Black Lives Matter protests go global, doubts over US jobs data
US civil rights groups have received a surge of corporate donations since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, the head of Fidelity International has warned that asset managers will struggle to pro...
8 Juni 20209min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 20208min
