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Financial Times

From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:11

How a 7-Eleven takeover could reshape corporate Japan

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2024/09/18

Companies in Japan have long avoided foreign acquisitions. But Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard’s recent unsolicited bid for the owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is testing that premise. The FT’s Tokyo bureau chief Leo Lewis examines how these events could shape corporate Japan’s future.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:The takeover fight that could reshape JapanAfter 7-Eleven, Japan’s M&A scene may never be the same again7-Eleven bid is the

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19:08

Jay Powell – lucky or good?

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2024/09/11

As Jay Powell’s Federal Reserve contemplates making the first interest rate cut in more than two years, we’re taking a step back with the FT’s US financial commentator Robert Armstrong. How did Powell tame inflation without crashing the economy? And how might history judge his leadership?Clips from Associated Press- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Is Jay Powell lucky or good?Remain calmMartin Sandbu’s column: A self-congratulatory inflation narrative at Jackson

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17:15

Best Of: How Dubai is reshaping the global oil trade

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2024/09/04

This week, we’re revisiting an episode from last year. For decades, the global centre for oil trading has been Geneva, Switzerland. But Russia’s war in Ukraine changed that. Sanctions have made it harder for western traders to move Russian oil. Now, traders are flocking to a new trading hub that has no restrictions on oil from Russia: the United Arab Emirates. The FT’s Tom Wilson explains how this shift has helped the UAE replace Switzerland, and whether the global energy industry is shifting away

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20:34

Private credit’s ‘golden era’ shows signs of tarnish

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2024/08/28

Private credit took Wall Street by storm. But at a software company called Pluralsight, recent loan troubles are now highlighting risks that could be hidden in the sector. The FT’s senior US corporate finance correspondent Eric Platt and Due Diligence reporter Amelia Pollard walk through what went wrong with Pluralsight, and how that could shape private credit’s future.Clips from Bloomberg, CNBC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:A messy loan restructuring

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21:03

Is business better in Texas?

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2024/08/21

Hundreds of companies have moved their headquarters to Texas in recent years, including big names like Tesla, HP and Charles Schwab. They’ve been enticed by low taxes, light regulation and the promise to run their businesses on their own terms. But the FT’s Houston correspondent Myles McCormick explains that there might be limits to that message of economic freedom.Clips from ABC News, CBS, Fox 26, KHOU 11- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Will US companies keep

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20:58

Is there a bubble waiting to burst in India?

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2024/08/14

Indian equities are soaring right now. The country’s benchmark Nifty 50 index has doubled in just five years, beating out the pace of Japan, China and even the US. And it’s all being driven by millions of domestic investorswho are piling into the market for the first time. But this boom has regulators sounding the alarm. The FT’s Mumbai correspondent Chris Kay explains why a bubble might be forming and what could happen to these first-time investors if it bursts.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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34:42

The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes: What’s wrong...

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2024/08/07

This week, we’re bringing you something from our fellow FT podcast, The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes.Sir Angus Deaton won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2015. So when he says he is rethinking many of his assumptions about the field, it matters. Today on the show, Soumaya discusses what we are getting wrong about everything from inequality to immigration to the role of globalisation in the reduction of poverty.Soumaya Keynes writes a column each week for the Financial Times. You can find it

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22:24

Why executive pay is skyrocketing

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2024/07/31

Remuneration among CEOs in the US is rising quickly. It’s been hard to miss recent examples of massive pay packages, like for Tesla’s Elon Musk. But that growth is far outpacing that of wages for everyday workers in the US. The FT’s corporate governance reporter Patrick Temple-West outlines some reasons this is happening and looks at whether change is afoot.Clips from Associated Press, CNBC, BBC News- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:US executive pay rises at

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18:20

Less regulation, more problems?

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2024/07/24

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have taken a lot of rulemaking power away from federal agencies. And it could shake up how businesses in the US operate. Many chief executives are happy about these decisions — the less regulation, the better. But could these rulings come with their own risks? Clips from Bloomberg, CBS News, CNBC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:US businesses may soon find that deregulation comes with risksSupreme Court EPA ruling puts

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25:15

What the City of London wants from Labour

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2024/07/17

The Labour Party has come back into power in the UK after 14 years. For the City of London, this brings hope for some stability amid the rise of competing financial sectors around the world. But will efforts to revitalize markets and the economy work out? The FT’s chief UK business correspondent Michael O’Dwyer analyzes the expectations of City of London executives from the newly elected government.Clips from BBC, Today, NBC News, CNN- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further

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24:39

F1’s American test drive

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2024/07/10

The owner of motor racing giant Formula One is racing to capture the American sports audience. Thanks, in part, to efforts like the Netflix series Drive to Survive, it has caught the attention of many new fans. But FT sports business reporter Samuel Agini examines whether this league’s push into the US will stick — and keep growing.Clips from Netflix, Formula 1, KVVU- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Formula One’s growing painsBeauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury wants

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17:54

Best Of: BlackRock goes all in on infrastructure

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2024/07/03

This week, we’re revisiting an episode from earlier this year. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been on the hunt for the money manager’s next “transformational” deal. In January, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Global Infrastructure Partners. The FT’s US financial editor Brooke Masters and US private capital correspondent Antoine Gara explain why BlackRock wanted GIP, and how this deal sets the agenda for Wall Street this year.Clips

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22:13

Will Exxon make or break Guyana?

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2024/06/26

Exxon Mobil struck black gold in 2015 when it discovered a massive oil reserve off the coast of Guyana in South America. It’s poised to make Guyana the fourth-largest offshore oil developer in the world, and it's already jump-started a transformation within the developing economy. But will this oil bonanza benefit Guyana’s people? The FT’s US energy editor Jamie Smyth travels to Guyana’s capital to understand Exxon’s impact first-hand.Clip from NBC News- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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17:39

Bankers vs the Fed: ‘Endgame’

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2024/06/19

Banks in the US are locked in a bitter fight with regulators. It’s all about a proposed set of rules with an unusual name, Basel III Endgame. Regulators say the rules will help avoid future banking crises. Banks say they’re overkill and could hurt everyday Americans. The FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin explains how the industry is pushing back.Clips from Bloomberg, CNBC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:The US pushback against ‘Basel Endgame’The bank

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16:18

The wrinkle in Shein’s IPO plans

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2024/06/12

In November, online fast-fashion giant Shein filed paperwork to go public in the US. Since then the process has not moved forward at all — and it looks like Shein’s ties to Beijing could be to blame. The FT’s China tech correspondent Eleanor Olcott explains how Shein has tried to distance itself from China to appease US regulators, and where it might go public instead.Clips from Reuters, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Shein switches

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23:28

Can anyone afford an NBA team?

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2024/06/05

The 2024 NBA Playoffs are in full swing, but eyes are still on a team that was knocked out last week. The Minnesota Timberwolves are caught up in an ownership dispute that’s gone south pretty fast, after two prospective buyers attempted to finance their purchase of the team in an unconventional way. The FT’s US sports business correspondent Sara Germano breaks down how the deal came together, fell apart, and the can of worms it’s since opened about owning US sports teams.Clips from Bleacher Report,

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21:56

Best Of: Inside a hedge fund disaster

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2024/05/29

This week, we’re revisiting an episode from last November, about a Wall Street saga that lost shareholders more than $10bn. In 2007, when Dan Och took his hedge fund public, he was making a bet that his company would stand the test of time. More than 15 years, a bribery scandal, and a feud with his protégé later, the FT’s Ortenca Aliaj and Sujeet Indap explain how things did not work out as planned.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Sculptor Capital: grey areas

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17:55

Why auditors are missing red flags

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2024/05/22

Episode description:Audit firms are supposed to put a company’s books under the microscope. But these days, regulators are finding an increasing number of flaws in the audits that they inspect. The FT’s US accounting editor Stephen Foley explains what’s going wrong, and how regulators around the world plan to fix these shortcomings.Clips from CNN, NBC News- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:Why don’t auditors find fraud?Auditors failed to raise alarm before 75% of

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2:24

Introducing Untold: Power for Sale

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2024/05/20

Introducing Power for Sale, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. In Untold: Power for Sale, host Valentina Pop and a team of FTcorrespondents from all over Europe investigate what happened in the Qatargate scandal, where EU lawmakers were accused of accepting payments from Qatar to whitewash its image.Subscribe and listen on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:03

Dispatch from Omaha: Berkshire after Warren Buffett

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2024/05/15

Late last year, Warren Buffett’s close business confidant Charlie Munger died at 99. Munger’s death and Buffett’s upcoming 94th birthday have renewed questions about the future of Berkshire Hathaway. What will the empire he’s built look like after he’s no longer at the helm?Behind the Money and the FT’s senior corporate finance correspondent Eric Platt travel to Omaha, Nebraska for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, to get a better sense of how the next generation will lead America’s

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