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FirstFT: China pledges to support tech companies after market rout
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China’s economic activity slumps as Covid lockdowns hit growth
China’s economic activity contracted sharply in April as a wave of lockdowns across the country…
Glasgow Rangers revival comes to an end with a place in the European final
Ten years ago, Glasgow Rangers were still adjusting to a new life in the bottom…
UK economy contracts in March as manufacturing and services falter
Britain’s economy contracted in March, continuing the poor performance of the previous month as manufacturing…
Nervous South Koreans seek ways to counter North’s nuclear threat
Ahead of his inauguration as South Korea’s president on Tuesday, Yoon Suk-yeol vowed he would…
Samsung’s reliance on fossil fuels poses a growing risk for investors
Samsung Electronics is under increasing pressure over its inaction on fossil fuel emissions as it…
Sharp decline in retail sales adds to eurozone economic gloom
Eurozone retail sales fell more than expected in March, adding to fears that soaring inflation…
Strikes at UK financial regulator due to start this week
Unionized staff at the Financial Conduct Authority will stage the first strike in the nine-year…
UK visa regime leaves Ukrainian refugees trapped in precarious limbo
For Nastya Melnychenko, the failed start of Britain’s admissions program for Ukrainian refugees led her…
PM Consulting Group named by the Financial Times as one of
TOWSON, Md., April 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PM Consulting Group (PMCG), an SBA 8(a)…
Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Arrested for Fraud in US
Bill Hwang, founder of collapsed family office Archegos Capital Management, has been arrested by US…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk? | FinancialTimes
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Deals, debts and dreams: the misadventures of Patrick Drahi in the United States
In 2017, billionaire Patrick Drahi made a bold move: to spin off the US arm…
Blackstone posts windfall earnings but predicts deals will slow
The world’s largest alternative asset manager, Blackstone Group, expects fewer deals this year due to…
Has private market regulation failed?
Private markets are hot. Really hot. This raises a host of tricky questions, as SEC…
George Osborne advises US billionaire Todd Boehly on Chelsea bid
George Osborne advises Todd Boehly’s bid to buy Chelsea football club from sanctioned Russian billionaire…
Citi profits plummet as search for Russia’s exit drags on
Citigroup’s profits were hit in the first quarter by fallout from the war in Ukraine…
PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – April 12
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Emerging market fund managers face worsening outflows
Ashmore and other emerging market fund managers face further profit declines and worsening outflows as…
Facebook owner Meta targets finance with ‘Zuck Bucks’ and designer coins
Meta has drawn up plans to introduce virtual coins, tokens and lending services into its…
Investors affected by the decline in globalization
Long ago, it seems, world markets were mounted on a wall of new funds created…
Has the surge in oil prices further fueled Turkish inflation?
Did Turkish inflation hit a 20-year high in March?Soaring global energy prices likely propelled Turkish…
Martin Sorrell’s S4 boosted after US hedge fund ups stake
A New York-based hedge fund has doubled its stake in Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising group…
Truckmaker MAN lays off 11,000 workers as Ukrainian supplies run out
MAN, the German truck manufacturer, has been forced to lay off around 11,000 staff after…
Sanctions and rationing: the next shock for businesses
If you have a diesel car, fill it up now. Russell Hardy, chief executive of…
Bond market crashes on inevitability of rate hikes
The markets have few certainties at the moment, but one stands out: everyone hates government…
‘Low tax’ Rishi Sunak battles ratings deflation
Rishi Sunak has always been different from the rest of us. A little sweeter, much…
The yield curve could be wrong
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CVC predicts listing in Amsterdam as blow to London market
CVC Capital Partners, Europe’s largest private equity group, plans to flee London and launch its…
Fed announces first rate hike since 2018 amid soaring inflation
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point,…
Are Oil Stocks Still Cheap?
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City heavyweights flee Russian corporate boards in London
Former cabinet ministers and city greats who have spent the last decade earning big paychecks…
Stay or go? Western consumer brands grapple with the Russian dilemma
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine led to an exodus of well-known Western brands from Russia,…
M&G reports net inflow as turnaround begins to bear fruit
M&G deflected another year of outflows and delivered adjusted profits above analysts’ expectations as the…
Latest Ukraine War: US Says Russian Missile Launches More Frequent
The Pentagon said Russia had fired 600 missiles since the start of the invasion, an…
Investors face heavy losses on $170 billion in Russian assets
As Russian troops advanced towards Ukraine’s two largest cities, a BlackRock portfolio manager closed a…
Western brands flee Russia in dismantling ‘capitalist diplomacy’
In late 1990, a former British minister reflecting on the end of the Cold War…
Archegos and banks in settlement talks amid bulk trade probe
Archegos Capital Management and global banks are in negotiations to avoid a protracted court battle…
Norway’s $1.3 billion oil fund to drop Russian investments
Norway’s $1.3 billion oil fund will divest its Russian investments as part of a broader…
‘Investors are shocked’: How Russia’s attack on Ukraine shook markets
The outbreak of the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II surprised many…
Financing business growth: an investment opportunity
Stock markets serve a dual purpose. They provide savers with returns on their investments over…
VW in advanced talks on listing Porsche brand
Volkswagen is exploring the possibility of floating its highly profitable Porsche brand, the automaker has…
US companies add environmental and social goals to executive bonuses
Kevin Johnson, chief executive of Starbucks, has earned a share of his 2021 bonus by…
Investors brace for central bank withdrawal from bond markets
The biggest buyers in bond markets are now poised to turn sellers, as central banks…
Hong Kong breaks Singapore’s grip on Chinese stock futures
The Hong Kong exchange has seized market share from rival Singapore in Chinese stock futures,…
FirstFT: US undermines hopes of diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis
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Do you suffer from “meeting bloat”
Before the pandemic, Phil Libin, co-founder and chief executive of mmhmm, a video communications company,…
Increase in underperforming funds on “Spot the Dog” list
The amount of cash held by UK savers languishing in underperforming funds has jumped to…
Evergrande chair breaks silence to rule out fire sale of assets
Shares of Evergrande rose after its chairman ruled out fire asset sales and pledged to…
Sequoia and Silver Lake fund crypto infrastructure start-ups
The world’s biggest tech investors are pumping money into cryptocurrency infrastructure companies as the growing…
FirstFT: Olympic athletes complain about Covid quarantine conditions
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Queen’s platinum jubilee offers ray of stability after pandemic
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach 70 years on the…
KPMG sued for £1.3bn over Carillion audit
KPMG has been sued for £1.3billion by Carillion liquidators, who say the auditor missed ‘red…
Amundi defends passive approach to ESG after soaring ETF assets
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Ethics of giving, what MBA students want
Hello from London. We all love gifts that keep on giving. However, there should be…
Fall in global equities undermines sentiment on European junk bonds
Investor sentiment towards European junk bonds, a key barometer of market risk, has faded as…
FirstFT: Russian gas projects risk sanctions if Ukraine attacks
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US stocks and the market regime are changing
Investors reeling from the stock market turmoil might be happy to see the end of…
S&P 500 enters correction as global stocks fall
Stocks across the world fell on Monday as expectations mounted that the US Federal Reserve…
Eurozone economic recovery survives Omicron wave
The Omicron variant is causing far less damage to Europe’s economy than previous waves of…
Could Blockchain Speed Up Home Buying?
Buying or selling a home is said to be one of life’s most stressful events,…
Leon Black accuses former Apollo lieutenant of attempted ‘coup’
Leon Black has accused his former top lieutenant Josh Harris of exploiting a scandal involving…
Morgan Stanley earnings supported by deals as trade slumps
Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York. The bank reported strong wealth management business, up 10%…
FCA to probe index providers on potential antitrust violations
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T Rowe Price’s Bill Stromberg on Building the Right Culture
In the weeks leading up to his retirement, Bill Stromberg reflected. People in the asset…
Unilever says bid has been made for GSK’s £50bn consumer unit
Unilever has approached GlaxoSmithKline about a potential acquisition of its consumer healthcare joint venture with…
FirstFT: EU set to withhold 100 million euros from Poland
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Satellite Group wins legal battle to grab Air India revenue
Shareholders of a satellite company suing the Indian government for $1.3 billion have won a…
Growth of ESG ETFs accelerates in Asia
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UK post-Brexit farm payments overhaul fueled by ‘blind optimism’
The UK government has established no way to measure whether £ 2.4bn in annual post-Brexit…
Financial Times: ex-a16z partner Katie Haun plans to raise $ 900 million in crypto funds
Former Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) partner Katie Haune intends to raise $ 900 million in two…
How can investors find the tech titans of tomorrow?
The history of hi-fi and video technology flops is long and sometimes fun, as long…
Adventurous investment: my 14 years of success and failure
As we age, the memory of past events and dates fades. But November 2007 stood…
FirstFT: Apple becomes first $ 3 billion company
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Climate change and the battle for Canada’s forests
The centuries-old forests that dot the landscape of British Columbia, Canada’s most westerly province, have…
Lessons Halfway in Life | Financial Time
Shortly after the new year, I will be 40 years old. On my way to…
ESG stocks underperform oil and gas in 2021
Oil and gas stocks – hit early in the pandemic and increasingly rejected by environmentally…
Northvolt becomes the first in Europe to produce battery cells
Northvolt became the first European start-up to design and produce a battery in a gigantic…
Turbulence ahead: new leaders are needed
“I come to you with bad news.” This is how Vishal Garg, chief executive of…
Moderna faces shareholder pressure on vaccine costs
Moderna is fighting a shareholder proposal demanding that the pharmaceutical group open its Covid-19 vaccine…
China Cinda takes 24% stake in Ant’s consumer credit unit
One of China’s largest state asset managers will control a 24% stake in Ant Group…
Christopher Hogg, British industrialist, 1936-2021
Sir Christopher Hogg, who died earlier this month at the age of 85, once described…
Taiwan to restrict sales of Chinese assets by tech companies
Taiwanese regulators will soon have new powers to prevent domestic tech companies from selling their…
Blue Monday: Omicron fears dispel holiday cheer
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Lessons for the United States from China’s “Common Prosperity” Push
The Chinese Communist Party has waged a charming campaign in the United States. Amid all…
The threat of liquidity hanging over the markets in 2022
The writer is Managing Director of Crossborder Capital and author of “Capital Wars: The Rise…
Investors challenge the cover-up clauses of large tech groups
Seven of America’s biggest tech companies, including Alphabet, Amazon and Meta, are facing pressure from…
Strange stocks – and why I should have bought them
All serious investors should take a break at least once a year to admit their…
Workers ask gig economy companies to explain their algorithms
In two years, Alexandru, a 38-year-old Uber driver in London, has racked up nearly 7,000…
The Thai brand surveys European luxury department stores
The top floor of the central embassy in Bangkok looks more like a lounge for…
Japanese SBI takes effective control of Shinsei
Online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has taken effective control of Shinsei Bank, the culmination of…
Evergrande rated ‘default restricted’ by Fitch after missed payment
Fitch became the first rating agency to declare China Evergrande’s foreign bonds in default after…
Letter: The Charity Commission has the power to stop wrongdoing
In his commentary, Chris Cook rightly points out the critical importance of effective charity regulation…
Charity regulator must catch up
The Charity Commission, the regulator of the charitable sector in England and Wales, is best…
Toshiba shareholders accuse conglomerate of ignoring privatization offers
Several of Toshiba’s biggest shareholders accuse the Japanese conglomerate of failing to fully pursue negotiations…
Omicron and US monetary policy uncertainty disrupt global markets
Financial markets have been whipped up over the past week, with the Omicron coronavirus variant…
Olaf Scholz considers Joachim Nagel to lead German Bundesbank
Joachim Nagel, a senior executive at the Bank for International Settlements, rose to pole position…
UBS raids JPMorgan for new CFO Sarah Youngwood
UBS has recruited a senior executive from JPMorgan Chase to become its CFO, completing a…
Holmes accuses former business partner of abuse in Theranos lawsuit
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes accused her former boyfriend and business partner Ramesh Balwani of repeated…