Enbridge/Dominion: shrinking Virginian sells to confident Canadian
The Calgary-based company’s acquisition shows it believes demand for natural gas will remain resilient
Mergers & Acquisitions
European carmakers bet on a future with e-fuel vehicles
Use of alternative fuels will allow companies to keep selling combustion-engine models into the next decade, say executives
Electric vehicles
FSB warns of risks posed by hedge funds’ ‘hidden leverage’
Policymakers step up concerns over impact of bets on bonds
Financial & markets regulation
Virgin Media O2 buys Russian-backed broadband provider
Investment company LetterOne was forced to sell the business on national security grounds
Mergers & Acquisitions
AI funds dominate European thematic ETF flows
Growth comes despite wider downturn in demand for trend-based investing
Artificial intelligence
Universal Music strikes deal to reshape streaming economics
Agreement with Deezer aims to boost royalties for artists and labels and reduce payouts for ‘noise’
Digital Media
Governments join race for commercial fusion power
Goal of abundant, zero-carbon electricity from fusing atoms brings together private and public sector
Renewable energy
Can Sequoia get its spark back?
Plus, CVC bets on infrastructure and Arm’s target IPO valuation faces sceptical investors
Mergers & Acquisitions
How digital cash got caught up in the culture wars
Plans for central bank digital currencies are gaining momentum around the world — and so are conspiracy theories
Central banks
Business students prepare for hard-hit hospitality sector
Management courses are readying people for an industry transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Business education, Travel & leisure industry