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Scale of support for Comcast attraction a sign of government’s desire to attract inward investment

Insiders say Fontana’s stance signals he is aligned with the French government unlike his predecessor

Insurers say companies could struggle to obtain cover for harm to workers and consumers

Competition chief Teresa Ribera says Brussels will allow governments to take stakes in companies

The A7A5 token aims to facilitate financial flows disrupted after Ukraine war

CEO of iyO won restraining order forcing Sam Altman-led group to pull marketing materials about $6.4bn venture

TPG and Aquarian hope a deal will provide a ready source of investment capital from customer policy premiums

German chancellor backs more muscular approach ahead of July talks deadline

UniCredit, Norway’s oil fund and BlackRock were among investors wanting shares in process run by small local bank

Berlin plans 70% increase in military expenditure to €162bn by 2029

£250mn investment in Hull will be put on hold unless ministers intervene to protect bioethanol industry, bosses warn

Deal under consideration would limit taxes on dividends even as spending plan deepens debt and cuts programmes for poor

French central bank governor says further easing remains possible as underlying inflation outlook remains unchanged

Anthropic, Google and OpenAI deploy ‘chains-of-thought’ to better understand the operations of AI systems

Julio Herrera Velutini agreed to plea as part of deal to dismiss more serious charges related to alleged bribery

Comments from Deutsche Bank’s asset manager come as Germany gears up for €500bn infrastructure blitz

Tech group must make concessions to comply with Digital Markets Act or be hit by escalating levies from Thursday

World’s second-largest asset manager estimates reduction will save investors $3.5mn a year