The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday it had tentatively approved a proposed alliance agreement between Delta Air Lines and Canada's WestJet that is expected to expand travel options between the United States and Canada.

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* Rome has so far declined to announce bans on Huawei equipment

Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a supply deal with Huawei for its 5G core network, two sources close to the matter said, the clearest sign yet Rome is adopting a tougher stance against the Chinese telecoms equipment maker. (Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte and Elvira Pollina; Additional reporting and editing by Giselda Vagnoni; Editing by Jan Harvey)

The boards of Spanish lenders Bankia and Caixabank will call shareholder meetings on Dec. 1 and Dec. 3 respectively to approve their agreed merger, the banks said on Friday.

Italian regional bank Credem said on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to buy smaller rival Cassa di Risparmio di Cento (CR Cento) in a deal that will strengthen its market share in its Emilia Romagna home region.

Spanish lenders Bankia and Caixabank said on Friday that their boards had agreed to call shareholder meetings to approve their agreed merger for Dec. 1 and Dec. 3 respectively.

Berlin's city government plans to buy the electricity grid Stromnetz Berlin from Swedish utility Vattenfall, the German capital's finance minister and mayor said on Friday.

Renault will stop making vans for rival Fiat Chrysler (FCA), its deputy chief executive Clotilde Delbos said on Friday, as the Italian carmaker finalises a merger agreement with Peugeot-maker PSA Group.

Signify NV, the world's largest lighting company, said on Friday its short term outlook is still murky are as its clients are reluctant to rebuild inventory of lamps and lighting fixtures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.