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China ex-internet regulator jailed

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Bloomberg China’s former top internet regulator was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, completing the downfall of a once-high-flying official who mingled with executives from Apple Inc and Facebook Inc. Lu Wei was found guilty of taking bribes on Tuesday by the Ningbo People’s Intermediate Court in the eastern province of Zhejiang, according to the official Xinhua News ...

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Apple, Goldman join forces to launch credit card for iPhones

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Bloomberg Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are joining forces in the consumer credit business, launching the Apple Card for iPhones. The card is tied to Apple Pay, a service that lets people load banking information and pay in store or use it for purchases online. It works globally where Apple Pay is accepted, lets users track spending in ...

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Europe set for worst M&A doldrums since credit crunch

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Bloomberg European dealmaking is on course for its worst first quarter since the height of the credit crisis. Unless something dramatic happens by the end of the week, Europe’s on track to have the worst quarter for M&A since 2013, when unemployment and austerity plans were causing protests and countries were asking the European Union to bail out their banks. ...

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