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Indian tycoon loses $3b as mobile war weighs on wealth

Bloomberg The financial distress at Vodafone Group Plc’s Indian venture has dragged down the wealth of Kumar Mangalam Birla whose group is the second-largest investor in the teetering wireless carrier. The tycoon, who joined forces with the British operator last year, has lost about a third of his fortune since the end of 2017 as mounting losses and debt decimated ...

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Huawei sues critics in France over remarks on Chinese ties

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co is suing critics in France who alleged it has ties to the Chinese state. In an unprecedented move, the technology giant filed three defamation claims in Paris over comments made during television programmes by a French researcher, a broadcast journalist and a telecommunications sector expert. The company’s legal actions in France were published in a report ...

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FCA-PSA deal shows a merger of equals

Bloomberg Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and PSA Group went out of their way to make their combination as equal as possible, shedding assets, paying special dividends and distributing board seats. It didn’t take long for investors to figure out who the buyer is. Shares of Fiat Chrysler jumped 10% after the two sides announced the deal, billed as a 50-50 ...

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