Business Belgian insurer Ageas acquires UK’s Esure from Bain Capital for €1.5bn The deal will create the third largest motor and home insurer in the UK. 14/04/2025
Business Shares jump in Italy's Banco BPM after Credit Agricole raises stake The move from Crédit Agricole could complicate UniCredit's bid to take over the smaller Italian lender. 09/12/2024
Business BBVA’s bid for Banco Sabadell hit by lengthened competition review Spanish bank BBVA is experiencing yet another delay in its hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell, following increased requirements put forward by Spain’s antitrust regulator. 13/11/2024
Business L’Occitane delists from Hong Kong exchange as luxury goods shine dulls L'Occitane's attempts to revitalise growth have led to high operational costs, leading to further erosion of its share price and investor confidence. 25/07/2024
Business The Body Shop’s French subsidiary takes a step closer to liquidation Several other UK high street brands have also gone into administration recently, including Debenhams and Topshop, due to higher interest rates, the cost of living crisis and increasing inflation seen in the UK over the last several months. 05/07/2024
Business French IT company Atos accepts Onepoint's restructuring plan After weeks of mulling it over, French IT company Atos has finally decided to go with key shareholder David Layani and his IT company Onepoint’s restructuring offer, as opposed to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s. Currently, Onepoint owns about 11% of Atos’ total shares. 12/06/2024
Europe News EU wants tighter scrutiny over foreign investments in key sectors The EU's executive has ventured further into the realm of national security with new rules to oversee, examine and possibly prohibit foreign investments in strategic sectors, like AI, microchips and biotech. 24/01/2024
Tech News How Twitter has transformed into X under Elon Musk, one year on Elon Musk’s upheaval of Twitter’s verification system has been just one of a number of controversial changes to the social media platform in a year. 27/10/2023
Tech News I tried Mastodon for a week. Here’s why I’m not buying into the hype As the dust settles on Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter alternatives are cropping up thick and fast. Euronews Next tried one that’s getting attention. 08/12/2022
Tech News Musk announces $8 monthly Twitter subscription Paying the new fee will get users a blue tick to verify their account, as well as a more comfortable reading mode and editing tools. 01/11/2022
Tech News Why Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has sent Dogecoin skyrocketing Investors in the meme coin hope Elon Musk's Twitter takeover might lead to the recovery of the cryptocurrency. 27/10/2022
Tech News Musk teases ‘X’ app after Twitter deal U-turn: What is he up to? Rumour has it that the new app would look somewhat like China’s WeChat. 05/10/2022
Tech News Elon Musk to face questions from Twitter lawyers ahead of trial Musk is trying to get out of his bid for Twitter. 27/09/2022
Tech News Elon Musk subpeonas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in deal dispute Dorsey is the latest figure connected with Twitter to be subpoenaed by Elon Musk's legal team who claims Twitter hid figures about fake accounts. 23/08/2022
Tech News Twitter ordered to hand over former exec's documents to Elon Musk Tesla CEO Elon Musk was barred by the judge from accessing other people at Twitter who control information regarding the company. 16/08/2022
Tech News Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares to finance Twitter deal The mass sale of Tesla shares is being tipped as a means to fund Musk's potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. 10/08/2022
Tech News Twitter rejects Musk's claims he was 'hoodwinked' over takeover deal The social media giant and the Tesla CEO are expected to appear in court in October in a legal battle over the latter's takeover bid. 05/08/2022
Tech News Twitter to sue Elon Musk for calling off his takeover bid The world's richest man wants to walk away from the $44 billion (€43.2 billion) deal, but Twitter's board says it will fight in court. 09/07/2022
Tech News Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over fake accounts The billionaire’s lawyers accuse Twitter of breaching its obligations by withholding data on its spam and fake accounts. 06/06/2022
Tech News Twitter set to accept Elon Musk's 'best and final offer,' sources say While shareholders can't agree on what a fair price for a deal for Twitter would be, many reached out to the company after Elon Musk's takeover bid. 25/04/2022