Democrats probe post office, Italy’s economy shows signs of life, chocolate sales slump
Democrats probe post office, Italy’s economy shows signs of life, chocolate sales slump

Democrats probe post office, Italy’s economy shows signs of life, chocolate sales slump

FT News Briefing


17.08.2020 • 9 Min.

Senior Democrats have called the US postmaster general to testify before Congress amid election fears, pharmaceutical group CureVac has ruled out selling a vaccine at cost, and Italy's businesses enjoy a better than expected rebound from coronavirus. Plus, the FT’s Emiko Terazono on why the decline of travel is bad for the chocolate industry. Further reading: Democrats call postal chief to testify in US mail voting row https://www.ft.com/content/c0128915-ad28-4699-9d5b-9b0a65acaf2b CureVac vows ‘ethical margin’ on price of Covid-19 vaccine https://www.ft.com/content/83a418eb-96ae-4b71-b640-6873f315921f Italy’s businesses enjoy ‘better than expected’ virus rebound https://www.ft.com/content/73a36f20-bbd4-4d99-a1e9-685788cb9cd9 Choc waves: how coronavirus shook the cocoa market https://www.ft.com/content/37aa0ac8-e879-4dc2-b751-3eb862b12276 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.