In an exclusive interview with the FT, French president Emmanuel Macron urges wealthy countries to help poorer ones access coronavirus vaccines, and US lawmakers grill key players in the GameStop trading saga. Plus the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains why a sell off in US government bonds could threaten Wall Street’s record run. US bond sell-off stirs warnings over stock market strengthhttps://www.ft.com/content/00c99cd2-7f9a-4a37-bb20-ce8d96f2527fRobinhood chief apologises over GameStop affairhttps://www.ft.com/content/69c0b5b0-9d49-4d0e-8f32-fe9428bff5b1Oil ‘supercycle’ predictions divide veteran tradeshttps://www.ft.com/content/f87ce114-f437-4c3f-bb73-fa38ca78146b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook has defied Australia’s push to make Big Tech pay for news by banning the sharing of content on its platform in the country, the oil and gas industry in Texas has buckled under the strain of a blast of Arctic weather, and three North Korean computer programmers have been charged over a cyber-hack spree. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge, explains how Beijing’s digital currency is doubling as a surveillance tool for the state.News Corp agrees deal with Google on payments for its journalism https://www.ft.com/content/cec5d055-c2d1-4d5f-a392-a6343beb0b01Oil and gas industry in Texas buckles under strain of Arctic blasthttps://www.ft.com/content/9b7cdaf2-f43b-49c3-b8b8-b4840f95ebbdVirtual control: the agenda behind China’s new digital currencyhttps://www.ft.com/content/7511809e-827e-4526-81ad-ae83f405f623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China is exploring limits on exports of rare earth minerals that are crucial for the manufacture of American F-35 fighter jets, and stock trading volumes in Hong Kong have soared to four times those on London’s main exchange. The FT’s markets reporter, Nikou Asgari, explains why Amsterdam is becoming the European capital for Spacs. Plus, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy club may have a buyer. China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defence industryhttps://www.ft.com/content/d3ed83f4-19bc-4d16-b510-415749c032c1European bankers set sights on Amsterdam as regional Spac capitalhttps://www.ft.com/content/240293a8-20ed-4cf3-a5ec-63dc1c2d9076?Hong Kong stock trading volumes jump to 4 times those of LSEhttps://www.ft.com/content/c324674c-c91e-427e-82c5-87a7e9a53bab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Joe Biden heads to Wisconsin to sell his stimulus plan, and the cold snap in Texas tests the state’s freewheeling electricity model. The pandemic’s online shopping surge has led to more warehouse automation, but that is making some human jobs tougher. Plus, Russian discount retailer Fix Price is planning a London stock market listing that could value the company at more than $6bn.Biden steps up stimulus pitch in bid to seal deal with Congresshttps://www.ft.com/content/1c172f12-87c0-4fda-82f2-40954d36b3f8Texas starts blackouts as frigid weather sends power prices surginghttps://www.ft.com/content/4d07eedc-b3ec-417e-8cb1-5895178c9f9bWhy I was wrong to be optimistic about robotshttps://www.ft.com/content/087fce16-3924-4348-8390-235b435c53b2Russian discount retailer aims to raise $1bn in London IPOhttps://www.ft.com/content/f8f68d4a-42b3-4c75-80ec-545b7d47831f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brussels is set to allow data to continue to flow freely from the EU to the UK. In Argentina, the country’s powerful vice president wants to postpone a crucial $44bn debt deal with the IMF until the pandemic has eased. Commodities such as oil and copper may be entering a new ‘supercycle’ of higher prices. Plus, in China, at least, people are still going out to the movies.  Brussels to allow data to continue to flow to UKhttps://www.ft.com/content/43ed5e0a-7b0a-40db-800f-6f3b9c58b9a8Argentina’s powerful vice-president pushes for delay to IMF debt dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/78b08f12-7b78-4ecd-8e64-a717f8a43e09Investors set for commodities ‘bull run’ as prices rise in tandemhttps://www.ft.com/content/27086ad8-bc84-4e2e-9195-91880fa6916fChina’s box office roars while Hollywood remains on mutehttps://www.ft.com/content/573340cb-30b9-421e-8fec-51c8348a6bbb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Europe’s IPO market is off to its strongest start in five years thanks to a flurry of tech and ecommerce listings, Disney continues to attract subscribers to its streaming service, and China’s massive corn purchases have sent the price of the crop soaring. And the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, shares her thoughts on Elon Musk’s excitement over cryptocurrencies and whether it will spur wider adoption of digital currencies.  European IPOs mark best start to year since 2015 with €8bn haulhttps://www.ft.com/content/171ea5f4-b3f4-4e76-bb13-2480879d1bd0?Elon Musk’s effect on crypto world shows how irrational markets arehttps://www.ft.com/content/92ab487d-1990-42b9-b7d3-ba9d54d9bd22Disney Plus added 8m subscribers over Christmas https://www.ft.com/content/49581411-5650-4448-8325-ce12f85ee86bChina’s record purchase of corn a ‘watershed moment’ for grain markethttps://www.ft.com/content/94b04a3e-6169-4b07-8218-413138c641a1? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre last month, Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell has pledged to keep monetary policy loose to support the struggling US labour market, and the World Health Organization recommended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults. Plus, Italy will receive €200bn from the EU’s coronavirus recovery fund to help revive its economy. The FT’s Brussels bureau chief, Sam Fleming, explains what is at stake for Italy and the EU.Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hubhttps://www.ft.com/content/3dad4ef3-59e8-437e-8f63-f629a5b7d0aaPowell stresses patience in pledge to keep monetary policy loosehttps://www.ft.com/content/7ed63e7f-5389-42e8-beed-15b5d450c589WHO recommends use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults https://www.ft.com/content/be33aa38-5eff-4069-b104-ba7bdb735c72 ‘We expect Italy to do its homework’: Draghi and the EU recovery fundhttps://www.ft.com/content/7c2007d9-6ce9-4895-ac5c-cd17e3bf69b2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter’s user growth fell short of expectations for the second quarter in a row, more than 70 investors call on Amazon to stop interfering with a unionisation effort, and Huawei asks a US court to overturn the Federal Communication Commission ruling that labels the telecoms company a security threat. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge, explains how US-China investment continues despite political tension.Twitter warns of slowing user growth as pandemic surge fades https://www.ft.com/content/ff84e6c2-a937-4b88-bd8c-df8bcaa1ee7eHuawei challenges its designation as a threat to US securityhttps://www.ft.com/content/b7c2294d-9207-4fae-8fed-d63a80c99618Amazon must not interfere with US union effort, say investorshttps://www.ft.com/content/c7f24fbb-bb4e-489e-8a30-37708700e816US-China investment flows belie geopolitical tensionshttps://www.ft.com/content/b3dcc262-a153-4624-bc1d-156179d6e914 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia, Tesla’s $1.5bn investment in bitcoin sends the cryptocurrency to record highs, and oil hits $60 a barrel for the first time in a year. Plus, the FT’s Tokyo correspondent, Kana Inagaki, explains what drove SoftBank’s Vision Fund to have its best quarter in four years. EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for newshttps://www.ft.com/content/4c40c890-afd3-40a3-9582-78a66c37a8afTesla sends bitcoin to record high with $1.5bn investmenthttps://www.ft.com/content/5e83f15e-ea2c-4d2f-8ae8-bf72fc5effd0Oil hits $60 for first time in a year as supply cuts outweigh lockdownshttps://www.ft.com/content/3032d80d-89b0-4020-922e-f4fa15435b5dSoftBank’s Vision Fund posts best quarter since launch in 2017https://www.ft.com/content/c2f107a7-734d-450a-bf46-eb68a65ceaf4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok plans to expand into ecommerce in the US to compete with Facebook, Cuba has announced it will open most of the economy to private business, and Mercedes-Benz says by 2030 it will make as much from its electric cars as it does from its luxury combustion engine models. Plus, the FT’s environment and clean energy correspondent, Leslie Hook, looks at the global shift to renewable energy and how it could change the geopolitical landscape.TikTok takes on Facebook with US ecommerce pushhttps://www.ft.com/content/629c1c17-3daa-46af-8177-1814baaa2bed?Cuba lifts ban on most private business https://www.ft.com/content/3956b50f-621a-4289-90c3-247a2762fae2Mercedes’ electric profits to match those for combustion models by end of decadehttps://www.ft.com/content/6021706c-4f00-4547-9082-20e1d1d2d540?How the race for renewable energy is reshaping global politics https://www.ft.com/content/a37d0ddf-8fb1-4b47-9fba-7ebde29fc510 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.