Friday, September 6

Friday, September 6

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 Freddie Mac to private ownership. Plus, WeWork expects to be valued at less than half of the $47bn figure reached in its last round of funding from Japan’s SoftBank and news that the US and China will resume trade negotiations sent Wall Street equities higher on Thursday. Also, the FT’s Shanghai correspondent, Tom Hancock, explains why China’s tech groups, including Alibaba, have poured money into physical retail and how that bet worked out for them.

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Is China’s economic slowdown here to stay?

Is China’s economic slowdown here to stay?

Energy companies going public are raising money at their fastest pace this century and China’s growth rate is at its lowest in decades, according to the country’s latest GDP numbers. Plus, oil traders...

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The EU’s push to deregulate banks

The EU’s push to deregulate banks

British teenagers face a midnight curfew on social media platforms, US inflation dipped in June and Wall Street’s top banks brought in $19.3bn in revenue from equities trading. Plus European regulator...

15 Jul 11min

Dubai wants to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Dubai wants to bypass Strait of Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates is trying to build a port that will bypass the Strait of Hormuz, and American small-cap companies are soaring after years of underperformance. Plus, the FT’s Michael Pooler ex...

14 Jul 10min

Citigroup’s ruthless remake

Citigroup’s ruthless remake

Wall Street banks are set to report their biggest haul from investment banking fees in four and a half years, while Citigroup boss Jane Fraser has ruthlessly rebuilt the bank to get it back to its pre...

13 Jul 11min

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

Introducing Rewiring Sport from Tech Tonic. For the next episodes in this season go to the Tech Tonic feed.For decades, sportspeople have been getting fitter, faster and reaching ever-higher levels of...

11 Jul 27min

World Cup stirs up colonial past

World Cup stirs up colonial past

OpenAI and Google are selling their advanced AI models to Chinese tech giants blacklisted by the Pentagon, and South Korea's SK Hynix is listing in the US on Friday in what could be the biggest share ...

10 Jul 11min

The cost of a broken ceasefire

The cost of a broken ceasefire

The US struck Iran for the second night in a row, and the IMF warned that renewed conflict in the Middle East would drive up global inflation. Plus, US oil producers and refiners are set to post recor...

9 Jul 9min

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, ...

8 Jul 11min

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