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Uber’s rising revenue fails to stem a large loss in the third quarter and SoftBank tightens governance at companies it backs following the near collapse of WeWork. Meanwhile, Trump administration officials debate whether to remove some existing tariffs on Chinese goods to seal a partial deal, UK MPs vote in favor of Lindsay Hoyle as the next Speaker of the House of Commons, and a second senior exe...

The whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump agrees to answer questions by House Republicans , Saudi Aramco launches its long-awaited IPO, regulators call on Deutsche Bank’s Christian Sewing to give up his dual role as chief executive and investment bank head, and McDonald’s sacks its chief executive over a relationship the fast-food giant said is a violation of company...

The US House of Representatives votes to begin a new public phase in the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, Adam Neumann’s former chief of staff accuses WeWork and its co-founder of discriminating against women, Shares in Pinterest fall after the company reported third-quarter revenues below expectations and Altria writes down the value of its investment in Juul by $4.5bn. Plus, the FT’s David...

The US Department of Justice strikes a deal with the Malaysian financier at the centre of the 1MDB scandal, Apple posts quarterly earnings showing strong accessory sales even as smartphone and Mac sales declined, and new documents reveal that Boeing pushed to limit expensive pilot training for its 737 Max jet. Plus, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year. The FT’s Jenn...

British MPs set a general election for December 12, the owner of French carmaker Peugeot is in merger talks with rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to create a company worth more than $47bn, and US senators lash out at Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg in his first appearance before Congress since the two fatal crashes of its 737 max jet. Plus, the FT’s Mehul Srivastava reports on a WhatsApp h...

Alphabet revenues were hit by rising costs in the third quarter despite a strong performance by Google’s ad business, and UK prime minister Boris Johnson will push ahead with another attempt to set a December general election.  Plus, the FT reports that TikTok parent company ByteDance is planning to go public in Hong Kong next year, Beyond Meat posts its first quarterly profit since going pub...

Alberto Fernández defeats Mauricio Macri to become the next president of Argentina, Lloyds Banking Group failed to pass on the wills of thousands of deceased customers to their families and President Donald Trump announces that Isis Leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed by US special forces. Plus, the FT’s San Francisco correspondent Patrick McGee explains how Uber is trying to become the west’...

Amazon shares dropped as much as 9 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company reported lower profits than a year ago, Boris Johnson makes a fresh push for a UK general election, the European Central Bank keeps rates on hold at president Mario Draghi’s last policy meeting and Paris overtakes Berlin in tech start-up activity. Plus, leftwing populists are poised to retake power in...

Tesla shares soar 20 per cent in after-hours trade after posting a net profit in the third quarter, and Donald Trump says he will remove sanctions imposed on Turkey a day ahead of a Nato defence ministers meeting. Plus, WeWork plans to axe 4,000 jobs, European Council president Donald Tusk is trying to persuade leaders to back a Brexit delay and Boris Johnson’s government and party are split on wh...

British MPs back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but derail his attempt to take the UK out of the EU by October 31, and US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross floats new talks with the EU as an alternative to imposing car tariffs next month.  Plus, the top US diplomat in Kiev says Donald Trump withheld Ukraine aid over a request to investigate political rivals, Turkey and Russia agree to...

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party was set for a minority government win in Canada’s general election, SoftBank floats a $9.5bn proposal to take control of WeWork, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu abandons attempts to build a governing coalition, researchers at IBM claim that Google is wrong to say it is the first to achieve “quantum supremacy” and three drug distributors, as well as two phar...

Boris Johnson makes a new attempt to win parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal on Monday, UK officials say a Russian cyberattack unit “masqueraded” as Iranian hackers to lead attacks against 35 countries and Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters is planning to accept a voluntary pay cut in response to a dispute over his pension allowance. Plus, Canadians will go to the polls in a gene...

Boris Johnson attempts to secure parliamentary support for his Brexit deal, Saudi Aramco postpones the launch of its long-awaited initial public offering and Facebook reveals a project to prevent minors from being exploited on its platforms. Plus, Turkey agrees to pause its military incursion in Syria as the US pledges to ease sanctions, and Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, makes...

Brexit negotiators wrangle over the terms of a deal ahead of the start of Thursday’s EU summit, Netflix missed its forecast for new subscribers for the second straight quarter, thousands of Hong Kong’s wealthy residents are opening bank accounts in Singapore and other financial centres as they try to protect themselves against the territory’s unrest, IBM came up short of Wall Street’s revenue expe...

The US House of Representatives passed an act voicing strong support for Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, and Boris Johnson was on Tuesday night locked in a race against time to secure a Brexit deal. Plus, the IMF slashes global growth forecasts, Rudy Giuliani refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena that is part of the impeachment inquiry investigating Donald Trump, and the price of WeW...

Donald Trump imposes sanctions against Turkish officials, hopes fade for a Brexit deal at a European summit this week, Facebook admits doubts about its digital currency, Libra, as regulatory hurdles loom and African swine fever drives up European pork prices. Plus, the FT’s James Politi explains why the US-China trade truce reached last week is still fragile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson gears up for what could be a historic week for Brexit ahead of the EU leaders’ summit, US banks enter the earnings season with the Federal Reserve in rate-cutting mode and the FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains how in Levi Strauss’s rebirth as a public company, it still manages to meet its ‘profits through principles’ mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Sterling had its biggest day since March on Thursday amid hopes for a Brexit deal, James Murdoch’s new holding company has agreed to buy a minority stake in Vice Media and the US and China are aiming to reach a trade war truce as early as this week. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief Martin Arnold explains how the European Central Bank’s divide over quantitative easing is affecting the global e...

US senators will propose sanctions on Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offensive in north-east Syria, EU leaders issue an ultimatum to UK prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of crucial Brexit talks with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar and leaked documents show the European Central Bank decided to restart its bond-buying programme last month over the objections of its own o...

US stocks staged a late-session sell-off on Tuesday after the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on China ahead of trade talks after it imposed visa restrictions on individuals, at least 50 conservative UK MPs threaten to revolt against a general election manifesto that pledges to pursue a no-deal Brexit, and the White House has declared that it will not co-operate with the inquiry into an...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says it will not proceed with its £32bn offer for the London Stock Exchange Group, the president of the World Bank warns that global growth could fall short of the 2.6 per cent rate it predicted in June and fallout from the protracted strike by General Motors workers has seen the total number of temporary suspensions mount to almost 60,000. Plus, Donald Trump...

HSBC embarks on a cost-cutting drive that threatens up to 10,000 jobs, 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden accuses US president Donald Trump of spreading “flat-out lies”, and a post-Brexit trade deal with the US could “severely limit” Britain’s ability to negotiate an equivalent agreement with the EU, according to a leaked government paper. Plus, the FT’s Sarah Neville explains how Novo Nordisk tr...

Donald Trump urges China to investigate former US vice president Joe Biden and the FT’s Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains how Mr Biden is handling the Ukrainegate fallout. Plus, the UK and the US agree to a deal where police and intelligence agencies are to be given expedited access to the electronic communications of terror and crime suspects, and PayPal is on the verge of quit...

Global stocks fell heavily on Wednesday, with the UK market having its worst day in more than three years, while the Trump administration will move to impose tariffs on a wide range of imports from the EU later this month after prevailing in a WTO case over illegal aircraft subsidies, and Donald Trump says he will co-operate with congressional subpoenas related to the impeachment inquiry engulfing...

The US manufacturing sector contracted for the second consecutive month in September, falling to its lowest level since the recession, Charles Schwab escalates a war among stock-trading platforms by scrapping its fees, and a US appeals court rules that states can set their own standards over so-called “net neutrality”. Plus, the FT’s Sam Jones explains the deepening Credit Suisse spy scandal. Host...