Companies react to protests, fear of Covid spike, Zoom’s surge
FT News Briefing3 Kesä 2020

Companies react to protests, fear of Covid spike, Zoom’s surge

Many companies and chief executives have expressed solidarity with protests over the police killings of George Floyd and other black men and women. The FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains what is different this time round. Plus, public health experts fear the demonstrations will hasten the spread of Covid-19, and Zoom has emerged as one of the biggest corporate winners from the pandemic.

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