James Fontanella-Khan (@JFK

James Fontanella-Khan

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James Fontanella-Khan

@JFK_America

@FT US Finance Editor, ex M&A reporter and correspondent in Brussels, Delhi & Mumbai. Co-creator Due Diligence & Scoreboard. Adj Pol Sci lecturer @CityCollegeNY

Manhattan, NY

Joined February 2010

James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Jun 18, 2020
Is Wall Street scared of @AOC? Seems so. Chiefs at Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and many other top financiers spent millions of dollars to oust the Queens/Bronx Congresswoman. Chances they will succeed? Locals say slim. w/ @sindap @DatumFan @christinezhang
Wall Street takes aim at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in party primary
From ft.com
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Oct 31, 2023
Scoop: ex @WSJ editor Matt Murray advising investment fund that will hire reporters to do investigative work that will then be used to first trade and then publish stories related to the trade on a separate ad-free online platform with no paywall. (1/2)
ft.com
US media veterans back new trading firm with financial news arm
Fund would get exclusive access to market-moving stories before they are published
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James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Sep 28, 2014
Mob of people attacking an Indian journalist for being critical of Modi on the past. Accused if being a traitor
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Jul 16, 2016
Gulen: "There is a possibility that it could be a staged coup (by Mr Erdogan's AKP) "
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Sep 28, 2014
@VeereshMalik @beenasarwar @sunny_hundal @RobertMackey he was certainly confrontational and called one guy an asshole.
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
May 30, 2024
🚨 big scoop 🚨 Ackman goes full on MAGA, the latest Wall St big wig to drop the Democrats in favor of the nationalists and isolationist Republican presidential candidate Trump - as one private equity executive put it: Trump is a “no-brainer . . . we’ll get richer if he wins”
Financial Times
@FT
May 30, 2024
The hedge fund billionaire has previously donated money to Democrats, including Dean Phillips, who mounted a primary challenge to President Joe Biden this year: on.ft.com/455LYmP
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James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Dec 16, 2019
We have some exciting news: In 2020 we will be expanding our coverage of the business of sport. The @FT is creating 2 new roles in London and New York for journalists keen to follow the money in football/soccer, basketball, cricket, cycling and much more. ft.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FT_Exter…
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Jul 22, 2025
Scoop: Anti-woke warrior Bari Weiss seeks more than $200mn (up to $250mn!!) for media start-up The Free Press ft.com/content/0f1ce3… via @FT with @annaknicolaou @IvanLevingston @DanielThomasLDN
ft.com
Bari Weiss seeks more than $200mn for media start-up The Free Press
‘Anti-woke’ journalist holds talks with incoming CBS owner David Ellison over sale of new media venture
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James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Aug 27, 2020
SCOOP: TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after Trump threatens to ban app (with Henny Sender and @annaknicolaou) ft.com/content/c35fc9… via @financialtimes
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after Trump threatens to ban app
From ft.com
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
May 25, 2019
Leeds might have missed a chance to go up to the premier league this year but with a little help from PSG owners it might finally make it in 2020. #ForzaLeeds
Murad Ahmed
@muradahmed
May 25, 2019
SCOOP in @FT : Qatari owners of Paris Saint Germain in talks to acquire stake in Leeds United as part of plans to enter English football ft.com/content/6e42c7… with @ArashMassoudi @JFK_America and @cornishft
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Sep 19, 2020
TikTok confirms our scoop from days ago - which some people said was wrong - that ByteDance, NOT American investors will retain control in a new standalone TikTok Global (cc @MilesKruppa)
TikTokComms
@TikTokComms
Sep 19, 2020
ft.com
TikTok set to become a standalone US company to satisfy White House
Agreement put before US means ByteDance retains majority shareholding, with Oracle holding minority stake
James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Oct 31, 2023
Replying to @JFK_America
Here a few more details from the story:
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James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Jul 21, 2024
Wall Street Democratic donors are rushing to back Kamala Harris, including Roger Altman and Brad Karp. Also, Harris vetting Shapiro and Beshear ft.com/content/a2dda1… via @ft
Leading Democratic donors swing behind Kamala Harris
From ft.com
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James Fontanella-Khan
@JFK_America
Sep 29, 2022
This is truly next-level journalism: An immersive way of telling and illustrating the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the northeastern part of the country. Great work by @HenryJFoy @samjoiner @sam_learner and @carolinenevitt
The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine
From ig.ft.com