Quantitative easing and rising stock prices
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire that would end an 11-day conflict that has claimed the lives of at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis. And WeWork’s losses almost quadrupled to $2.1bn i...
21 Maj 20219min
Fears of regulation lead to cryptocurrency chaos
US companies have urged South Korea’s president to free Samsung’s jailed chairman and argue the billionaire executive could boost American efforts to shake off the country’s dependence on computer chi...
20 Maj 20218min
JPMorgan’s executive shuffle puts two women in line to replace Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan Chase has shuffled several top executives, and has elevated two women who could be successors to chief executive Jaime Dimon, and the eurozone economy looks like it is recovering from the cor...
19 Maj 20219min
Biden tells Netanyahu he supports a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict
US President Joe Biden yesterday expressed support for a Israel-Gaza ceasefire in a call with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, and today EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the conflict, and a...
18 Maj 20219min
The growing market for emotional recognition technology
AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a media giant to compete in streaming, the insurance group Axa said one of its Asian business units was th...
17 Maj 20219min
Why Elon Musk is focusing on bitcoin’s fossil fuel issues
Airbnb’s first-quarter revenues showed a strong recovery in travel in the US as pandemic restrictions eased, and Netflix tries to adjust as it moves from streaming industry disruptor to defensive incu...
14 Maj 20218min
Consumer price data stokes inflation fears, US labour shortage
US stocks suffered their worst losses in months and government bonds also fell after government data showed the US inflation rate jumped to a 13-year high, and the Colonial pipeline has resumed operat...
13 Maj 20218min
US companies announce record share buybacks, Covid hits India’s middle class
Companies are dusting off share buyback plans after a blockbuster earnings season, and shareholders are rebelling against executive pay proposals. Plus, the FT’s New Delhi reporter, Jyotsna Singh, exp...
12 Maj 20218min
