FT News Briefing

Apple hits $2tn, Germany fears zombie companies, Biden goes green

Apple has hit a $2tn market capitalisation just two years after it became the world’s first trillion-dollar company, concern is growing in Germany that a rule introduced as part of the country’s emergency response to coronavirus is fuelling the creation of thousands of so-called zombie groups that could end up sapping the economy for years to come. Plus, as Joe Biden prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president, he’s putting green energy at the centre of his campaign.  Apple market value hits $2tn<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ef09a97a-fcea-44d7-a5c0-5dc67becf286" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/ef09a97a-fcea-44d7-a5c0-5dc67becf286</a> Germany haunted by spectre of zombie companies<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5d5d1bc1-61a3-46a9-915c-1a1e6f2e5fd2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/5d5d1bc1-61a3-46a9-915c-1a1e6f2e5fd2</a> Biden gambles on placing climate change at heart of US energy policy<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2ac477e7-34a4-4c0e-b9f4-018cef47d67d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/2ac477e7-34a4-4c0e-b9f4-018cef47d67d</a> Airbnb files for initial public offering<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a35a84b1-8177-40de-99d5-ca04d375cd3b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/a35a84b1-8177-40de-99d5-ca04d375cd3b</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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