Berlusconi family company steps up campaign against Germany’s ProSieben
MediaForEurope’s stake in German broadcaster is a fraction below the 30% threshold for making a mandatory takeover offer ...
ECB cut rates to avoid damage to economy, meeting minutes show
The European Central Bank cut interest rates last month to avert unnecessary damage to the economy, with policymakers taking ...
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EU backs ‘loophole’ for member states facing deforestation law
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. EU lawmakers have voted to in effect exempt most member states from a contentious law banning commodities grown ...
ECB’s October minutes show hawks’ opposition to early cut
Growth concerns have grown stronger since the minutes, but the ECB will take a reactive approach to cuts in 2025 ...
Disney-Reliance Indian media giant says TV ‘is not dead’ following $8.5bn merger
Head of newly formed Jio Star says traditional linear format is still important in the country during streaming era ...
Republicans gear up to take control of Washington
The president-elect’s hold on Washington is complete. Last night Republican lawmakers secured a majority in the House, giving them control of both chambers of Congress. With loyal allies in the House ...
Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices
Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says ...
European gas prices surge on potential disruption from Russia
Europe’s gas market has been sensitive to supply disruption since Russia started cutting supplies to Europe in 2021 ahead of the invasion of Ukraine. In recent years, events that disrupt, or threaten ...
Matt Gaetz: the radical Trump loyalist handed US law enforcement
In the early stages of the pandemic, he appeared on the House floor in a gas mask to ridicule public safety measures. When ...
The furniture designers foraging for Alpine inspiration
The project faltered and Perriand — a French designer who created some of the most groundbreaking Modernist furniture of the ...
Why size matters in transatlantic legal mergers
The lopsided nature of the deal may help. The ratio of UK to US revenues of the latest tie-up is over three to one; the A&O ...
UK air traffic control failure cost up to £100mn, finds review
The chaos caused by the failure of the UK’s air traffic control network in August 2023 cost airlines and consumers as much as £100mn, according to a report that called for the industry to improve how ...