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Biden edges towards victory, Bank of England stimulus, Uber earnings miss

Biden edges towards victory, Bank of England stimulus, Uber earnings miss

FromFT News Briefing


Biden edges towards victory, Bank of England stimulus, Uber earnings miss

FromFT News Briefing

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Joe Biden edged closer to a presidential victory on Thursday night while Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the Democrats were trying to “steal” the election. Plus, the Federal Reserve kept monetary policy steady, the Bank of England took more robust measures as the UK entered a second coronavirus lockdown, and Uber missed Wall Street’s expectations on earnings in the third quarter despite reporting an uptick in its ride-sharing business. Donald Trump calls for vote counting to stop as US awaits resulthttps://www.ft.com/content/b922453a-166c-446f-a50e-6727309b8375Federal Reserve keeps monetary policy steady as Covid cases risehttps://www.ft.com/content/3b577f14-c638-4536-aeb0-f63508e7e295Bank of England launches £150bn stimulus to boost consumer spendinghttps://www.ft.com/content/18ade542-d2a9-438a-ba5c-37b51475993bUber and Lyft in driving seat to remake US labour lawshttps://www.ft.com/content/78e619f4-fabe-4077-a51a-491e24492263Uber claws back business as lockdowns ease but misses Wall Street targethttps://www.ft.com/content/933458fc-4bd8-407f-be0f-6467e83b6173 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Nov 6, 2020
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