French President Macron holds an emergency meeting in Paris with Ukraine’s allies, and a stock index featuring Europe’s largest banks is outpacing the United States’ Magnificent Seven tech giants. Plus, the activist hedge fund Elliot Management is on a mission to rejuvenate British Petroleum.
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Europe scrambles to respond as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks
Hedge fund Elliott shakes BP from its strategic slump
Magnificent 7? Try the Magnificent 47 for size
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