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  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 17: Twitter plans to force Musk to stick with $44bn offer, Walmart plunges on guidance cut
  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    McDonald's Corp
    McDonald’s to sell its Russian business over Ukraine war

    Fast-food chain expected to book non-cash charge of up to $1.4bn for exit

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 16: Putin signals acceptance of Nordic Nato agreements, China economic activity slows on Covid lockdowns
  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 13: Global stocks record longest weekly losing streak since 2008, Musk puts $44bn Twitter deal ‘on hold’
  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 12: Jay Powell warns that taming inflation will cause ‘some pain’, Pressure mounts on $80bn stablecoin Tether
  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 11: US inflation stays elevated at 8.3%, Moscow says it is open to annexing Ukraine’s Kherson region
  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 10: Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Trump, Putin preparing for ‘prolonged conflict’ in Ukraine, US warns
  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
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    Live news updates from May 9: Global stocks suffer worst day since June 2020, EU drops Russian oil shipping ban
  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 6: Wall Street stocks suffer five-week losing streak, Sinn Féin on track for historic victory in Northern Ireland
  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 5: Nasdaq sinks 5% following wave of central bank rate rises, Hungary rejects new Russia sanctions and lashes out at Brussels
  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 4: Fed implements first half-point rate rise since 2000, Hungary threatens to vote against EU’s proposed Russian oil embargo
  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from May 3: Putin and Macron discuss Ukraine and Mariupol evacuation, Australia’s rate rise triggers bond market volatility
  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Live news updates from April 29: Nasdaq has biggest monthly drop since 2008, Russia running short of precision missiles, say western officials
  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Live news updates from April 28: US economy contracts for first time since mid-2020, Service division stars as Apple revenues jump
  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
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    Live news updates from April 27: Poland and Bulgaria receive gas from EU neighbours, Archegos founder Hwang hit by US fraud charges
  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
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    Live news updates from April 26: Poland braced for halt to Russian gas supplies, Tech sell-off drags Nasdaq to lowest in more than year
  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from April 25: Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover offer, US pledges further military funding to Ukraine
  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from April 22: S&P 500 drops the most in 7 weeks, Russia seeks to gain total control of Ukraine’s Donbas, says commander,
  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Carlsberg AS
    Carlsberg takes $1.4bn hit from sale of Russian business

    Danish brewer has more exposure to Russia than any of its international rivals

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from April 21: Russia claims ‘liberation’ of Mariupol despite fighters persisting at steelworks, Musk reveals financing package for Twitter bid
  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
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    Live news updates from April 19: Donbas offensive marks new phase of Ukraine invasion, Russia plans legal challenge over frozen reserves
  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
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    Ukraine war news from March 23: US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine, Russia to switch gas invoicing to roubles for European buyers

    Today’s main developments: US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine, Kyiv official says; Russia to switch gas invoicing to roubles for European buyers; Nato to discuss extending Stoltenberg’s term as secretary-general

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    FT live news
    UK Spring Statement updates from March 23: Sunak cuts fuel duty and promises lower income tax
  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
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    Ukraine war latest from March 22: US and European allies to escalate Russia sanctions, Ukraine urges international banks to leave Russia

    Today’s main developments: US and European allies to escalate sanctions on Russia, Ukraine urges international banks to leave Russia; Global diesel shortage looms with Europe being hardest hit, say corporate leaders

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    FT live news
    Ukraine war news from March 21: Biden warns of possible Russian cyberattacks against US targets, Russia accused of illegal deportations from Mariupol

    Today’s main developments: Biden says Russia ‘exploring options’ for possible cyberattacks against US targets; Russia says progress in peace talks has stalled: 10mn people forced to flee their homes, says UNHCR

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