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FT News Briefing – Financial Times

A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.
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Monday, May 6 May 06, 2019

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US president Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs on all Chinese imports to 25 per cent, Occidental Petroleum adds more cash to the structure of its $55bn offer to buy Anadarko Petroleum and the European Union prepares to launch a formal antitrust investigation into Apple. Plus, the FT’s economics editor Chris Giles explains why the global economy looks stronger than the “delicate moment” the IMF had expected this spring.

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Friday, May 3 May 03, 2019

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Investors flock back to a complex debt-derivatives product blamed for amplifying losses in the financial crisis, thousands of US screenwriters take on their private equity-backed agents, and the billionaire founder of drugmaker Insys is among those found guilty of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller. Plus, the FT’s banking editor David Crow explains what is next for Barclays after activist investor Edward Bramson suffered a heavy defeat in his bid for a seat on the investment bank’s board.

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Thursday, May 2 May 02, 2019

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The Federal Reserve rules out immediate rate moves, vegan start-up Beyond Meat raises $240.6m from an initial public offering, and US attorney-general William Barr hits back at criticism of his handling of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Plus, the FT’s political editor George Parker explains why Boris Johnson looms large over the Brexit endgame.

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Wednesday, May 1 May 01, 2019

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Apple forecasts an improvement in depressed iPhone sales, Donald Trump drops a central demand from trade negotiations with China in order to end a long-running tariff dispute and Crown Prince Naruhito becomes Japan’s first modern monarch. Plus, the FT’s Gideon Long explains what Juan Guaidó’s call for an uprising in Venezuela means for the country and Nicolás Maduro.

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Tuesday, April 30 Apr 30, 2019

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Google’s advertising revenue slows more than expected, The We Company joins the list of highly valued private companies eyeing a public listing and a group of shipping industry executives call for a speed limit on commercial vessels to cut emissions. Plus, the FT’s US industry and energy editor Ed Crooks explains what Occidental Petroleum’s $55bn bid for Anadarko Petroleum means for the companies and the US oil and gas industry.

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Monday, April 29 Apr 29, 2019

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Spain’s socialist party has won big in the country’s third general election in four years, US and UK airlines are bracing for a profit hit in the wake of the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max jet and Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achleitner says the investment bank doesn’t need a fundamental strategic overhaul. Plus, the FT’s Mark Vandevelde talks about his latest profile of Colony Capital chief executive Tom Barrack and the real estate investor’s performance record.

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Friday, April 26 Apr 26, 2019

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Uber lowers the price range at which it will pitch shares to investors, Amazon wants to cut shipping times to one day for its Prime members and the collapse of merger talks puts Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in uncomfortable positions. Plus, the FT’s Ian Mount explains why a polarised Spain could face months of coalition talks following a general election this weekend.

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Thursday, April 25 Apr 25, 2019

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Electric car company Tesla reveals that it plunged back into the red after a $702m net loss this quarter, Facebook sets aside $3bn for what would be the largest civil fine ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission and Amazon looks to international markets as it tries to continue to grow. Plus, the FT’s banking editor in London, David Crow, explains why European banks are bracing for more pain.

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Wednesday, April 24 Apr 24, 2019

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set new records, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey meets with US president Donald Trump and European industrial chief Carl-Henric Svanberg pledges to bring back jobs from China. Plus, the FT’s Kadhim Shubber explains why Democrats are split when it comes to the possibility of impeaching the president.

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Tuesday, April 23 Apr 23, 2019

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Democrats order Don McGahn, the former White House counsel, to appear before Congress, Elon Musk says Tesla will produce driverless taxis by 2020, Barclays is expected to cut bonuses for its investment bankers and Theresa May resumes cross-party negotiations on Brexit after the Easter break. Plus, the FT’s Ed Crooks explains the US decision to end sanctions waivers on Iranian oil imports.

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