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Lovable Targets $13.2bn Valuation in $300m Raise
Stockholm 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) – Katie Winearls Lovable is in talks to raise $300m at a $13.2bn post-money valuation, Sifted reported on today — barely a month…
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Why Le Pen’s 2027 Comeback Has Moved From the Courts to the Bond Market
Paris, 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthony Gill Marine Le Pen announced this week that she will run for the French presidency in 2027, after an appeals court…
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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over” — and Oil Markets Brace for the Consequences
London, 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Katie Winearls President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire and interim agreement with Iran “over,” telling reporters that continuing to negotiate with…
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The Shadow Workspace: Governing AI Agents You Didn’t Know Were Coding
By Peter Davies, International Government, Coder Recently, the conversation inside regulated enterprises has moved fast as organisations navigate the shift from AI-assisted software development to purely agentic development. The focus…
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easyJet Finally Says Yes: Castlelake’s £5.2bn Bid Lands at the Fifth Attempt
London, 7 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Katie Winearls After rejecting four offers as “highly opportunistic,” easyJet’s board has agreed in principle to a £5.2 billion takeover by US…
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How Greek Shipowners Made $4 Billion Moving Russian Oil—Without Breaking Sanctions
Athens, 7 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthony Gill Greek shipping companies have earned almost $4 billion carrying Russian oil in the three years since the price cap regime…
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European Media Giants, Data and Technology Companies Launch the European Media Marketplace
[London, July 7, 2026] –A coalition of leading European media owners, data companies, telcos, retailers, marketplaces and advertising technology partners today announced the launch of the European Media Marketplace, a new initiative…
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Weak US Jobs, Cooling European Inflation, and Japan’s Fragile Calm — This Week in Markets
London, 6 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthonhy Gill Three separate stories moved global markets this week, and none of them told the same tale. America’s labour market is…
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The boardroom needs a new language for uncertainty
By James Pierog, Founder and CEO of Glimpse The modern boardroom is fluent in strategy but often poor at uncertainty. It has language for ambition: growth plans, transformation programmes, market…
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European Stocks Hit Record Highs. The Bond Market Isn’t Buying It.
Frankfurt, 6 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —Katie Winearls Germany’s DAX and the pan-European Stoxx 600 both closed last week at fresh all-time highs, Reuters reported. Italy’s FTSE MIB, by…