On this week's Weekly Update we will highlight some key commercial and technological new stories to keep you updated on current commercial and legal affairs! This week, tune in for an update about the new UK Coronavirus lockdown, LVMH acquires Tiffany's, and the DOJ sues Google over anti-competitive practices..

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This episode's sources:

https://www.ft.com/content/3269f590-1cac-411f-8320-110c91c1f12e

https://www.ft.com/content/a17e289a-88b1-3b06-81a3-e93b63c6a0f6

https://www.ft.com/content/d2f98c99-097c-4f2e-a6d7-203acc8d00fc

https://www.ft.com/content/84eb666e-0af3-48eb-8b60-3f53b19435cb

https://www.ft.com/content/1b2e6ff1-a797-41b5-b252-b7981d9f883c

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/31/us-world-record-coronavirus-cases-24-hours

https://www-nytimes-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/2020/10/30/business/bernard-arnault-lvmh-tiffany-battle.html

https://www-nytimes-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/2020/10/30/business/dealbook/dunkin-arbys-private-equity.html

https://www.ft.com/content/6b9e852f-8379-434a-a545-a118baf718f2

https://www.ft.com/content/fd311801-e863-41fe-82cf-3d98c4c47e26

https://www.ft.com/content/adfebb62-2f01-4c4a-bdc6-8bf8ff621850

On this week's Weekly Update we will highlight some key commercial and technological new stories to keep you updated on current commercial and legal affairs! This week, tune in for an update about the Covid-19 second wave, the threat of a no-deal Brexit, and the IMF's recommendation on abandoning austerity.

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If you have any suggestions for particular topics you want us to cover, you can email us at [email protected]

This episode's sources:

https://www.ft.com/content/0940e381-647a-4531-8787-e8c7dafbd885

https://www.ft.com/content/865a86a1-dcee-4554-908c-40a7046069c4

https://www.ft.com/content/c4667e25-d12f-30d6-907d-6bca5f9d6866

https://www.ft.com/content/c4667e25-d12f-30d6-907d-6bca5f9d6866

https://www.ft.com/content/96614ecd-c854-4582-a1a6-76c050c5c847

In this episode, we'll be discussing the news that the EU is planning a new Digital Services Act intended to overhaul the way the internet is regulated and break up Big Tech companies, and how Big Tech is facing antitrust issues from other countries.

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Sources:

https://www.ft.com/content/c8c5d5dc-cb99-4b1f-a8dd-5957b57a7783

https://www.ft.com/content/53e967b0-4d5f-4b8d-9969-310d627d9742

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/22/21070898/big-tech-antitrust-amazon-apple-google-facebook-house-hearing-congress-break-up

https://www.ft.com/content/1773edd6-7f1d-4290-93b6-05965a4ff0db

On this week's Business Breakdown we’ll be discussing Wirecard and looking into the fraud that forced the company into bankruptcy.

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Here’s the rundown of the points discussed in this episode.

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**Sources**

https://www.ft.com/content/81779b15-7b1d-404f-b523-d61510397dd4

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/07/06/1594052968000/EY-Germany-will-survive--but-legal-troubles-loom/

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-overhaul-regulator-after-wirecard-scandal/a-54061884

https://www.dw.com/en/after-the-wirecard-scandal-fintech-sector-faces-scrutiny-and-questions-of-trust/a-54956773

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2lek28Mw3k&ab_channel=CNBCInternational

https://www.ft.com/content/81779b15-7b1d-404f-b523-d61510397dd4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMvnJ1mcDTc&ab_channel=CNBCInternational

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-8-QbDpqqw&ab_channel=FinancialTimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdYpXuwGVFg&ab_channel=WallStreetJournal

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/finance-and-economics/2020/06/25/how-wirecard-fooled-most-of-the-people-all-of-the-time