FT News Briefing

Tuesday, January 21

21 Jan 2020

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The US Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins today. Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell proposed rules on Monday evening that ...

Monday, January 20

20 Jan 2020

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US government-funded technology companies have recorded an increase in the use of circumvention software in Iran in recent weeks, the UK’s pledge to...

Friday, January 17

17 Jan 2020

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Investors catapulted Alphabet’s stock market value above $1tn for the first time on Thursday, Comcast’s NBCUniversal unveils a new streaming servi...

Thursday, January 16

16 Jan 2020

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The US and China have signed an agreement to pause the trade war that has weighed on the global economy for nearly two years, flying taxi start-up Job...

Wednesday, January 15

15 Jan 2020

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The US House of Representatives will vote today on sending articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, Boeing has ceded the ...

Tuesday, January 14

14 Jan 2020

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The UK government is trying to claw back some of the £10m paid to trade organisations to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, US officials have presented th...

Monday, January 13

13 Jan 2020

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Nissan executives have accelerated secret contingency planning for a potential split from Renault, the head of MI5 says he has “no reason to think”...

Friday, January 10

10 Jan 2020

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The US House of Representatives votes in favour of limiting president Donald Trump’s military powers against Iran, Western intelligence officials be...

Thursday, January 9

09 Jan 2020

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Donald Trump backs away from military action against Iran, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visits London in her first meeting with ...

Wednesday, January 8

08 Jan 2020

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Iran fires more than a dozen missiles at bases in Iraq hosting American troops in retaliation for the US killing of Qassem Soleimani. Plus, Bank of En...

Tuesday, January 7

07 Jan 2020

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The top US military official denied that America would be pulling troops out of Iraq, blaming a leaked “draft” letter indicating otherwise. Plus, ...

Monday, January 6

06 Jan 2020

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France warns the US about the repercussions of imposing tariffs in response to the digital services tax on the likes of Google and Amazon, Boris Johns...

Friday, January 3

03 Jan 2020

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US regulators unveil long-awaited restrictions on some flavoured e-cigarettes, Bernie Sanders notched up the biggest quarterly money haul so far of an...

Thursday, January 2

02 Jan 2020

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Lebanon pressed for Carlos Ghosn’s return one week before the former Nissan chairman escaped from Tokyo and Google Health has created a system that ...

Tuesday, December 31

31 Dec 2019

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Private equity groups spent more on deals this year than at any time since the financial crisis, investors gear up for the final day of share trading ...

Monday, December 30

30 Dec 2019

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Fraudsters are milking companies of tens of billions of dollars a year with fake responses to online ads, new documents reveal that WeWork will have t...

Friday, December 20

20 Dec 2019

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Andrew Bailey has been selected as the new governor of the Bank of England, Democrats and Republicans trade barbs over tactics in the delay to Preside...

Thursday, December 19

19 Dec 2019

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The Bank of England admits that high-speed traders have been able to listen in on market-sensitive press conferences, the man who came to be a symbol ...

Wednesday, December 18

18 Dec 2019

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FedEx cuts its annual earnings guidance for the second time in three months, a new report shows that Royal Dutch Shell paid no corporate income tax in...

Tuesday, December 17

17 Dec 2019

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Global stocks hit fresh record highs on Monday as the US and China hit pause on the long-running trade war, while Mexico and the US resolve a row over...

Monday, December 16

16 Dec 2019

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A deal to implement the new USMCA trade agreement was under threat after Mexico said it did not agree to certain provisions, Apple will face a shareho...

Friday, December 13

13 Dec 2019

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Boris Johnson declared a powerful mandate for Brexit after a crushing UK election victory. The FT’s Sebastian Payne breaks down the results. Pl...

Thursday, December 12

12 Dec 2019

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The Federal Reserve leaves its policy rate unchanged and indicates that it has no plans to make changes through 2020, and the climate summit in Madrid...

Wednesday, December 11

11 Dec 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson makes a final plea to voters in the “most important election in a lifetime”, Saudi Arabia renews its push for a $2...

Tuesday, December 10

10 Dec 2019

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Donald Trump says “a lot of strides” have been made on the USMCA trade deal, Morgan Stanley is cutting around 1,500 jobs worldwide, Amazon claims ...

Monday, December 9

09 Dec 2019

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Beijing orders all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software within three years, the FBI is treatin...

Friday, December 6

06 Dec 2019

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Dark money has made it way into political advertising in the UK general election, buyout group CVC Capital Partners holds talks with Fifa and Real Mad...

Thursday, December 5

05 Dec 2019

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Former World Bank president Robert Zoellick delivers a public rebuke of Donald Trump’s China policy, Boris Johnson vows not to involve Huawei in Bri...

Wednesday, December 4

04 Dec 2019

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Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step back from their day-to-day roles at Alphabet, US senator Kamala Harris drops out of the 2020 presid...

Tuesday, December 3

03 Dec 2019

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The Trump administration is on a tariff blitz, proposing levies on goods from France, the EU, Brazil and Argentina. In the UK, the Conservative party ...

Monday, December 2

02 Dec 2019

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The Federal Reserve is considering letting inflation run above its 2 per cent target, UK politicians play a blame game after Friday’s tragedy at Lon...

Friday, November 29

29 Nov 2019

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US political parties develop new technology that will access voters through the phone contacts of their supporters, OECD data shows the European Union...

Thursday, November 28

28 Nov 2019

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US President Donald Trump signs two bills supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters, Christine Lagarde pushes for climate change to be part of...

Wednesday, November 27

27 Nov 2019

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Xerox said it would take its proposal for a $33bn takeover of HP directly to the personal computer maker’s shareholders, Nasdaq’s listings busines...

Tuesday, November 26

26 Nov 2019

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Companies unleash a wave of global takeovers, agreeing to more than $70bn in deals, famed investor Bill Gross warns that US stock and bond markets are...

Monday, November 25

25 Nov 2019

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Pro-democracy candidates take more than half of seats in Hong Kong’s local council elections amid record voter turnout, UK prime minister Boris John...

Friday, November 22

22 Nov 2019

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Politicians and privacy campaigners call for Google’s $2.1bn deal for Fitbit to be blocked, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be hit by...

Thursday, November 21

21 Nov 2019

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The US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, turns against Donald Trump in an explosive impeachment testimony, Saudi Arabia marginalises global banks...

Wednesday, November 20

20 Nov 2019

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Boris Johnson narrowly beats rival Jeremy Corbyn in a high-stakes televised duel, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a current White House official...

Tuesday, November 19

19 Nov 2019

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Alibaba is set to raise up to $13.4bn in a secondary listing in Hong Kong even as violence in the financial centre intensifies. Many see the IPO as a ...

Monday, November 18

18 Nov 2019

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Saudi Aramco scales back the initial public offering of its state oil giant, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, says she wi...

Friday, November 15

15 Nov 2019

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The US and China are struggling to complete a ‘phase one’ deal to halt their trade war, former Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein takes...

Thursday, November 14

14 Nov 2019

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WeWork said its losses more than doubled to $1.3bn in the third quarter of 2019, researchers say a smartphone app developed by the Home Office for EU ...

Wednesday, November 13

13 Nov 2019

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Some popular UK health websites are sharing people’s sensitive data to ad-targeting giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook, and US president Don...

Tuesday, November 12

12 Nov 2019

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Sources tell the FT that US private equity firm Cerberus has lost faith in Deutsche Bank’s chairman Paul Achleitner and is pushing for him to be rep...

Monday, November 11

11 Nov 2019

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Christine Lagarde is expected to face calls for an overhaul of how the European Central Bank decides monetary policy, Apple has piled on more than $40...

Introducing FT Politics: UK Election Countdown

09 Nov 2019

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We have another FT podcast to share. With FT Politics: UK Election Countdown, you can keep up with the twists and turns of the December 12 poll.The fi...

Friday, November 8

08 Nov 2019

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Bankers for Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering have dangled the possibility of bonus payouts that could take the company’s annual dividend pas...

Thursday, November 7

07 Nov 2019

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Airbnb is being valued at up to $42bn by investors buying indirect stakes ahead of an IPO next year and the US Department of Justice has charged two f...

Wednesday, November 6

06 Nov 2019

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Donald Trump’s envoy to the EU acknowledges Ukraine aid was linked to a probe into Joe Biden, Ikea and H&M resist retail disruption by investing...

Tuesday, November 5

05 Nov 2019

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Uber’s rising revenue fails to stem a large loss in the third quarter and SoftBank tightens governance at companies it backs following the near coll...

Monday, November 4

04 Nov 2019

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The whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump agrees to answer questions by House Republicans, Saudi Aramco launches its lon...

Friday, November 1

01 Nov 2019

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The US House of Representatives votes to begin a new public phase in the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, Adam Neumann’s former chief of staff...

Thursday, October 31

31 Oct 2019

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The US Department of Justice strikes a deal with the Malaysian financier at the centre of the 1MDB scandal, Apple posts quarterly earnings showing str...

Wednesday, October 30

30 Oct 2019

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British MPs set a general election for December 12, the owner of French carmaker Peugeot is in merger talks with rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to cr...

Tuesday, October 29

29 Oct 2019

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Alphabet revenues were hit by rising costs in the third quarter despite a strong performance by Google’s ad business, and UK prime minister Boris Jo...

Monday, October 28

28 Oct 2019

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Alberto Fernández defeats Mauricio Macri to become the next president of Argentina, Lloyds Banking Group failed to pass on the wills of thousands of ...

Friday, October 25

25 Oct 2019

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Amazon shares dropped as much as 9 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company reported lower profits than a year ago, Boris Johnson...

Thursday, October 24

24 Oct 2019

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Tesla shares soar 20 per cent in after-hours trade after posting a net profit in the third quarter, and Donald Trump says he will remove sanctions imp...

Wednesday, October 23

23 Oct 2019

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British MPs back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but derail his attempt to take the UK out of the EU by October 31, and US commerce secret...

Tuesday, October 22

22 Oct 2019

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Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party was set for a minority government win in Canada’s general election, SoftBank floats a $9.5bn proposal to take contr...

Monday, October 21

21 Oct 2019

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Boris Johnson makes a new attempt to win parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal on Monday, UK officials say a Russian cyberattack unit “masquera...

Friday, October 18

18 Oct 2019

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Boris Johnson attempts to secure parliamentary support for his Brexit deal, Saudi Aramco postpones the launch of its long-awaited initial public offer...

Thursday, October 17

17 Oct 2019

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Brexit negotiators wrangle over the terms of a deal ahead of the start of Thursday’s EU summit, Netflix missed its forecast for new subscribers for ...

Wednesday, October 16

16 Oct 2019

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The US House of Representatives passed an act voicing strong support for Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, and Boris Johnson was on Tuesday night lo...

Tuesday, October 15

15 Oct 2019

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Donald Trump imposes sanctions against Turkish officials, hopes fade for a Brexit deal at a European summit this week, Facebook admits doubts about it...

Monday, October 14

14 Oct 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson gears up for what could be a historic week for Brexit ahead of the EU leaders’ summit, US banks enter the earnings s...

Friday, October 11

11 Oct 2019

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Sterling had its biggest day since March on Thursday amid hopes for a Brexit deal, James Murdoch’s new holding company has agreed to buy a minority ...

Thursday, October 10

10 Oct 2019

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US senators will propose sanctions on Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offensive in north-east Syria, EU leaders issue an ultim...

Wednesday, October 9

09 Oct 2019

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US stocks staged a late-session sell-off on Tuesday after the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on China ahead of trade talks after it impose...

Tuesday, October 8

08 Oct 2019

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says it will not proceed with its £32bn offer for the London Stock Exchange Group, the president of the World Bank w...

Monday, October 7

07 Oct 2019

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HSBC embarks on a cost-cutting drive that threatens up to 10,000 jobs, 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden accuses US president Donald Trump of spread...

Friday, October 4

04 Oct 2019

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Donald Trump urges China to investigate former US vice president Joe Biden and the FT’s Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains how Mr ...

Thursday, October 3

03 Oct 2019

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Global stocks fell heavily on Wednesday, with the UK market having its worst day in more than three years, while the Trump administration will move to...

Wednesday, October 2

02 Oct 2019

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The US manufacturing sector contracted for the second consecutive month in September, falling to its lowest level since the recession, Charles Schwab ...

Tuesday, October 1

01 Oct 2019

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US Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would hold a trial in the Senate if the House of Representatives voted to impeach Preside...

Monday, September 30

30 Sep 2019

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Global dealmaking eases to the slowest pace in more than two years and more than 400,000 German car owners sign up to a landmark collective lawsuit ag...

Friday, September 27

27 Sep 2019

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The White House faced accusations of a cover-up on Thursday after the publication of a whistleblower complaint, Peloton traded below the company’s f...

Thursday, September 26

26 Sep 2019

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A memo from the White House reveals that US president Donald Trump asked Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice-president Joe...

Wednesday, September 25

25 Sep 2019

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House Democrats have launched impeachment proceedings against US president Donald Trump and Adam Neumann has been pushed out as chief executive of WeW...

Tuesday, September 24

24 Sep 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson calls for a new deal with Iran, Netflix sees its shares erase all gains for 2019 while Barclays analysts question if i...

Monday, September 23

23 Sep 2019

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SoftBank moves to oust Adam Neumann as the chief executive of WeWork, US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi perform a doub...

Friday, September 20

20 Sep 2019

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Saudi Arabia is pressuring wealthy families to buy in to the initial public offering of state oil giant Saudi Aramco, the Federal Reserve intervened i...

Thursday, September 19

19 Sep 2019

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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau apologises for wearing brownface makeup at a private school party after Time magazine published a yearbook phot...

Wednesday, September 18

18 Sep 2019

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announces plans to inject another $75bn into the US financial system to alleviate funding pressures in short-term...

Tuesday, September 17

17 Sep 2019

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WeWork postponed its initial public offering on Monday night after struggling to drum up investor interest, US president Donald Trump says he has stru...

Monday, September 16

16 Sep 2019

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Saudi Arabia faces weeks without full crude production capacity after an attack on the world’s most important oil facility, China’s formerly acqui...

Friday, September 13

13 Sep 2019

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WeWork’s executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of co-founder Adam Neumann, Speaker of the UK House of Commons J...

Thursday, September 12

12 Sep 2019

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Purdue Pharma and its controlling Sackler family members strike a preliminary deal with several US states and local governments to resolve legal claim...

Wednesday, September 11

11 Sep 2019

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Apple unveils the iPhone 11 and undercuts streaming rivals Netflix and Disney with a $4.99-a-month price tag for its TV+ service, and Uber cuts more t...

Tuesday, September 10

10 Sep 2019

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Softbank, the biggest outside shareholder in WeWork, is urging the lossmaking property group to shelve its hotly anticipated initial public offering, ...

Monday, September 9

09 Sep 2019

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A study found that nearly 40 per cent of worldwide foreign direct investment is used as a vehicle for financial engineering to minimise companies’ t...

Friday, September 6

06 Sep 2019

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UK Labour MPs appear set to reject Boris Johnson’s push for a snap election and US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin moves to return Fannie Mae and ...

Thursday, September 5

05 Sep 2019

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Boris Johnson suffered two major defeats on Wednesday as MPs backed legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit and then blocked the prime minister’s attem...

Wednesday, September 4

04 Sep 2019

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UK Conservative rebels inflict a Commons defeat on prime minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy, leaving Britain on the brink of a general election....

Tuesday, September 3

03 Sep 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson threatens to call an October 14 general election if rebel Tory MPs join forces with Labour today, Germany’s export-d...

Monday, September 2

02 Sep 2019

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In a Labor Day special episode, as Philip Morris International enters into merger talks with Altria, we take a look at the evolution of the tobacco in...

Friday, August 30

30 Aug 2019

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US companies are unlikely to heed Donald Trump’s call to ditch their investments in China, Argentina’s request for more time to pay $101bn of debt...

Thursday, August 29

29 Aug 2019

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Italy appears to be heading towards a new government after the far-right is sidelined and two parties say they have reached a tentative coalition deal...

Wednesday, August 28

28 Aug 2019

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Opioid maker Purdue Pharma and members of the controlling Sackler family have offered to settle thousands of lawsuits against the company for $10bn-$1...