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BMW records first quarterly loss since 2009 on virus impact

Bloomberg BMW AG’s loss-making automotive division dragged the company into the red for the first time in more than a decade, rounding out a dismal quarter for European carmakers hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The German manufacturer lost 666 million euros ($787 million) before interest and taxes between April and June, its first quarterly deficit since the financial crisis in ...

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Google-Fitbit probe shows EU is wising up to value of data

Bloomberg Silicon Valley giants used to snap up smaller tech firms at will, safe in the knowledge that antitrust regulators rarely prevented them from expanding into new industries. The European Commission showed that those days are gone, opening an in-depth probe into Google’s $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit Inc. — an investigation that focuses on the potentially huge value of ...

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Cadillac unveils first electric SUV

Bloomberg General Motors Co. unveiled a long-awaited Cadillac electric vehicle that will offer Tesla Inc.-like range, though prospective buyers will need to be patient. The Cadillac Lyriq is debuting about four months later than planned, with GM having postponed the reveal because of coronavirus. But that interval pales in comparison with the two years it will take for the plug-in ...

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