SoftBank moves to sell down its stake in Alibaba
SoftBank has raised as much as $22bn in cash from deals that would sharply reduce its stake in Alibaba over the coming years, Iran and western powers resume talks this week over the floundering 2015 n...
4 Aug 20229min
‘Generation Moonshot’ investors
China has blocked imports from hundreds of Taiwanese food producers in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, a flurry of executive departures from SoftBank stokes uncertain...
3 Aug 20229min
China wrestles with an overseas debt crisis
Instagram head Adam Mosseri is moving to London, HSBC has pledged to restore its dividend to pre-pandemic levels, and China is facing its first overseas debt crisis. Mentioned in this podcast:Instagra...
2 Aug 20229min
Beijing fears social unrest from property crisis
The Bank of England is set to consider its biggest rate rise in more than 25 years, the EU and UK are easing up on Russian oil restrictions to keep gas prices from spiking, and some investors are gett...
1 Aug 20229min
FT Weekend: A new weight-loss drug works. Is that good?
This week, we hear about a new 'miracle' weight-loss drug called Wegovy. It has unprecedented clinical results and endorsements from celebrities such as Queen Latifah. But critics say it deals with th...
30 Juli 202229min
Is the US in a recession?
The US economy has shrunk for two consecutive quarters, many energy companies are posting record profits but French EDF recorded a record loss, and US markets are reacting unpredictably to tech earnin...
29 Juli 20228min
Fed hikes rates, but next steps are uncertain
US interest rates are going up by 0.75% for the second month in a row, the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s halted Twitter takeover debacle is hurting the social media company’s advertising business and ...
28 Juli 20228min
A new CEO for Credit Suisse
Walmart profit warnings shine a light on disparities in US consumer behaviour, the International Monetary Fund slashes its global growth forecast, and Argentines are scrambling to exchange their pesos...
27 Juli 20229min
