Ex-Wirecard CEO arrested, Trump scales back environmental rules, the new bond monarch
Wirecard’s founder Markus Braun was arrested on suspicion of false accounting and market manipulation, and the Trump administration has eased Obama-era environmental rules during the pandemic. Plus, t...
24 Juni 202010min
Trump expands US immigration restrictions, Apple pivots away from Intel, inside Wirecard
Donald Trump is set to extend a suspension of immigration into the US imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Apple is planning to transition away from Intel chips to an in-house design f...
23 Juni 202010min
Brexit optimism, coronavirus hits Senegal oil projects, targeting black unemployment in the US
Boris Johnson will hammer out a new plan with senior ministers this week aimed at unblocking talks on Britain’s future relationship with the EU, and the delay of oil and gas projects in Senegal signal...
22 Juni 20209min
The inside story of a disgraced drugmaker
Executives from drugmaker Insys were the first from the pharmaceutical sector to be handed prison time for their role in America’s opioid epidemic earlier this year. The FT and the PBS series Frontlin...
19 Juni 202012min
US backs out of tech tax talks, PE’s spending spree, Hertz halts share sale
The US has suspended talks with European countries on a new global tax framework for technology companies, private equity groups in the US have been on a spending spree despite worldwide lockdowns due...
18 Juni 20209min
Global stocks stay optimistic on central banks, Royalty Pharma IPO, US police reform
Wall Street rallied on expectations of new aid for the US economy from the federal government and central bank, while Royalty Pharma pulled off the biggest US listing of 2020. Plus, protesters are cal...
17 Juni 202010min
LGBTQ rights at work, EU unemployment, oil’s transition to cleaner energy
The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that LGBTQ workers are protected by federal civil rights laws in a landmark anti-discrimination decision, and Europe’s young workers are among the hardest hit by a...
16 Juni 202010min
SoftBank financing, White House on unemployment benefits, French industry
SoftBank has quietly poured more than $500m into Credit Suisse investment funds that in turn made big bets on the debt of struggling start-ups backed by the Vision Fund, the White House is opposed to ...
15 Juni 20209min
