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Friday, 21 February, 2020

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Friday, 21 February, 2020

US presidential election

Bernie Sanders tries to lock up Nevada’s Latino vote

Democratic field faces voter demographic more representative of the country at large

3 hours ago

Friday, 21 February, 2020

AnalysisFT Markets video6 min

The Bernie Sanders 'panic index' | Charts that Count

How Wall Street is reacting to the Democratic primaries

Friday, 21 February, 2020

FT Swamp Notes

The Democratic debate: Are we not entertained?

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ with Bloomberg rivals itching to get hold of the murder weapon

Friday, 21 February, 2020

FTfmJohn Dizard

US housing finance is stuck in a complex knot of contradictions

No matter who wins the 2020 presidential election, it is unlikely there will be a sustainable fix to the problem

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Roger Stone

Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months

President reignites speculation about future clemency: ‘I’d love to see Roger exonerated’

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

US presidential election

Bloomberg faces tough questions after Democratic debate debut

Concerns raised about billionaire’s ability to be president after widely panned performance

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

US agriculture secretary breaks ranks on carbon pricing

Sonny Perdue is first Trump cabinet member to back policy

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

The FT ViewThe editorial board

The Bloomberg dilemma for the Democrats

The billionaire ex-mayor is a competent centrist. He is also a plutocrat

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Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Analysis

Trump freedom for disgraced Blagojevich splits the old town

Sentence commutation has united Illinois Republicans and Democrats in outrage

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

US presidential election2 min

Michael Bloomberg under fire in Democrats' debate

Former New York mayor made his candidates' debate debut at Las Vegas hustings

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Instant InsightEdward Luce

The slow-motion Democratic train wreck

Zero-sum contest between Bloomberg and Sanders is unlikely to have a happy ending

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

US presidential election

Democratic rivals tear into Bloomberg during TV debate

Billionaire former New York mayor’s record on women and race under fire in Las Vegas

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Philip Stephens

Merkel and Macron: Europe’s missed chance

German and French leaders’ hesitation could be fatal

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Trump names Germany ambassador as US intelligence chief

Democrats condemn staunch loyalist Richard Grenell’s lack of experience

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

ExplainerUS foreign policy

‘I like Modi a lot’: what to watch for as Trump woos India

New Delhi hopes huge welcome rally will help deflect US frustration on policy differences

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Aircraft manufacturing

Boeing asks to give up tax break to avert EU tariffs

Group calls for Washington state to repeal support that has fuelled 15-year dispute with Airbus

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Trump wave of clemency a reminder of his pardon power

President makes pointed show of leniency ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Chinese politics & policy

China to expel three Wall Street Journal reporters

Decision comes a day after US designates Chinese media outlets as propaganda agents

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Janan Ganesh

How a Democrat might worsen the US-China feud

Donald Trump could turn out to be better at containing Beijing than high-minded idealists

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

AnalysisMichael Milken

Junk bond king’s pardon viewed as ‘spectacular’ on Wall Street

Michael Milken maintained ties to a finance industry that he helped shape

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

ExplainerVenezuela

Why the US has targeted Rosneft arm over Venezuelan oil

How Washington hopes to increase pressure on Maduro by sanctioning Russian group’s subsidiary

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

AnalysisUS presidential election

Bloomberg unleashes media blitz ahead of Super Tuesday

Billionaire has spent more than $400m on massive advertising spree targeting big states

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen

EU budget battles, Trump pardons, HSBC cuts

EU’s richest countries dig in their heels over budget ahead of summit

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Bloomberg LP

Bloomberg to sell company if he enters White House

Billionaire looks to assure voters business ties do not pose conflict of interest

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