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M&A

2024: The Year Europe’s Bank Merger Dominoes (Maybe) Started to Fall

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Europe’s bank M&A scene has been noticeably stagnant for a while, but that could all be about to change next year.

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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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Media & Entertainment

Sports Team Ownership May Be Overrated. Just Ask European Soccer Owners.

With rising valuations, sports team ownership should be a slam dunk. But it’s also possible those valuations are a little rich.

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Big Tech

EU Fines Finally Catch Up to Big Tech

Apple lost a court case over a €13 billion EU tax bill, and on the same day Google lost an appeal against a €2.4 billion antitrust fine.

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Social Media

TikTok Retreats From Get-Paid-to-Use App Under European Scrutiny

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TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw a rewards program that it had on “TikTok Lite,” essentially a pared-down version of its core app.

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Big Tech

Europe Goes to War with Apple

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The European Commission accused Apple of breaching the anti-steering app store rules included in the relatively new Digital Markets Act.

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