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The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search

The European Commission has levied a $1 billion penalty against Google over alleged competition law violations. An EC investigation found that Google had abused its dominance in the European Union’s search and app...

Investors cool on Europe’s old-style defence firms

Blame supply-chain snags, procurement obstacles and the rise of drone warfare 

Airplane-engine maintenance is now a money spinner

Manufacturers are earning big bucks as a result 

Oil prices near $100 a barrel after US attacks Iran and Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea – as it happened

Higher oil prices because of the resumption of US attacks on Iran and the spread of the conflict to the Red Sea are forcing up the cost to drivers at petrol pumps,...

US senator accuses Barclays of ‘failure’ to investigate ex-CEO’s ties to Epstein

The leading US senator Elizabeth Warren has called for urgent answers from Barclays over what she claimed was its “apparent failure to meaningfully investigate” ties between the bank’s former boss, Jes Staley,...

Elon Musk’s vision of the future

The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist 

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