Wednesday, March 27
FT News Briefing27 Mar 2019

Wednesday, March 27

Renault and Nissan patch up their alliance and plan a further acquisition to bulk up the business, a leading Eurosceptic says he has decided after all to back Theresa May’s deal on Brexit, and we learn more about former Uber chief Travis Kalanick’s new global venture. Plus, why European investors are becoming concerned about rising levels of banker pay.

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