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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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8:24

Thursday, June 20

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/20

Pressure mounts on the US and China to ease trade tensions at next week’s G20 summit, Deutsche Bank is under criminal investigation in the US in connection with alleged failures to comply with anti-money laundering laws and Nissan agrees on a truce with Renault in their governance dispute ahead of the Japanese carmaker’s pivotal shareholder meeting next week. Plus, the Federal Reserve held US interest rates steady, but put investors on notice for a future cut. The FT’s US markets editor, Robin

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10:36

Wednesday, June 19

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/19

Facebook’s plan to launch a new global digital currency raises questions from banks and regulators, the FT reports that several of Renault and Nissan’s joint business functions are being quietly unwound and the latest round of voting by Conservative MPs trims the UK party’s leadership race down to five candidates. Plus, the FT’s West Coast Editor Richard Waters explains what Slack has in store for investors as the cloud-based communications platform prepares to go public on Thursday. Hosted on

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8:56

Tuesday, June 18

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/18

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is looking to ramp up its investment plans in North America and Asia, the biggest European private equity groups are rushing to raise new mega funds and Pfizer agrees to pay $11.4bn for Array BioPharma in an effort to boost its cancer treatment portfolio. Plus, the FT’s Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains what Iran’s threat to breach nuclear deal terms means for its relationship with the US, as President Donald Trump orders 1,000 more troops to the

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9:02

Monday, June 17

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/17

Sources tell the FT that Deutsche Bank is preparing a deep overhaul of its trading operations as it shifts away from investment banking, the US Chamber of Commerce calls for the Trump administration to end its trade war with China and Hong Kong protesters demand the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam over a controversial extradition bill. Plus, the FT’s Robin Wigglesworth explains how some hedge funds are using artificial intelligence to copy the best parts of human traders with none of the

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9:14

Friday, June 14

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/14

Crude oil prices surge as tensions rise in the Middle East, Brussels says Russian sources mounted a “sustained” disinformation effort to influence last month’s EU parliament elections and the focus in the UK leadership stakes moves to the second round after Boris Johnson emerged well ahead in the first party vote in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister. Plus, the FT’s Siona Jenkins explains why 2019 will be a pivotal year for women’s football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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8:43

Thursday, June 13

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/13

Hong Kong’s chief executive has vowed to push ahead with an extradition bill that has sparked violence in the territory, UK party leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson says Britain would only leave the EU without a deal as “a last resort” and US President Donald Trump says Poland will build a facility to host 1,000 American troops. Plus, FT capital markets reporter Joe Rennison explains why US homeowners are rushing to refinance their mortgages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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9:53

Wednesday, June 12

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/12

Elon Musk predicts a “record quarter” for Tesla, Royal Dutch Shell scales back its ride-hailing plans in London and the British government is eyeing new powers to enable it to block companies from listing on the London Stock Exchange on national security grounds. Plus, the FT’s retail correspondent Jonathan Eley explains the rift between Arcadia and its creditors, and how today’s meeting between them might play out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:26

Tuesday, June 11

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/11

New powers given to Europe’s banking watchdog to fight the flow of dirty money are falling short, talks to create the US’s first national data privacy law have ground to a halt and Nissan’s CEO wants to make peace with its French partner, Renault. Plus, the FT’s natural resources reporter Gregory Meyer explains how the unprecedented amounts of rain are affecting the US farming industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:00

Monday, June 10

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/10

United Technologies and Raytheon agree to an all-share merger to create a $120bn aerospace and defence giant, French carmaker Renault tells Japanese partner Nissan that it will block its plan to change its corporate governance and Deutsche Bank finds “serious” failings in payments screening. Plus, FT UK political correspondent Laura Hughes talks about the 11 candidates vying for 10 Downing St now that Theresa May has stepped down as Conservative party leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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11:11

Friday, June 7

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/07

Beyond Meat expects sales to double in 2019, Mexico and the US continue talks over tariffs that Donald Trump indicated could start next week, and Mario Draghi prepares to cut rates and embark on a fresh round of bond purchases before he leaves the European Central Bank in October. Plus, we take a look at the business of broadcast news. At the FT’s Future of News conference in New York, our news editor Matt Garrahan talks to Susan Zirinsky, president of CBS News, Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC

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9:14

Thursday, June 6

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/06

Fiat Chrysler has withdrawn its proposal for a €33bn merger with Renault, International Monetary Fund chief Chrstine Lagarde warns that the rising tariffs between the US and China are “self-inflicted wounds” on the global recovery, and YouTube bans supremacist content from its website as it steps up its crackdown on hate speech. Plus, FT reporter Camilla Hodgson talks about people-finding websites and why information on them keeps reappearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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9:17

Wednesday, June 5

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/05

Donald Trump’s pick for the World Bank’s new president, David Malpass, laments the global trade slowdown, Donald Trump predicts that US tariffs against Mexico will go ahead next week and the board of French car company Renault stalls a decision regarding a €33bn merger with Fiat Chrysler. Plus, the FT’s US economics editor Sam Fleming explains why the Federal Reserve is considering the need for a rate cut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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8:49

Tuesday, June 4

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/04

The biggest names in tech come under pressure as US regulators prepare for antitrust probes, Apple turns towards services and privacy at its annual developers conference and US president Donald Trump turns to the political part of his UK trip after a state banquet with the Queen. Plus, the FT’s trade editor James Politi take us behind the sharp rise in trade tensions between the US and Mexico, and what lies ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:17

Monday, June 3

FT News Briefing ·

2019/06/03

Donald Trump embarks on his first state visit to the UK by testing the countries’ special relationship, Blackstone strikes the largest private real estate deal in history and US technology companies are re-examining their supply chains to identify Chinese groups that may be targeted in the US-China trade war. Plus, the FT’s Global Technology correspondent Tim Bradshaw previews what’s likely to come out of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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10:02

Friday, May 31

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/31

Uber says it has seen an easing of the fierce competition that blew out its losses in the first quarter, President Donald Trump will threaten to curb intel sharing will Britain if it allows Huawei to build part of the country’s 5G mobile network, and from Canada Goose to Gap it has been a bad week for retailers. Plus, the FT’s North American correspondent Patti Waldmeir explains why the return of service of Boeing’s 737 Max jet could depend on pilot training. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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9:21

Thursday, May 30

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/30

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plunges Israel into repeat elections instead of allowing his rival a chance to form the next government, Democrats are split on whether to pursue the impeachment of US president Donald Trump after special counsel Robert Mueller’s public statement and two female partners at KPMG have left the accounting firm in the UK over its handling of bullying claims against a senior male partner. Plus, the FT’s UK political editor George Parker explains why more Conservatives

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9:00

Wednesday, May 29

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/29

In an interview with the FT, the UK health secretary and pro-business Conservative leadership candidate blasts rival Boris Johnson, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are joining forces to block a German conservative from taking the European Commission presidency, and the mounting US-China trade war has led investors to raise bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as the economy slows. Plus, the FT’s corporate finance and deals editor Arash

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8:54

Tuesday, May 28

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/28

The success of the Brexit party in European elections ramps up pressure on Britain to leave the EU without a deal, Aviva is preparing a big shake-up of its UK business and Disney’s live action remake of the 1992 animated classic ‘Aladdin’ grabbed the top spot at the US box office over the holiday weekend. Plus, the FT’s pharma correspondent Hannah Kuchler reports that technology companies are betting that their insights into human behaviour can help opioid addicts recover. Hosted on Acast. See

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9:04

Monday, May 27

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/27

An alliance of pro-EU parties largely held their ground in Sunday’s European elections, Fiat Chrysler and Renault are in talks that could extend to a full merger, and the most valuable unicorn in the world, ByteDance, wants to make smartphones. Plus, the FT’s Brazil correspondent Andres Schipani tells how the country has changed since Jair Bolsonaro became president. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:25

Friday, May 24

FT News Briefing ·

2019/05/24

Donald Trump says that Huawei could be included in a trade deal with Beijing, Facebook says it took down a record 2.2bn fake accounts in the first three months of this year and JPMorgan Chase drops its client Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin maker, which has been accused in thousands of lawsuits of fuelling the US opioid crisis. Plus, the FT’s Eric Platt explains how three Wall St banks, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, dominate advising on tech IPOs, and why that grip might be under

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