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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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Friday, April 5 Apr 05, 2019

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Talks between Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have slowed ahead of a crucial European Union summit, a federal judge says the Securities and Exchange Commission and Elon Musk, Tesla chief executive, must resolve a Twitter dispute outside of court and the price of oil tops $70 a barrel for the first time since November. Plus, the FT’s James Politi tells us why the US and China have pushed back the timing of a possible trade deal.

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Thursday, April 4 Apr 04, 2019

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Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn kick off negotiations on the future of Brexit, UniCredit prepares a rival multibillion-euro bid to take control of Commerzbank and Facebook user data has been exposed via Amazon cloud computing servers.

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Wednesday, April 3 Apr 03, 2019

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Theresa May agrees to talk with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn about a softer Brexit deal. Next, despite pressure from both Democrats and Republicans US drug prices continue to soar. Then, the world’s top energy organisation is under fire for a plan critics are calling “too fossil friendly”.

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Tuesday, April 2 Apr 02, 2019

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British MPs have rejected every single proposal to find a way forward for Brexit. So how can the UK break the deadlock? And the long-awaited initial public offering of ride-hailing app Lyft shifts into reverse on only its second day of trading.

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Monday, April 1 Apr 01, 2019

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With Theresa May's Brexit plan in left in tatters on Friday, the British government spent the weekend trying to find a way out of the impasse. Today, MPs will likely try to take control of the House of Commons agenda again in an attempt to find a majority for a different way of leaving the European Union. We look ahead at the week in Westminster.

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Friday, March 29 Mar 29, 2019

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Swedbank feels the heat over money laundering accusations, Turkey burns through a third of its foreign currency reserves in an effort to contain the weakness of the lira, and, German businesses brace for no-deal Brexit

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Thursday, March 28 Mar 28, 2019

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We report on a series of votes in parliament to gauge MPs views on different Brexit scenarios. Another Nordic bank is caught up in a money-laundering scandal. Plus, Gideon Rachman and colleagues discuss whether Israel's long serving prime minister can overcome corruption allegations and renewed violence from Gaza to win a fifth term in office

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Wednesday, March 27 Mar 27, 2019

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Renault and Nissan patch up their alliance and plan a further acquisition to bulk up the business, a leading Eurosceptic says he has decided after all to back Theresa May’s deal on Brexit, and we learn more about former Uber chief Travis Kalanick’s new global venture. Plus, why European investors are becoming concerned about rising levels of banker pay.

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Tuesday, March 26 Mar 26, 2019

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Members of UK Parliament vote to seize control of the Brexit process, Apple brings out Hollywood’s biggest names to unveil a renewed push into digital services and McDonald’s makes another investment in its restaurant technology. Plus, the FT’s motor industry correspondent Peter Campbell explains why Volvo’s chief executive is warning about self-driving cars.

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Monday, March 25 Mar 25, 2019

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Theresa May fends off a challenge to her leadership ahead of a high-stakes week for Brexit, Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election finds no collusion and Uber is expected to sign a $3.1bn deal for a Dubai-rival. Plus, the FT’s global technology correspondent Tim Bradshaw explains what to expect from Apple’s big bet on television.

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