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British Regulator Easing Rules to Stem Company Outflow From UK Stock Markets

Britain’s top financial regulator announced plans to make stock markets in the United Kingdom and its overseas territories more attractive to companies. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has discussed simplifying financial regulations to make the United Kingdom “more competitive” with foreign stock markets, but there are some concerns that the proposals could hurt shareholders’ rights….


Russia Fines Google 3 Million Roubles for Not Deleting Banned Content

MOSCOW—A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google 3 million roubles ($400,386) on Monday for not deleting content that is deemed illegal, part of a wider dispute between Russia and the U.S. tech giant. Russia in October threatened to fine Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete banned content on…