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FT News Briefing

Financial Times

A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:19

Federal Reserve poised to raise rates a half-percent

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2022/05/03

Amazon workers at a warehouse in New York have rejected efforts to form a union, the US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first half-percentage point rise since 2000, and Danish turbine maker Vestas reported bigger than expected losses and confirmed the impact of the war in Ukraine on the industry.Mentioned in this podcast:Amazon union dealt a setback as it loses vote at second NY warehouseFed reaches for its ‘hatchet’ as it attacks galloping inflationVestas warns war in Ukraine will add to wind

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8:55

Italy’s tough new approach to Russia

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2022/05/02

Italy’s tough new approach to Russia marks one of the biggest foreign policy shifts in Europe in years, Germany has called for a phased-in ban on Russian oil imports into the EU, and investors have written to the boards of leading food companies to show shareholder concern about nutrition and obesity.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:EU steps up action on Russian oil sanctionsRevulsion at Ukraine War ends Rome’s old amity with MoscowInvestors

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27:54

US-China Tech Race: brave new world

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2022/05/01

In this episode of Tech Tonic, how a mysterious death in Belgrade prompted Serbia to embrace Chinese surveillance technology, raising concerns among Serbian human rights and privacy activists. They’ve been fighting back against the Serbian government’s use of Huawei facial recognition tech in public spaces. But Serbia is just one of many countries around the world that’s adopted this cutting-edge Chinese mass monitoring equipment. What does it tell us about the spread of Chinese influence around the

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30:43

FT Weekend: Morality in the Twitter era. Plus:...

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2022/04/30

This weekend, we think about morality in the age of social media. According to writer Dan Brooks, we're great at pointing out where good is missing, but we’ve forgotten how to be good people. Then, Yale professor Jing Tsu tells us the story of how China standardised its complex language of 80,000 characters into something that could fit on a keyboard. It wasn’t easy, but it helped make the country the global digital superpower that it is today.--------------Want to say hi? We love hearing from you

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10:21

Yen sinks as dollar rises to 20-year high

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2022/04/29

The US dollar surged to its highest level in two decades on Thursday, the US economy contracted unexpectedly in the first quarter, Twitter admits an ‘error’ in audience figures for the past three years, and Amazon shares fell after the company said it expects revenue growth to remain sluggish.Mentioned in this podcast:Falling sales and high costs weigh down Amazon earningsUS economy contracts for first time since mid-2020Dollar surges to highest level in 20 yearsTwitter admits overstating audience

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9:49

Putin’s economic war on Europe

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2022/04/28

EU leaders accused Moscow of “blackmail” over gas exports, and Spotify tries to distance itself from Netflix after reporting decent quarterly earnings. Plus, the FT’s Owen Walker explains how Credit Suisse shakes up its top executives to shake off mega scandals.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:European gas prices soar after Gazprom halts supplies to Poland and BulgariaSpotify chief distances music streaming group from NetflixCredit Suisse

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9:46

China’s moves in the South Pacific

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2022/04/27

US tech stocks fell to their lowest level in more than a year, the Brexit trade deal has caused a “steep decline” in UK trade with the EU, Chinese businesses have scoured the globe for important strips of land including islands in the South Pacific.Mentioned in this podcast:Alphabet earnings decline as online advertising momentum slowsUK-EU trade relationships tumble after BrexitThe Chinese companies trying to buy strategic islandsUS steps up efforts to court Solomon Islands after China security

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8:57

Twitter CEO Elon Musk?

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2022/04/26

EU member states are looking at whether to impose a ceiling on what they would pay for Russian oil as a way to hit Kremlin revenues, Twitter’s board has accepted a roughly $44bn offer to sell the company to Elon Musk that would result in the world’s richest man seizing control of the influential social media platform, and French President Emmanuel Macron faces much tougher challenges in his second term in office.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this

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11:09

Emmanuel Macron elected to second term as French...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/25

Emmanuel Macron has been elected for a second term as president of France, the EU will force Big Tech to police content online more aggressively after approving a major piece of legislation, and Sri Lanka is working with the major multilateral agencies on ways to salvage the country from the current economic meltdownMentioned in this podcast:EU approves groundbreaking new rules to police Big TechEmmanuel Macron set to be re-elected in FranceUN asks Sri Lanka to negotiate ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps to

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28:40

US-China Tech Race: Shock and Awe

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2022/04/24

In the latest episode of this Tech Tonic season about US-China tech rivalry, the FT’s US-China correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo tells the inside story of his scoop on China’s secret hypersonic weapon test and how it changed geopolitics. We hear about the new space race between China and the US, including powerful satellite-destroying missiles and the pursuit of commercial space capabilities. Could China and the US ever co-operate on space exploration or are we seeing the dawn of a new space

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26:11

FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and...

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2022/04/23

This weekend we’re returning to the first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, from September. Lilah talks to Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and Chez Panisse’s legendary Alice Waters to discover how the world’s top chefs are finding purpose beyond their restaurants. Humm created a buzz in May when he announced that his world-famous restaurant would be going entirely plant-based. Has that risk paid off? And what does it mean to do good as a chef?Plus: the FT’s design critic Edwin Heathcote

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11:41

Introducing: the FT Climate Game

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2022/04/22

Elon Musk unveiled a $46.5bn financing package to fund his takeover bid for Twitter,Netflix lost close to 40 per cent of its market value after revealing that its once-blistering subscriber growth had gone into reverse, Fed Chair Jay Powell signalled the Fed could raise rates by a half point in May, the FT’s Climate Game allows players to try and save the planet from the worst effects of climate change.Mentioned in this podcast:Elon Musk unveils $46.5bn financing package to fund Twitter bidNo, you

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8:34

Algeria struggles to meet Europe’s rising demand for gas

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2022/04/21

FT correspondents provide insight on the latest developments in Ukraine, why Algeria cannot supply more energy to meet Europe’s demand, and US airlines respond to a judge’s decision to strike down a mask mandate for transport.Mentioned in this podcast:Mexico nationalises lithium in populist president’s push to extend state controlAlgeria struggles to meet rising demand for its gas after Russian invasion of UkraineCovid travel mask ruling threatens to tie CDC’s hands on future pandemicsThe FT News

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9:44

Who will back Elon Musk?

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2022/04/20

Elon Musk’s $43bn bid to take Twitter private is struggling to draw interest from private equity groups, Netflix shares tumbled on Tuesday after its first quarter earnings report, and the International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast. Plus, the journalist Neri Zilber explains how Israel is handling an influx of immigrants leaving their countries because of the war in Ukraine.Mentioned in this podcast:Big buyout groups rule out writing equity cheque for Musk’s $43bn Twitter

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10:22

US Treasury ‘real yields’ about to eclipse inflation...

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2022/04/19

Bank of America gave a bullish revenue outlook as the second-largest US lender reported better than expected earnings, and Mexico’s opposition politicians helped defeat a radical energy reform bill backed by President López Obrador. Plus, the FT’s Eric Platt explains why real yields on US treasury bonds are nearing positive territory and what it means for other financial markets.Mentioned in this podcast:Fed policy tightening sends US ‘real yields’ to brink of positive territoryBofA offers rosy

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10:49

A year after Greensill Capital’s collapse

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2022/04/18

Many people with lingering symptoms of Covid-19 struggle to work or have been forced to leave the workforce entirely. Plus, the FT’s capital markets correspondent, Robert Smith, talks about the lessons learned from the collapse of Greensill Capital a year later.Mentioned in this podcast:Long Covid: the invisible public health crisis fuelling labour shortagesThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael

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25:58

US-China Tech Race: Chips with Everything

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2022/04/17

Our latest season of Tech Tonic continues, with a deep dive into the semiconductor industry and Taiwan’s unique position as a bastion of computer-chip talent. James Kynge, the FT’s global China editor, looks into the unintended consequences of the race for semiconductor dominance.We hear from Chad Duffy, a Taipei-based cybersecurity expert who helped uncover a major hack on Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers. James talks to Dan Wang, an analyst with the Shanghai-based Gavekal Dragonomics, about

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33:20

FT Weekend: The story behind one of reggae’s most...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/16

This week, we bring our classic Life of a Song series to your ears, with the dramatic story behind 'Bam Bam', Sister Nancy's reggae dancehall classic. Despite being one of the most sampled reggae tracks of all time, it didn't make Sister Nancy a penny for more than 30 years, Alice Kemp-Habib tells us. Then, undercover economist Tim Harford teaches us how to think about failure. What can we learn from an early 2000s Broadway flop that went on to win a Tony award?--------------Want to say hi? We love

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10:05

Is the US headed for a recession?

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/14

US president Joe Biden announced yesterday he would send $800mn in additional military aid to Ukraine, the FT’s John Paul Rathbone outlines Russia’s changing military strategy, and our US financial commentator, Robert Armstrong, unpacks the debate over whether the US economy is heading into a recession.Mentioned in this podcast:Recession whispers grow louderRecession whispers, part 2Military briefing: Ukraine and Russia prepare for defining Donbas battleUS to provide $800mn in new military aid to

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8:49

Volkswagen’s U-turn

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2022/04/13

Stockpiles of some of the world’s most important industrial metals have dropped to critically low levels, US banks start reporting quarterly earnings today and Boris Johnson has become the first British prime minister to commit a criminal offence. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, explains why Volkwagen is pivoting its strategy away from growth and toward profit.Mentioned in this podcast:Metal stockpiles shrink as energy prices hit productionUS banks set for big hit to revenues as

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