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  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Equities
    Stocks snap weekly losing streak on scaled back rate-rise expectations

    S&P 500 gains 6.4% over the week as growth worries temper aggressive outlook for Fed policy

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Russia heads towards default as payment deadline looms

    Grace period for $100mn in interest payments ends on Sunday evening

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Did UK inflation steady last month after April’s surge?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Japan ‘odd one out’ in pursuing vast bond-buying programme

    Central bank is on track to buy ¥10tn in debt this month to keep a lid on borrowing costs

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Beleaguered Credit Suisse to pay almost 10% rate on bonds

    Investors demand high interest from the struggling bank as it raises more than $1.5bn

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    Eurozone economy
    Rate rise prospects raise concerns for debt-laden eurozone countries

    Spread between German and Italian bond yields has raced higher this week

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Sovereign bonds
    Italian and Greek borrowing costs jump on eurozone rate fears

    Investors in retreat as hawkish ECB stance triggers sovereign debt sell-off

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Pound Sterling
    Investors bet against pound over ‘dire’ threat of stagflation

    Traders question how far the Bank of England can raise rates in the face of cost of living crisis

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Yen
    Japanese yen slides further against dollar on BoJ policy divergence

    Investors assess gloomy outlook for global inflation and economic growth

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Musk must find more cash for Twitter deal after scrapping margin loan

    Tesla chief says he will need to secure $33.5bn of equity after allowing $6.25bn commitment from banks to lapse

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Goldman pauses work on new Spacs after SEC takes tougher stance

    Wall Street bank last year ranked as second-biggest underwriter for blank-cheque companies

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Financial & markets regulation
    CFA Institute calls for tougher disclosure rules for Spac sponsors

    Professional group’s recommendations come as regulator seeks sweeping reform of blank-cheque companies

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Musk rallies wealthy friends and true believers to his side on Twitter deal

    An eclectic roster of investors pours billions into Tesla chief’s audacious plan to take social media platform private

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Financial services
    ICE expands in mortgage tech with $13bn Black Knight deal

    Takeover of real estate software and data company is largest in history for bourse operator

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Spirit Airlines Inc
    Spirit Airlines rejects JetBlue’s acquisition offer

    US budget airline cites high regulatory risks in sticking with rival offer from Frontier

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    News in-depthTwitter Inc
    Musk’s Twitter financing tests Wall Street’s mettle: ‘What could go wrong?’

    Volatile moves in Tesla stock underline deal’s risks as billionaire’s plan for $21bn equity portion remains a mystery

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla valuation slides more than $125bn after Musk’s Twitter deal

    High volume of shares traded on fears carmaker’s CEO will sell down stake to finance purchase

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Elliott investment in travel group is rare bright spot for Spacs

    Blank-cheque companies have struggled to secure so-called Pipe funding to complete deals

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    ExplainerTwitter Inc
    Persuasion and pressure: how Musk could detoxify Twitter’s poison pill

    Social media company has deployed legal defence to parry Tesla billionaire’s hostile approach

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Netflix Inc
    Bill Ackman sells entire Netflix stake at roughly $400mn loss

    Move comes three months after billionaire took position with pledge to focus on ‘long-term horizon’

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Deezer music streaming service to go public via Spac deal

    Merger with blank-cheque company backed by billionaire Francois Pinault values Spotify rival at €1.05bn

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Spac dealmakers sweeten terms to stem investor flight

    Nineteen blank-cheque company mergers have been cancelled in 2022 compared with three a year ago

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    US probes Activision CEO’s brunch meeting with trader before Microsoft deal

    Authorities investigate possible insider dealings made on behalf of Barry Diller and David Geffen

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Global dealmaking falls to lowest level since start of pandemic

    Deals worth $1tn were struck in first quarter of 2022, 23% lower than the same period last year

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    US regulators pave way for greater disclosures from blank-cheque company sponsors

    Spacs shouldn’t ‘overpromise future results’, SEC chair says

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