Thursday, February 14
Top shareholders in Deutsche Bank demand deeper cuts to its US investment bank arm, Delta and EasyJet join forces with Italy’s state-backed railway company to bid for Alitalia and Airbus is set to announce the end of an era for the world’s largest passenger jet. Plus, the FT’s Victor Mallet explains the flare in tensions between the French and Japanese nationalists in the Renault and Nissan car alliance after Carlos Ghosn’s arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Feb 20198min
Wednesday, February 13
Chief Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins has suggested that Theresa May is bluffing over Britain's EU exit, Donald Trump opens the door to extending trade talks with China and more than 7m Americans are now 90 days behind on their car payments. Plus, the FT’s Madhumita Murgia explains what researchers are doing to try to mitigate the bias in data and computer algorithms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Feb 20199min
Tuesday, February 12
Virgin looks to expand in the US, Theresa May is expected to ask MPs for more time to overhaul her Brexit deal and Merck releases trial data showing its drug Keytruda can help cut patients' risk of dying from kidney cancer in half. Plus, the FT's Ian Mount tells us what to expect as the Spanish Supreme Court trial of 12 Catalan separatists begins today in Madrid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Feb 20197min
Monday, February 11
The IMF's new chief economist backs the Fed on interest rates, Japanese business takes a hit from the Chinese slowdown and trade disputes and US companies sound the alarm over mounting Brexit risks. Plus, the FT's Madhumita Murgia explains how an investigation into Facebook's data collection might change how big tech companies are regulated around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Feb 20198min
Friday, February 8
US legislators move forward with a bill to prosecute Opec member countries for fixing oil prices, US President Trump rules out another meeting with Chinese President Xi before tariffs are set to increase in March and Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer-owner American Media of extortion. Plus, the FT's Chris Giles explains why the Bank of England is the latest central bank to make a dovish U-turn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Feb 20199min
Thursday, February 7
The British government admits it cannot guarantee trade deals between the UK and other non-EU countries will be ready before Brexit, two more executives leave Facebook's PR team and Middle Eastern investors retreat from western property deals. Plus, the FT's James Politi gives us the background on US President Donald Trump's nominee for World Bank president, David Malpass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Feb 20198min
Wednesday, February 6
Snap stems its user declines and claws back losses, Apple gets a new boss for its retail stores and the US becomes the biggest supplier of oil to the UK for the first time since the Suez crisis. Plus, the FT’s Gregory Meyer explains how US soyabean farmers have been caught in the middle of the trade war with China, and what grain processor Archer Daniels Midland predicts for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Feb 20199min
Tuesday, February 5
Alphabet spending spree spooks investors, Theresa May heads to Belfast to find a solution for the Irish backstop and a new study finds that some venture capitalists lose out by ignoring women. Plus, the FT's Robin Wigglesworth takes us through investing legend Bill Gross's career, after news that Mr Gross would retire from Janus Henderson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Feb 20198min
