The $250bn in corporate taxes riding on US election

Chinese authorities are demanding wealthy individuals and companies double-check their taxes for unpaid liabilities, and the largest US companies are facing two starkly different financial futures after the election. The UK Conservative party elects right-wing Kemi Badenoch as leader, and share prices of clean hydrogen companies have collapsed due to delayed projects and dwindling demand. 

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China piles pressure on rich people and companies to cough up taxes 

What’s at stake in US election? $250bn in taxes for corporate America

Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative party leadership race 

US and European hydrogen stock prices collapse as prospects deflate 

The FT Alphaville pub quiz returns to New York City this November 

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