UK wants final say on Virgin-O2 deal, retail goes digital in pandemic, US jobs
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is set to ask Brussels for full control over the review of the proposed £31bn merger between Virgin Media and O2, US consumers are expected to spend $710bn o...
3 Jul 20208min
July 4 virus spread concerns, EU looks into Google Fitbit deal, Hong Kong under new national security law
US public health experts are warning of a heightened risk of coronavirus transmission during US Independence Day celebrations, EU regulators are asking more questions about Google’s proposed $2.1bn ta...
2 Jul 202010min
Dealmaking down, UK business warns on Brexit trade talks, Wirecard’s real business
Coronavirus has brought an end to one of the longest waves in mergers and acquisitions history, more than 100 UK company chiefs, entrepreneurs and business groups have written to Boris Johnson warning...
1 Jul 20209min
Wall Street banks net record fees, Johnson channels FDR, remdesivir cost
Wall Street investment banks brought in a record amount of fees for fundraisings in the first six months of 2020 amid coronavirus, UK prime minister Boris Johnson plans to announce £5bn of infrastruct...
30 Jun 20209min
Chesapeake files for bankruptcy, Facebook ad boycott, Singapore’s new corporate structure
American shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and dozens of brands are cancelling advertising on Facebook over the social media company’s handling of hate speech. Plus...
29 Jun 202010min
Wirecard insolvency, Brussels to probe German regulator, Federal Reserve bans buybacks
Wirecard filed for insolvency on Thursday, days after the German payments group revealed a multiyear fraud that led to the arrest of its former chief executive. The FT’s Dan McCrum has been following ...
26 Jun 202011min
New Covid-19 cases hit US record, airlines tap debt markets, Bayer settlement
Global markets dropped on Wednesday as rising Covid-19 cases fuelled fears that the virus could derail an economic recovery, US airlines increased the size of their debt and equity fundraisings this ...
25 Jun 20209min
Ex-Wirecard CEO arrested, Trump scales back environmental rules, the new bond monarch
Wirecard’s founder Markus Braun was arrested on suspicion of false accounting and market manipulation, and the Trump administration has eased Obama-era environmental rules during the pandemic. Plus, t...
24 Jun 202010min
