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Even wrecked cars are more expensive now

Think used cars are expensive? Take a look at totaled cars. Copart Inc is a $34 billion company that specialises in auctioning off wrecked cars that insurers deem too damaged to justify the cost of repairs. The insurance companies and other sellers — which include banks, charities and, increasingly, used-car dealers — get what’s recovered in the auction, but they ...

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Apple app-store ruling a setback for Tim Cook

Apple Inc’s dominance over the mobile-app economy has just suffered its first significant setback. It could mark the beginning of a real antitrust reckoning for the technology giant that may benefit the livelihoods of millions of app developers. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued her decision in a landmark antitrust suit brought by video-game publisher Epic Games Inc against ...

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Italy’s new carrier may claim Alitalia brand in time for debut

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Bloomberg Italy’s new state-backed airline, Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA, will seek to buy the Alitalia name in time for its start of service in mid-October, according to people familiar with the matter. A market-price auction of the brand was outlined in a decision released by the European Commission. It’s one of the measures required in order to consider ITA a ...

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