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* Shares up 2.6% in U.S. pre-market trading (Adds Facebook pre-market share prices, Swiss regulator and European lawmaker comments) JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/6ulyrImw6F4/update-1-facebook-reveals-libra-cryptocurrency-with-lofty-goals-idUSL2N23P06G

* More job cuts planned at Neovia globally (Adds quotes, details) JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/O1QSddoLWm0/update-1-adm-to-cut-jobs-at-animal-feed-unit-neovia-in-france-idUSL8N23P35O

Following is a summary of commercial aircraft deals announced by Airbus and Boeing at the Paris Airshow. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/iEzaNjjZJxc/airbus-and-boeing-aircraft-deals-at-paris-airshow-idUSKCN1TJ1CJ

Airbus and Boeing bagged a combined $15 billion of plane deals on day two of the Paris Airshow, as their sales teams scrapped for orders after a downturn in business at many airlines and the grounding of Boeing’s top-selling jet. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/BxvljOe0xiA/boeing-and-airbus-bag-15-billion-of-deals-in-paris-airshow-battle-idUSKCN1TJ0RW

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, as more dovish calls from the European Central Bank fueled expectations of a similar accommodative stance from the Federal Reserve. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/ktIYELfC71M/us-stocks-futures-rise-on-hopes-of-accommodative-fed-idUSL4N23P2PT

Britain’s next prime minister must make it their “overriding” priority to protect London’s globally competitive position in finance after Brexit, financial services minister John Glen said on Tuesday. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/2AzQ4ooeh8g/update-2-minister-calls-on-next-pm-to-defend-britains-leading-finance-role-idUSL8N23P1P4

NatWest Holdings, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, said on Tuesday it had appointed Marieke Flament as the first chief executive officer of its new digital-only bank for small businesses, Mettle. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/8x6JE4w_dnQ/moves-natwest-names-ceo-for-its-new-digital-only-bank-idUSL4N23P2TC

The euro took a beating and German bond yields hit a fresh record low on Tuesday in reaction to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s comments indicating a possibility of new rate cuts or asset purchases. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/bYlTEZ-vj0U/super-mario-shock-euro-slides-yields-hit-new-lows-idUSKCN1TJ01U

Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday the planned $1.2 billion merger between gene sequencing company Illumina Inc and smaller rival Pacific Biosciences of California Inc may be a threat to competition in the country. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/GPPM1v5L-i8/update-1-uks-cma-says-illumina-pacific-biosciences-deal-could-hurt-competition-idUSL4N23P2LK

Investment firm Fidelity International said on Tuesday that it has decided to restrict its customers from making new investments in money manager Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund. JEFFREY LIPTON in BARBADOS – http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/companyNews/~3/rgHqHKevE5g/update-1-fidelity-to-curb-investments-in-woodford-income-focus-fund-idUSL4N23P2NS