Branson's Virgin Atlantic considers stock market listing The move could see Sir Richard Branson lose overall control of the airline he founded.
When Amazon Customers Leave Negative Reviews, Some Sellers Hunt Them Down Sellers on Amazon.com are reaching out to unhappy buyers to revise or delete negative reviews, in exchange for refunds or gift cards—in violation of the terms they agree to on the retail platform.
The Week in Business: Here Come the Mandates Governments and companies have started to require vaccines, a step they had been reluctant to take until recently.
U.K. Led the World in Slashing Carbon Emissions. Now Comes the Hard Part. Britain has made deeper emission cuts than most major economies. How it fares on further reductions will offer clues to the U.S. and other countries.
Biden Moves to Protect the Tongass, North America’s Largest Rainforest, from Logging and Road Building The Biden administration recently announced new policies to protect the Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world.
Infrastructure Bill's Boost to Economy Is Likely to Be Limited Investments in highways, ports and broadband under the infrastructure bill are unlikely to have a big impact on growth in the next few years, economists say, but could lead to long-term gains in productivity.
To Beat Tesla, Volkswagen Bets on Making Its Own EV Batteries Volkswagen, one of the world’s two largest auto makers by sales, could be the world’s biggest maker of electric vehicles as soon as next year—but making a cost-effective EV battery is a challenge.
Cash Is Flooding Into Short-Term Markets Like Never Before. Is That a Bad Sign? Money-market funds, banks and other investors are parking over $1 trillion in spare cash overnight in reverse and repo markets—a surge in short-term lending that is raising concerns about whether market unrest lies ahead.
Companies Are Scrapping Their Plans for Fall The fast-spreading Delta variant has managers revamping schedules, with bosses delaying office reopenings and canceling events.
Record Pace for Corporate Earnings Keeps Stocks Buoyant Despite a handful of economic risks coming into view, investors have been heartened by a standout earnings season in which the share of big U.S. companies beating profit expectations is on pace for a record.
Alibaba Suspends Executives After Rape Accusation More than 4,000 employees have called for the e-commerce titan to take the allegations seriously.China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, said on Sunday that it had suspended several executives after one of its employees accused her boss of raping her on a work trip.
After Trumka’s Death, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Faces a Crossroads For years, influencing political outcomes has been the priority. Some are calling for more emphasis on basic organizing.Richard Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., at a rally in Indianapolis in 2016.
Covid surge in Vietnam hits global supply chains Manufacturers for Nike and Adidas forced to close factories as infections rise
How fast is the UK economy rebounding? Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Covid-19: Quarantine-free travel to France resumes as UK rules change Some travel firms report a "surge" of bookings but others say it is "too late to save the summer".
The CDC ＆ Vaccine Companies in Bed with Facebook? Zuckerberg is a very dangerous adolescent who has clearly not grown up. Personally, I would never own a single share of Facebook when its management is just so questionable.
Mexican Peso Weekly Forecast: USD/MXN on the Lookout for Banxico Meeting and Fed Commentary Post NFP USD/MXN finds strong resistance at 20.00 as sellers attempt to gather momentum
Maersk sets sights on a big land-based acquisition Chief executive of world’s largest container shipping business also keen to build on recent ecommerce deals
Netherlands grapples with social consequences of soaring house prices FT Series: Prices have risen almost 15% over past year as Dutch face shortage of 330,000 homes
Weekend Australia coronavirus - outbreak accelerates The Delta strain of COVID-19 in Australia is spreading more quickly, weekend reported new cases. Report on Saturday (i.e. for Friday's cases) by state. (Australia's largest population state) recorded new cases
Infrastructure Bill Clears Senate Procedural Hurdle The roughly $1 trillion bipartisan bill cleared another hurdle, with 18 Republicans joining Democrats to bring the agreement one step closer to final passage.
Crypto is having a good weekend, ETH is above US$3,000 Ethereum had its update last week (); it was headed higher in the days and weeks leading into it and its gained since: Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559,
US Senate inches ahead with infrastructure bill A Saturday vote in the US Senate, 67-27 vote in favour of a move to limit debate on the legislation Negotiations continue on amendments and there are some pundits suggesting work on the legislation could be completed Saturday night Washington time. Senate Majority Leader Schumer says he will keep the Senate working until there is a vote on