Publishing group Pearson has announced it is to sell the Financial Times Group to Japanese media firm Nikkei for £844m in cash. Speculation that Pearson was eying a sale of the 127-year old newspaper emerged on Monday. The sale does not include Pearson's 50% stake in the Economist or the FT's London office at One Southwark Bridge, the company said in its statement., external Shares in the group cl