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UPS sues EU for $2.1 billion after botched veto of TNT bid

Bloomberg United Parcel Service (UPS) Inc. is suing the European Union for 1.7 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in compensation for the damage it says it suffered when regulators wrongly vetoed its attempted takeover of parcel delivery rival TNT Express NV. UPS is asking the EU’s General Court to award it compensation plus interest and taxes it would pay on any ...

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GE boss urges investors to look past troubles

Bloomberg General Electric Co.’s boss wants investors to know that all the negative headlines dogging the manufacturer don’t tell the whole story. The company is already changing for the better after “a very tough year,” CEO John Flannery plans to say in an upcoming letter to shareholders. GE is rethinking its structure, cutting costs and enhancing management accountability. It’s also ...

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EU might look kindly on Labour’s customs union Brexit plan

Bloomberg The European Union may consider the UK Labour Party’s idea of the country remaining in a customs union after Brexit acceptable—but it would come with conditions attached. The opposition party’s plan, set out by leader Jeremy Corbyn in a speech on Monday, heaps pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May who has ruled out such a move and whose Brexit ...

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