European Business

Spain’s Caixabank strikes $5-billion deal for Bankia as more European bank mergers loom

Ericsson buying U.S. networking company Cradlepoint in $1.1-billion 5G deal

Ryanair cuts capacity further, citing travel restrictions

LSE picks Euronext as preferred bidder for Borsa Italiana

LVMH and Tiffany wrangle over court dates after acquisition turns sour

Ryanair shareholders approve €458,000 bonus for CEO Michael O’Leary

Volkswagen reportedly in talks to sell Bugatti to Croatian entrepreneur

Bank of England looks harder at negative rates in case economic troubles worsen

Spain’s CaixaBank and Bankia finalizing merger as financial sector struggles through pandemic

ECB gives €73-billion pandemic relief to euro zone banks

Chances of reaching post-Brexit trade deal fading every day, European Commission chief says

Euro zone trade surplus widens year-over-year in July as imports drop

British Airways facing worst crisis in its 100-year history, CEO says

Hitachi scraps plans for British nuclear plant

EU parliament allows some gas projects to get green-transition money

EU executive pushes for tougher 2030 climate target, billions in green bonds

EY vows to improve how it spots fraud in wake of Wirecard scandal

Italian businessman launches Domani newspaper, promises to be ‘on the side of those who have less’

Lego to ditch plastic bags for paper as it moves toward sustainable materials

BioNTech wins $445-million German grant for COVID-19 vaccine research

EU to delay euro-clearing decision over Britain’s Brexit divorce threat: source

H&M bounces back from coronavirus slump faster than expected

Britain’s unemployment rate rises, sounding warning for bigger job losses ahead

Fiat Chrysler shares boosted by revision of PSA merger deal

Airbus CEO warns of compulsory layoffs as airline crisis deepens

Europe’s electricity could be 80% fossil fuel-free by 2030, according to industry group

Euro zone industrial production increases 4.1% month-over-month in July

Germany’s economy expected to continue recovery through the rest of 2020

Nvidia vows to invest in Britain as part of $40-billion acquisition of Arm

Boris Johnson wins vote on breaching Brexit deal but rebellion smolders

Bayer extends contract of CEO Werner Baumann as company makes progress on Roundup settlement

EU steps up ‘no-deal’ planning as Britain refuses to give way in Brexit stalemate

Wirecard scandal: Philippines investigating 57 ‘persons of interest’

ECB may allow some European banks to pay dividends again after December

U.K. economy extends recovery from COVID-19 downturn, but growth expected to slow