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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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10:47

Unilever’s CEO gets the boot

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2025/02/26

Kyiv has agreed terms with Washington on a minerals deal, and finance ministers from many of the world’s largest economies are poised to skip Group of 20 meetings in South Africa this week. Plus, Unilever is replacing its chief executive and the FT’s Hannah Murphy explains why Silicon Valley is veering to the conservative right.Mentioned in this podcast:Unilever ousts chief Hein Schumacher after less than two yearsTech titans stand with Donald Trump to kill off activism in Silicon ValleyUkraine

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10:24

Germany’s debt brake problem

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2025/02/25

The US and Europe battled in the UN and G7 over whether to blame Russia for its war against Ukraine, German election winner Friedrich Merz faces serious hurdles to boosting defence spending, and Apple said it planned to hire an additional 20,000 staff in the US over the next four years. Plus,US commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland has pledged to stick with its climate commitments, despite looser regulations under President Donald Trump.Mentioned in this podcast:Europe and US clash over Ukraine

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10:36

German voters shift to the right in Sunday’s elections

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2025/02/24

The center-right Christian Democrats won the most votes in Germany’s election, and the US stock market had its worst day in two months on Friday. Britain and India will relaunch talks on a long-awaited trade deal, plus, China’s holdings of US Treasuries have fallen to their lowest level since 2009.Mentioned in this podcast:Friedrich Merz set to become Germany’s next chancellor, exit polls sayUS stocks post worst slide in two months on gloomy economic dataChina’s holdings of US Treasuries fall to

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13:06

Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

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2025/02/22

US President Donald Trump’s executive order this week seeks to “rein in” independent federal agencies by requiring them to submit draft regulations for review. The FT’s US managing editor Brooke Masters and our legal and enforcement correspondent Stefania Palma discuss what the new measures mean for the business community.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump makes push for control of independent US regulatorsUS dealmaking suffers worst start to a year in a decade amid Trump volatilitySign up for the FT’s

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10:50

Defending Europe without the US

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2025/02/21

Investors are urging the EU to make sweeping reforms to its debt securitisation market, Walmart has staged a major comeback, and Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba reported its fastest revenue growth in more than a year. Plus, the FT’s John Paul Rathbone explains how Europe could defend itself should Donald Trump pull US military assets.Mentioned in this podcast:Investors call for shake-up of Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation marketHow Europe can defend itself without US helpHow a resurgent Walmart saw

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10:19

Manufacturing on the ballot in Germany

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2025/02/20

KKR has submitted a preliminary bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, and HSBC set out its cost cuts in its annual earnings report yesterday. UK inflation hit a 10-month high. Plus, Germany has lost half a million manufacturing jobs since 2020.Mentioned in this podcast:German manufacturing job losses deepen fears over industrial declineUK inflation rises to 10-month high of 3% in JanuaryHSBC sets out scale of cost cuts under chief executive’s restructuring planKKR submits £4bn bid to take

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10:43

Why Trump wants Ukraine’s minerals

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2025/02/19

The US and Russia have agreed to ‘lay the groundwork for future co-operation’ on ending the Ukraine war, and US president Donald Trump has his eyes on Ukrainian mineral deposits. Plus, developers of small modular nuclear reactors have raised at least $1.5bn in funding over the past year thanks to AI data centers.Mentioned in this podcast:US and Russia agree to ‘lay the groundwork’ for ending Ukraine warThe Ukrainian mineral riches in Donald Trump’s sightsBig Tech’s AI ambitions deliver funding boost

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11:28

China pumps the brakes on Tesla’s autonomous cars

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2025/02/18

Tesla risks being caught up in the China-US trade war, while US officials head to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks over Ukraine. Indonesia reaches “Opec status” as it dominates the global nickel trade. Plus, the US-India deal signals a bonanza for US gas imports.Mentioned in this podcast:Tesla braces for delay to China licence as Trump trade tensions mountThe ‘Opec’ of nickel: Indonesia’s control of a critical metalEuropean countries clash over sending troops to UkraineSubscription promo:

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10:09

Say hello to the Magnificent 47

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2025/02/17

French President Macron holds an emergency meeting in Paris with Ukraine’s allies, and a stock index featuring Europe’s largest banks is outpacing the United States’ Magnificent Seven tech giants. Plus, the activist hedge fund Elliot Management is on a mission to rejuvenate British Petroleum.Mentioned in this podcast:Europe scrambles to respond as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talksHedge fund Elliott shakes BP from its strategic slumpMagnificent 7? Try the Magnificent 47 for

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13:30

Trump ices Europe out of Ukraine peace plan

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2025/02/15

Ukraine is dominating discussions at this year’s Munich Security Conference after a call between Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, which ended with the US president declaring that peace talks will start “immediately”. The FT’s Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon is on to discuss, alongside Keir Giles, author of the recent book Who Will Defend Europe?Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump opens the door to Vladimir Putin’s grandest ambitionsEU to ease fiscal rules to boost defense spendingHow will

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10:15

Has meme-stock kid Robinhood grown up?

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2025/02/14

Arm plans to launch its own chip this year, and Shein’s IPO will likely be delayed after US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on tariff-free imports. Plus, Robinhood has evolved from an app that sprayed digital confetti when customers made their first trade to one that aims to serve as a broader financial services platform.Mentioned in this podcast:Arm secures Meta as first customer for ambitious new chip projectShein IPO plans hit by Trump’s low-cost parcels crackdownHas meme-stock kid Robinhood

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9:51

Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine peace talks

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2025/02/13

European officials are worried about being cut out of a US-Russia peace deal on Ukraine, and US inflation ticked up in January. Plus, China’s leading producer of memory chips is rapidly gaining global market share at the expense of South Korean competitors.Mentioned in this podcast:Europe blindsided by Trump on Ukraine peace talks with RussiaUS inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in JanuaryChinese chip champion’s ‘snowballing’ growth threatens Korean dominanceThe FT News Briefing is produced by

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10:05

Elon Musk gatecrashes OpenAI restructuring

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2025/02/12

Hong Kong tech stocks are flying high, Elon Musk’s nearly $100bn bid for OpenAI comes with a ton of baggage, and the EU says it will retaliate against US tariffs on European steel and aluminium exports. Plus, Sudan’s army is close to its biggest victory in a brutal two-year civil war.Mentioned in this podcast:China’s tech stocks enter bull market after DeepSeekWorld’s largest EV battery maker files for Hong Kong listingElon Musk gatecrashes OpenAI restructuringElon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn

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10:54

Hizbollah’s murky path forward

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2025/02/11

More than 60 partners have left PwC China after a ban over its audit of failed property developer Evergrande, the FT’s Andy Bounds explains what we can learn from Donald Trump’s 2018 steel tariffs, and Hamas said it is postponing the next release of hostages. Plus, Hizbollah is weaker than it’s ever been, and it needs the support of its constituency to rebuild.Mentioned in this podcast:PwC China loses 66 partners in wake of ban over Evergrande auditWhat happened when Donald Trump imposed steel

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11:14

US dealmaking slides in 2025

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2025/02/10

China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on about $14bn of US goods, and US dealmaking has suffered its worst start to a year in a decade. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced €109bn worth of investments in artificial intelligence in France over the coming years, while software company MicroStrategy is inspiring othercompanies to buy bitcoin and hold it in their corporate treasuriesMentioned in this podcast:China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goodsUS dealmaking suffers

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11:26

Swamp Notes: How far can Doge go?

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2025/02/08

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, dominated the headlines this week as agency members gained access to sensitive data at the Treasury department. FT Washington reporters Joe Miller and Alex Rogers help us make sense of Doge and why the courts are getting involved.Mentioned in this podcast:Can anyone stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the US government?Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments dataSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is

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12:08

How to trade the trade war

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2025/02/07

Amazon shares fell after a weaker than expected outlook for the first quarter, and investors are figuring out how to trade in the trade war. Plus, The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter-point, and a long simmering conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and a Rwanda-backed rebel group is threatening to destabilize the region.Mentioned in this podcast:How to trade the trade warStock vigilantes might have to work harder to tame TrumpBank of England halves growth forecast and

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9:58

EU pushes ahead with sprawling AI regulation

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2025/02/06

US allies across Europe and the Middle East have condemned Donald Trump’s plans to “take over” Gaza, the US cracks down on a trade loophole, and Disney’s earnings shot up 27% in its financial first quarter. Plus, the EU is pushing ahead with enforcing its artificial intelligence regulations despite warnings from Trump.Mentioned in this podcast:Middle East and Europe condemn Donald Trump’s plans to take over GazaTrump’s crackdown on trade loophole to hit Shein and Temu — and help AmazonDisney boosted

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10:38

US companies endure tariff whiplash

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2025/02/05

Alphabet’s cloud services missed growth expectations last quarter, American companies are scrambling to protect their supply chains in the face of all the back and forth on tariffs, and China is hitting back at the US for imposing new levies. Plus, India is set for a blockbuster IPO year – even as the economy weakens.Mentioned in this podcast:Google parent Alphabet slides after sales miss Wall Street estimatesChina targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as Trump tariffs biteChina hits back with limited

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10:42

Commercial real estate crawls back

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2025/02/04

US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada are paused for now, commercial property investment is starting to recover from a two-year slump, and Eurozone inflation unexpectedly ticked up in January. Plus, the French AI company Mistral was supposed to be Europe’s answer to US Big Tech dominance, but it’s struggling to gain traction.Mentioned in this podcast:US to pause tariffs on Canada for 30 days after Trudeau and Trump agree dealInvestors choose flats and hotels over offices as

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