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Political Times: Business leaders warn of Brexit and Ukip civil war ceases

Senior politics reporter Ian Silvera rounds up the week in Westminster.

May 20, 2015

China: Worlds largest Disney store opens in Shanghai

The worlds largest Disney store opened its doors to the public in Shanghai on Wednesday (20 May), giving fans of Mickey and Minnie the chance to browse row upon row of toys and Disney-themed products in the heart of Shanghais financial district.

May 20, 2015

Government Plans to Divest Stake in 25 Unlisted Companies: Report

The move is expected to fetch ₹25,000 crore.

May 20, 2015

Indian Companies Creating Maximum Jobs in London After US Inc

Domestic companies in UK have made 504 new job offers in the British capital since January

May 20, 2015

SpiceJet Offers Discounts On Completion of Ten Years; to Raise ₹900 Crore

The airline is in talks with private equity firms and banks to raise funds.

May 19, 2015

Edmund Shing: HSBC and Co-op Bank do battle as sub-1% mortgage wars break out

HSBC is offering first sub-1% mortgage with an initial rate of 0.99% on its two-year discount special mortgage.

May 19, 2015

US: Protesters gather in Seattle to block access to Shell oil rig

About 200 protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Monday (18 May) to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig headed for the Arctic this summer to resume exploration for oil and gas reserves.

May 19, 2015

Samsung and Xiaomi Lead India's 4G Smartphone Market, Lenovo A6000 Becomes Most Sold Device: CMR Report

Apple came down to the 3rd position while other smartphone makers like Huawei, ZTE and BlackBerry made a debut in the segment

May 19, 2015

L&T Plans to Spend $1 billion on Acquiring IT Firms

The acquisitions will help its subsidiary L&T Infotech get better valuations when it opts for listing.

May 18, 2015

Infosys Likely to Appoint Board Member Seshasayee as Interim Chairman

Infosys is expected to finalise the next non-executive chairman within 2-3 weeks.

May 18, 2015

Infosys CEO Sikka Looks to Increase Revenues from China to $1bn by 2020

Sikka aims to increase revenues from China to $1 billion from current $120 million

May 17, 2015

Wipro Using 'Soft robots' To Automate Helpdesk, Recruitment Functions

Wipro seems to be speeding up its automation moves across the company.

May 16, 2015

GST Likely to Increase Costs for E-Commerce Firms Flipkart, Snapdeal by 10-15%

Industry watchers say that the e-commerce sector might be impacted more once the GST is implemented.

May 16, 2015

Brazil: Health minister confirms dengue outbreak an ‘epidemic’

Brazils Health Minister Arthur Chioro on Thursday (14 May) said the country was technically facing a dengue fever epidemic.

May 15, 2015

Britain could attract $37bn funding to develop new antibiotics

A British government-backed review released on Thursday (14 May) is seeking billions of dollars to fund the development of 15 new antibiotics to counter antibiotic resistance.

May 15, 2015