France hits out at Apple over data use for advertising
Complaint from competition authorities is first such act against US tech giantAdvertising
Investment banks warn investors of potential BoJ surprise
Prominent institutions say the central bank might well tweak policy of buying bonds to depress yieldsCentral banks
Microsoft revenue rises despite slowing Azure cloud platform growth
Tech company has attributed deceleration to customers seeking to ‘optimise’ spendingArtificial intelligence
US regional lenders PacWest and Banc of California agree merger
Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge to invest $400mn in newly issued equityMergers & Acquisitions
Spotify hit by cost of unwinding aggressive podcast push
Group suffers overall loss of €302mn in three months to end of JuneDigital Media
iRobot takes $200mn loan from Carlyle as Amazon deal price is cut
Roomba maker seeks lifeline as proposed acquisition by ecommerce company attracts antitrust scrutinyEcommerce
Six found guilty of murder over 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks
Bombing of airport and metro station killed 32 in Belgium’s deadliest peacetime assaultTerrorism
GM reverses plan to retire Chevrolet Bolt as it chases EV target
Electric car with affordable retail price to be produced with newer Ultium battery technologyElectric vehicles
US deposit insurance: FDIC is right to challenge the levy dodgers
Exemptions displace cost and risk to lenders less adept at gaming the systemFinancial & markets regulation
LVMH reports slowdown in US luxury market
Louis Vuitton owner says economic pressure is weighing on US revenues but sales in China are reboundingLuxury goods