Oracle considers TikTok, Putin and Belarus, and the rise of “blank-cheque companies”

Oracle has entered the race to acquire TikTok, EU leaders lined up to urge the Vladimir Putin to help steer Belarus out of its political crisis, and the US postmaster-general has reversed course on a series of controversial cost-cutting measures after Democrats claimed that they would hinder postal voting in the presidential election. Plus, a look at why special purpose acquisition companies are on the increase.  Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s US operations https://www.ft.com/content/272cfc69-b268-45ac-88d6-d55821f27e78 Putin warns western leaders over ‘meddling’ in Belarus https://www.ft.com/content/f96fdf91-6826-4af2-923d-ff14947fcd15 US postal service delays cutbacks over election fears https://www.ft.com/content/2fb59ebf-4e84-4ce6-ab8d-6f1a7dc1a058 Can Spacs shake off their bad reputation? https://www.ft.com/content/6eb655a2-21f5-4313-b287-964a63dd88b3  

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