Oracle considers TikTok, Putin and Belarus, and the rise of “blank-cheque companies”

Oracle has entered the race to acquire TikTok, EU leaders lined up to urge the Vladimir Putin to help steer Belarus out of its political crisis, and the US postmaster-general has reversed course on a series of controversial cost-cutting measures after Democrats claimed that they would hinder postal voting in the presidential election. Plus, a look at why special purpose acquisition companies are on the increase. Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s US operationshttps://www.ft.com/content/272cfc69-b268-45ac-88d6-d55821f27e78Putin warns western leaders over ‘meddling’ in Belarushttps://www.ft.com/content/f96fdf91-6826-4af2-923d-ff14947fcd15US postal service delays cutbacks over election fearshttps://www.ft.com/content/2fb59ebf-4e84-4ce6-ab8d-6f1a7dc1a058Can Spacs shake off their bad reputation?https://www.ft.com/content/6eb655a2-21f5-4313-b287-964a63dd88b3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.