Democrats probe post office, Italy’s economy shows signs of life, chocolate sales slump
FT News Briefing17 Aug 2020

Democrats probe post office, Italy’s economy shows signs of life, chocolate sales slump

Senior Democrats have called the US postmaster general to testify before Congress amid election fears, pharmaceutical group CureVac has ruled out selling a vaccine at cost, and Italy's businesses enjoy a better than expected rebound from coronavirus. Plus, the FT’s Emiko Terazono on why the decline of travel is bad for the chocolate industry.


Further reading:

Democrats call postal chief to testify in US mail voting row

https://www.ft.com/content/c0128915-ad28-4699-9d5b-9b0a65acaf2b


CureVac vows ‘ethical margin’ on price of Covid-19 vaccine

https://www.ft.com/content/83a418eb-96ae-4b71-b640-6873f315921f


Italy’s businesses enjoy ‘better than expected’ virus rebound

https://www.ft.com/content/73a36f20-bbd4-4d99-a1e9-685788cb9cd9


Choc waves: how coronavirus shook the cocoa market

https://www.ft.com/content/37aa0ac8-e879-4dc2-b751-3eb862b12276

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