- Shares in pharma firm Shire soar after Japanese peer Takeda admits takeover interest
- Shire surge boosts FTSE 100 after sluggish start
- Facebook shares begin to recover but tech giants Tesla and Amazon slide
- Tesla knocked by crash involving crossover Model X car
- Amazon shares sink on report that it could be targeted by Trump
- 'Beast from the East' hits retail sales in CBI survey
- Demise of the listed company is holding the US back
- Which way should GKN shareholders vote as Melrose takeover battle comes to a head?
- Trump is fighting the wrong war as China takes aim at the mighty dollar's 'exorbitant privilege'
FTSE 100 boosted by Shire surging on takeover interest as tech giants Amazon and Tesla sink
