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UK weighs new lockdown, ECB measures bond buying program, Trump on Chinese tech Sep 21, 2020

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Rishi Sunak is set to extend the Treasury’s UK-wide programme of business support loans ahead of what’s expected to be a challenging winter for Covid-19, the European Central Bank has launched a sweeping review of its main pandemic crisis-fighting tool, and Donald Trump has said that the new Oracle-ByteDance partnership will finance a “patriotic” education fund. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor Derek Brower will explain whether the poisoning of Russian activist Alexei Navalny will affect the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Sunak to extend business support loans as Covid-19 spread worsens ft.com/content/dfdff1fd-503a-4231-812f-40be4cc4c2b7?

ECB to review flagship bond-buying tool in fighting Covid crisis

https://www.ft.com/content/8ff55eff-ed3a-49db-b26a-2f49fa7822d4

Doubts surround ‘education fund’ at heart of US TikTok deal

https://www.ft.com/content/4a9bb9aa-45e3-43b2-9759-3313751ffc8b

EU gas groups exposed as pipeline politics threaten Nord Stream 2

https://www.ft.com/content/2c713b40-ae7f-47a7-b050-e91ca0879c8f

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ByteDance pledges TikTok IPO, Mulvaney on Brexit, Biden tries to win with Latino voters Sep 18, 2020

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ByteDance has agreed to list TikTok on a US stock market at some point after its proposed partnership deal with American software group Oracle, and Donald Trump ’s special envoy to Northern Ireland has warned against creating a “hard border by accident”. Plus, the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo explains why Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden is struggling with Latino voters.

ByteDance proposes US IPO for TikTok to woo White House

https://www.ft.com/content/8d2c74d6-d742-4fa9-b7cf-5af9bb85af6b

Trump’s Northern Ireland envoy issues border warning

ft.com/content/e71b7301-4b35-4a13-bee2-f9446b438e05

Biden struggles to close enthusiasm gap with Latino voters

ft.com/content/a8d65f78-6656-4ed5-a908-695a8be54f48

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Fed eyes low rates until 2023, Trump calls for stimulus, Snowflake IPO Sep 17, 2020

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The Federal Reserve projects no interest rate increases until at least the end of 2023, and US President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to increase the size of their stimulus proposal. Plus, the FT’s Miles Kruppa explains the excitement behind cloud computing company Snowflake's initial public offering.

Fed signals rock-bottom rates until at least end of 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/827302da-4257-4bbc-a0fa-9bc98f65d661

Trump nudges Republicans to increase economic stimulus offer

https://www.ft.com/content/e7228443-36ad-4fe9-aa2c-2d0ddefda12b

Snowflake doubles in first trades after largest-ever software IPO

https://www.ft.com/content/eb8e37c9-b4a5-4b4c-a3cf-2eeac98a8f2b

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TikTok set to become standalone US company, central banks preview, Nikola fights off fraud claims Sep 16, 2020

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ByteDance will place TikTok’s global business in a new US-headquartered company with Oracle investing as a minority shareholder, FedEx delivered a forecast-beating fiscal first quarter on the back of strong demand for international shipping, and investors will look to the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee today for more detail on the central bank’s new inflation policy. Plus, the FT’s motor industry correspondent, Peter Campbell, explains how truckmaker start-up Nikola is defending itself after a short seller’s report claimed the business was an “intricate fraud”.

TikTok set to become a standalone US company to satisfy White House

https://www.ft.com/content/58eb7c26-2154-477f-af19-19157ae29261

FedEx results deliver as pandemic drives ecommerce boom

https://www.ft.com/content/86e2dc79-e662-3d6f-8252-4ff5fe979fdd#post-54430

US Justice Department inquires into Nikola fraud claims

https://www.ft.com/content/a45a6638-167b-4e27-a9fd-576e7229f959

Germany to take in 2,750 migrants from Greek camps

https://www.ft.com/content/50be2fb8-215e-4780-8ece-3163e9ed0819

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White House reviews TikTok deal, Nvidia’s Arm Holdings deal, VW on ‘Dieselgate’ Sep 15, 2020

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The Trump administration will review the “technical partnership” deal struck between Oracle and ByteDance before deciding whether to approve the agreement, Nvidia’s $40bn agreed purchase of Arm Holdings gives the US company control over a technology that powers everything from mobile devices to data centres, and a Volkswagen executive claims scandals such as “Dieselgate” could no longer pass undetected at Volkswagen. Plus, the FT’s venture capital correspondent, Miles Kruppa, explains what the Trump Administration is considering as it reviews the partnership agreement between ByteDance and Oracle.

Trump administration to review Oracle’s TikTok deal this week

https://www.ft.com/content/0ccd4a25-381f-46a7-a9e6-ee12ecf1aa88

Nvidia secures control of key global tech with $40bn Arm deal

https://www.ft.com/content/5bc5d0dc-24cd-407f-9fde-0d38c157d833

Dieselgate could not happen again, VW executive claims

https://www.ft.com/content/777cee39-f811-47d5-9841-5952f9a8bab7?

Carlos Ghosn’s deputy goes on trial in Japan

https://www.ft.com/content/03d8a98b-07b1-4d33-b837-64f065446448?

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SoftBank take-private talks, Netflix to outspend on content, economic stimulus in Germany vs France Sep 14, 2020

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SoftBank executives have revived discussions about taking the technology group private, and Netflix is expected to outspend all its major rivals on entertainment content this year. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains why France and Germany took different approaches to Covid-19 stimulus and why France’s might be considered more of a gamble.

SoftBank executives revive talks on taking Japanese group private

ft.com/content/a83648a9-62fe-41d2-88e4-870fb2665b60?

Netflix to take crown for spending on films and television

ft.com/content/7d66dd4c-440c-44d3-a234-39346fb69a91?

France launches €100bn coronavirus recovery plan

ft.com/content/0921c871-17b5-4e2e-bdea-aab78c2d0090

Germany’s ‘ka-boom’ stimulus marks a surprising change

https://www.ft.com/content/29ddcad4-aa2c-11ea-a766-7c300513fe47

Oracle wins bidding war for TikTok’s US operations

https://www.ft.com/content/4860ec09-212b-45c2-9cc3-27f731816130?

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Brussels threatens UK with legal action, Citi’s new CEO, Japan PM favourite Sep 11, 2020

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Brussels has threatened legal action over the UK Brexit treaty breach, and Citigroup will become the first big Wall Street Bank to be run by a female chief executive after appointing Jane Fraser as Mike Corbat’s successor. Plus, the FT’s Tokyo Bureau chief, Robin Harding, will give us a glimpse of what Japan might look like under prime ministerial frontrunner Yoshihide Suga.

Citi becomes first big Wall Street bank to be run by female CEO

https://www.ft.com/content/029264f1-f9a6-44c4-aa3e-86c7d50e3b55

Suganomics’ from A to Z: policies of Japan’s PM frontrunner

https://www.ft.com/content/4741f081-cc97-4a46-bdcf-50cdb6336808

Russian hackers are targeting both US parties, Microsoft says

https://www.ft.com/content/29476d87-0eab-4d2b-b3a6-58e3536807ef

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Wall Street keeps investing in China, ECB to discuss strong euro, LVMH vs Tiffany Sep 10, 2020

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Some of Wall Street’s most powerful financial institutions are striking deals in China even as relations sour between Beijing and the US, and the European Central Bank will address the strong euro situation...without using its most effective tool. Plus, the FT’s James Fontanella-Khan on why LVMH says it can no longer complete a $16.6bn deal with US jewelry company, Tiffany.

Wall Street brushes off political tensions to dig deeper into China

https://www.ft.com/content/01f92c8b-11dc-431c-adaf-c299e3964ff1?

ECB will struggle to rein in the euro, say investors

https://www.ft.com/content/5d935f19-9891-48bb-bfbf-482818de8b63

LVMH says it cannot complete Tiffany takeover after France intervenes https://www.ft.com/content/a3dcc777-ab12-4ee9-a147-54de1ac0f7e7

The FT’s New Economic Reality event https://nersciencemarkets.live.ft.com/home?segmentId=dc611fd0-c193-49f1-dc6a-217255a89d6c&utm_campaign=FEEAK

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Apple countersues Epic Games, Slack revenue growth slowdown, Brexit friction Sep 09, 2020

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Workplace messaging app Slack forecast a sharp revenue slowdown in the current quarter from the loss of customers due to the economic downturn, Apple has countersued Epic Games and accused it of masquerading as a “modern corporate Robin Hood”, and a look at SoftBank’s role as the “Nasdaq whale”. Plus, the FT’s Peter Foster explains how the UK is in danger of jeopardizing its Brexit withdrawal agreement with the EU.

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How the world has changed six months into the coronavirus pandemic Sep 08, 2020

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It has been about six months since coronavirus shook the west. We’ll talk to the FT’s Gillian Tett and Hannah Kuchler about how the pandemic has changed the global economy and the medical industry community in such a short amount of time.

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