It’s the end of the road for FTSE 100 listed Shire Pharmaceuticals as an independent company with U.S. drug maker AbbVie’s £32 billion takeover being agreed today.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum have just announced, “Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (“Gulf Keystone” or the “Company”) announces that Todd Kozel has decided to stand down from the Board of Directors of the Company and not to accept the previously announced role of Executive Director upon retiring as Chief Executive Officer.

African focused oil explorer and FTSE 100 constituent, Tullow oil, isn’t having much luck recently and as a result its shares are languishing at £7.69, just over their 52 week low.

After several months of talks it seems that the deal for US tobacco giant Reynolds to buy fellow tobacco company Lorillard is on the verge of going through in a $56 billion combination. Reynolds is the number two player in the US, whilst Lorillard is third.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally suspended trading in an obscure company called CYNK Technology today. CYNK has risen an astounding 36,000% at one point since mid-June this year on hype and media speculation making it a $6 billion company at its peak share price.