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Heavy hand: Free-market US tested as Trump takes stakes in private companies
New York (AFP) - The Trump administration is in talks to take an equity stake in Lithium Americas, which would...
Judge endorses Anthropic’s $1.5 bn copyright settlement
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - A US judge on Thursday endorsed Anthropic's deal to pay $1. 5 billion to...
Volkswagen to take Dieselgate case to federal court
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it intended to appeal to the country's Federal Constitutional Court...
EU opens antitrust probe into German software giant SAP
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software giant SAP Thursday over fears the...
Australian telco giant slapped with $66 million fine over ‘appalling’ conduct
Sydney (AFP) - Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales...
French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy project
Paris (AFP) - French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to built a large...
French consumer group seeks Perrier sales ban
Paris (AFP) - An influential consumer rights association on Wednesday urged a court to ban the sale of Perrier bottled...
Amazon to shut checkout-free UK grocery shops
London (AFP) - Amazon plans to shut all its grocery stores in Britain, after the shops without checkout registers failed...
UK rail operators set for new EU border checks
London (AFP) - The Channel Tunnel's operator and train service Eurostar have expressed confidence that the European Union's much delayed...
Atletico owners negotiating with US firm Apollo over majority stake sale – reports
Madrid (AFP) - Atletico Madrid's owners are in advanced negotiations to sell a majority stake of the Spanish football club's...
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