Faarea Masud
Faarea Masud is a business reporter known for covering significant developments in the pharmaceutical industry, including the recent decision by Merck to halt a £1bn expansion in the UK due to insufficient government investment in the sector.
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Recent news mentions
Faarea Masud contributed additional reporting to the article.
Wage growth slows as number of people employed falls
United Kingdom· 2026-01-20
Faarea Masud is one of the business reporters covering the implications of new US tariffs on countries doing business with Iran.
What countries do business with Iran and what could new US tariffs mean?United Kingdom· 2026-01-13
Faarea Masud is a business reporter covering ITV's discussions to sell its broadcasting business to Sky.
ITV in talks to sell television business to SkyUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-07
Faarea Masud is a business reporter discussing the struggles of Pizza Hut.
What went wrong with Pizza Hut?United Kingdom· 2025-10-26
Faarea Masud is a business reporter covering the Starbucks store closures.
Starbucks to close some US and UK storesUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-25
Faarea Masud is one of the business reporters covering the story about Merck's expansion plans.
Merck scraps £1bn expansion in the UK over lack of state investmentUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-11
