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US regulator sues to halt Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm

Federal Trade Commission case is latest hurdle in multibillion-dollar chip mega-deal

Tier takes over Belfast Bikes scheme after acquiring Nextbike

Micromobility operator valued at $2bn after recently closing $200m funding round

‘Buy now, pay later’ giant Klarna launches in Irish market

Swedish firm allows consumers to split cost of online purchases into three payments

US companies Trinseo and Sendoso to create more than 200 jobs

Sendoso announces Irish companies whose products will be available via its platform

European stocks skid on inflation angst as oil jumps

Tesco up 4% after raising outlook; launching £500m share buyback programme

Activist fund Elliott targets Toshiba by building stake

People close to Japanese group say size does not exceed 5%

Wearable tech company Whoop to create over 50 jobs in Dublin

Co-founder and chief executive Will Ahmed says scope to create many more roles locally

Revolut eyes launch of ‘buy now, pay later’ product next year

Pandemic has fuelled use of credit services such as Klarna

Blockdaemon to expand in Galway after $155m fundraise

Company backed by SoftBank and Goldman Sachs established Galway office in 2018

Revolut to offer commission-free stock trading to US customers

Start-up already has 15m personal customers and 500,000 businesses using its products

US gifting platform Sendoso to establish Irish operation after raising $100m

Company has developed platform that offers up to 30,000 gifts that can be sent out to staff

Deutsche Telekom ups bet on US market with SoftBank deal

Deal will also see Japanese group take stake in German telecoms operator

Planet Business: A cautionary tale from Silicon Valley

Game over for China’s young video players, as the Premiership’s transfer window closes

European markets buoyant as jobs growth slowdown subdues US

European tech stocks approaching dotcom bubble-era highs

SoftBank builds €5bn stake in Roche becoming one of largest investors

Japanese conglomerate believes Roche’s Genentech division is highly undervalued, sources say

European stocks extend record run on earnings optimism

Optimism comes despite concerns about glbal spread of Delta variant

Global share staunch sell-off but investors worry about Delta spread

Japan’s Nikkei ends at six-month low amid rising Covid-19 cases

Revolut valued at $33bn after raising $800m from backers

Revolut has more than 1.5m Irish customers and 16m globally

WeWork loses $2.1bn and a quarter of its members as lockdowns bite

Settlement with ousted co-founder Adam Neumann also counted for about $500m

European stocks mark worst sell-off this year as travel and tech tumble

Wall Street’s main indexes slide for the second straight day with Iseq also in decline

Wall St joins global slide as tech stocks lead sell-off

Key measure of US inflation expectations reaches highest level since 2006 as economy rebounds

Credit Suisse shareholders seek removal of risk chief after twin scandals

Big investors target Andreas Gottschling in wake of Archegos and Greensill controversies

German financial watchdog imposes moratorium on Greensill Bank

Greensill Capital prepares to file for insolvency in UK

SoftBank’s Son hails ‘golden eggs’ as Vision Fund rallies

Landmark fund recovers from WeWork flop and Covid slowdown

EU and UK to investigate Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of Arm

Rivals to US chipmaker lobby regulators to block deal to acquire UK chip designer

World stocks at record highs as investors weigh Biden inauguration

ECB policy meeting sees no change to supportive policies

Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong

Activist fund becomes one of the first financial institutions to withdraw from the territory

Global banks rake in record $125bn in fees in 2020

Capital markets businesses boosted by frenzy of share and debt sales during pandemic

Uber sells self-driving car division to Aurora Innovation

Company takes a stake in start-up, which creates larger competitor to Waymo

The time’s they are a changin’: Dylan’s catalogue sold

Universal Music acquires rights in nine-figure deal

E-scooter companies keen to launch rental services in Ireland

Voi, Tier and Bolt all planning to launch once legislation is passed

Irish-founded home-buying service Spring eyes local market

Spring, which has £300m budget, looking to disrupt buying process with speedy offers

Growing appetite for automated home kitchen assistants and ‘ghost kitchens’

Chris Horn: Is there a smart device that can cook food and clean up afterwards? Not yet, but the smart kitchen industry is moving rapidly

Salesforce to buy Slack in deal worth $27.7bn

Cash and stock deal is largest in cloud software industry

Nikkei posts biggest monthly gain in near 27 yrs on vaccine cheer

Optimism over progress in Covid-19 vaccine development boosts risk appetite

WeWork burns through another $517m in third quarter

Shared office provider suffers decline in members and revenues during pandemic

SoftBank posts $1.3bn loss on ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets

Signs of recovery for $100bn Vision Fund help Japanese group turn a $6bn quarterly net profit

Brexit may stymie British technological innovation

Chris Horn: Key challenge is to scale from domestic market to sell internationally

Markets gain as Covid-19 vaccine progress lifts investors’ spirits

Iseq rises 0.48% on the day, with Ryanair and Aer Lingus owner IAG among travel gainers

Nvidia secures control of key global tech with $40bn Arm deal

Company at pains to allay conflict of interest concerns with UK chip designer’s clients

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