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EU approves €9bn Spanish power backup scheme as Europe’s grid security challenge deepens
Spain’s renewables boom needs backup. Brussels has approved a €9 billion capacity scheme to test whether clean power can stay reliable.
Did Hungary’s central bank foundations just become a $300m governance flashpoint?
Hungary’s $300 million central bank foundation seizure raises big governance questions. Read why investors should watch the probe.
EU startup scoreboard exposes Europe’s scaleup divide despite policy gains across 20 member states
Europe’s startup scene is improving, but not evenly. The EU’s first scaleup scoreboard shows where policy works and where founders still hit walls.
EU says China trade relationship is unsustainable as Brussels prepares tougher policy response
Europe needs China, but not at any cost. Brussels now says the trade relationship is unsustainable before decisive June talks.
EU fines Temu €200m as DSA enforcement turns toward online marketplaces
Temu’s low-price growth model just met Europe’s product safety regime. The €200 million EU fine puts PDD’s compliance strategy under pressure.
PDD Holdings ($PDD) posts a double miss and unveils RMB 100bn supply chain reset as Temu margins erode
PDD Holdings missed Q1 estimates and pledged RMB 100B to supply chain and brand investment, triggering a 10% drop and a wave of analyst downgrades on Temu and Pinduoduo. Read more.
Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CORT) climbs 7% as Lifyorli launch and analyst upgrades drive cortisol re-rating
Corcept turned a stress hormone into an ovarian cancer drug. Lifyorli is launching fast and analysts are chasing, but a premium multiple prices in a lot.
InPost buyout offer from FedEx and Advent puts European last-mile delivery strategy in focus
FedEx and Advent’s €7.8B InPost offer opens May 26. Find out why parcel lockers are becoming Europe’s last-mile battleground.
Can Baker Hughes’ $13.6bn Chart Industries deal clear Europe’s energy technology test?
Baker Hughes’ Chart deal faces Europe’s June 26 test as LNG, data centres and energy technology reshape industrial M&A.
Why a few-hundred-euro drone can shut a European airport that billions cannot defend
A €300 drone can ground a major European hub. Brussels has committed billions, but the systems to stop it cost far more and arrive years late.