Bloomberg Europe’s tech companies announced nearly $500 million in deals on Monday as venture-capital backed firms defied the gloomy markets. Lilium, an Uber-like service for private jets, closed a funding round of more than $240 million to continue development of its electric air taxis and to build manufacturing facilities, the Munich-based company said. The round was raised by existing investors, ...

Bloomberg The UK government stepped in to shore up the country’s rail operators after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons they face “tougher measures” to fight the coronavirus outbreak, including a potential full lockdown if they continue to ignore calls to stop social gatherings. The Department for Transport said on Monday that it will take on the revenue and cost ...

Bloomberg Italy is being dragged deeper into a recession after the coronavirus outbreak that’s crippling its northern regions forced the government to ban movement inside the country and shutter almost all industrial production. The impact of virus on the economy will be strong even as measures by the European Central Bank and European governments help limit the intensity and length ...