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The Bank of England warned Thursday that uncertainties related to Brexit have “intensified considerably” since early November and are increasingly weighing on the U.K. economy.

Altria, one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, is spending nearly $13 billion to buy a huge stake in the vape company Juul as cigarette use continues to decline.

Kevin Parisi’s first banker was his grandfather, Salvatore, who encouraged him to pursue what he wanted in life. The lessons Kevin learned have served him well as a commercial real estate broker and developer. He thoroughly enjoys what he does, which is one of the reasons why he’s been successful.

Crews from Flexlume Sign Co. will be installing new exterior signage on the downtown hotel, beginning Thursday.

Ocean Bank funded the deal.

The project includes new floating docks, transient boat slips, green space, kayak launches and more for the Seminole Boat Ramp.

The proposed mixed-use development will include 1.7 million gross square feet, including commercial, residential and hotel features.

In the hometown of some of America’s biggest restaurant chains, Greg Baker inspired a local food revolution.

Authorities in France say a ninth person has been killed in yellow vest protests, as a dwindling number of demonstrators continue to block tollbooths and roundabouts around the country.

Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information about the Bangladesh opposition days before national elections, an official from the social media platform told The Associated Press.

The Latest on London airport closure because of drones (all times local):

British lawmakers headed off for a holiday break Thursday with visions of Brexit dancing in their heads — and a big decision to make.

The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year’s farm bill didn’t: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance.

The Chinese government lashed out Thursday at recent U.S. media reports about forced labor of mostly ethnic Muslim detainees in China’s far western Xinjiang region.

Jerome Powell sounded a note of humility Wednesday. The question for the Federal Reserve chairman is whether humility plays well with the financial markets.

Miller-Valentine Group in 2019 will be looking for a new headquarters office in Dayton while continuing to focus on its primary business.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon was in Boston last week to celebrate the opening of the megabank’s first retail branch in Massachusetts. While there, he was asked to identify markets Chase was targeting following moves earlier this year into Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Boston. “Get a list of the top 50 — 75 … Read more

The French government bowed to police demands for a salary boost and decades of unpaid overtime after police officers — stretched by containing violent yellow vest demonstrators and guarding against extremist attacks — staged their own protests, including at the main Paris airport.

Rudolph and friends no longer need to rely on the famous reindeer’s red nose to avoid getting lost. Now they have wireless technology.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, putting the blame squarely on the U.S., which he accused of irresponsibly pulling out of arms control treaties.

Chinese and U.S. envoys will hold talks in January aimed at resolving a tariff battle, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman said Thursday.

Drones buzzing over the runway forced the shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport on Thursday during one of the busiest times of the year, stranding or delaying tens of thousands of Christmas-season travelers and setting off a hunt for the operator of the intruding aircraft.

The deal comes a day after WeWork announced it leased an entire Capitol Hill building that is well-suited for its new retail initiative WeMRKT.

Global stock prices fell sharply Thursday after Wall Street plunged in the wake of some fairly hawkish commentary from the Federal Reserve about future U.S. interest rate increases. However, many European indexes have come off their lows amid hopes that the U.S. will open slightly firmer later.

How do you measure a chicken’s happiness? Is it in the way it runs for food? How much time it spends preening?

A Japanese court denied prosecutors’ request Thursday to extend the detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been charged with underreporting his pay.

After getting a tough response to plans for two Kinnickinnic Avenue apartment buildings during a first neighborhood meeting two months ago, a local developer on Wednesday floated a smaller proposal with fewer units. The project in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood would replace a BMO Harris Bank branch, vacant restaurant building and houses at Kinnickinnic and … Read more

The owners of Hawaii BMW and Nissan dealerships have purchased lots in a boat-shaped parcel of land between the H-1 Freeway and Farrington Highway, across from the Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawaii water park.

Records detailing Charlotte’s pursuit of Amazon’s second headquarters were released late Wednesday, revealing the city and Mecklenburg County offered a combined $270.6 million total to lure the online retail giant here. The city of Charlotte proposed a package totaling $100.1 million with another $170.5 million offered by Mecklenburg County, both in grants to be delivered … Read more

The company plans to reach 1,000 employees in Seattle by 2022. A lease that big could suggest even more ambitious plans.

Sacramento Railyards’ developer has submitted plans to the city for two six-story buildings of creative office space in the city’s largest infill project.

Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota filed appeals Wednesday to challenge the state Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the project.

The Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Wednesday against 15 Russians over hacking, interference in U.S. elections and a nerve agent attack in England.

The maker of Budweiser is partnering with medical cannabis company Tilray in a $100 million deal to research cannabis-infused drinks for the Canadian market.

Edison Spaces is rolling out a new grant program to support area entrepreneurs.  Called Edison Spaces Jumpstart, the program arms startups with three months of free office space at Edison Spaces and gives them access to business resources, such as tech and marketing expertise, through its sister company Edison Factory. The value of the free … Read more

George Washington University Hospital said Wednesday it will resume talks to work toward a definitive agreement with the District to operate a new hospital in Southeast — a major win for the project’s supporters who feared its departure would destroy it. The hospital’s decision to continue negotiations follows the D.C. Council’s vote Tuesday night to … Read more

Construction started last week on the first precious metals depository in the country that will be administered by a state. Austin-based general contractor MHT Constructors LLC broke ground Dec. 12 on the 40,000-square-foot Texas Bullion Depository on Heritage Grove Road near U.S. Highway 183 in Leander. The depository will be operated by Lone Star Tangible … Read more

As part of a design challenge, designers from Denmark envisioned a mixed-use community hub for a neighborhood along Dallas’ Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard – a roughly two-mile stretch of road with liquor stores, run down buildings and a troubled past that has long been in need of change.

The transaction will combine two of Central Florida’s largest brokerages.

A $100 million-plus mixed-use project involving two historic buildings and construction of a new office building in Downtown had a request for incentives approved Wednesday. Kansas City’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved an incentives package for a project to be developed by Platform Ventures and MFH Properties LLC. And what already was a big … Read more

The apartments are on Verbeck Lane off Route 146, just west of Peregrine Senior Living.

An industrial building in Jupiter that serves as the headquarters of Power Systems Manufacturing was sold for $40.8 million. Florida Land Fund III LLC, managed by Michael Nortman of Jupiter-based Nortman Investments, sold the 189,349-square-foot building at 1440 West Indiantown Road. The buyers were Jupiter Industrial, 4188 Jupiter Industrial, GRC Jupiter Industrial, and BPA Jupiter … Read more

After being acquired by breakfast and snack food conglomerate Kellogg for $600 million last year, Chicago-based protein bar maker RXBAR decided it was time for an office upgrade. So earlier this year, the RXBAR team moved a few blocks over in River North to a new nine-story building at 412 N. Wells St. for a 10-year lease. … Read more

The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users .

The development group wants to turn the Price Brothers building into a boutique hotel and reconfigure an existing parking lot in the Fire Blocks District, while adding a handful of new restaurants by opening weekend of the Levitt Pavilion concert season.

The partner, which is the largest builder and owner of student housing in the country, last year spent nearly $177 million buying two other properties in the University District.

A developer has donated 15.5 acres of a former steel plant to make way for the development of a new $54 million transit center in Claymont, Del. An arrangement has been made in which an affiliate of Commercial Development Co. Inc. of St. Louis has given the land for the new Claymont Regional Transportation Center … Read more

The 8-acre warehouse property was purchased for $4.6 million.

A couple of District bar owners are cautiously optimistic about the prospect of bringing sports gambling to their respective venues. Geoff Dawson, owner of Penn Social, Rocket Bar, Buffalo Billiards, Iron Horse Tap Room and Jackpot, said he will enthusiastically pursue licenses once it’s clear how the betting model will be integrated into brick-and-mortar facilities. … Read more

One of the newest apartment buildings in downtown Birmingham recently received a refinance loan. Flats on 4th landed a $10.9 million refinance for the construction loan, according to information from Barings Multifamily Capital. Flats on 4th, developed by Watts Realty, has 86 units and is located on Fourth Avenue South just blocks from Regions Field … Read more