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Figure represents a fourfold increase on prewar levels and comes as profits jump at European lenders still in the country
Company weighs deal with Skydance as Sony and Apollo prepare counter-offer
Europe’s largest digital marketplace for used clothes boosted by rapid revenue growth
Paris wants sensitive parts of the indebted tech company to remain in national hands
A soaring stock market is adding to the fortunes of American bosses compared with counterparts in the UK
Ankara wants ‘new supply portfolio’ to make it less reliant on a single source, minister says
Leading Japanese and Korean carmakers follow VW with moves to match domestic rivals
Company’s exit would deal another blow to City’s status as home to listed mining groups
Internal probes in the spotlight following high-profile cases as legal regulator prepares new guidance
George Arison says users should be careful after Tory MP who shared intimate images was caught in ‘honeytrap’
Anant Bhalla turned a life insurer into a play on private assets. Now he wants to build a ‘merchant bank’ for the industry
Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
Cost of settling litigation in US ‘much milder than feared’, says analyst
Latest offer from US private equity group wins backing of UK-listed music rights owner
Plus, Monaco comes to Warrington, US stocks rise with the dollar, and Expressionists at Tate Modern
Also in today’s newsletter, German flash CPI today and 11 countries to breach EU deficit rules
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
Report says punitive action being mooted in Brussels would not be enough to deter carmakers
Several funds have received valuable tokens that they did not buy and cannot sell
Tighter rules tend to mean louder protests when those affected feel hard done by
While climate is changing, the model for insurance has not
The bloc has avoided an energy crisis, but the short-term solutions could harm competitiveness and the green transition down the line
How long can Wall Street’s AI-fueled rally continue without clear evidence of profit?
Damage to habitats and closer contact can help multiple infections jump from wildlife
Global warming, flooding and pollution could all help promote evolution of pathogens
Effects will increase illness and force the industry to adapt, executives say
Habitat encroachment means more opportunities for animal-to-human infection
Changing climate and human population shifts have spread and strengthened foothold
Deloitte survey shows people opting to spend less money on social drinking than at any time since lockdown
US brands including Starbucks, KFC and Pizza Hut are being targeted over Washington’s stance on Israel
French TV and film company Mediawan is benefiting from EU quotas on locally produced content
Interference with navigation signals blamed on Moscow has forced two Finnish flights to turn around mid-journey
Regulators should be embracing much more sophisticated measures of lenders’ health
Billionaire arrives in world’s largest car market as he makes push on ‘robotaxis’ in bid to revive fortunes
Two reporters charged with previously working for late opposition leader’s YouTube channel
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