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  "id": 231223,
  "title": "Budget carrier easyJet confirms €6.6 billion takeover by US private equity firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/budget-carrier-easyjet-confirms-6-6-billion-takeover-by-us-private-231223",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T17:40:36.000Z",
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  "summary": "EasyJet was founded by British-Cypriot entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995 as a no-frills airline offering low-cost fares to destinations across Europe.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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