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Dealmaking drought left behind as first-quarter transaction values rise 30% with European market standing out
Plus, a potential paper bidding war reignites M&A optimism and Sweden’s Fortnox attracts short seller scrutiny
Creatives share how they conjure up luxury in-store experiences
Anduril Industries’ Palmer Luckey is leading the start-ups infiltrating the US government’s war machine
Esma levies rare penalty against Scope over failures to manage conflicts of interest
More capital is needed to stop a protection gap for customers growing larger
Defendants in suit over multibillion-dollar estate allege ‘industrial-scale forgery’ and ‘apparent criminality’
Record shortages of common drugs have countries scrambling for alternatives while patients skip treatments
Launches are both high income products that use dividend-paying stocks and index call options
CEO Sam Altman wants customised chatbots to supercharge its business but data suggests ‘GPTs’ have limited appeal
Progress in the fastest-warming continent is thwarted by a constituency fatigued by inflation and trade tensions
Housing department seeks to force Yianis Group to pay £20.5mn towards building safety works
After three decades of corporate stagnation, there’s fresh momentum — but not everyone is pleased
Carmakers and insurers braced for fallout after bridge collapse shuts critical US trade hub
Once country’s most valuable start-up, the company is beset with allegations of mismanagement and governance failings
Reducing trade friction with the EU could boost access to member states, group says
Shareholders refuse to confirm they will make fresh equity injection
Heavy trading in company behind Truth Social fuels talk of a new cycle of ‘meme stock mania’
Trade restrictions on range of foodstuffs could cost Kyiv up to €330mn in annual revenue
Deal resolves legal fight between Republican governor Ron DeSantis and one of the state’s biggest private employers
Allies in stand-off on how much EU content can be in vehicles as post-Brexit deal runs out
US Treasury secretary tells Beijing its trade practices will distort markets and harm workers
$2.75bn deal is the latest sign of Big Tech’s race to capitalise on the booming sector
The justice department’s complaint is bold but faces an uphill struggle
Deal follows move by Swiss bank to renegotiate terms of original sale of a business owned by Credit Suisse
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