FT News Briefing
Episodes
Tuesday, August 27
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drugmakers could decide to settle thousands of claims against them over the opioid crisis after a $572m court order against Johnson & Johnson, Pre...
Monday, August 26
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a Summer Bank Holiday special episode, we look at Wall Street’s pressure on private prisons and why some of the top global cities are shrinking.&...
Friday, August 23
23 Aug 2019
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A harbinger of a recession, the yield on the two-year Treasury bill rose above that of the benchmark 10-year note again on Thursday as the world’s c...
Thursday, August 22
22 Aug 2019
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European Commission officials tell the FT they are planning news rules that will give EU citizens explicit rights over the use of their facial recogni...
Wednesday, August 21
21 Aug 2019
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US president Donald Trump considers tax cuts to stimulate the economy and Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte resigns. Also, US regulators rewrite t...
Tuesday, August 20
20 Aug 2019
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Apple commits more than $6bn for original shows and movies ahead of the launch of its new video streaming service and UK prime minister Boris Johnson ...
Monday, August 19
19 Aug 2019
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A body advising the European Central Bank warns that European banks and other financial institutions need to speed up their preparations for the phasi...
Friday, August 16
16 Aug 2019
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Gibraltar releases an Iranian tanker after a court sets aside a last-minute legal bid from the US to seize the vessel and Walmart raises its outlook f...
Thursday, August 15
15 Aug 2019
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US equities fell 3 per cent on Wednesday on fears of slowing global growth, while bond markets signalled the chances of a mounting recession and WeWor...
Wednesday, August 14
14 Aug 2019
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US stocks and China’s currency rallied sharply on Tuesday after Washington announced a delay to some additional tariffs on Chinese imports, hundreds...
Tuesday, August 13
13 Aug 2019
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Investors see the odds of an Argentine debt default soaring after opposition candidate Alberto Fernández’s victory in primary elections, the US yie...
Monday, August 12
12 Aug 2019
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Global investment banks are shedding almost 30,000 jobs as the outlook for the sector deteriorates, BlackRock buys an $870m stake in Authentic Brands,...
Friday, August 9
09 Aug 2019
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Uber posts a $5.2 billion loss as costs from its initial public offering hit earnings, Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte asks for parliament to ...
Thursday, August 8
08 Aug 2019
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US stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday as investors pushed back against deepening concerns over global growth, and the Trump administrati...
Wednesday, August 7
07 Aug 2019
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Disney shares fall as the company misses earnings estimates in its most recent quarter, Facebook sues two app developers for advertising fraud and Mat...
Tuesday, August 6
06 Aug 2019
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US Treasury labels China a currency manipulator, Hong Kong’s first general strike in more than 50 years brings the city to a standstill, US pre...
Monday, August 5
05 Aug 2019
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At least 29 people were killed in two separate shootings in the US over the weekend, Washington identifies Chinese tankers carrying Iranian oil and US...
Friday, August 2
02 Aug 2019
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US President Donald Trump says the US will place a 10 per cent tariff on $300bn of additional Chinese goods, growth in corporate share buybacks starts...
Thursday, August 1
01 Aug 2019
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The Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates by a quarter point, the Trump administration imposes sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister, UniCredit and ...
Wednesday, July 31
31 Jul 2019
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The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the first cut in US interest rates since the global financial crisis, Apple delivers upbeat guidance for t...
Tuesday, July 30
30 Jul 2019
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Uber eliminates 400 marketing jobs in a corporate reorganisation, Citigroup plans to axe hundreds of jobs in its global markets division and new data ...
Monday, July 29
29 Jul 2019
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The UK chancellor of the exchequer, Sajid Javid, plans to announce more than £1bn in increased funding for a no-deal Brexit, Deutsche Bank investigat...
Friday, July 26
26 Jul 2019
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A rebound in Google’s advertising business propels revenues higher, Amazon’s move to one-day shipping reinvigorated revenue growth in the second q...
Thursday, July 25
25 Jul 2019
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller warns of Russian interference in the 2020 US election during a day of hearings in Washington, Facebook reveals t...
Wednesday, July 24
24 Jul 2019
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Boris Johnson wins the UK Conservative party leadership race to become prime minister, the US Department of Justice announces a broad investigation in...
Tuesday, July 23
23 Jul 2019
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The White House and Democratic leaders reach an agreement to raise the US’s $22tn borrowing limit which takes it beyond the next election, Donald Tr...
Monday, July 22
22 Jul 2019
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Hong Kong protesters escalate demonstrations by targeting Chinese government offices, UK defence minister Tobias Ellwood rejects claims that the...
Friday, July 19
19 Jul 2019
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President Donald Trump says the US navy has shot down an Iranian drone after it threatened an American warship, Boeing says it will take a $4.9bn afte...
Thursday, July 18
18 Jul 2019
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Netflix falls short of its own forecasts for new subscribers, G7 finance ministers struggle to reach a compromise on how to tax Big Tech and US Presid...
Wednesday, July 17
17 Jul 2019
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Lower rates squeeze US bank lending margins, Ursula von der Leyen narrowly secures parliamentary backing for her appointment as European Commission pr...
Tuesday, July 16
16 Jul 2019
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Democratic congresswomen call Donald Trump’s attacks a “distraction” after the US president doubles down on his statement, US Treasury secretary...
Monday, July 15
15 Jul 2019
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The acting IMF chief, David Lipton, backs new monetary stimulus by the world’s top central banks, Warner Music buys First Night Records and equity i...
Friday, July 12
12 Jul 2019
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President Donald Trump issues an executive order to collect all information in US government databases about who is an American citizen, Boeing says t...
Thursday, July 11
11 Jul 2019
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The Trump administration launches an investigation into French plans to bring in a special tax targeting big tech companies and Amazon Music becomes t...
Wednesday, July 10
10 Jul 2019
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Mexico’s finance minister, Carlos Urzúa, resigns over differences with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Levi Strauss shares slip after IPO ...
Tuesday, July 9
09 Jul 2019
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Chinese venture capital investment in US biotech falls as Washington tightens scrutiny of funding from overseas, German chemicals group BASF cuts its ...
Monday, July 8
08 Jul 2019
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Iran says it will breach the curbs on uranium enrichment levels set under the 2015 nuclear agreement with major powers, Greece’s traditional centre-...
Friday, July 5
05 Jul 2019
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British Marines and Gibraltar police seize a tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria, the Womens’ World Cup reaches its finale, but will t...
Thursday, July 4
04 Jul 2019
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US stocks closed at record highs on Wednesday alongside a bond rally as investors anticipated looser monetary policies from central banks, Huawei foun...
Wednesday, July 3
03 Jul 2019
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European leaders agree to back Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank and Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commi...
Tuesday, July 2
02 Jul 2019
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam condemns protesters who stormed and occupied the Legislative Council, the US economic expansion becomes the longest in rec...
Monday, July 1
01 Jul 2019
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US president Donald Trump signals that nuclear talks with North Korea will resume, after meeting with Kim Jong Un on Sunday, the US and China ease tra...
Friday, June 28
28 Jun 2019
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The Federal Reserve singles out Credit Suisse in its annual stress tests, Nike reports higher sales and profit margins in its latest quarter, designer...
Thursday, June 27
27 Jun 2019
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Boeing faces another setback in its attempt to get the 737 Max back in the air, activist investor Carl Icahn is preparing a campaign to oust four of O...
Wednesday, June 26
26 Jun 2019
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Fed chairman Jay Powell warns that risks to global growth have increased in recent weeks, AbbVie investors give the US drugmaker a resounding thumbs d...
Tuesday, June 25
25 Jun 2019
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Boris Jonson’s tax cut proposals could cost as much as £20bn a year, according to a new report; Instagram’s Adam Mosseri tells the FT that “win...
Monday, June 24
24 Jun 2019
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Washington plans to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran and warns that Iran should not mistake US “prudence for weakness”, Ericsson’s head of US bu...
Friday, June 21
21 Jun 2019
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President Donald Trump played down the significance of Iran shooting down a US drone over the Gulf, saying he found it “hard to believe” the move ...
Thursday, June 20
20 Jun 2019
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Pressure mounts on the US and China to ease trade tensions at next week’s G20 summit, Deutsche Bank is under criminal investigation in the US in con...
Wednesday, June 19
19 Jun 2019
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Facebook’s plan to launch a new global digital currency raises questions from banks and regulators, the FT reports that several of Renault and Nissa...
Tuesday, June 18
18 Jun 2019
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Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is looking to ramp up its investment plans in North America and Asia, the biggest European private equity groups are r...
Monday, June 17
17 Jun 2019
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Sources tell the FT that Deutsche Bank is preparing a deep overhaul of its trading operations as it shifts away from investment banking, the US Chambe...
Friday, June 14
14 Jun 2019
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Crude oil prices surge as tensions rise in the Middle East, Brussels says Russian sources mounted a “sustained” disinformation effort to influence...
Thursday, June 13
13 Jun 2019
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Hong Kong’s chief executive has vowed to push ahead with an extradition bill that has sparked violence in the territory, UK party leadership frontru...
Wednesday, June 12
12 Jun 2019
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Elon Musk predicts a “record quarter” for Tesla, Royal Dutch Shell scales back its ride-hailing plans in London and the British government is eyei...
Tuesday, June 11
11 Jun 2019
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New powers given to Europe’s banking watchdog to fight the flow of dirty money are falling short, talks to create the US’s first national data pri...
Monday, June 10
10 Jun 2019
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United Technologies and Raytheon agree to an all-share merger to create a $120bn aerospace and defence giant, French carmaker Renault tells Japanese p...
Friday, June 7
07 Jun 2019
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Beyond Meat expects sales to double in 2019, Mexico and the US continue talks over tariffs that Donald Trump indicated could start next week, and Mari...
Thursday, June 6
06 Jun 2019
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Fiat Chrysler has withdrawn its proposal for a €33bn merger with Renault, International Monetary Fund chief Chrstine Lagarde warns that the rising t...
Wednesday, June 5
05 Jun 2019
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Donald Trump’s pick for the World Bank’s new president, David Malpass, laments the global trade slowdown, Donald Trump predicts that US tariffs ag...
Tuesday, June 4
04 Jun 2019
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The biggest names in tech come under pressure as US regulators prepare for antitrust probes, Apple turns towards services and privacy at its annual de...
Monday, June 3
03 Jun 2019
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Donald Trump embarks on his first state visit to the UK by testing the countries’ special relationship, Blackstone strikes the largest private real ...
Friday, May 31
31 May 2019
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Uber says it has seen an easing of the fierce competition that blew out its losses in the first quarter, President Donald Trump will threaten to curb ...
Thursday, May 30
30 May 2019
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plunges Israel into repeat elections instead of allowing his rival a chance to form the next government, Democrats a...
Wednesday, May 29
29 May 2019
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In an interview with the FT, the UK health secretary and pro-business Conservative leadership candidate blasts rival Boris Johnson, Spain’s Prime Mi...
Tuesday, May 28
28 May 2019
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The success of the Brexit party in European elections ramps up pressure on Britain to leave the EU without a deal, Aviva is preparing a big shake-up o...
Monday, May 27
27 May 2019
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An alliance of pro-EU parties largely held their ground in Sunday’s European elections, Fiat Chrysler and Renault are in talks that could extend to ...
Friday, May 24
24 May 2019
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Donald Trump says that Huawei could be included in a trade deal with Beijing, Facebook says it took down a record 2.2bn fake accounts in the first thr...
Thursday, May 23
23 May 2019
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Conservative MPs expect UK Prime Minister Theresa May to resign or be forced out of office within days, sources tell the FT that Tyson Foods, the larg...
Wednesday, May 22
22 May 2019
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May offers Labour a deal that includes the possibility of a second EU referendum, Europe’s aviation safety agency sets out...
Tuesday, May 21
21 May 2019
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Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell tempers fears over a corporate debt meltdown, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban steps up the campaign for the cou...
Monday, May 20
20 May 2019
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US intelligence chiefs have held a series of classified briefings with American companies and other groups to warn them of the dangers of doing busine...
Friday, May 17
17 May 2019
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Shares in the image sharing platform Pinterest tumble as much as 19 percent after the company’s first earnings report since going public, Starbucks’...
Thursday, May 16
16 May 2019
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US President Donald Trump issues an executive order effectively banning telecoms companies from using equipment manufactured by China’s Huawei, Cisc...
Wednesday, May 15
15 May 2019
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Intel reveals a vulnerability in its chips that could let hackers steal data, Wall Street recovers as trade war fears ease, a dispute between the US a...
Tuesday, May 14
14 May 2019
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The heightened trade war with China hands US stocks their biggest one-day drop in months, Uber shares lose more than a tenth of their value in the rid...
Monday, May 13
13 May 2019
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Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, raises the prospect of a face-to-face encounter between the US president and China’s Xi Jinping...
Friday, May 10
10 May 2019
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US President Donald Trump breaks the silence on escalating tensions with North Korea, US-China trade talks kick off in DC and a London-based boutique ...
Thursday, May 9
09 May 2019
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The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s metal sectors after Iran said it would cease to comply with parts of the 2015 nuclear deal, Disney writes...
Wednesday, May 8
08 May 2019
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Global equities suffered one of their biggest declines of the year on fears about a US-China trade war, Lyft shares slip even further below their $72 ...
Tuesday, May 7
07 May 2019
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Senior US officials accuse China of backtracking on its pledges in negotiations to end the trade war, Anadarko Petroleum’s board of directors backs ...
Monday, May 6
06 May 2019
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US president Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs on all Chinese imports to 25 per cent, Occidental Petroleum adds more cash to the structure of it...
Friday, May 3
03 May 2019
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Investors flock back to a complex debt-derivatives product blamed for amplifying losses in the financial crisis, thousands of US screenwriters take on...
Thursday, May 2
02 May 2019
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The Federal Reserve rules out immediate rate moves, vegan start-up Beyond Meat raises $240.6m from an initial public offering, and US attorney-general...
Wednesday, May 1
01 May 2019
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Apple forecasts an improvement in depressed iPhone sales, Donald Trump drops a central demand from trade negotiations with China in order to end a lon...
Tuesday, April 30
30 Apr 2019
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Google’s advertising revenue slows more than expected, The We Company joins the list of highly valued private companies eyeing a public listing and ...
Monday, April 29
29 Apr 2019
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Spain’s socialist party has won big in the country’s third general election in four years, US and UK airlines are bracing for a profit hit in the ...
Friday, April 26
26 Apr 2019
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Uber lowers the price range at which it will pitch shares to investors, Amazon wants to cut shipping times to one day for its Prime members and the co...
Thursday, April 25
25 Apr 2019
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Electric car company Tesla reveals that it plunged back into the red after a $702m net loss this quarter, Facebook sets aside $3bn for what would be t...
Wednesday, April 24
24 Apr 2019
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set new records, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey meets with US president Donald Trump and European industrial...
Tuesday, April 23
23 Apr 2019
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Democrats order Don McGahn, the former White House counsel, to appear before Congress, Elon Musk says Tesla will produce driverless taxis by 2020, Bar...
Monday, April 22
22 Apr 2019
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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is set to become Ukraine’s next president, London climate protesters demand to talk with mayor Sadiq Khan, and China del...
Thursday, April 18
18 Apr 2019
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Huawei promises a $600 5G smart phone, Pinterest and Zoom price shares in their initial public offerings ahead of market debuts on Thursday and Uber’...
Wednesday, April 17
17 Apr 2019
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Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm sign a peace deal to end all litigation between the two companies, Netflix’s subscriber outlook disappoints and Boeing ...
Tuesday, April 16
16 Apr 2019
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Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is ravaged by fire, an environmental activist protest brings London to a standstill, Goldman Sachs delays an eagerly ant...
Monday, April 15
15 Apr 2019
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Germany's telecoms regulator says Huawei can stay in the 5G network race, the European Central Bank faces stimulus pressure over a falling inflation o...
Friday, April 12
12 Apr 2019
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The US sets out its case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Uber reveals its pitch to investors ahead of its highly anticipated initial public ...
Thursday, April 11
11 Apr 2019
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Brexit’s date has been moved to the end of October, Lyft shares hit a new low as Uber’s IPO looms and the Federal Reserve puts markets on notice. ...
Wednesday, April 10
10 Apr 2019
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Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels to ask fellow European leaders for an extension on Britain leaving the EU, the FT reports that AT&T h...
Tuesday, April 9
09 Apr 2019
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A proposal by the Federal Reserve could force large foreign banks in the US to hold more liquid assets, Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan says the Swiss dru...