Storage firm Big Yellow weighing ‘all options’ after sale pressure from investor October 15, 2026 Big Yellow has told shareholders it is keeping “all options” under review after the self-storage firm’s biggest investor told it to put itself up for sale. The FTSE 250 group said it “recently” met with a shareholder who “is encouraging Big Yellow to explore a sale”. Earlier this week, Ancora Alternatives, an Ohio-based activist investor, [...]
American Airlines sues London travel consortium October 15, 2026 Aviation titan American Airlines and one of its special purpose vehicles have filed a lawsuit against a group of British travel agents at the London High Court. The US airline and its subsidiary, AAdvantage Loyalty IP, filed a claim against against Advantage Travel Centres on Tuesday, according to filings in the High Court’s Intellectual Property [...]
Sport media rights value defies worries to hit record $66bn in 2026 October 14, 2026 Sports media rights values hit record levels this year and are forecast to continue defying warnings of the bubble bursting, according to a new report. The World Cup and bumper new agreements for the NBA and UFC drove the total aggregate value – the main revenue source for all major sports – from $62.4bn in [...]
Activist investor urges storage firm Big Yellow to put itself up for sale October 14, 2026 Shares in storage firm Big Yellow bounced on Wednesday after an activist investor urged the company to put itself up for sale. The FTSE 250 self-storage provider jumped more than five per cent to 844p after Ancora Alternatives, which owns four per cent of the group, told it to consider a take-private deal. The Ohio-based [...]
UNPACK ’27: EXPEDIA AND HOTELS.COM REVEAL THE TRAVEL TRENDS INSPIRING THE WORLD IN 2027 October 14, 2026 New Expedia Group report identifies the travel trends set to shape 2027, from one-night getaways and carefree escapes to emerging destinations and the new Set-Jetting forecast.
Banning non-competes is a hollow victory — firms will just ramp up gardening leave October 14, 2026 The Prime Minister revealed last Friday that the government will curb non-compete clauses in employment contracts, a move that has raised some eyebrows in the City. But despite business pushback over yet another overhaul of employment laws, City lawyers have already been 10 steps ahead with alternatives, Maria Ward-Brennan writes. Andy Burnham, in his speech [...]
The Debate: Should the UK scrap non-compete clauses? October 14, 2026 Andy Burnham has pledged to reform non-compete clauses, but not everyone is happy. We hear the case for and against in this week's Debate.