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Episode publication activity over the past year
The frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel talks the CDU and Germany’s economy
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A US judge has dismissed two antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, investors are reassessing their co...
The Amazon wage effect
28 Jun 2021
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The UK’s financial watchdog has ordered crypto exchange Binance to stop all regulated activities i...
Biden strikes infrastructure deal, Bitcoin’s plunge
25 Jun 2021
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US President Joe Biden has secured a deal on an infrastructure package worth about $1tn to spend on ...
Meme ‘stonks’ and the market
24 Jun 2021
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb36b605-47d9-465a-91f8-d47a4a...
Why Instagram is getting filtered out
23 Jun 2021
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House prices have set records in the US and parts of Europe, and the artificial intelligence-based d...
US student athletes’ Supreme Court victory
22 Jun 2021
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The head of the US Food and Drug Administration is under fire after approving a controversial Alzhei...
How artificial intelligence is reshaping the world
21 Jun 2021
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Reflation trade has been pummelled after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly signalled a shift in its s...
Black Americans’ unease with official embrace of Juneteenth
18 Jun 2021
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The premium above super-safe US Treasuries that investors demand to buy risky corporate debt has dro...
Federal Reserve signals first rate rise in 2023
17 Jun 2021
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Federal Reserve officials expect to start raising US interest rates in 2023, Toshiba’s latest corp...
Web founder Tim Berners-Lee auctions off original source code
16 Jun 2021
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The Tokyo Olympic Games will need a public bailout of about $800m if spectators are banned, and the ...
When Biden meets Putin
15 Jun 2021
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The world’s longest undersea electric cable, between the UK and Norway, is set to be switched on t...
China’s proliferating smart city technology
14 Jun 2021
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Israel’s parliament has voted in a new government, ending rightwing stalwart and five-time premier...
Inflation rises but worries fade, global taxation deal
11 Jun 2021
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Leaders of the G7 economies convening in the UK will announce a pledge to provide 1bn coronavirus do...
The true cost of zero commission trading
10 Jun 2021
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Today’s report on US consumer prices is expected to show that prices further accelerated in May, U...
The FBI’s hi-tech sting, the day the internet broke
09 Jun 2021
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Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul the international tax system will face a difficult passage through th...
Abu Dhabi’s creative pivot away from oil
08 Jun 2021
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US officials say they have recovered $2.3m worth of ransom payments made to hackers who shut down th...
The potential disruption of decentralised finance
07 Jun 2021
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One of the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturers warns the global chip shortage could...
Are we in a new era of inflation?
04 Jun 2021
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The Biden administration is banning Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese defence and survei...
AMC butters up retail investors, Naomi Osaka shakes up sports media
03 Jun 2021
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A wave of high-profile ransomware assaults over the past two months has convulsed the insurance mark...
Djibouti is trying to become the Singapore of Africa
02 Jun 2021
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Former Apollo Global Management chief executive, Leon Black, has been hit with a lawsuit claiming th...
How Covid-19 finally caught up with Taiwan
01 Jun 2021
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The surge in pet ownership during the pandemic has helped propel the group behind pet insurer Bought...
US regulation on cryptocurrencies could be coming
31 May 2021
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American retailers are rushing to secure inventory ahead of the year end holiday season, US financia...
European stocks are getting their moment in the sun
28 May 2021
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The market for special purpose acquisition companies has become an unexpected casualty of the ...
Big oil companies face backlash on both sides of the Atlantic
27 May 2021
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Tesla is set to pay for chips in advance to overcome the global chip shortage, and Amazon locks in i...
Can oil dependent countries adjust as the world shifts from fossil fuels?
26 May 2021
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England’s National Health Service is preparing to scrape the medical histories of 55m patients int...
Can economic reform create a more level playing field for Black Americans?
25 May 2021
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Deutsche Bank is relocating 100 bankers from London to offices in the EU and Asia as Germany’s lar...
Epic vs Apple legal battle wraps up
24 May 2021
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Today is the final day of the courtroom battle between Apple and Fortnite developer Epic games, whic...
Quantitative easing and rising stock prices
21 May 2021
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire that would end an 11-day conflict that has claimed the l...
Fears of regulation lead to cryptocurrency chaos
20 May 2021
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US companies have urged South Korea’s president to free Samsung’s jailed chairman and argue the ...
JPMorgan’s executive shuffle puts two women in line to replace Jamie Dimon
19 May 2021
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JPMorgan Chase has shuffled several top executives, and has elevated two women who could be successo...
Biden tells Netanyahu he supports a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict
18 May 2021
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US President Joe Biden yesterday expressed support for a Israel-Gaza ceasefire in a call with Israel...
The growing market for emotional recognition technology
17 May 2021
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AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a ...
Why Elon Musk is focusing on bitcoin’s fossil fuel issues
14 May 2021
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Airbnb’s first-quarter revenues showed a strong recovery in travel in the US as pandemic restricti...
Consumer price data stokes inflation fears, US labour shortage
13 May 2021
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US stocks suffered their worst losses in months and government bonds also fell after government data...
US companies announce record share buybacks, Covid hits India’s middle class
12 May 2021
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Companies are dusting off share buyback plans after a blockbuster earnings season, and shareholders ...
Colonial pipeline hackers didn’t mean to create problems, UK services’ Brexit struggles
11 May 2021
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The hacker group blamed for the ransomware attack on the Colonial pipeline insisted it only wanted t...
US issues emergency powers to keep fuel flowing, CEO diversity promises
10 May 2021
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The US government enacted emergency powers on Sunday in a bid to keep fuel supplies flowing after a ...
Merkel opposes US move to waive vaccine IP, the drive behind the commodity supercycle
07 May 2021
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Angela Merkel has expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to suspend intellect...
US to support temporary suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents, India’s coronavirus crisis is affecting global shipping
06 May 2021
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Stocks of major vaccine makers were rattled on Wednesday after the US decided to support a plan to t...
Yellen says US interest rates may have to rise, European central banks lag in gender equality
05 May 2021
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Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that US interest rates may need to rise so that the ...
US banks move to reduce deposits, the Spac bubble deflates
04 May 2021
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A wave of cash flooding bank balance sheets has prompted some US lenders to advise corporate clients...
Epic Games vs Apple, Serbs worry about pollution from Chinese investment
03 May 2021
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The trial between Epic Games and Apple is set to kick off today, and the controversial Dakota Access...
Amazon caps big week of tech earnings, Bafin’s Binance probe
30 Apr 2021
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Amazon reported its second straight quarter of $100bn-plus sales, comfortably beating Wall Street’...
Fed says no change to monetary policy, Credit Suisse’s new chair aims for turnround
29 Apr 2021
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The Federal Reserve upgraded its view of the US economic recovery, but kept interest rates close to ...
Google’s big Q1, how to craft a New Deal for the young
28 Apr 2021
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Google reported record first quarter earnings, and stock market listings around the world are runnin...
US donates AstraZeneca vaccine doses, the rise of OnlyFans
27 Apr 2021
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The US will share up to 60m doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine with other countries, and Tota...
US offshore wind energy, the rise of Germany’s Green Party
26 Apr 2021
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Chinese companies have raised a record $11bn on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq this year, va...
The data invisibility of Asian Americans
23 Apr 2021
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Joe Biden plans to announce a set of tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, and there has been a...
US to propose big emissions cut by 2030, Huarong tests Beijing’s backing
22 Apr 2021
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US President Joe Biden is set to announce his country’s steepest ever emissions cuts, Russia plans...
Football clubs back out of Super League, Derek Chauvin found guilty in murder of George Floyd
21 Apr 2021
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A jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on three charges in the killi...
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine could weigh on other programmes, Cuba’s future in a post-Castro era
20 Apr 2021
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The concerns that led to a halt in Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine rollout could damage conf...
A tournament to compete with the Champions League, is Clubhouse worth $4bn?
19 Apr 2021
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Consumers around the world have stockpiled an extra $5.4tn of savings since the coronavirus pandemic...
Markets rally on strong economic data, investors react to Biden’s sanctions on Russia
16 Apr 2021
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Global equities reached new heights and Treasuries rallied sharply on Thursday on the back of upbeat...
US bank profits surge, Deutsche Bank recovers, Suez Canal officials seize ship
15 Apr 2021
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Three of the largest US banks beat profits expectations on Wednesday on the back of a strengthening ...
Eurozone’s economy proves resilient, Toshiba buyout battle
14 Apr 2021
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Coinbase prepares to be the first leading cryptocurrency exchange to list on a US stock market, and ...
UK to launch probe into Cameron and Greensill, US states turn to online betting for tax revenue
13 Apr 2021
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Boris Johnson has commissioned an independent inquiry into the lobbying scandal involving David Came...
David Cameron breaks Greensill silence, investors brace for corporate tax hikes
12 Apr 2021
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Former British prime minister David Cameron has admitted he made mistakes over his government lobbyi...
Amazon on course to defeat union effort, Goldman’s Deliveroo move
09 Apr 2021
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Amazon looked on course to defeat a historic effort by workers to unionise an Alabama warehouse, and...
US corporate tax offer to the world, ShareChat valued at $2.1bn, Vaccitech IPO
08 Apr 2021
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The start-up that owns the biotechnology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has confidentially fi...
EMA to probe Sputnik vaccine, Renesas Electronics, Brazil crises
07 Apr 2021
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The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation next week into whether clinical trials of Russia’...
Janet Yellen proposes global corporate minimum tax, the Taiwanese company at the heart of the global economy
06 Apr 2021
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US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is calling on other countries to join the US in setting a co...
Computer chip shortage, corporate America caught between US and China
05 Apr 2021
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The boom in Bitcoin mining is having an unintended consequence: it has driven up the cost of compute...
Biden’s $2tn infrastructure plan, Deliveroo’s IPO flop, Black Americans in finance
01 Apr 2021
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Wall Street touched a record high Wednesday as the White House released details of President Joe Bid...
IMF head issues warning, Russia’s Arctic trade route, Amlo’s progress
31 Mar 2021
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The head of the IMF has warned that the world should be ready for an emerging market debt cris...
Biden’s Taiwan shift, US companies see inflation, Archegos hits big banks
30 Mar 2021
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The Biden administration is sticking with a Trump administration policy that will make it easier for...
Mysterious trades, Suez Canal ripples, Amazon union vote
29 Mar 2021
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The private investment firm Archegos Capital was behind billions of dollars worth of share sales tha...
EU leaders clash over vaccines, UK debt, Ant Group fees
26 Mar 2021
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European leaders clash over vaccine distribution at a marathon virtual summit, holders of UK governm...
EU-UK vaccine tensions, grounded ship blocks Suez canal
25 Mar 2021
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British and European officials on Wednesday issued a joint statement saying they’d discussed devel...
EU-China diplomatic row imperils market access deal
24 Mar 2021
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The escalation of a diplomatic row between the EU and China could imperil a market-access deal meant...
Turkey investors shaken by central bank governor firing
23 Mar 2021
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Investor confidence in Turkey is shaken by the shock dismissal of the head of the central bank and t...
Global equities surge, Broadway woes, India tries to tackle job shortage with new hiring rules
22 Mar 2021
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Investors have injected almost $170bn into global stocks over the past month, Broadway’s theatre w...
EU countries to restart AstraZeneca use, Biden's hardline on China, airline lift-off
19 Mar 2021
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Europe’s biggest countries are set to resume using the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine afte...
Fed upgrades growth forecast, how Stripe became Silicon Valley’s most valuable company
18 Mar 2021
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Federal Reserve officials sharply upgraded their growth forecasts for the world’s largest economy,...
EU to propose Covid-19 travel certificate, EU and US drift apart economically
17 Mar 2021
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Brussels is to propose the creation of a Covid-19 certificate to allow EU citizens to travel inside ...
China’s tech giants test way around Apple’s new privacy rules, US airline CEO optimism
16 Mar 2021
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US airlines are optimistic about the industry after more people flew in the US this past weekend tha...
Stripe valuation soars to $95bn, businesses in the pandemic, private data use in the pandemic
15 Mar 2021
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The payments provider, Stripe, is now worth $95bn after its latest round of fundraising, and more th...
Australia vaccine funding, Sinopharm’s global push, ECB accelerates stimulus
12 Mar 2021
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Canberra is contemplating investing in a A$1bn biopharmaceutical plant to reduce its dependence on i...
Martin Wolf looks back at the pandemic one year later
11 Mar 2021
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President Joe Biden is eyeing a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure package for the US. Plus, the F...
US congress to vote on $1.9tn stimulus bill, scaling up green hydrogen, Coupang’s IPO
10 Mar 2021
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The OECD said on Tuesday that president Joe Biden’s $1.9tn US stimulus programme will boost the gl...
Tech stocks drag Wall Street lower, Greensill files for administration, Apollo merges with Athene
09 Mar 2021
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Stocks declined on Monday with shares of technology companies leading Wall Street lower, and the str...
ECB probes Greensill fallout, commercial property muddles through, TikTok in Myanmar
08 Mar 2021
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The European Central Bank has asked lenders for details of their exposure to Greensill Capital and i...
Powell’s comments send markets lower, oil rises on Opec+ moves, UK’s listing shake-up
05 Mar 2021
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Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell triggered a sudden sell-off in long-term US Treasury debt and...
The fall of Greensill Capital
04 Mar 2021
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Democratic leaders have reached a compromise on a deal that would limit who is eligible for $1,400 s...
Biden’s vaccine deal, more Ant troubles, Germany’s vaccine woes
03 Mar 2021
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President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the US would have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines...
Dems warn against loosening bank capital requirements, Rupert Murdoch at 90
02 Mar 2021
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Two senior Democratic lawmakers have warned the Federal Reserve that it would be a “grave error”...
Sunak previews UK budget, von der Leyen warns of more pandemics, Lucid takes on Tesla
01 Mar 2021
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce the UK’s budget on Monday and it includes a £5bn “res...
Bond sell-off roils markets, ex-Petrobras chief hits back, Ghana’s first Covax vaccines
26 Feb 2021
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The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury exceeded 1.5 per cent for the first time in a year and t...
GameStop returns, Myanmar banks, Texas power politics
25 Feb 2021
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GameStop’s share price doubled in the final 90 minutes of trading on Wednesday, partners at the co...
Powell signals hope for ‘more normal conditions’, US Russia sanctions, HSBC’s pivot east
24 Feb 2021
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Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell spoke to Congress on Tuesday and indicated the central ban...
Tech stocks fall on inflation fears, Brazil’s oil intervention, Big Tech goes green
23 Feb 2021
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The Nasdaq Composite closed 2.5 per cent lower on Monday as rising inflation expectations undercut a...
Johnson’s plan to lift lockdown, McKinsey leadership vote, UK probes Big Tech
22 Feb 2021
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UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, is set to lay out a road map for lifting England’s lockdown, HSB...
Macron’s FT interview, GameStop hearing, oil rises and US Treasuries tumble
19 Feb 2021
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In an exclusive interview with the FT, French president Emmanuel Macron urges wealthy countries to h...
Facebook bans content sharing in Australia, Texas battles cold, China’s digital currency
18 Feb 2021
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Facebook has defied Australia’s push to make Big Tech pay for news by banning the sharing of conte...
China’s rare earth mineral exports, Hong Kong stock trading, Amsterdam Spacs
17 Feb 2021
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China is exploring limits on exports of rare earth minerals that are crucial for the manufacture of ...
Biden’s stimulus push, Texas blackouts, warehouse automation
16 Feb 2021
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President Joe Biden heads to Wisconsin to sell his stimulus plan, and the cold snap in Texas tests t...
EU to allow UK data flow, commodities boom, China's box office
15 Feb 2021
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Brussels is set to allow data to continue to flow freely from the EU to the UK. In Argentina, the co...
Europe’s IPO boom, Bitcoin hits new record, China’s corn spree
12 Feb 2021
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Europe’s IPO market is off to its strongest start in five years thanks to a flurry of tech and eco...
Amsterdam becomes Europe’s trading hub, AstraZeneca vaccine to help poor countries, Italy’s recovery fund
11 Feb 2021
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Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre last month, Federal Reserve ch...
Twitter warns of slowing growth, investors tell Amazon to stop meddling in union vote, US-China investment flows
10 Feb 2021
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Twitter’s user growth fell short of expectations for the second quarter in a row, more than 70 inv...
EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, Tesla’s bitcoin investment, SoftBank Vision Fund makes big gains
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia, ...