Thia case is all about attempts by Russia to exert influence in the UK by using young men who are prepared to be radicalized and betray their country for easy money, the judge said.
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“His sentence on conviction sent shockwaves through the financial community.”

Ex-UBS Trader Hayes Asks UK’s Top Court to Overturn Libor Rigging Conviction
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Pic: Tom Hayes before entering the Supreme Court this morning.

Microsoft’s $13 billion investment into OpenAI cleared by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, ending months of uncertainty over the tie-up
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Interesting data shared by the Competition & Markets Authority.

2024
Of all considered mergers, only 0.2% were blocked or abandoned.

2023
Of all considered mergers, only 0.5% were blocked or abandoned.

Merger outcomes in 2022
Of all considered mergers, only 0.8% were blocked or abandoned.

Was about to run a search on Keir Starmer's letter to regulators on ideas to boost growth a couple of weeks back.
But Google's next word prediction had other ideas:

Google’s $2 billion investment into AI firm Anthropic just avoided a full blown antitrust scrutiny by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sibanye Stillwater unlawfully terminated a $1 billion deal for two Brazilian mines with private equity Appian Capital Advisory, a London judge ruled www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com

A trader accused by the US of making nearly $2 million from insider dealing is set to go before the UK Supreme Court in a last ditch attempt to block his extradition www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com

One of the UK’s top insurers is accused of using a team of “recruiting sergeants” to poach talent from a rival that led to mass resignations in Brazil and London www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com

Russia's refusal to return hundreds of jets leased to local airlines after the invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions sparked insurance claims worth billions of dollars.
Read more in my story as a UK trial expected to have "seismic" long-term implications kicks off:
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The outrage over how tickets were sold for the rock band’s reunion concerts, after 16 years apart, has triggered an investigation into Ticketmaster and its dynamic pricing.

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A couple accused in China of leading a fraud worth $37.7 billion are facing a British investigation into how they built up a multi-million pound property portfolio in the UK www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok was sued by a content moderator in the UK alleging disability discrimination and a toxic work environment that caused her stress and pregnancy complications.
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