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This new week sees the start of earnings season, which is always intense in the summer between mid-July and early August. Richard Branson succeeds in his space travel gamble, while Volkswagen confirms its CEO.

- AXA, Allianz, Aviva, Assicurazioni Generali, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re and Zurich Insurance create a group of insurers aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.
- Eurofins and Rite Aid are launching an FDA-cleared, over-the-counter home PCR test for Covid-19 in the US.
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Richard Branson has successfully completed his space journey on board a Virgin Galactic rocket.
- Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess reappointed until 2025.
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China will order Tencent Music to give up music label exclusivity, according to Reuters.
- Amazon' s online stores have returned to normal service after a global outage.
- Credit Suisse universal bank's head of compliance resigns.
- Mitsubishi Motors paid €25m fine in Germany in connection with "dieselgate".
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Elon Musk must justify Tesla's takeover of SolarCity in court.
- Barry Callebaut inaugurates its third factory in Russia.
- Walmart - Indian online retailer Flipkart, in which Walmart is a shareholder, announced Monday a new $3.6 billion (€3.04 billion) capital raise that values it at $37.6 billion.
- The Boeing Company - Air France-KLM has launched a tender to renew and develop the medium-haul fleets of its Dutch branch KLM and its low-cost subsidiary Transavia. The daily Het Financieele Dagblad, quoting group CEO Ben Smith, had earlier reported that the group had contacted Airbus and Boeing with a view to ordering 160 aircraft.
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