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Tractor protests leave Sanchez facing first bout of unrest

Bloomberg For Luis Sancha, who grows olives and cereals in the countryside near Madrid, a family tradition could soon die out because his son thinks the family farm may be doomed and doesn’t want to take it on. “We got as far as the third generation but the fourth will be lost,” Sancha, 61, said in an interview outside the ...

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Twitter acquires startup founded by FB veterans

Bloomberg Twitter Inc is acquiring Chroma Labs, a seven-person startup that was founded by former Facebook and Instagram employees for building photo and video-editing features. Chroma Labs was launched last fall with an app that lets people edit photos and videos before sharing them on the Stories features inside other apps, like Instagram or Snap Inc’s Snapchat. The company is ...

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EU leaders get ready for days of brutal infighting over budget

Bloomberg Along with the usual files and spreadsheets, the European Union (EU) leaders traveling to Brussels this week to thrash out the bloc’s long-term budget are being advised to bring an extra change of clothes. Maybe two. The extraordinary summit to nail down a seven-year spending plan is scheduled to start on Thursday. But no end time has been set ...

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