Grantham sells stocks, ECB buys bonds, ESG vows in a pandemic
Veteran market strategist Jeremy Grantham has cut back his holdings in global stocks. The FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson recounts his conversation with the Boston fund manager. And, Frankfurt bureau c...
5 Jun 202011min
Pentagon chief breaks with Trump, hydroxychloroquine, Warner Music IPO
US defence secretary Mark Esper breaks with Donald Trump on sending the army to clamp down on protests, and his predecessor James Mattis joins the president’s critics. The FT’s Katrina Manson explain...
4 Jun 20208min
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 ...
3 Jun 20209min
Trump vows to deploy military to US streets
President Donald Trump threatened to send US soldiers on to American streets to tackle the most widespread unrest the country has seen in decades, following the killing of George Floyd by police. Mean...
2 Jun 20209min
US protestors demonstrate against police violence, EU recovery, US pensions
Protests swept across US cities over the weekend as demonstrators responded to the death of George Floyd, another black man who died by police brutality. The FT’s Claire Bushey and Lauren Fedor explai...
1 Jun 20208min
Trump’s social media order, UK opens door to Hong Kong residents, AstraZeneca’s transformation
Donald Trump said he had ordered a wide-ranging review of the law that grants social media companies immunity from legal action for content on their platforms, and the UK government has opened a path ...
29 Mai 202010min
Pressure on Hong Kong finance, Boeing’s resumes 737 Max production, EU’s €750bn plan
Boeing said it will resume production of the troubled 737 Max, just hours after announcing plans to dismiss more than 12,000 US workers. Meanwhile, Brussels has unveiled a plan to borrow €750bn to ba...
28 Mai 20208min
Investors eye recovery, $1tn in corporate borrowing, SpaceX test flight
Hopes of a quick economic recovery gave global stocks a lift on Tuesday. The FT’s Philip Stafford explains whether that optimism can be sustained. Then, a look at the highly rated companies, including...
27 Mai 202010min
