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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, April 22 Apr 22, 2019

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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is set to become Ukraine’s next president, London climate protesters demand to talk with mayor Sadiq Khan, and China delays the roll out of a controversial measure that would restrict foreign companies from taking certain data out of the country. Plus, FT reporter Adam Samson explains why Turkey’s currency has come under such scrutiny lately.

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Thursday, April 18 Apr 18, 2019

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Huawei promises a $600 5G smart phone, Pinterest and Zoom price shares in their initial public offerings ahead of market debuts on Thursday and Uber’s self-driving car unit eyes a $7.3bn valuation. Plus, US soyabean exports to China rise for the first time in nine months. The FT’s Gregory Meyer explains what that means for trade between the two countries.

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Wednesday, April 17 Apr 17, 2019

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Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm sign a peace deal to end all litigation between the two companies, Netflix’s subscriber outlook disappoints and Boeing faces an investor backlash. Plus, the FT’s Richard Henderson tells us why BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says markets are poised for a ‘melt-up’.

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Tuesday, April 16 Apr 16, 2019

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Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is ravaged by fire, an environmental activist protest brings London to a standstill, Goldman Sachs delays an eagerly anticipated strategic update as its core businesses struggle and new analysis reveals a widening pay gap between US chief executives and their employees. Plus, the FT’s media correspondent Anna Nicolaou explains how Netflix is changing the way TV production is paid for.

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Monday, April 15 Apr 15, 2019

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Germany's telecoms regulator says Huawei can stay in the 5G network race, the European Central Bank faces stimulus pressure over a falling inflation outlook and the FT reports that Purdue Pharma, the makers of Oxycontin, tried to buy Reckitt Benckiser's addiction treatment business. Plus, the FT's Camilla Hodgson sets up the $30bn legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm that will play out in a San Diego court on Monday.

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Friday, April 12 Apr 12, 2019

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The US sets out its case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Uber reveals its pitch to investors ahead of its highly anticipated initial public offering and Brussels paves the way for the start of trade talks with Washington. Plus, Wall Street banks will report their first-quarter results over the next week. The FT’s Rob Armstrong explains what investors will be looking out for.

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Thursday, April 11 Apr 11, 2019

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Brexit’s date has been moved to the end of October, Lyft shares hit a new low as Uber’s IPO looms and the Federal Reserve puts markets on notice. Plus, the FT’s South Asia bureau chief Amy Kazmin explains what is at stake in India’s general election, which kicks off today.

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Wednesday, April 10 Apr 10, 2019

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Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels to ask fellow European leaders for an extension on Britain leaving the EU, the FT reports that AT&T has had talks about selling HBO Europe to pay down its $170bn debt load and shares in Levi Strauss jump after the denim maker reports its first quarterly earnings results in more than three decades. Plus, the FT’s Shannon Bond talks about the hurdles Uber is facing as it prepares its highly-anticipated initial public offering.

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Tuesday, April 9 Apr 09, 2019

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A proposal by the Federal Reserve could force large foreign banks in the US to hold more liquid assets, Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan says the Swiss drugmaker is limiting its spending on takeovers and the scrapbooking website Pinterest files to go public with the intention of raising $1.3bn from investors. Plus, we talk to the FT’s Israel correspondent Mehul Srivastiva about today’s parliamentary elections.

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Monday, April 8 Apr 08, 2019

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Warren Buffett, the largest shareholder at Wells Fargo, calls on the US bank to look outside Wall Street for a new chief executive, Saudi Aramco attracts nearly $30 billion for an upcoming international bond sale and Kirstjen Nielsen, the US secretary of homeland security, resigns from her post. Plus, the FT’s political editor George Parker talks about the upcoming week in British politics ahead of the EU's emergency Brexit summit.

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