American lawmakers grill the chief executives of four US tech groups over unfair competition accusations, Qualcomm shares soared to a record high after the California chipmaker announced a royalty deal with Huawei on Wednesday, and the Federal Reserve extends measures to deal with the risk of an international shortage of dollars. Plus the FT’s opinion and analysis editor, Brooke Masters, explains how Goldman Sachs walked away from the 1MDB scandal relatively unscathed. Big Tech bosses told they have ‘too much power’https://www.ft.com/content/7c291a12-b87c-42a6-bd35-be961693c3e7Qualcomm shares surge on Huawei deal and 5G progresshttps://www.ft.com/content/0d266436-3377-49bb-867b-266939240685Fed warns virus resurgence threatens economic recoveryhttps://www.ft.com/content/938a5387-778d-4f9e-8aed-53d2a332c7af Goldman has done it again with its Malaysia dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/03d5f3c8-3d0c-4afb-b3c5-3c5ed1c7cfe6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moderna is pitching its coronavirus vaccine at about $50 to $60 per course, the Federal Reserve has announced that it will extend emergency lending facilities, the European Central Bank has called on eurozone banks to continue to freeze dividend payments and Europe is bracing for another surge in coronavirus cases. Plus, the heads of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook are set to appear together before Congress for the first time. The FT’s Lauren Fedor will explain what might come out of this hearing.Big tech goes to Washington https://www.ft.com/content/3e26d31f-9cff-4b3b-a971-02e16996c190Moderna pitches virus vaccine at around $50-$60 per coursehttps://www.ft.com/content/405c0d07-d15a-4f5b-8a77-3c2fbd5d4c1cEurope battles to contain surge in Covid-19 casesft.com/content/bcddc297-b7f2-444d-908f-54e8ce6f4f98? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senate Republicans unveiled a White House-backed plan for $1tn in new stimulus that would cut emergency unemployment benefits by two-thirds, the dollar weakened to a two-year low on Monday as coronavirus flare-ups weighed on investor confidence and Major League Baseball contends with a fresh coronavirus outbreak. Plus, the FT’s banking editor, Stephen Morris, will explain what lies ahead for European banks when it comes to loan losses and dividends. Republicans unveil $1tn stimulus plan cutting jobless benefitshttps://www.ft.com/content/3c6d86e9-93b4-41af-9803-046940cedf99?Dollar sinks to two-year low on concern over US virus tollhttps://www.ft.com/content/9d9fa97c-154f-46fb-affd-51f45a0de08aUS baseball league postpones games after outbreak hits Miami team https://www.ft.com/content/12b00810-5b8c-4df0-b22d-cabe898770a3Banks across Europe braced for further heavy loan-loss chargeshttps://www.ft.com/content/d42d735a-9aa3-454e-955a-3e0b22eda03d Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans are set to unveil their proposals for a fresh round of stimulus today, US oil companies have increased production following the price crash earlier in the year, and a surge in coronavirus cases have forced countries to curb European travel. Plus, the FT’s political editor, George Parker, will have an update on the progress  of future relationship talks between the UK and EU. Republicans prepare to unveil latest US stimulus offerft.com/content/3ced1ea5-6070-46ee-a946-dc18ad212bf7US oil production wells up after Covid price crashhttps://www.ft.com/content/9552bb8b-c23a-458d-b476-bbbbe4163bd2Infection surges force countries to curb European travelhttps://www.ft.com/content/584ee262-d539-40ca-b145-e42865f2bc6bMichel Barnier warns ‘no progress’ made on key issues in Brexit talkshttps://www.ft.com/content/14e6c44f-5573-46c1-8f4c-224747562c42 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldman Sachs is pointing to its strong second quarter results in a pitch to the Federal Reserve for relief on its capital requirements, Intel shares dropped after the company said it was pushing back the launch of its next generation of chips, and as US lawmakers wrangle over the next economic stimulus package the US jobs recovery appears to be stalling. Plus, the search for oil can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The FT’s senior energy correspondent, Anjli Raval, explains why the industry is scaling back. Goldman touts ‘countercyclical’ trading in pitch for capital reliefft.com/content/91b19416-6f3b-4e67-a309-857a61c6d494?US labour market recovery appears to stall amid stimulus talkshttps://www.ft.com/content/c9290574-ceef-4638-baf1-d27323992129Intel warns of delays to next generation chipsft.com/content/29e02e4f-df7f-49d7-8f94-00a5af481909?The last frontier: oil industry scales back explorationhttps://www.ft.com/content/85afd43a-cb3d-4e82-88b7-1f3a77dc2acb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tesla reported its fourth consecutive quarterly net profit on Wednesday, the fissure between the US and China continues to deepen with Washington ordering Beijing to shut its consulate in Houston over spying concerns, a group of US tech investors has launched an ambitious plan to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and Wirecard’s former chief executive has been rearrested and accused of committing a long-running fraud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British government has abandoned hopes of reaching a US-UK trade deal ahead of this autumn’s American presidential election, and Donald Trump told reporters the pandemic in the US will “get worse before it gets better”. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, will explain why the region might be headed for another debt crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU leaders are closing in on a deal for a landmark coronavirus recovery package, the largest laboratory company in the US, Quest Diagnostics, has warned it will be impossible to increase coronavirus testing capacity in the event of a second wave in the autumn, and European banks are facing as much as €800bn in loan losses over the next three years as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Plus, the FT’s James Politi will explain why the US economic recovery from coronavirus was so short-lived and whether it will gather pace again.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU leaders spent the weekend locked in marathon summit talks over Europe’s proposed €750bn response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Albert Fernández, Argentina’s president, has made an impassioned appeal for the world to accept that he cannot budge from his final offer to restructure $65bn of foreign debt. Plus, the US is considering an effective ban on TikTok, the popular social media platform. The FT’s Beijing Bureau chief, Yuan Yang, will explain.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US is considering putting TikTok on a blacklist that would effectively prevent Americans from using the popular video app, Netflix warns investors that its pandemic related growth spurt is waning, and the FBI and New York state launch investigations into Wednesday’s unprecedented hack of Twitter. Plus, the FT’s Dan Dombey explains how Spain is still struggling with its coronavirus recovery, and why so much of the country’s future hinges on the proposed EU recovery fund.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.