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Swedish Startup Voi Scoots To $160 Million Funding For AltTransportation
Swedish Startup Voi Scoots To $160 Million Funding For AltTransportation
December 01, 2020  |  Investments

Voi Technology, a Sweden-based eScooter startup, has raised $160 million as European companies vie for superiority in the new market for alternative transportation, the Financial...

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OECD: China To Lead 2021 World Economic Recovery While Europe Lags
OECD: China To Lead 2021 World Economic Recovery While Europe Lags
December 01, 2020  |  Economy

China is forecast to be the first major economy to recover from the global pandemic recession, with Europe lagging behind, according to the Organization for...

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Google’s Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund
Google’s Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund
November 30, 2020  |  International

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. Schmidt, whose net...

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ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
November 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wrote in an editorial that she thinks stablecoins could pose a risk to “financial stability and monetary sovereignty.” The...

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Slow Economic Growth, Continuing COVID Outbreaks Could Impact EU’s Public, Private Sectors, IMF Says
Slow Economic Growth, Continuing COVID Outbreaks Could Impact EU’s Public, Private Sectors, IMF Says
November 30, 2020  |  Europe

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday (Nov. 30) in a statement that the second wave of the coronavirus is stifling an economic rebound in the...

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New Pandemic Lockdowns Trigger Economic Slowdown In Eurozone
New Pandemic Lockdowns Trigger Economic Slowdown In Eurozone
November 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The eurozone economy is backsliding amid a second lockdown in Europe triggered by a wave of new COVID-19 infections, according to a new analysis by...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exceeds $17K Price Level; Former Bank Of Japan Exec: It Will Take Years To Make Digital Yen; Crypto Firm Amon To Release Debit Card With Union Pay
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exceeds $17K Price Level; Former Bank Of Japan Exec: It Will Take...
November 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is briskly getting close to the peaks that brought about a crypto madness and concluded with a dramatic market downfall nearly three years prior,...

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European Privacy Advocate Files Legal Disputes Over Apple’s Tracking Tools
European Privacy Advocate Files Legal Disputes Over Apple’s Tracking Tools
November 16, 2020  |  Apple

A privacy advocate in Europe has filed complaints against Apple charging that its advertising tracking tools store user data without consent, according to a CNBC...

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New Digital Rules Could Allow EU To Ban Tech Services
New Digital Rules Could Allow EU To Ban Tech Services
November 15, 2020  |  Regulation

European Union regulators may get new powers to ban internet companies that violate anti-competition rules, a top EU official told a German magazine, Reuters reported....

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