Interview with Christine Lagarde, UK business reacts to Sunak’s plan, US hits 3m Covid-19 cases
In an interview with the FT, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said that “women are the first victims” of events such as a pandemic and discussed the steps towards recovery. Plus, UK b...
9 Jul 20209min
Trump withdrawing from WHO, Italian mafia bonds, US offshore wind power
The US has begun the process of leaving the World Health Organization, the FT reports that international investors bought bonds backed by the crime proceeds of Italy’s most powerful mafia group, and U...
8 Jul 20209min
Social media groups block HK authorities, PPP loans, day trading dangers
Facebook, Google and Twitter have all said they would temporarily block Hong Kong’s authorities from accessing user data despite threats from the government, the US claims its small business bailout p...
7 Jul 202011min
Repairing the social and economic damage brought by the pandemic
Covid-19 has been a global shock. But will it be a transformative one? In this special edition of the FT News Briefing, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, explains why the global free ...
6 Jul 20209min
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
