The FT’s DC bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains the politics behind Donald Trump’s soon to be revealed Supreme Court justice nominee. Plus, why Donald Trump will not commit to a peaceful transition of power and a preview of next week’s first presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden How Trump’s Supreme Court pick could reshape law on abortion and gunshttps://www.ft.com/content/de654768-67f5-482d-893b-24107b45113bDonald Trump steps up fight over Supreme Court nomineehttps://www.ft.com/content/a08b21d4-3745-4aa2-83de-04a06013d026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brussels steps up its campaign against sweetheart corporate tax deals in the EU, TikTok has asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from blocking downloads of the video-sharing app, and the pandemic caused workers around the globe to lose more than $3.5tn of income. Plus, Turkey’s lira is struggling despite the government’s best efforts to lift the currency. The FT’s Laura Pitel explains if the country’s central bank can do anything about it. Brussels ready to clamp down on sweetheart corporate tax dealsft.com/content/7c156756-57a1-4554-af78-d795a41d13f9?edit=trueTikTok requests injunction against ban deadlinehttps://www.ft.com/content/e8c5cb67-f16b-4790-8617-f142f4dc013aPandemic knocks a tenth off incomes of workers worldwidehttps://www.ft.com/content/fabd4737-fa29-45ca-ad62-1b04c71d7b6aLira sinks even as Turkey spends billions of dollars to prop it uphttps://www.ft.com/content/737b5d1a-64d0-4e2d-8ca1-e7bcd4ff4487 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have reached a deal with big advertisers on harmful content, the Covid-19 pandemic will destroy at least 100m jobs worldwide this year and the Bank of England rules out negative interest rates in the near future. Plus, the FT’s Brussels bureau chief, Sam Fleming, explains how the European Union is preparing its financial centers once the UK leaves the bloc. Advertisers strike deal with Facebook and YouTube on harmful contentft.com/content/d7957f86-760b-468b-88ec-aead6a558902?Andrew Bailey rules out UK negative rates in near futurehttps://www.ft.com/content/ecc4a23d-f175-41e9-8f07-852dbe03d062Brexit and the City: Brussels’ new battle to rival London in financehttps://www.ft.com/content/dd7e6828-f603-47bf-bdd7-61e9dcb5f9ac Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global stocks suffered a heavy hit on Monday in a rush of nerves about potential new Covid-19 lockdowns, and LVMH’s attempt to walk away from its $16.6bn takeover of Tiffany will go to trial in January. Plus, the FT’s Richard Waters will explain what is in store for Tesla’s Battery Day today and whether the car company can fight off the competition. Global stocks sink on fears of new Covid lockdownshttps://www.ft.com/content/7da536fa-1e96-461c-8172-4aa6c5a8fa8eTiffany gets speedy trial over LVMH’s bid to ditch takeover dealft.com/content/e7b7f86b-28c7-4cec-a282-7e8dee63e425?Beyond the market hype: Tesla tries to expand its lead in batterieshttps://www.ft.com/content/2e5731a1-c7ac-4f3e-ba0a-d9bae5b7fa67 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak is set to extend the Treasury’s UK-wide programme of business support loans ahead of what’s expected to be a challenging winter for Covid-19, the European Central Bank has launched a sweeping review of its main pandemic crisis-fighting tool, and Donald Trump has said that the new Oracle-ByteDance partnership will finance a “patriotic” education fund. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor Derek Brower will explain whether the poisoning of Russian activist Alexei Navalny will affect the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Sunak to extend business support loans as Covid-19 spread worsens ft.com/content/dfdff1fd-503a-4231-812f-40be4cc4c2b7?ECB to review flagship bond-buying tool in fighting Covid crisishttps://www.ft.com/content/8ff55eff-ed3a-49db-b26a-2f49fa7822d4Doubts surround ‘education fund’ at heart of US TikTok dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/4a9bb9aa-45e3-43b2-9759-3313751ffc8bEU gas groups exposed as pipeline politics threaten Nord Stream 2https://www.ft.com/content/2c713b40-ae7f-47a7-b050-e91ca0879c8f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ByteDance has agreed to list TikTok on a US stock market at some point after its proposed partnership deal with American software group Oracle, and Donald Trump ’s special envoy to Northern Ireland has warned against creating a “hard border by accident”. Plus, the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo explains why Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden is struggling with Latino voters. ByteDance proposes US IPO for TikTok to woo White Househttps://www.ft.com/content/8d2c74d6-d742-4fa9-b7cf-5af9bb85af6bTrump’s Northern Ireland envoy issues border warningft.com/content/e71b7301-4b35-4a13-bee2-f9446b438e05Biden struggles to close enthusiasm gap with Latino votersft.com/content/a8d65f78-6656-4ed5-a908-695a8be54f48 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Reserve projects no interest rate increases until at least the end of 2023, and US President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to increase the size of their stimulus proposal. Plus, the FT’s Miles Kruppa explains the excitement behind cloud computing company Snowflake's initial public offering. Fed signals rock-bottom rates until at least end of 2023https://www.ft.com/content/827302da-4257-4bbc-a0fa-9bc98f65d661Trump nudges Republicans to increase economic stimulus offerhttps://www.ft.com/content/e7228443-36ad-4fe9-aa2c-2d0ddefda12bSnowflake doubles in first trades after largest-ever software IPOhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb8e37c9-b4a5-4b4c-a3cf-2eeac98a8f2b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ByteDance will place TikTok’s global business in a new US-headquartered company with Oracle investing as a minority shareholder, FedEx delivered a forecast-beating fiscal first quarter on the back of strong demand for international shipping, and investors will look to the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee today for more detail on the central bank’s new inflation policy. Plus, the FT’s motor industry correspondent, Peter Campbell, explains how truckmaker start-up Nikola is defending itself after a short seller’s report claimed the business was an “intricate fraud”.TikTok set to become a standalone US company to satisfy White Househttps://www.ft.com/content/58eb7c26-2154-477f-af19-19157ae29261FedEx results deliver as pandemic drives ecommerce boomhttps://www.ft.com/content/86e2dc79-e662-3d6f-8252-4ff5fe979fdd#post-54430US Justice Department inquires into Nikola fraud claimshttps://www.ft.com/content/a45a6638-167b-4e27-a9fd-576e7229f959Germany to take in 2,750 migrants from Greek campshttps://www.ft.com/content/50be2fb8-215e-4780-8ece-3163e9ed0819 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration will review the “technical partnership” deal struck between Oracle and ByteDance before deciding whether to approve the agreement, Nvidia’s $40bn agreed purchase of Arm Holdings gives the US company control over a technology that powers everything from mobile devices to data centres, and a Volkswagen executive claims scandals such as “Dieselgate” could no longer pass undetected at Volkswagen. Plus, the FT’s venture capital correspondent, Miles Kruppa, explains what the Trump Administration is considering as it reviews the partnership agreement between ByteDance and Oracle.  Trump administration to review Oracle’s TikTok deal this weekhttps://www.ft.com/content/0ccd4a25-381f-46a7-a9e6-ee12ecf1aa88Nvidia secures control of key global tech with $40bn Arm dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/5bc5d0dc-24cd-407f-9fde-0d38c157d833Dieselgate could not happen again, VW executive claimshttps://www.ft.com/content/777cee39-f811-47d5-9841-5952f9a8bab7?Carlos Ghosn’s deputy goes on trial in Japanhttps://www.ft.com/content/03d8a98b-07b1-4d33-b837-64f065446448? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SoftBank executives have revived discussions about taking the technology group private, and Netflix is expected to outspend all its major rivals on entertainment content this year. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains why France and Germany took different approaches to Covid-19 stimulus and why France’s might be considered more of a gamble.  SoftBank executives revive talks on taking Japanese group privateft.com/content/a83648a9-62fe-41d2-88e4-870fb2665b60?Netflix to take crown for spending on films and televisionft.com/content/7d66dd4c-440c-44d3-a234-39346fb69a91?France launches €100bn coronavirus recovery planft.com/content/0921c871-17b5-4e2e-bdea-aab78c2d0090Germany’s ‘ka-boom’ stimulus marks a surprising changehttps://www.ft.com/content/29ddcad4-aa2c-11ea-a766-7c300513fe47Oracle wins bidding war for TikTok’s US operationshttps://www.ft.com/content/4860ec09-212b-45c2-9cc3-27f731816130? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.