

* Sweetener seen needed after all-share bid rebuffed * Shire investor says would be "comfortable" at $50/share * Analyst sees combined group as potent...


(ShareCast News) - UK stocks regained ground at close of trading on Monday after a US Federal Reserve official suggested a September rate hike may not...


* Sweetener seen needed after all-share bid rebuffed * Shire investor says would be "comfortable" at $50/share * Analyst sees combined group as potent...


(ShareCast News) - A worse-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report and the Bank of England's downward revision to inflation estimates dragged UK equ...


LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Worldwide dealmaking in the basic materials sector rose in July to a seven-year high, lifted by U.S. fertiliser maker CF Ind...


** GSK rises 2.7 pct on multiple reports of bid spec, adding to reasons to have the firm as a top pick in pharma after a lacklustre YTD ** Talk doing ...


* Baxalta says offer "significantly undervalues" group * Anti-takeover defences make hostile move very difficult * Shire may need to bump offer to mor...