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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Leveraged loans
    Peloton loan draws strong demand from private and public lenders

    Apollo and Blackstone are among participants in $750mn financing for connected fitness company

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ without bot clarity

    Billionaire bidder for social media platform takes aim at CEO in row over fake accounts

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Car bosses warn of supply chain threat to electric vehicle rollout

    Tesla and VW lower delivery expectations because of chip shortages and raw material costs

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Saudi Aramco
    Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company

    Rallying oil prices lift state-backed energy group while tech stock sell-off hits iPhone maker

  • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Big Tech trims its sails as it braces for a bruising quarter

    IT spending is strong but headwinds from inflation, supply chains and Ukraine war cast a chill over Silicon Valley

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Apple forecasts up to $8bn hit from supply chain problems

    Shares in iPhone maker fall after it warns of ‘substantially larger’ impact from constraints and shortages

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Elon Musk
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    Tesla chief gets a mixed bag of legal decisions on his past dealings

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Alphabet Inc
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    Google parent’s shares fall after it says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has weighed on video platform

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    News in-depthYandex NV
    Russian tech giant Yandex’s data harvesting raises security concerns

    Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple launches high-end PC in drive to leverage homegrown chips

    iPhone maker aims to seize greater market share in desktop computers following split from Intel

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    Big tech
    Microsoft suspends Russia sales as Ukraine urges Big Tech action

    Ministers call on technology groups to ‘stop enabling propaganda and disinformation’

  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’

    Disney, Nike, Volkswagen and others curtail business while rouble’s plunge hits shoppers

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Peloton Interactive Inc
    Peloton founder sells $50mn in stock to MSD Partners

    Sale to Michael Dell-backed investment firm is largest since John Foley was ousted as fitness company’s chief

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    US & Canadian companies
    Apple joins companies pulling back from Russia over Ukraine attack

    Moves by iPhone maker, Ford, Nike and others add to growing pressure on Kremlin over invasion

  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
    News in-depthPeloton Interactive Inc
    Inside ‘Project Tinman’: Peloton’s plan to conceal rust in its exercise bikes

    Company insiders tell the FT that executives hatched a scheme to cover up corrosion and avoid a costly recall

  • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
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    Inside Peloton’s epic run of bungled calls and bad luck

    It was a darling with investors and customers. What went wrong?

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    InterviewPeloton Interactive Inc
    New Peloton chief dismisses suggestions company will be sold

    Company’s shares fall as much as 5 per cent after Barry McCarthy rebuffs calls to find buyer

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
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    Kobold Metals uses AI and machine learning to find new deposits of critical metals

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
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    Should Nike or Amazon buy Peloton?

    Share price surge reflects Wall Street hope for a deal, but co-founder retains control as he moves to stave off suitors

  • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
    Peloton Interactive Inc
    Activist investor steps up campaign to oust Peloton’s leadership

    Blackwells Capital calls for clear-out of directors at fitness group and probe into possible misconduct

  • Saturday, 5 February, 2022
    Peloton Interactive Inc
    Amazon and Nike evaluate separate bids to buy Peloton

    Activist investors have pushed for a sale of the maker of connected fitness equipment

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
    Driverless vehicles
    GM’s Cruise launches robotaxi service in San Francisco

    SoftBank invests another $1.35bn into driverless car unit as it takes first step to expand services to the public

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
    Games industry
    Sony buys Bungie for $3.6bn as dealmaking sweeps gaming sector

    Analysts say acquisition a defensive move that will give leverage against Microsoft

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
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    Air taxis: flight of fantasy or truly set for lift off?

    Flying cars have moved closer to reality as billions pour into ‘urban air mobility’

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple vs Epic lawsuit twist as DoJ and 35 US states weigh in

    Microsoft also submits filings as ‘Fortnite’ maker challenges App Store antitrust ruling

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