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Swiss Re to buy Guardian Financial Services for $2.45B

Switzerland reinsurer Swiss Re AG has decided to acquire the UK-based Guardian Financial Services from private equity (PE) firm Cinven for GBP 1.6 billion ($2.45bn). The acquisition will help in strengthening the British business of the unit.


'Sherlock' Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Responds with Great Humor to Mean Tweets About Him

Benedict Cumberbatch of BBC's "Sherlock" got into the hot seat of a show wherein he reads mean tweets posted about him. But instead of being annoyed or offended, he has responded to them with great humor.

Ed Sheeran announces latest single 'Lay It All On Me' with Rudimental; Singer says it’ll be his 'last for a long time'

Ed Sheeran just announced his latest music with Redimental entitled "Lay It All On Me". However, the singer- songwriter revealed that this will be the last song he will be dropping for a long time.

Sarah Jessica Parker talks shoes obsession; Actress reveals a producer sent her a treadmill in the 90’s

Sarah Jessica Parker just recently admitted her obsession with shoes. On the other hand, in another chat, the actress revealed that in one of her 90's movies, a producer actually sent her a treadmill.


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Tyga and Kylie Jenner may be heading down the aisle sooner than fans may think. After a video of Tyga calling his 18-year-old girlfriend his 'fiancee' going viral, rumours have been spreading like fire, whether this time it's the real deal. However, with a bitter ex in the picture, Blac Chyna was reportedly a complete wreck after watching the video, and reports said she felt so bad that an engagement would 'kill' her.
"A Game Of Thrones" star Maisie Williams is in talks with director and writer Kate Maberly for a new film project. They will be working together in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth." A film adaptation of New York bestseller horror novel by Carrie Ryan of the same title.
Zscaler, a California-based cloud security firm, has mobilized $25million from Google Capital, an equity investment arm of Google. Adding to the oversubscribed round, the total amount raised by Zscaler reaches $110mn. The cyber security firm raised $85million in August. Zscaler was waiting for a strategic partner to close the round. Google Capital is engaged in late-stage financing activity.
The reason why Universal Studios walked away from "Kong: Skull Island" is revealed. The King Kong movie is now in the hands of Warner Bros. The lead actor of the movie, Tom Hiddleston, gave fans a little idea on what his role will be like.
The 2014 blockbuster hit is "John Wick" is coming back to the big screen. Keanu Reeves is coming back to reprise his titular role with Chad Stahelski, and David Leitch directing.
Facebook's new Messenger app has made it easier for businesses to have an organic connection with their customers, which could yet be another way for the giant social media platform to earn money.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ranked as the top most wanted movies in the survey alongside "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2". The survey consisted of 3,000 demographical representatives of the movie.
"Good guys finish last" is a common saying, but is not necessarily true when it comes to handling business, or so as others would like to believe. To some, a firm hand and a cold resolve would make for a fine CEO, whether that CEO is a man or a woman. However, kindness is beneficial to the businesses' customers and employees.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Indian stock markets regulator, has imposed a heavy fine of $1.1 billion (INR 72.7bn) on New Delhi-based real estate firm PACL Ltd for illegally raising funds to the tune of INR491 bn from the market. Sebi has further directed PACL Ltd to cough up the fine amount within 45 days from the order date. The fine amount is the biggest penalty so far that SEBI imposed on any company.
German automaker Volkswagen Group is under scrutiny after it was found by the U.S Clean Air Group that some of its cars did not pass the standard emission test. The test conducted by Peter Mock and John German revealed another scandal - the use of "defeat device" software in its cars.