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  • 29.09.2020
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The study showed that Google's market power has grown despite the EU's order for fair play

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - American technology giant Alphabet Inc (O:GOOGL) Google has increased its market share in the three years since the EU competition authorities ordered it to stop favori...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Founder WhatsApp told why he created the messenger

Co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp instant messenger Jan Kum, speaking at the Computer History Museum in California, told how the idea of ​​the company he founded in 2009, together with Brian Ac...

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  • 31.08.2020
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China's Anta Sports-led group buying Finland's Amer Sports for $5.2 billion

A consortium led by China’s Anta Sports made an offer to acquire Finland’s Amer Sports in a deal that values the company at 4.6 billion euros ($5.23 billion), the Chinese firm said on Friday...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Brazil's Natura to invest $5 million in new brands through venture capital funds

Brazil cosmetics company Natura intends to invest up to $5 million in new brands in beauty and wellness segments in Europe and the United States through venture capital funds, executives sai...

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  • 31.08.2020
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French Insurer AXA Agrees to Buy XL Group for $15.3 Billion

Offer for rival is at about 33% premium from Friday’s close Financing to come from cash at hand, U.S. IPO earnings, debt

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  • 31.08.2020
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Google to spend $1 billion on new campus in New York

Alphabet Inc’s Google is investing more than $1 billion on a new campus in New York, becoming the second major technology company after Amazon to pick America’s financial capital to expand a...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Mattress Startup Purple Agrees to $1.1B Merger With Publicly Traded Investment Shell Company

Brothers Tony (left) and Terry Pearce founded Purple, and will have a stake worth an estimated $850 million in it after the merger.

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  • 31.08.2020
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Boeing to buy aerospace parts maker KLX for about $3.2 billion

Plane maker Boeing Co said on Tuesday it will buy aerospace parts company KLX Inc for about $3.2 billion in cash to expand its aircraft services business.

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  • 15.10.2020
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Germany shares lower at close of trade; DAX down 2.49%

The German stock market ended Thursday trading lower on the back of negative dynamics from the sectors of transport and logistics, telecommunications and software.

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  • 31.08.2020
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Biggest Dubai Bank Courts Foreigners as It Plans Turkey Purchase

Emirates NBD to raise capital as it prepares bid for DenizBank Lender to increase its foreign ownership limit to 20% from 5%

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  • 31.08.2020
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Exchange operator CME Group to buy Britain's NEX for $5.5 billion

U.S. exchange operator CME Group said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Michael Spencer’s NEX Group, valuing the British firm at about 3.9 billion pounds ($5.5 billion) and crea...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Adobe Systems Is Nearing $5 Billion Deal for Marketo

Adobe Systems Inc. is in talks to buy software maker Marketo Inc. for about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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  • 31.08.2020
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ArcelorMittal stands by $1 billion Mexico pledge despite trade threats

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, has not changed its plan to invest $1 billion dollars in a new production line in Mexico, a spokesman said on Friday, despite uncertainty aroun...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Lyft Buys Company Behind Citi Bike, Joining Bike-Rental Business

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. said it’s purchasing Motivate, the operator of Citi Bike in New York City and other bike-rental programs in major U.S. cities.

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  • 31.08.2020
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BlackBerry to buy cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4 billion

BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it will acquire Cylance, an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity company, for $1.4 billion in cash to help expand its QNX unit that makes software for next...

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  • 31.08.2020
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Bacardi to buy high-end tequila maker Patron in $5.1 billion deal

Bacardi Ltd said on Monday it would buy high-end tequila maker Patron Spirits International AG in a $5.1 billion deal, hoping to become the second largest spirits company in the United State...

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Startup Vuzix has developed AR-glasses with voice assistant from Amazon

New York startup Vuzix created "smart" glasses augmented reality with support for voice assistant Alexa from Amazon. They will be presented at CES 2018, Bloomberg reports .

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Comcast's $40 billion Sky takeover becomes unconditional

U.S. cable company Comcast took control of Sky on Tuesday after it acquired the 39 percent of the company owned by Twenty-First Century Fox, the rival it defeated with a $40 billion knock-ou...

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Diess' reign at Volkswagen: efficient, capricious and never boring

Diess' reign at Volkswagen: efficient, capricious and never boring

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Goldman Sachs to invest $500 million in women-run companies

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will pump $500 million into companies led, founded or owned by women, as it steps up efforts to close the gender investing gap, the Wall Street bank said on Tuesday....

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