The quest to create European corporate champions

Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumers

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Prada Creates Genuine Pants Anxiety

In the label’s sexiest men’s runway show in recent memory, tight trousers waged a comeback.
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A Quest for the Best Coffee in New York Leads to Love

When Justin Ryan Leung and Andrea Ng first connected on OkCupid, neither expected a casual cafe date to lead to three wedding celebrations.
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China corporate profits set for third year of declines

Oversupply drives intense competition that is undermining prices and profitability
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The quest to catch the Cairngorms' mysterious lynx

Two cats have been captured and a search goes on for two more in the UK's largest national park.
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Ranking the Celtics' 10 biggest threats in their quest to repeat

After Wednesday's Cavs-Thunder showdown, Chris Forsberg shares his take on the top NBA teams and how they match up with the Celtics.
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Elon Musk’s Quest for Domination Has Gone Global

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is himself becoming a leader of the international far right.
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The Musk threat to European democracy

Free speech push, now backed by Meta’s Zuckerberg, risks spread of disinformation
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UK vies with Germany to be European EV champion

Year of record sales was still below government targets
Financial Times - Jan. 4
Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over 'corporate control'

The rock star says the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is "now under corporate control".
BBC News - Jan. 2

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