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US stimulus talks end, Macy’s buys stake in Swedish fintech

US stimulus talks end, Macy’s buys stake in Swedish fintech

FromFT News Briefing


US stimulus talks end, Macy’s buys stake in Swedish fintech

FromFT News Briefing

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Donald Trump abruptly broke off talks with congressional Democrats on a new fiscal stimulus package until after next month’s presidential election, and economists estimate the coronavirus pandemic has put millions more workers across the developed world out of jobs than official unemployment statistics suggest. Plus, why US department store chain Macy’s is set to take a stake in Europe’s highest valued private fintech. Trump calls off stimulus talkshttps://www.ft.com/content/9f130c9c-fb1e-4d05-8864-1c8ac08c54bbHidden joblessness threatens economic recovery in US and Europehttps://www.ft.com/content/ec3d88dc-0dc1-4f6e-adf7-37e8f4316a22Macy’s takes stake in Klarna as part of payment partnershiphttps://www.ft.com/content/c2a26072-8c45-4ce3-9249-bd5b856bbe1c See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Oct 7, 2020
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Podcast episode

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