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Uber receives just a two-month London license with new safety conditions

Uber on Tuesday received only a two-month London operating license, failing to secure a maximum five-year term in a battle with the regulator which has previously stripped the app of its right to take rides.



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AB InBev Asia unit raises $5 billion in revived Hong Kong IPO under shadow of protests

Brewer AB InBev priced the Hong Kong IPO of its Asia-Pacific unit at the bottom of a marketed range to raise about $5 billion, indicating deals in the pipeline may need subdued valuations to succeed as protests in the city unnerve investors.



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Windfall for investors that bet on Thomas Cook collapse

A panel of bankers has ruled that some investors in Thomas Cook's credit derivatives worth as much as $2.7 billion are eligible for a payout following the world's oldest tour operator's collapse on Monday.



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Berlin to decide on loan for Thomas Cook's Condor within next days: Minister

The German government will decide within the next coming days on whether to offer financial support to Condor, the German airline owned by insolvent British travel operator Thomas Cook , German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Tuesday.



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Starbucks wins, Fiat loses in EU tax fights

Starbucks won its fight on Tuesday against an EU demand to pay up to 30 million euros ($33 million) in Dutch back taxes, while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles lost its challenge against an order to stump up a similar amount to Luxembourg.



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EU will assess court rulings on Starbucks, Fiat tax cases: Vestager

The European Commission will study the rulings of the European Union's second-highest court on tax disputes with Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles , the competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Tuesday.



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German prosecutors indict top VW bosses over emissions scandal

German prosecutors have brought criminal charges of stock market manipulation against Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, former CEO Martin Winterkorn and Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch in connection with the carmaker's emissions cheating scandal.



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HKEX 'thinking big' with $39 billion bid as LSE sticks to Refinitiv plan

Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX) said it was "thinking big" in its $39 billion London Stock Exchange bid as LSE CEO David Schwimmer said he was sticking with his $27 billion purchase of data and analytics company Refinitiv.



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VW's Diess will continue as CEO after German prosecutors pressed charges

Volkswagen's Herbert Diess will keep his role as the carmaker's chief executive and continue to defend himself with all legal means after prosecutors indicted him in connection to an emissions cheating scandal, his lawyers said on Tuesday.



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Volkswagen board members to discuss indictment of CEO: spokesman

Volkswagen's supervisory board said on Tuesday its executive committee would convene immediately to discuss the indictment of CEO Herbert Diess in relation to the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal.



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Exclusive: Aviva's Asian units attract interest from global suitors - sources

German insurer Allianz, Nippon Life and MS&AD Insurance are vying with rivals to buy the Singapore and Vietnam businesses of Britain's Aviva in a deal likely to be worth up to $2.5 billion, sources said.



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Saudi Aramco IPO unlikely to happen this year after oil attacks: sources

Saudi Arabia is unlikely to list its state-owned oil giant Aramco this year after attacks this month on its facilities, two sources with direct knowledge of the company's thinking said.



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Futures rise as Mnuchin's comments bolster trade optimism

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as Washington confirmed that trade negotiations with China would resume in two weeks, after the cancellation of a planned visit by Chinese delegates to U.S. farms last week fueled uncertainty over the talks.



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European biotech firm BioNtech plans to raise nearly $304 million in U.S. IPO

BioNtech SE, Europe's largest unlisted biotech firm by staff numbers, said on Tuesday that it planned to raise up to $303.6 million in an initial public offering in the United States.



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UK accounting regulator mulls examining Thomas Cook failure

Britain's Financial Reporting Council said on Tuesday it was considering investigating the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook.



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