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Automotive and Technology. The new escalation in the trade war between Washington and Beijing has weighed heavily on the Technological and Automotive compartments. China has notably planned to reactivate the taxation of US vehicles imported into its territory. As for Donald Trump, he urged American companies from all sectors to leave China. ambience

Third Point changes mount. The American Third Point fund, known for its activism, has gained a foothold in EssilorLuxottica, according to information obtained by Reuters. The firm of Daniel Loeb had in recent years target Nestl or Campbell Soup, or more recently United Technologies, with more or less success. Third Point has become known by forcing Sony to undertake a profound transformation.An eye for an eye. Vivendi appealed to protect its right to vote at the Mediaset General Meeting, repeating its intention to oppose the plan to reorganize the Italian group. Last week, Mediaset seized the Italian stockmaker by accusing the Frenchman of having divulged information to scupper the project.

Videos do you want, in veil. The video section of Zonebourse did not take a vacation in August. Xavier is back on the financing of a startup up to the stock market and the consequences of the return of volatility for investors. He also has a fascinating subject: does the rise of fintech sound the death knell for traditional banks?

Renault Nissan. Renault's Corenne subsidiary, Renault Samsung, will reduce its production by 25% from October, according to the local press, and propose to reduce its workforce by 400 people via early retirement. In another register, the Wall Street Journal reports the return of the famous yacht Ghosn family: Nissan would have blocked the sale of the ship by the courts.

SFR offers Amazon Prime Video. Altice Europe has signed an agreement with Amazon Prime Video, to provide SFR subscribers access to the application of the American in its box offers. The service will be launched later in Portugal, Israel and the Dominican Republic, according to the statement released Monday.

Lumibird the purchase. The group acquired the Slovenian company Optotek Medical, whose revenues reached 6.6 million in 2018, two-thirds of which with Lumibird via the Quantel Medical subsidiary. Financial modalities have not been communicated.

In brief in France. AtoS and C-DAC have signed a cooperation agreement in quantum computing and AI in India. Elis has completed the sale of a division of Clinical Solutions in the UK. On Friday, Adocia fell 33% after an arbitration decision of status quo in litigation with Eli Lilly.

Stories without tomorrow. The Wall Street Journal reported that UBS and Deutsche Bank would have discussed in June, a merger of their investment banks, but without reaching an agreement. Earlier in the spring, other rumors had circulated about talks on a marriage of the respective asset management divisions of the two institutions, with no more success.

Amgen breaks his piggy bank. The group will buy Otezla Celgene's rights (Bristol-Myers Squibb) for $ 13.4 billion in cash. The antitrust authorities had made this assignment one of the prerequisites for the merger of BMS and Celgene.

SUB accelerates its moult. Swiss Credit is continuing its transformation by announcing new measures around its Swiss universal banking division (SUB). Retail banking and commercial bank customers will be served by a new division, called "Direct Banking", while the investment bank will be withdrawn from the CIB segment to be directly attached to the CEO of SUB. Several hundred million francs will be invested in SUB by the end of 2021. The medium-term financial objectives are confirmed.

Extreme concentration. Shareholders of Transat AT accept the purchase by Air Canada for 720 MCAD. The company had to raise its initial offer after competing with a Mach surge. His first proposal was 520 MCAD. However, the transaction raises antitrust questions, since Transat owns Air Transat, the 3^e Canadian airline behind Air Canada and WestJet.

In short elsewhere. Ryanair will close four of its Spanish bases and lay off more than 500 people, according to local unions. Qualcomm loses its second chief financial officer by the year. Alpiq deficit at 1^st semester. Schaffner lowers its annual targets for the year ended September. Idorsia hopes to achieve profitability in 2021.