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  • Pershing Square acquires an additional 2.9% of UMG from Vivendi for $1.15 billion, raising its stake to 10%.
  • EssilorLuxottica launches a share buyback program for up to 2 million shares.
  • A study shows that the Moderna vaccine creates twice as many antibodies as Pfizer's vaccine.
  • Payu(Prosus) is to buy Indian company Billdesk for $4.7 billion.
  • McDonald 's and others are considering closing their indoor venues due to the surging variant delta in the US.
  • PayPal is considering launching its own brokerage service in the United States, according to CNBC. The announcement, along with a possible SEC investigation into the sale of order flow, sent Robinhood plunging.
  • Zoom Video Communications plunges 12% out of session after disappointing quarterly results.
  • Porsche(Volkswagen) will open its first plant outside Europe, in Malaysia.
  • Banco de Sabadell may cut 1800 jobs.
  • Affirm Holding closes up 47% after its agreement with Amazon.
  • Adtran falls 16.5% after announcing the acquisition of ADVA in shares.
  • Moody's upgrades Holcim 's Baa2 credit rating outlook to positive from stable.
  • Kahoot! Hopes to complete its acquisition of Clever in September.
  • Apple acquires classical music platform Primephonic. In addition, the group plans satellite capabilities for emergency calls via an iPhone.
  • The EMA grants orphan drug status to Novartis ' sabatolimab in myelodysplastic syndromes.
  • Instagram (Facebook) will ask its users for their date of birth.
  • Meggitt and WM Morrison could join the FTSE100 at the expense of The Weir Group and Just Eat Takeaway, according to Liberum.
  • TX Group to form a joint venture for its specialist portals.