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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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9:03

Treatments for Alzheimer’s, finally

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/21

The Nasdaq Composite had its biggest one-day drop in more than four months, the winner of Thailand’s general election has been suspended from parliament, and the FT’s Clive Cookson tells us about two huge breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s.Mentioned in this podcast:Nasdaq drops more than 2% after Netflix and Tesla results disappointThai election winner blocked from premiershipEli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progressionThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson

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10:29

Signs of a UK inflation cool-down

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/20

A crackdown on password sharing helped Netflix add nearly 6mn subscribers, UK inflation fell to a 15-month low of 7.9 per cent in June, Ukraine’s armed forces are having a hard time with Russian mines and Spain’s Sunday election could mean the end of Pedro Sánchez’s time as prime minister.Mentioned in this podcast:Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown pays off with nearly 6mn new subscribersUK inflation falls more than expected to 7.9% in JuneCould the UK inflation crisis be at a turning

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9:29

Russia targets western companies

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/19

Big investment banks are turning more bearish on the dollar, and Europeans struggle with a near-record heatwave. Plus, the FT’s Anastasia Stognei explains why Russia is starting to seize assets from food and beverage companies.Mentioned in this podcast:Kremlin oligarchs circle Danone and Carlsberg’s Russian assetsWall Street banks ditch bullish dollar bets over ‘soft landing’ hopesScorching Europe struggles to adapt to near-record temperaturesCarlos Ghosn says he filed $1bn lawsuit so Nissan

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8:48

China’s economic slump

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/18

Thames Water’s biggest investor slashed the value of its stake last year, Ford’s steep price cut for its electric pick-up truck rattled shareholders and BlackRock will offer retail investors more of a voice in its biggest exchange traded fund. Plus, the FT’s Thomas Hale unpacks what’s ailing China’s economy.Mentioned in this podcast:Thames Water’s biggest investor cut value of its stake by 28%Does Xi Jinping need a plan B for China’s economy?Ford shares sink after steep price cuts for electric

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9:43

Can Tories prevent a massive defeat?

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/17

The EU wants other polluting nations to cut emissions faster. Three of the largest US banks reported a surge in profits last week from charging more for loans as more US banks report this week. Plus the FT’s political editor, George Parker, examines how the UK conservative party might squeeze out a win during the country’s next general election.Mentioned in this podcast:‘We are on for a massive defeat’: can the Tories prevent the inevitable?Large US banks reap bumper profits on Federal Reserve rate

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27:05

Peak social media: The ads machine

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/15

Mark Zuckerberg used advertising to turn Facebook into the first global social media giant, boasting 3bn users around the world. But today there are questions about the business model that has powered it for the past 15 years, and what Zuckerberg’s new focus on building the Metaverse means for the platform that started it all. Elaine Moore speaks to veteran Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee, one-time advisor to Zuckerberg; writer and researcher Tim Hwang, author of Subprime Attention Crisis; and

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7:51

ChatGPT generates US investigation

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/14

The UK government has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to London, and US regulators are going after the company behind ChatGPT. Plus, the FT’s Beijing bureau chief, Joe Leahy, explains how China’s youth are dealing with high levels of unemployment.Mentioned in this podcast:ChatGPT maker investigated by US regulators over AI risksPrince Mohammed bin Salman invited to visit UK in autumnRachman Review: Will this year’s climate talks be a washout?China’s youth left behind as jobs crisis

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9:53

US inflation cools

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/13

US inflation fell sharply to 3 per cent in June, the $1.35tn US junk bond market has shrunk by almost $200bn since its all-time peak in late 2021, and tensions started to boil over during Nato’s two-day summit.Mentioned in this podcast:US inflation slows to 3% as interest rate rises biteUS junk bond market shrinks as rising rates put off borrowers‘We’re not Amazon’: tensions with Ukraine surface at Nato summitThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino

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9:49

A big win for Microsoft’s Activision deal

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/12

Jeremy Hunt has ordered ministers to find more than £2bn to fund public sector pay rises this year, JPMorgan is trying to scoop up Silicon Valley Bank’s clients, and a US court denies a watchdog’s request to block the Microsoft-Activision mergerMentioned in this podcast:Nvidia in talks to be an anchor investor in Arm IPOJPMorgan hires dozens of start-up bankers to capitalise on SVB collapseUS judge denies FTC attempt to block Microsoft’s Activision dealBehind the Money: Frances Haugen’s lessons as a

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9:54

Nato torn over Ukraine’s membership bid

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/11

Hedge funds have cut their bets on a rising US stock market to the lowest level in at least a decade and pivoted to Europe, a top US banking regulator has announced tougher capital rules for a broader range of lenders, and Dutch PM Mark Rutte is quitting politics after the collapse of his coalition. Plus, the FT’s Henry Foy explains why Nato is torn over whether to admit Ukraine.Mentioned in this podcast:Hedge funds slash bets on US after rally and pivot to EuropeTop US bank watchdog outlines

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8:07

Loan losses mount for US banks

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/10

Israel is set to start voting on controversial judicial reforms on Monday and the largest US banks are expected to report the biggest jump in loan losses since the onset of the pandemic. Plus, global manufacturers are shifting business out of China to Vietnam.Mentioned in this podcast:Benjamin Netanyahu faces fresh wave of resistance to Israeli judicial reform plansWall St to report biggest jump in loan losses since pandemicVietnam becomes vital link in supply chain as business pivots from ChinaThe

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10:01

The Congo river conservation debate

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/07

Investors sold stocks and bonds across the world on Thursday as US borrowing costs touched a 16-year high, US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is in China, and Meta said more than 30mn people had signed up to its long-awaited competitor to Twitter. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor David Pilling explains why conservation in the Congo has become contentious.Mentioned in this podcast:US borrowing costs hit 16-year high as markets roiled by jobs dataJanet Yellen to visit China in new US push to ease

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10:08

Protecting elephants in the Congo River Basin

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/06

The US and Germany are among the western allies falling behind in delivering promised heavy weapons to Ukraine, and big asset managers are flocking to Latin American bonds and currencies. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor David Pilling introduces us to some conservationists working to protect elephants from poachers in the Congo River Basin.Mentioned in this podcast:Latin America’s bonds and currencies lure yield-hungry investorsIn search of the ‘village of the elephants’, deep in the central African

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10:48

Tracking the gorillas of the Congo Basin

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/05

Israel’s raid on the West Bank reignites fears of escalating violence, Switzerland is looking into potential Russian sanctions violations and we continue our series on the Congo Basin with David Pilling, the FT’s Africa editor. Plus, meme stock traders shop for Bed Bath & Beyond.Mentioned in this podcast:Switzerland questions oil trader over sidestep of Russian sanctionsIn search of the ‘village of the elephants’, deep in the central African rainforestEight injured after car rams pedestrians

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10:04

A deep look inside the Congo River Basin

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/04

The UK’s financial watchdog has summoned bank chief executives to address concerns that savings rates are lagging behind the surging cost of mortgages,Internet brand, Yahoo, is planning a return to the public markets, and the FT has released an investigation into sexual allegations toward celebrated architect, David Adjaye. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor, David Pilling, takes us to one of the biggest rainforests in the world.Mentioned in this podcast:UK watchdog summons bank bosses to address

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10:19

France’s George Floyd moment

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/03

Apple has been forced to make drastic cuts to production forecasts for the mixed-reality Vision Pro headset, French president cancels a trip to Germany as protests continue in Paris over the police killing of a teenager, and the Nasdaq Composite recorded its best first half of the year since 1983. Plus, the FT’s Taylor Nicole Rogers tells us what resuming student loan payments will mean for borrowers and the larger economy.Mentioned in this podcast:Apple forced to make major cuts to Vision Pro

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29:28

Peak social media: Trouble at Twitter

FT News Briefing ·

2023/07/01

Elon Musk took over Twitter with the promise of promoting free speech and making the loss-making platform profitable again. But his critics say he’s destroying Twitter’s culture and driving it to bankruptcy. How much danger is the company really in? In the first episode in a new series of Tech Tonic, Elaine Moore, deputy editor of the FT’s Lex column, asks whether Musk will save Twitter or destroy it.In this episode we hear from Evan Henshaw-Plath, one of the original creators of Twitter; Rumman

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9:54

The Thames Water debt debacle

FT News Briefing ·

2023/06/30

The US Supreme Court has curbed universities’ ability to consider race in admissions, turmoil at the top of Thames Water has left the UK government scrambling to prepare contingency plans, and China has passed a new foreign relations law that deepens President Xi Jinping’s control over the country’s external relations. Plus, the FT’s Raphael Minder explains how Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko ended up brokering a deal to stop the attempted coup in Russia.Mentioned in this podcast:US Supreme

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8:37

Banks try to avoid ending up like SVB

FT News Briefing ·

2023/06/29

Sterling suffers biggest one-day fall against the dollar in a month following UK growth fears, US banks are stepping up the sales of their loan portfolios, and Odey Asset Management continues to spiral after an FT investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at the hedge fund.Mentioned in this podcast:US banks step up sales of loan portfolios to private lendersOdey Asset Management in talks with SW Mitchell over Oliver Kelton’s fundsWall Street shares waver as central bankers warn of more rate

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7:59

Japan goes all in on chips

FT News Briefing ·

2023/06/28

Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, has won a second term in office, the US Supreme Court rejects a Republican election plan, and a New York court has ruled that FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried cannot dismiss the criminal charges against him. Plus, a leading Japanese semiconductor equipment maker has accepted a $6.4bn buyout offer from a state-backed fund.Mentioned in this podcast:Bio secures second term as Sierra Leone leaderUS Supreme Court affirms state courts’ authority over election rulesSam

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