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Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?

The company wants to upend banking but the need to mature is more urgent than ever




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Coronavirus reached Europe weeks earlier than thought, say doctors

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested




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Europeans urged to eat their way through steak, chips and cheese glut

Food and farm industry desperate to shift mountain of produce as pandemic decimates demand




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Risks mount in European banks, EBA warns

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the EBA report on mounting risk in the European banking system, Goldman Sachs’ first ever investment day and why the pensions of UK banking CEOs are being cut. With special guest Mario Quagliariello, director of economic analysis at the European Banking Authority.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Persis Love

 

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HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss what's behind HSBC's decision to cut 35,000 jobs in the US and Europe, Jes Staley's future as boss of Barclays after another regulatory probe, RBS's new name, and Deutsche Bank's disappearing compliance contractors. With special guest Philip Augar, author of The Bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European banks' game of thrones

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss the hunt for new chief executives among Europe's top banks and JPMorgan's plans to launch a digital bank in the UK. With special guest Sir Mike Rake, former CBI president, and former deputy chairman of Barclays.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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No wonder Europe is annoyed with Greece

Greek culture taught the rest of us how to live ‑ and it’s not time to write off that particular debt yet, says Peter Aspden  


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European regulators ramp up scrutiny of investment fund liquidity

Heavy redemptions during coronavirus-induced sell-off  spark concerns




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Julien Sevaux on lessons from European revolutions

Stanhope co-founder and Worms family heir says Warren Buffett and 1848 inspired his new venture




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Africa's most valuable company comes to Europe

Naspers, a publisher once condemned as a mouthpiece of the apartheid regime in South Africa, has quietly become one of the world’s biggest internet investors thanks to a stake in China’s Tencent. On 11 September it will list its global internet assets on the Amsterdam bourse, becoming Europe's biggest consumer internet company overnight. Arash Massoudi discusses how it got there with Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg.


Contributors: Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Joseph Cotterill, Southern Africa correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European court sets precedent on hate speech

Europe’s top court has ruled that individual countries can force Facebook to take down illegal content, including hate speech, both inside the EU and across the world. Malcolm Moore discusses the implications of the ruling for freedom of expression with Mehreen Khan and Madhumita Murgia.


Contributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, and Madhumita Murgia, European Technology correspondent, Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Malta murder case throws spotlight on corruption in Europe

Allegations of high-level corruption have convulsed the Mediterranean island state of Malta and shocked the rest of Europe. Public anger has been unleashed by dramatic recent developments in the investigation into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in October 2017. Ben Hall discusses the wider repercussions of the case with Josephine Cumbo and Michael Peel.

 

Contributors: Ben Hall, Europe editor, Josephine Cumbo, pensions correspondent, and Michael Peel, EU diplomatic correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading




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Europe has a problem with its SUV habit

The continent faces a new emissions scandal as family vehicles grow bigger and heavier




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Tata Steel Europe chief lays out challenges

Henrik Adam outlines ‘urgent priority’ to boost performance as he cuts 1,250 jobs




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Europe steelmakers cut production after shutdown of car plants

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains




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Europe’s banks face a test of resilience

Since their peak almost a month ago, European banks indices have plunged 40 per cent




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European countries ban short selling after markets plunge

‘We are ready to go further,’ says French minister after issuing temporary prohibitions




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Trade volumes spike at exchanges across Europe

Coronavirus-linked turmoil draws many investors out into the open




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Slowing coronavirus spread calms US and European markets

Volatility gauges for both regions show sharp falls from historic highs in March




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Europe’s construction activity collapses as lockdown hits builders

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low




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Life in Europe’s coronavirus hotspots

Miles Johnson and Daniel Dombey discuss the lockdowns in Italy and Spain




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European stocks edge lower while oil climbs

Pound dips following UK chancellor’s hard Brexit remarks




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European regulators intervene in bid to stabilise markets

Spanish and Italian bans on short selling follow US Federal Reserve’s liquidity injection




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Stocks of hand sanitiser ingredient run low in Europe

Products vital to combat coronavirus could become more expensive and scarce




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As Europe slowly unlocks, e-scooter startups, like Helbiz, are wooing with offers

At the start of the year, it looked like Europe would be in for a “Summer E-Scooters / E-Bike War,” as both regional startups and U.S.-backed unicorns vied for the pockets of city commuters. Consolidation came when German startup Circ was taken over by U.S. competitor Bird at the start of the year. Still on […]




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Vote for Europe’s hottest startups in The Europas Awards + workshops, pitches, networking

The Europas Awards — which have been recognising the hottest European tech startups in since 2009 — are now open for the public voting stage, prior to the formal judging process. The entries have been sorted and sifted by journalists to compile an editorially-driven ‘long list’ of some of Europe’s most exciting startups and investors. […]




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Lessons for pro-Europeans in the failed Remain cause

The anti-Brexit movement wasted energy on negative campaigning and parliamentary wrecking tactics




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Europe should be wary of Olaf Scholz’s proposals

The German finance minister’s proposition on EU deposit insurance are not quite what they seem




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A grand bargain for Europe might yet be possible

Security and climate change will be high on Ursula von der Leyen’s list of priorities




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Austerity, not the populists, destroyed Europe’s centre ground

From Brexit to fiscal policy, the EU’s largest member states have seen the mainstream wrongfooted




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Europe is still in thrall to the analogue mindset

The EU is culpably complacent about the challenges of the digital age




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Europe needs a new scale of stimulus — and cash not credit

Direct payments should be made to citizens and companies




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Why the European Central Bank can save the eurozone

It has near-unlimited firepower and is the only EU institution willing and able to act




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Europe sets out plan to boost data reuse and regulate ‘high risk’ AIs

European Union lawmakers have set out a first bundle of proposals for a new digital strategy for the bloc, one that’s intended to drive digitalization across all industries and sectors — and enable what Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described as ‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age‘. It could also be summed […]




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Rights and wrongs of Macron’s vision for Europe

The EU should do more to defend itself, without expecting the US to underwrite the peace




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Europe must embrace a new way of politics

The two-party system that prevailed for so long has been upended




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Merkel and Macron: Europe’s missed chance

German and French leaders’ hesitation could be fatal




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As Europe slowly unlocks, e-scooter startups, like Helbiz, are wooing with offers

At the start of the year, it looked like Europe would be in for a “Summer E-Scooters / E-Bike War,” as both regional startups and U.S.-backed unicorns vied for the pockets of city commuters. Consolidation came when German startup Circ was taken over by U.S. competitor Bird at the start of the year. Still on […]




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Vote for Europe’s hottest startups in The Europas Awards + workshops, pitches, networking

The Europas Awards — which have been recognising the hottest European tech startups in since 2009 — are now open for the public voting stage, prior to the formal judging process. The entries have been sorted and sifted by journalists to compile an editorially-driven ‘long list’ of some of Europe’s most exciting startups and investors. […]




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‘50 cent’ gold fund tops European performance charts

Ruffer precious metal and Baillie Gifford tech vehicles shine during market turbulence




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PSA and BMW lead race to cut emissions in Europe

Early winners and losers emerge as carmakers scramble to hit tough new targets




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European car plants close as industry crisis deepens

PSA and Fiat Chrysler to shut factories as demand tumbles and supply chains disrupted




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1m car workers in Europe hit by coronavirus shutdowns

Heavy toll on jobs through lay-offs and cuts in pay and hours as one of region’s key industries comes to ‘abrupt halt’




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Tesla ramps up solar tile roof installations in US, eyes China and Europe expansion

Tesla appears to be ramping up installations of its solar tile roofs in the San Francisco Bay area and will eventually roll out to Europe and China, according to CEO Elon Musk, who, in a series of tweets, provided the first substantial update since the company launched the third iteration of its product in October. […]




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European lawmakers propose a ‘right to repair’ for mobiles and laptops

The European Commission has set out a plan to move towards a ‘right to repair’ for electronics devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops. More generally it wants to restrict single-use products, tackle “premature obsolescence” and ban the destruction of unsold durable goods — in order to make sustainable products the norm. The proposals […]




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Brave accuses European governments of GDPR resourcing failure

Brave, a maker of a pro-privacy browser, has lodged complaints with the European Commission against 27 EU Member States for under resourcing their national data protection watchdogs. It’s asking the European Union’s executive body to launch an infringement procedure against Member State governments, and even refer them to the bloc’s top court, the European Court […]




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Cliqz pulls the plug on a European anti-tracking alternative to Google search

Cliqz, a Munch-based anti-tracking browser with private search baked in that has sought to offer a local alternative to Google powered by its own search index, is shutting down — claiming this arm of its business has been blindsided by the coronavirus crisis. Today was not great. We closed parts of @cliqz & our dream […]




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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi make the cut but who else does? Europe's best XI of the decade

Messi and Ronaldo dominated world football and were on a whole different level. But who else stood out? Sportsmail picks the best XI players from LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.




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Alexander Zverev beats Milos Raonic to clinch Laver Cup victory for Team Europe

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Alex Zverev made up for the loss of an injured Rafael Nadal when he carried Team Europe to victory in the Laver Cup on Sunday night for the third time in its three editions.