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Beyond the meme: finance gets serious on going viral

Ian Rogers used to be in charge of digital strategy for luxury fashion group LVMH. Now he has a new mission: to sprinkle some aspirational glitz on to French cryptocurrency company Ledger.

UK mortgage lending booms but consumers stay wary about debt

British mortgage lending showed a record surge in June as home-buyers rushed to qualify for a tax break before it was scaled back, but other data added to signs that a rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks slowed the broader economic recovery from lockdown.

Airbus challenges Boeing cargo dominance with A350 freighter

Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) took aim at one of Boeing’s (BA.N) most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, gambling that a pandemic boom in Internet shopping will outlast the global health crisis.

Volkswagen makes $3.4 billion Europcar bet on mobility services

A consortium led by Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has agreed with Europcar (EUCAR.PA) to launch a tender offer for the car rental company that values it at 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billion) including debt, Europe’s largest carmaker said on Wednesday.

Beyond the meme: finance gets serious on going viral

Ian Rogers used to be in charge of digital strategy for luxury fashion group LVMH. Now he has a new mission: to sprinkle some aspirational glitz on to French cryptocurrency company Ledger.

UK mortgage lending booms but consumers stay wary about debt

British mortgage lending showed a record surge in June as home-buyers rushed to qualify for a tax break before it was scaled back, but other data added to signs that a rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks slowed the broader economic recovery from lockdown.

Airbus challenges Boeing cargo dominance with A350 freighter

Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) took aim at one of Boeing’s (BA.N) most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, gambling that a pandemic boom in Internet shopping will outlast the global health crisis.

Volkswagen makes $3.4 billion Europcar bet on mobility services

A consortium led by Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has agreed with Europcar (EUCAR.PA) to launch a tender offer for the car rental company that values it at 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billion) including debt, Europe’s largest carmaker said on Wednesday.

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