On this week's Weekly Updates, tune in for an update about vaccinations, Alibaba's antitrust investigation, and the halt of Ant Group's IPO.

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*Sources*

https://www.ft.com/content/61938eba-0ca3-436d-a043-89ac80d5c87a

https://www.ft.com/content/36ee4c3e-c7da-483f-95c5-3a48294fcf1a

https://www.ft.com/content/96b0bc5f-c02c-41de-be90-fd4a3f56fd2f

https://www.ft.com/content/bdcc073f-3b70-4411-92d7-ee36973a8b7a

On this week's Weekly Updates, tune in for an update about Covid-19, the Brexit deal, and the US Senate Relief Bill.

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*Sources*

https://www.ft.com/content/6bf82a85-cea5-4b72-96fb-ee7d9b92226e

https://www.ft.com/content/8e6db389-9e09-4c00-9b49-687a2dafd2ca

https://www.ft.com/content/3f60fa79-7f1d-4273-accd-396c38302bb3

https://www.ft.com/content/9b2ed852-8843-46aa-a9f7-057d5178af48

https://www.ft.com/content/c4c64d0c-8465-45d4-8511-65164975018d

https://www.ft.com/content/f336aac0-ae6a-4fe5-96e6-673016880922

On this week's Business Breakdown we’ll be discussing Softbank and looking into its growth and current challenges.

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Here’s the rundown of the points discussed in this episode.

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**Sources**

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-18/softbank-vision-fund-books-17-7-billion-loss-on-wework-uber

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/softbank-strategy-shifts-from-long-term-domination-to-survival.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-needs-a-new-strategy-11586860732

https://www.businessinsider.com/running-list-softbank-investments-2017-7

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/softbank-strategy-shifts-from-long-term-domination-to-survival.html

https://group.softbank/en/philosophy/history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgkQdUB0JVQ&ab_channel=CNBCInternational

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SWjPfjjLFw&ab_channel=FinancialTimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffcPg6GHLso&ab_channel=BloombergQuicktake

On this week's Weekly Updates, tune in for an update about the Covid-19 vaccine, the European lockdowns, and the threat to Big Tech.

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*Sources*

https://www.ft.com/content/71d67d6d-32eb-47f4-b71a-d4986583e04c

https://www.ft.com/content/76578fba-fca1-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e

https://www.ft.com/content/9bda9f24-3bac-4211-943e-1079e026fc59

https://www.ft.com/content/dd86f99e-bfe0-3037-af8b-9ad236e7da66

On this week's Business Breakdown we’ll be discussing Wirecard and looking into the fraud that forced the company into bankruptcy.

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Here’s the rundown of the points discussed in this episode.

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**Sources**

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/united-states/2019/11/09/should-facebook-run-political-adverts-containing-lies

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/leaders/2018/03/22/facebook-faces-a-reputational-meltdown

https://www.ft.com/content/d794197a-3b1b-4d6b-8b01-291537003c42

https://www.ft.com/content/ded44f15-4827-4a2c-b977-2bfaadf67f71

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91nvbJSmS4&ab_channel=TheGuardian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrnXv-g4yKU&ab_channel=TheNewYorkTimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4qooWtovhU&ab_channel=WallStreetJournal

https://www.wired.com/story/cambridge-analytica-50m-facebook-users-data/

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-scandals-2018/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/11/mark-zuckerbergs-testimony-to-congress-the-key-moments

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49099364

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/timeline-facebook-s-privacy-issues-its-responses-n859651

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/facebook-most-likely-to-suffer-in-antitrust-war-on-silicon-valley.html

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/10/6/21505027/congress-big-tech-antitrust-report-facebook-google-amazon-apple-mark-zuckerberg-jeff-bezos-tim-cook

On this week's Weekly Updates, tune in for an update about the Covid-19 vaccine, the European economy, and the RCEP.

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*Sources*

https://www.ft.com/global-economy?page=2

https://www.ft.com/content/7429da65-4957-4d06-9683-aa7159f0693b

https://www.ft.com/content/27daf526-197f-4b48-94dc-236e49717aee

https://www.ft.com/content/5337666f-f14b-33f9-a883-cbaca74942fc

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/science-and-technology/2020/11/17/a-second-better-vaccine-against-covid-19-arrives

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/finance-and-economics/2020/11/15/the-meaning-of-rcep-the-worlds-biggest-trade-agreement

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/graphic-detail/2020/11/17/the-world-will-soon-have-covid-19-vaccines-will-people-have-the-jabs