Must Reads ECB Staff Urged Indebted Eurozone Members to Cut Debt: Central bank minutes showed officials urged highly indebted eurozone countries to use the region’s economic upswing to pay down their debt. Naming of Jailed Banker’s Wife Sends Warning as U.K. Fights Money Laundering: The U.K. government’s use of a new investigative tool is a landmark step in the fight against corruption and money laundering through the real-estate sector, observers say. A Trio of Wealthy Russians Made an Enemy of Putin. Now They’re Dead: Nikolai Glushkov was preparing to testify that Aeroflot was a instrument of Russian intelligence. Then, on the eve of his court date, he was strangled to death. Turkey Alleges New Links to Saudis in Dissident’s Killing: A team of Saudi operatives that Turkish officials suspect of killing a dissident Saudi journalist last week flew on a Gulfstream jet controlled by the kingdom’s crown prince. American Airlines’ Trans-Atlantic Partnerships Under Review: An agreement that allows American Airlines and European carriers such as British Airways to closely coordinate schedule and pricing for trans-Atlantic flights is getting fresh scrutiny in Britain. BMW to Take Control of China Joint Venture in $4.1 Billion Deal: The deal comes as Beijing plans to eliminate a limit on foreign ownership of automotive ventures by 2022, the year the $4.1 billion deal is set to close. Apple Swoops Up Engineers From Key Supplier as It Bolsters In-House Chip Design: Apple has agreed to bring in house more than 300 engineers from one of its key suppliers, Europe-based Dialog Semiconductor—part of a $600 million deal that boosts the smartphone giant’s chip-design o perations. Top U.K. Court Sides With Bakers Who Refused Gay Man’s Order: Britain’s top court upheld the right of a bakery to refuse a gay man’s order for a cake decorated with the message “Support Gay Marriage” on the grounds that forcing the bakers to make the cake would have impinged on their rights to fr ee speech. |