GRAPHIC-US equity funds attract inflows, defying a tech selloff July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. investors continued to pump money into equity funds in the seven days to July 24, shrugging off a technology sector selloff to focus on robust corporate earnings and the possibility of upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. According to LSEG data, investors acquired U.S.

Vivendi posts H1 growth helped by Lagardère consolidation, Havas By Olivier Cherfan and Gianluca Lo Nostro July 25 (Reuters) - French media conglomerate Vivendi VIV.PA reported a 39.3% rise in first-half adjusted operating profit to 619 million euros ($672.30 million) on Thursday, helped notably by consolidation of the publishing group Lagardère and growth in advertising business Havas.

BREAKINGVIEWS-UMG pays steep price for platform addiction The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Pierre Briancon LONDON, July 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Cheeky economists may debate the impact of Taylor Swift’s concerts on some countries’ GDP, but the success of her latest album wasn’t enough to prevent a market rout for Universal Music Group UMG.AS , her record company.

UPDATE 2-UMG Q2 revenue beat offset by subscription and streaming headwinds Recasts with subscription slowdown, termination of Meta deal July 24 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group UMG.AS , the label representing Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake, on Wednesday recorded higher than expected second quarter sales, which was offset by a slowdown in the subscription and streaming segment.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with Spanish antitrust probe on Apple July 24 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech in recent years. Here are some of the actions taken by European watchdogs against big technology companies: EUROPEAN UNION Apple AAPL.O settled an EU antitrust probe and will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on July 11. It faces three investigations under the Digita