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Ex-HSBC currency trader found guilty of fraud

Jury rejects Mark Johnson’s defence that ‘pre-hedging’ is standard industry practice

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The Big Read
Harvey Weinstein: sexual harassment, secrecy and the law
US Equities
General Electric sinks over dividend doubts

Weak earnings were lambasted as ‘unacceptable’ by chief executive John Flannery

Capital Markets
Netflix to finance new shows from $1.6bn bond sale

Deal lands in market judged by some investors to be frothy

Currencies
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ warns of cryptocurrencies ‘scam’

Jordan Belfort says craze for initial coin offerings recalls boiler-room tactics

Media
New York attorney-general probes Weinstein Company

Schneiderman to investigate whether officials violated state’s civil rights law

Americas
Mexico’s former first lady promises clean sweep
Analysis Europe
One hundred years on, what do Russians think of 1917?

An aristocrat, a protester, a religious activist and a communist give their views on the revolution

Analysis Shale Oil and Gas
US shale investors tire of ‘growth at any cost’ model

Shareholders are more interested in return on capital and cash generation

North Korea nuclear tensions
Japan says N Korea nuclear threat at critical level

Boris Johnson adds the US has an ‘absolute duty’ to prepare for military action

Industrials
Arconic names GE’s Blankenship new chief executive

Predecessor Kleinfeld stepped down after writing to activist investor Elliott

Brexit
Allies of Juncker and May clash over account of dinner

Former aide Timothy blames Selmayr for leak of pre-EU summit meeting to German newspaper

The Big Read
Nike’s focus on robotics threatens Asia’s workforce

Developing countries at risk of losing cheap manufacturing if leisurewear companies accelerate automation

Europe
Merkel’s CDU says €100bn wishlist poses budget threat

Three-way coalition hopefuls eye tax cuts and social benefits

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Analysis Banks
M Stanley’s rising star helps bank outshine Goldman

Ted Pick has been tipped as a potential successor to CEO James Gorman

Cryptocurrencies
Wall Street traders jump into cryptocurrencies

DRW and others are seeking to profit from the wild price swings of bitcoin

FTfm
US banks charge up to $15k for analyst calls

New report says analyst research from investment banks is priced unrealistically high

The Monday Interview
Jim Bankoff, Vox Media CEO, on moving into TV

In an industry obsessed with algorithms, the media boss is focusing on quality

Opinion

Gideon Rachman
An assertive China challenges the west

Beijing is gaining confidence that it can mix political control with growth and innovation

Video The Week Ahead
Amazon earnings, ECB meeting

Leading tech companies are set to report quarterly earnings

Video The Week Ahead
Amazon earnings, ECB meeting
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China’s tech titans break into finance
Video Pollution
Pollution-related deaths exceed 9m a year
Video Life & Arts
My fashion nationalism, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Highlights

Review Non-Fiction
Hit Refresh, by Satya Nadella

Microsoft’s chief executive outlines how empathy can change corporate culture

Business school
Barcelona business schools face Catalan fallout

Iese and Esade fear that tension on the streets could lead to a drop in applicants

The Monday Interview
Jim Bankoff, Vox Media CEO, on moving into TV

In an industry obsessed with algorithms, the media boss is focusing on quality

Markets News

Global Market Overview
Yen dips and Nikkei jumps after Abe election win

Wall Street falters after run of records and Spanish stocks drop

IPOs
Chinese issuers prepare ‘supercycle’ of tech IPOs

Ventures backed by likes of Tencent and Alibaba are lining up wave of hefty floats

European banks
Liberbank sheds real estate exposure in Bain Capital deal

Robust appetite for non-performing loans and other distressed assets across Europe

Technology

Capital Markets
Netflix to finance new shows from $1.6bn bond sale

Deal lands in market judged by some investors to be frothy

Lombard Matthew Vincent
Arqiva float asks old questions about debt and dividends

Some of the numbers don’t transmit such good news for group’s upcoming IPO

Cyber Security
Rubica start-up targets wealthy with cyber insurance

Service offered to individuals not companies promises $1m protection

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