Biden inauguration, Yellen urges Congress to ‘act big’ on stimulus, top EU official on tech regulation goals
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Joe Biden faces a long list of challenges after he is sworn in as the 46th US president today, Mr Biden’s nominee to serve as Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, told Congress to “go big” on stimulus during her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, and a US court has struck down the pro-coal power sector rules set by the outgoing president, Donald Trump. Plus, the FT’s Javier Espinoza speaks with Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s executive vice-president in charge of digital policy, about the future of tech regulation.  Joe Biden’s challenge: big, early victories in a toxic political climate  https://www.ft.com/content/fa01bc64-a80c-4c32-abad-f8eb778c4fe6 US court strikes down Trump’s pro-coal power sector rules https://www.ft.com/content/fed06dac-7c84-47be-a137-0480518a9e98 Vestager warns Big Tech to cooperate or face patchwork of laws across EU https://www.ft.com/content/2bd619a2-dee0-492a-b397-73a0ba00e369 Netflix signals stock buybacks to come as subscribers hit 200m https://www.ft.com/content/ae6f0ad5-a685-4eab-86f5-a65e8c7021ef   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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