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Deutsche Bank dodges bullets and goes mainstream
Germany’s biggest lender outperforms rivals and is no longer ‘sick bank of Europe’

Investors lament being frozen out of Biden infrastructure plan
Asset managers and pension funds hoped public-private partnerships would give opportunities

Cyber-firm Darktrace eyes '£3bn' London share listing
Boss Poppy Gustafsson says London is a "logical choice" despite Deliveroo's flop flotation.

Covid accelerates India's millionaire exodus
As Covid cases surge, India's wealthy lead global enquiries for citizenship and residency abroad.

Microsoft to buy AI and speech technology firm Nuance for $16bn
Deal comes as Microsoft builds up its cloud-computing operation for healthcare and business customers Microsoft is to buy the artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications for about $16bn (£12bn), as it builds up its cloud-computing operation for healthcare and business customers. Nuance, known for pioneering speech technology and

China forces Jack Ma's Ant Group to restructure
The overhaul will force the Alibaba-backed group to become a financial holding firm.

From pencil sharpeners to a $539m lawsuit: how big tech weaponised patents
In 1842, the US patent office registered 14 designs, including a bathtub and a ‘corpse preserver’. It now handles 35,000 a year. Why did this once sedate world became a corporate arms race? It was designed to make sharpening a pencil feel as thrilling as flying a jet. A gleaming