Daily Digest: Tuesday 4th April
USA
-Former US President Donald Trump has officially been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business documents during his Manhattan arraignment. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
-CEO of JP Morgan Chase Jamie Dimon suggested during an interview that the fallout of the March banking crisis will be experienced for years to come.
-The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 all close the session down.
UK
-Social media platform TikTok has been fined £12.7 million by a UK watchdog for ‘misusing children’s data’.
-Former Chancellor Nigel Lawson has passed away aged 91, Lawson is most known for his eight years of service under conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
-British Entrepreneur Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group has announced the bankruptcy of Virgin Orbit, the groups cost effective satellite launch venture, after only six years of business.
Rest of the World
-Finland has officially become the 31st member state of military alliance NATO.