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Morgan Stanley fund to take over German fibre operator Tele Columbus
BERLIN (Reuters) - A fund backed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has made a cash offer to buy Germany's Tele Columbus AG in an agreed deal that values the fibre network operator at over 400 ...
Dec 21, 2020
Air France KLM, Getlink shares slide as Europe closes doors to UK on COVID fears
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Air France KLM and Channel Tunnel operator Getlink slumped on Monday after Britain's European neighbours began closing their doors to travellers from the United Kingdom due...
Dec 21, 2020
Pelletier-Normand named as CEO of Angry Birds maker Rovio
(Reuters) - Finnish gaming firm Rovio, known for its Angry Birds games, said on Monday it had named Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its chief executive, taking over from Kati Levoranta in January. "Ale...
Dec 21, 2020
Mediaset to press ahead with European TV plan regardless of Vivendi: CEO to paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset will press ahead with plans to create a pan-European TV champion, regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its second-largest shareholder Vivendi,...
Dec 21, 2020
Tesla debuts into S&P after frantic Friday trading
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc will on Monday make its much anticipated debut into the benchmark S&P 500 index, after rising to a record high on Friday in a frantic day of trading. The company, headed by billi...
Dec 21, 2020
Tesla’s rise made 2020 the year the U.S. auto industry went electric
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc and Wall Street made 2020 the year that the U.S. auto industry decided to go electric. Tesla's market capitalization surged above $600 billion, making the...
Dec 21, 2020
SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands U.S. unit to add distance after blacklisting: sources
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. unit of SoftBank-backed robotics startup CloudMinds has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of...
Dec 21, 2020
Indian court dismisses Future Group’s plea against Amazon.com
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed India's Future Retail's plea that sought to restrain its partner Amazon.com Inc from interfering in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal wit...
Dec 21, 2020
Australia regulator chief Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future
By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman (ACCC) Rod Sims said proposed laws that will make Australia the first country in the world to force Google an...
Dec 20, 2020
China’s stunning export comeback has factories scrambling for workers
By Gabriel Crossley and Stella Qiu BEIJING (Reuters) - China's manufacturing recovery, fuelled in part by demand from COVID-constrained consumers abroad, has soared past expectations this year, so muc...
Dec 20, 2020
