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Facebook’s top lobbyist Clegg calls for ‘good regulation’ of global web

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Bloomberg Facebook Inc made a very public bid over the weekend to shape the global conversation about internet regulation, though so far some politicians remain skeptical of its efforts. The company’s top lobbyist urged regulators around the world to agree on standards governing online content — and to prevent a patchwork of different regulations that make it difficult for international ...

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Euro-area inflation slows 1.4% in March

Bloomberg Inflation in the euro area unexpectedly slowed in March and a core measure of prices fell to the lowest in almost a year, underscoring the case for more European Central Bank stimulus. The report, showing a headline rate of 1.4 percent and a gauge stripping out volatile components at 0.8 percent, puts the ECB further away from reaching its ...

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Italy needs energy storage to deliver on pollution pledge

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Bloomberg Italy must more than double its capacity to store electricity if it wants to slash pollution from burning fossil fuels, the head of the nation’s power transmission network said. Terna SpA Chief Executive Officer Luigi Ferraris said Italy may need as many as 6 gigawatts of storage by 2030 to balance a boom in renewables. Storage is one of ...

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