FT News Briefing

Big tech earnings, US economic data, early voters pour in for US presidential election

Big tech companies reported mixed earnings for the most recent quarter, and Donald Trump is pointing to strong third-quarter GDP days before the US presidential election. Plus, the FT’s Washington Bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains how early votes could affect election day.  Google ad sales bounce back sharply from pandemic slump<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/07c22dcb-9747-4bd3-a01c-bb51d6e9e9bb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/07c22dcb-9747-4bd3-a01c-bb51d6e9e9bb</a> Donald Trump touts economy to boost re-election bid<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/dbe15063-8955-42e2-a757-b8d9b4bd9c60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/dbe15063-8955-42e2-a757-b8d9b4bd9c60</a> Early voting surge points to huge turnout in US election<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8d8fa717-8923-4223-af75-bd6d31d25d9a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/8d8fa717-8923-4223-af75-bd6d31d25d9a</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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