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The end of globalisation at Davos May 24, 2022

Three decades of globalisation risks are going into reverse, according to company executives and investors as world leaders meet in Davos for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, and Toshiba set a deadline of May 30 for additional bidders in what could be Japan’s largest private equity deal.

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Business leaders warn that three-decade era of globalisation is ending

Toshiba reveals takeover interest as battle heats up

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Can Boeing’s move towards the Pentagon solve its problems? May 23, 2022

Saudi Arabia has signalled it will stand by Russia as a member of the Opec+ group of oil producers, the former head of Russia’s second-biggest oil group has warned that an EU ban on Moscow’s crude would be “the most negative scenario” for all parties. Plus, the FT’s Peggy Hollinger discusses Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters to be near the Pentagon and DC and why many stakeholders are unhappy.

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Boeing needs a stronger vision to bounce back from crisis

Saudi Arabia signals support for Russia’s role in Opec+

Lukoil’s ex-chief warns against EU ban on ‘irreplaceable’ Russian oil

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: Why US abortion rights are under attack May 21, 2022

It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the popular show 5-4 (“a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks”) to make sense of Roe vs Wade, the seminal law that is expected to be overturned. Then, we pass the mic to three people providing abortion services in three states that will face some of the biggest changes: Wisconsin, Alabama and Illinois. They tell us what they’re seeing, and how they’re preparing for a post-Roe world.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– You heard this week from Rhiannon Hamam, co-host of the podcast 5-4. Listen everywhere, or here: https://www.fivefourpod.com. Rhiannon is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AywaRhiannon

– Dr. Kristin Lyerly is an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She's on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kristinlyerly?lang=en

– Robin Marty is author of ‘The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America’ and operation director of the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa. She recently wrote an op-ed for the FT: https://on.ft.com/3wr0HZK. You can find her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robinmarty

– Marie Khan is director of programs for the Midwest Access Coalition, a practical abortion fund. You can learn more about them at https://midwestaccesscoalition.org/

– Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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US tensions with Latin America are a boon for China May 20, 2022

Canada is banning Chinese telecom giant Huawei from its 5G network, US plans to host the Summit of Americas are in disarray as Latin American heads of state refuse to attend. Plus, the California-based asset manager Pimco is trying to adapt to an era of rising interest rates and passive investing.

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Canada to ban Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China

Pimco: navigating the end of the bond bull market

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Correction: An earlier version of this podcast featured a guest mistaking Samsung for Huawei. This reference has been removed.

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Why Ukraine and Russia are fighting over a teeny island May 19, 2022

Wall Street stocks fell hard on Wednesday after the retailer Target warned that inflation and supply chain disruptions would hit profit margins, and we explain why a tiny island in the Black Sea is so important in the war in Ukraine. Plus, the FT’s Jude Webber explains why the United Kingdom wants to alter the Northern Ireland protocol from its Brexit trade agreement.

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UK will legislate to ‘fix’ N Ireland trade problems, says Truss

Military briefing: why Russia and Ukraine are fighting over Snake Island

US women’s football team agrees equal pay in milestone agreement

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

An early version of this episode misstated that the US men's national soccer team did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

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Salary advancements: a double-edged sword? May 18, 2022

Cash holdings among global fund managers have risen to their highest level since 9/11, China’s economic data show how badly the country is suffering from its Covid lockdowns. Plus, the FT’s employment columnist Sarah O’Connor says inflation hurts some workers more than others and salary advancement schemes aimed at helping struggling workers may not be a panacea.

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Big investors increase cash holdings to highest levels since 9/11 attack

Beware the promise of salary advance schemes

China’s economic activity plummets as Covid lockdowns hit growth

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Musk toys with Twitter deal at lower price May 17, 2022

Elon Musk acknowledged on Monday that he would pay a lower price for Twitter, hedge fund Tiger Global has significantly cut back its shareholdings and dumped stakes in tech companies, wheat prices jumped after India banned exports, and McDonald’s will sell its business in Russia.

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Elon Musk says different price for Twitter deal ‘not out of the question’

Tiger Global slashes bets on tech groups after stock market sell-off

Wheat prices rise almost 6% as India export ban shakes markets

McDonald’s to sell its Russian business over Ukraine war

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Behind the Money is back! May 16, 2022

Behind the Money is back with all-new episodes! 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. The podcast returns May 25. You can follow the show now!

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Francesca McDonagh heads to Credit Suisse May 16, 2022

Brussels is set to cut its growth forecasts further and boost its inflation outlook, and Sweden will jettison 200 years of military non-alignment and apply to join Nato alongside its neighbour Finland. Plus, the FT’s Owen Walker talks about Credit Suisse’s high profile new hire, Francesca McDonagh.

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Europe growth and inflation outlooks worsen as energy crisis hits

Sweden and Finland to make Nato applications on ‘historic’ day for Nordics

Francesca McDonagh: banker with ‘steel in her spine’ heads to Credit Suisse

Goldman Sachs says senior staff can take as much time off as they want

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: How Shakespeare gave actor Michael Patrick Thornton his life back May 14, 2022

This weekend, Lilah talks to actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who appears in the buzzy new Broadway production of Macbeth. When Michael was 24, he had a series of spinal cord strokes. Reciting Shakespeare's sonnets taught him how to breathe and speak again, and continue his career. Michael is at present the only actor on Broadway who uses a wheelchair. We ask him about the power of language and his role in the play (which also stars Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga). Then, we learn about Britain's top forensic artist from journalist Will Coldwell, and the techniques she uses to catch criminals — which include a jar of strawberry jam.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Will’s profile of Melissa Dring, ‘To catch a criminal: what a forensic artist knows about the mind’: https://on.ft.com/3rw0lht

– Michael Patrick Thornton’s theatre company, The Gift: https://thegifttheatre.org/

– Macbeth – starring Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga and Michael – is on Broadway’s Longacre Theatre until July 10

– Michael is on Twitter @ThorntonMPT, and Will is on Twitter at @Will_Coldwell

– Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Stablecoins aren’t so stable after all May 13, 2022

Norway’s oil fund has slammed “corporate greed” and excessive executive pay, some former Ukrainian officials believe their forces could push Russian troops out before the end of the year, and Jay Powell was confirmed for a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains how cryptocurrencies’ latest meltdown could spill into normal markets like stocks and bonds.

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Norwegian oil fund denounces ‘corporate greed’ over executive pay

Military briefing: can Ukraine push the Russian army from the country?

What happens in crypto may not stay in crypto this time around

Crypto industry shaken as Tether’s dollar peg snaps

Powell confirmed by Senate for second term as Fed chair

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Ping An calls for HSBC break-up May 12, 2022

Description: Turkish authorities have raised the pressure on the country’s banks to limit corporate clients’ purchases of foreign currency, US consumer prices rose at an annual pace of 8.3 per cent last month, and the EU will have to spend close to €200bn in the next five years to secure energy independence from Russia. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why HSBC’s biggest shareholder is pressuring the bank to split up.

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Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides

US inflation stays at 40-year high defying expectations of bigger drop

EU warns of €195bn cost to free bloc from Russian energy

Peter Ma: China’s shy insurance tycoon bursts into the limelight

Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable company

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Musk would let Trump back on Twitter May 11, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he would reverse Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump, and all but one of the global investment banks in China finally managed to eke out a profit last year. Plus, a look at the new president of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

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Musk says he would reverse Trump’s Twitter ban, calling it ‘foolish’ and ‘morally wrong’

Global investment banks in China finally turn a profit

The Marcos revival: how late Philippine dictator’s son went from exile to election favourite

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Sinn Féin’s historic victory May 10, 2022

Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess has called for the EU to pursue a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine War for the sake of Europe’s economy, Goldman Sachs has paused new Spac offerings, and an historic election victory by Northern Ireland’s Sinn Féin Party has overturned more than a century of unionist dominance in the region.

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Emerging markets hit by ‘toxic’ mix of rising rates and slower growth

VW chief’s call for settlement to end war draws outrage from Kyiv

Goldman Sachs pauses work on new Spacs after SEC takes tougher stance

Sinn Féin wins historic victory in Northern Ireland

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The cost of China’s zero-Covid lockdown May 09, 2022

Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid policy rattles investors in China, Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces an uncertain future after production halt, and plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods claims a rival, Motif, has infringed its patent on a beef-replica product.

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Defence companies face supply snags as demand for US weapons rises

Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid rattles markets in China

Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces uncertain future after production halted

Plant-based meat groups in court battle over taste of their products

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US-China Tech Race: The great decoupling May 08, 2022

In the final episode of this season of Tech Tonic, we ask if the growing tensions between the US and China could split the world into two competing technological spheres. It has been dubbed 'the great decoupling'. Some in the US want to see Chinese companies cut off from American investment, while hawkish factions in China have been fighting for a more self-sufficient and nationalistic tech sector. But what would decoupling really look like? And is it even possible?

Presented by James Kynge, this episode features interviews with Lillian Li (author of Chinese Characteristics newsletter), Paul Triolo (senior vice-president of Albright Stonebridge Group), Roger Robinson Jr (president and founder of RWR Advisory) and Kevin Rudd (former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society)

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Special thanks to Tom Griggs. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: CNBC

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FT Weekend: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' with Daniels May 07, 2022

This week, Lilah interviews Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also known as Daniels. Their film, starring Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, has received rave reviews for successfully combining genres from indie comedy to sci-fi to kung fu. Then our colleagues Leo Lewis and Eri Sugiura join us from Tokyo to explain Japan's succession crisis. Small and medium-sized companies employ 80 per cent of people in the country, but many owners’ children do not want to inherit the family business.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Everything Everywhere All At Once is out now in the US. It will be released in the UK on Friday 13th May. The trailer is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN1T1uxQ2g

– You can follow Daniels on Twitter @daniels.

–Leo and Eri’s FT Magazine piece, ‘The pervasive succession crisis threatening Japan’s economy’: https://www.ft.com/content/dc5c19f7-5f4b-4bf5-809a-f46859fb5c39

–Leo Lewis’ piece on Japan’s ageing population and the plunging yen: https://www.ft.com/content/c18281da-3036-4b50-9757-334ad3a82620

–Eri Sugiura on Kyoto’s empty house tax, a story she broke in February about how Japan is dealing with a declining population https://www.ft.com/content/9b87824b-f9a2-4098-8f59-345e174ec736

– Leo is on Twitter at @Urbandirt, and Eri is at @SugiuraEri.

–Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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London’s push to control the British Virgin Islands May 06, 2022

Wall Street stocks suffered steep declines on Thursday with the Nasdaq’s biggest fall since 2020 and the Bank of England has warned that the UK economy will slide into recession this year. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why the British Virgin Islands is rejecting a push for direct rule from London.

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Nasdaq tumbles 5% in sharpest fall since 2020

British Virgin Islands premier rejects direct rule from London

Bank of England warns of UK recession this year as it lifts interest rate

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Markets sing after Federal Reserve raises rates May 05, 2022

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by half a percentage point for the first time since 2000, the European Union is trying to ban almost all imports of Russian oil, and the FT’s Ben Hall explains why Russia is making nominal military progress in Ukraine.

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Hungary holds up EU plan to ban imports of Russian oil

Fed implements first half-point interest rate rise since 2000

Military briefing: ‘anaemic’ Russian advance heralds long attrition war

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Draghi urges EU to abandon unanimity requirement May 04, 2022

BP recorded its highest quarterly earnings in more than a decade, Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, called on Brussels to abandon the requirement for unanimity on foreign policy decisions, and Biogen’s chief executive will step down following the disastrous launch of the company’s Alzheimer’s drug.

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BP’s bumper earnings stoke new calls for windfall tax

Mario Draghi calls for an end to EU unanimity on foreign policy decisions

Biogen chief steps down after Alzheimer’s drug flops

Tiger Global slumps more than 40% in first four months of 2022

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Federal Reserve poised to raise rates a half-percent May 03, 2022

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.

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Amazon union dealt a setback as it loses vote at second NY warehouse

Fed reaches for its ‘hatchet’ as it attacks galloping inflation

Vestas warns war in Ukraine will add to wind industry slowdown

Shipping heavyweight Japan tables carbon tax proposal for the industry

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Italy’s tough new approach to Russia May 02, 2022

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.

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EU steps up action on Russian oil sanctions

Revulsion at Ukraine War ends Rome’s old amity with Moscow

Investors push Nestlé and Kraft Heinz to set new health targets

ArcelorMittal successfully tests use of green hydrogen at Canadian plant

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US-China Tech Race: brave new world May 01, 2022

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 world?

Presented by James Kynge, this episode features interviews with Danilo Krivokapic (director, Share Foundation), Andrej Petrovski (director of tech, Share Foundation), Stefan Vladisavljev (programme co-ordinator, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence), Wang Huiyao (director, Beijing Center for Globalisation) and Wawa Wang (director, Just Finance).

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Special thanks to Marton Dunai and Bojan Radic. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read James Kynge, Valerie Hopkins, Helen Warrell and Kathrin Hille’s previous reporting on Chinese surveillance tech in the Balkans: https://www.ft.com/content/76fdac7c-7076-47a4-bcb0-7e75af0aadab

News clips credits: PBS, CNBC, CGNT, DW, Moconomy, BBC

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FT Weekend: Morality in the Twitter era. Plus: China’s language revolution Apr 30, 2022

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.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Dan Brooks’ FT Magazine piece, ‘What we need now that social media has fully weaponized morality’: https://on.ft.com/3LyIE9c

–The dreaded tweet that inspired Dan’s piece: https://twitter.com/mimismartypants/status/1498332885362823170

–Jing’s book is called Kingdom of Characters. The FT’s review is here: https://on.ft.com/3nJqzey

–Jing’s 2020 piece for the FT, ‘Why sci-fi could be the secret weapon in China’s soft-power arsenal’: https://on.ft.com/3y2WbBF

–Dan Brooks is on Twitter @dangerbrooks, and Jing Tsu is at @tsu_jing.

–Tech Tonic Season 3, about the US/China tech race, is available now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.ft.com/tech-tonic

–Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Yen sinks as dollar rises to 20-year high Apr 29, 2022

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.

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Falling sales and high costs weigh down Amazon earnings

US economy contracts for first time since mid-2020

Dollar surges to highest level in 20 years

Twitter admits overstating audience figures for 3 years

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Putin’s economic war on Europe Apr 28, 2022

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.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

European gas prices soar after Gazprom halts supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

Spotify chief distances music streaming group from Netflix

Credit Suisse overhauls top executive team

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China’s moves in the South Pacific Apr 27, 2022

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 slows

UK-EU trade relationships tumble after Brexit

The Chinese companies trying to buy strategic islands

US steps up efforts to court Solomon Islands after China security deal

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk? Apr 26, 2022

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.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU weighs cap on price paid for Russian oil as way to hit Kremlin revenues

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover offer

Macron faces a complex economic juggling act

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Emmanuel Macron elected to second term as French president Apr 25, 2022

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 meltdown

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU approves groundbreaking new rules to police Big Tech

Emmanuel Macron set to be re-elected in France

UN asks Sri Lanka to negotiate ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps to ease economic meltdown

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US-China Tech Race: Shock and Awe Apr 24, 2022

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 race?

Presented by James Kynge, the FT’s global China editor, this episode features interviews with US congressman Mike Gallagher; Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society.

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Hosted by James Kynge. Interview with congressman Mike Gallagher conducted by Demetri Sevastopulo. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters Apr 23, 2022

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 gives us a tour of the world’s most vengeful architecture, and reporter Madison Darbyshire shares tips for how to furnish your home with old things.

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Links from the episode

Lilah’s piece on chefs: https://www.ft.com/content/246cdc2a-f135-4d3d-9d74-e524e9217699

Edwin on the architecture of spite: https://www.ft.com/content/1161fbbe-5ae1-4328-bf59-dcd8b1d6564f

Madison’s masterclass in flea-market chic: https://www.ft.com/content/6c8bf8a2-ddee-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

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Introducing: the FT Climate Game Apr 22, 2022

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 bid

No, you did not see the Netflix mess coming

Powell signals Fed is prepared to raise rates by a half-point in May

Bill Ackman sells entire Netflix stake at roughly $400mn loss

The climate game: can you reach net zero by 2050?

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Algeria struggles to meet Europe’s rising demand for gas Apr 21, 2022

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 control

Algeria struggles to meet rising demand for its gas after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Covid travel mask ruling threatens to tie CDC’s hands on future pandemics

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Who will back Elon Musk? Apr 20, 2022

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 bid

Netflix sheds subscribers for the first time in a decade

IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6% as Ukraine war hits neighbours hard

Ukraine conflict sparks biggest influx of immigrants to Israel in decades

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US Treasury ‘real yields’ about to eclipse inflation expectations Apr 19, 2022

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 territory

BofA offers rosy revenue outlook as lending rebound boosts results

Mexican president’s radical energy reform defeated in congress

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A year after Greensill Capital’s collapse Apr 18, 2022

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 shortages

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US-China Tech Race: Chips with Everything Apr 17, 2022

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 China’s chip strategy, and Stephen Orlins, a rare dissenting voice in Washington who questions the efficacy of a US blacklist of Chinese tech companies desperate for US-designed chips. Plus, Annie Ting-Fang and Lauly Li, who cover the semiconductor industry for Nikkei Asia, give us the inside track on how China has been scooping up Taiwanese semiconductor engineers.

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Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: The story behind one of reggae’s most sampled songs Apr 16, 2022

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?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Life of a Song, ‘Bam Bam – said to be the most sampled reggae track of all time’: https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/bam-bam.html

–To learn more about reggae and dancehall music, Alice recommends Inna de Yard: Soul of Jamaica (2019) directed by Peter Webber. Here’s the Spotify playlist

–Tim’s podcast is called Cautionary Tales. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.pushkin.fm/show/cautionary-tales/

–Tim’s latest Undercover Economist column for FT Magazine, ‘The lesson humble sea urchins offer about resilience’: https://on.ft.com/3Ectq6S

–Volumes 1 and 2 of The Life of A Song: The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world’s best loved songs are available in bookshops. A paperback of both volumes together will be out in August.

–Alice is on Twitter at @Alice_Khabib. Tim is on Twitter at @TimHarford.

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Clips from:

”Bam Bam," courtesy Observer Music

”Le’ts Go to Zion," courtesy Studio One Records

”Zungguzungguguzungguzeng," courtesy Greensleeves Records

“Revolution," courtesy VP Records

“Tear Off Mi Garment," courtesy UMG Recordings

“Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” courtesy BMG Music Entertainment

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Is the US headed for a recession? Apr 14, 2022

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 louder

Recession whispers, part 2

Military briefing: Ukraine and Russia prepare for defining Donbas battle

US to provide $800mn in new military aid to Ukraine

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Volkswagen’s U-turn Apr 13, 2022

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 production

US banks set for big hit to revenues as dealmaking dries up

VW to scrap dozens of models to focus on profitability

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The rise of conservative shareholder activism Apr 12, 2022

Investors are bracing for another tough report on US inflation, Putin’s war in Ukraine has sparked an exodus of educated professionals from Russia and could worsen the country’s population decline, and conservative shareholder activists in the US have filed a record number of proposals this year as they try to counter what they call “woke-ism” in corporate America.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine war threatens to deepen Russia’s demographic crisis

Political proxies: conservative activists file record shareholder proposals

Epic Games secures $2 bn in funding from Lego and Sony to build gaming metaverse

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A French presidential election rematch Apr 11, 2022

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will advance to the final round of voting after yesterday’s first round of the French presidential election, and Stefania Palma explains the big themes that have emerged from the 1MDB scandal. Plus, the FT’s Asia financial correspondent, Tabby Kinder, explains why China is changing its audit secrecy rules.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French election run-off

Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in 1MDB fraud trial

China changes audit secrecy rules in bid to stop US delistings

Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan’s leader in vote of no confidence

The French election webinar: Race to the Finish

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US-China Tech Race: Spies and Lies (Part Two) Apr 10, 2022

In the second episode of this season of Tech Tonic, James Kynge, the FT’s Global China Editor, asks how significant Chinese intellectual property theft has been to the country’s rise as a global tech superpower.

We hear from an FBI agent based in Silicon Valley whose job is to prevent the theft of trade secrets, and ask whether China’s ‘talent programmes’, under which Beijing funds scientists and engineers around the world, are actually spy recruitment networks or whether they are genuine attempts to lure home professionals and plug China’s talent gap. Experts are warning the growing distrust between the US and China could put the future of scientific and technological exchange at risk.

Featuring interviews with Nick Shenkin, FBI special agent and director of the Strategic Technology Task Force for the FBI's San Francisco field office; an interview between the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo and Michael Orlando, acting director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center; Rui Ma, China tech analyst and creator of the Tech Buzz China podcast; Wang Huiyao, founder and president of Center for China and Globalization in Beijing; Winston Ma, author and adjunct professor at the NYU law school; and Gisela Kusakawa, assistant director at the Anti-Racial Profiling Project at Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

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Presented by James Kynge. Interview with Michael Orlando conducted by Demetri Sevastopulo. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: NBC, Global News, Micron, The Oregonian

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FT Weekend: How Cameo is changing celebrity. Plus: designing your home Apr 09, 2022

This weekend, we delve into the world of celebrity via the app Cameo. What does it mean that we can now pay celebrities to send us personalised video greetings? And how has our interaction with famous people shifted over the last decade? Lilah talks to gaming critic Tom Faber about the ethics and absurdities of fame in 2022. Then, interior design columnist Luke Edward Hall gives us his top tips on making your home really feel like yours.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Tom Faber on Cameo: https://on.ft.com/3FIF7kF

–Luke Edward Hall on the magic of your own murals: https://on.ft.com/3jjN4UY

–Luke’s five design principals: https://on.ft.com/2OZGXcH

–Luke Edward Hall is on Instagram at @lukeedwardhall, and Tom Faber is on Twitter at @_TomFaber

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Will sanctions create a backlash against the dollar? Apr 08, 2022

French bank shares and bonds were rattled this week after the recent poll showed stronger results for right-wing French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.

Aluminium producer Rusal became the first Russian company to publicly call for an investigation into the alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, and FT markets editor, Katie Martin, discusses whether sanctions against Russia might affect the global dominance of the US dollar.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Le Pen’s poll surge rattles French bonds and bank stocks

Russian aluminium producer Rusal calls for Bucha war crimes investigation

Financial warfare: will there be a backlash against the dollar?

FTNB: Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed for US Supreme Court seat

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Did AutoX risk safety to look good for investors? Apr 07, 2022

The US has imposed its most severe level of sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, and Brazil might have finally settled on a chief executive for Petrobras. Plus, the FT’s China correspondent, Eleanor Olcott, spoke to staff at a Chinese autonomous vehicle company who say AutoX conducted risky test drives in a push for better data and investment.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US imposes ‘severe’ sanctions on Russian banks after Bucha atrocities

Petrobras faces fresh turmoil as Brazilian government’s pick for chief withdraws

Why Chinese driverless car company AutoX disengaged its safety features

Apple App Store: FT Edit

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Shanghai lockdown forces bankers to camp in offices Apr 06, 2022

US and eurozone government debt sold off on Tuesday as traders weighed the prospect of stronger sanctions against Russia and comments from a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve signalling more aggressive action, President Joe Biden announces US, UK and Australia co-operation on hypersonic weapons, and in China’s financial hub, Shanghai, there are signs of growing public anger at the government’s stringent zero-Covid lockdown measures.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Government debt hit as traders weigh prospect of further Russia sanctions

Biden to announce US, UK and Australia co-operation on hypersonic weapons

Shanghai extends Covid lockdown measures despite economic concerns

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Atrocities prompt more calls to ban Russian energy Apr 05, 2022

The venerable venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, has announced a change in leadership, Elon Musk has bought a nearly-10 per cent stake in Twitter, French president Emmanual Macron has called for a ban on Russian oil and coal.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU moves closer to boycott of Russian energy

Twitter/Elon Musk: social media star becomes social media owner

Huawei faces dilemma over Russia links that risk further US sanctions

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EU prepares new sanctions after reports of Russian atrocities Apr 04, 2022

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv, French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters not to assume that he will win a second term in this month’s election, and international auditors are resigning from China’s heavily indebted property developers.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv

Big Four under growing pressure as Chinese developers delay audits

France votes: Macron’s frontrunner status conceals deep rifts in society

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Tech Tonic, the US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One) Apr 03, 2022

In the first episode of this season’s six-part series, the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge tracks China’s dramatic transformation from the manufacturing workshop of the world to the next global superpower. The driver of that change is technology, sparking a battle between China and the US over who will dominate. Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists working in the US have found themselves ensnared in this bitter rivalry, including US-based physics professor Xiaoxing Xi, wrongly accused of industrial espionage, amid accusations that China’s tech prowess has been built on the theft of US innovation. How deep is the rift between the two countries over tech and what does that mean for the world?

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FT Weekend: Poet Maria Stepanova. Plus, Inside the FT newsroom Apr 02, 2022

This week, guest host Marc Filippino discusses the FT's war coverage in Ukraine with our Editor, Roula Khalaf. How does a news organisation make decisions during wartime? Then Marc talks with Maria Stepanova, author of In Memory of Memory, which was short-listed forthe Booker Prize last year. Maria tells us why so many intellectuals are leaving Russia and what it’s like to be Russian and against the war.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

-In late March the FT published an exchange on NATO’s red lines between our Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf and Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator Gideon Rachman: https://www.ft.com/content/7640ea89-cc1f-4e41-a64f-95e88de19454

–Maria Stepanova, ‘The War of Putin’s Imagination’: https://www.ft.com/content/c2797437-5d3f-466a-bc63-2a1725aa57a5

–Maria’s International Booker Prize shortlisted novel is called ‘In Memory of Memory.’ Here’s a quick review we ran when it first appeared in English: https://www.ft.com/content/bad0513d-f67c-4e0e-9b2d-962040fa6422

–This weekend’s FT Magazine cover story, ‘21 days in Ukraine: a diary’: https://www.ft.com/content/391232c8-b05c-480f-a189-4e9e21d1bd4a#comments-anchor

–You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

–Marc Fillipino is on Twitter at @mfilippino and hosts the FT News Briefing. You can listen at the following link, or by searching for ‘FT News Briefing’ wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.ft.com/ft-news-briefing

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Biden’s move to lower oil prices Apr 01, 2022

The White House announced a “historic release” of about 180mn barrels of oil from the US emergency stockpile in an attempt to cool oil prices, and the two-year Treasury yield this week rose above the 10-year Treasuries for the first time since 2019. FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what this signals for the US economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US orders biggest ever release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

US yield curve inverts in possible recession signal

US bonds: don’t fret about inversion yet

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Russia squeezes Germany over gas Mar 31, 2022

SoftBank will slow down further investments amid a scramble for cash, journalist and “Putin’s People” author Catherine Belton talks about the impact sanctions are having on Russian oligarchs. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, talks about Russia’s threat to halt gas shipments to Germany and what that could do to the German economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Softbank to slow investments after crash in tech holdings

Germany takes step towards gas rationing over payments standoff with Russia

Journalist Catherine Belton on Rachman Review podcast

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The global impact of Putin’s war Mar 30, 2022

Russia has decided to “dramatically” scale back its military activities in the Kyiv area, and Barclays faces a £450mn hit after the bank mistakenly issued $15bn-worth more of financial products in the US than it had permission to do so. Plus, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, explains how the war in Ukraine is further disrupting the global economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Russia says it will ‘dramatically reduce’ military activity around Kyiv

The VXX plot thickens with Barclays’ £450m structured notes loss

Putin’s war demands a concerted global economic response

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Can the Kremlin track me? Mar 29, 2022

Russia’s biggest internet company has embedded code into apps found on mobile devices that allows information about millions of users to be sent to servers located in the country, the yen dropped to a seven-year low on Monday as the Bank of Japan bucked the global trend for tighter monetary policy, and China’s patchy vaccination campaign has left half of its elderly population exposed to a higher risk of severe Covid-19.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Russian tech giant’s data harvesting raises security concerns

Yen hits 7-year low after Bank of Japan sticks to stimulus

China’s patchy vaccine campaign leaves half of older citizens at risk

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Introducing Tech Tonic: The US/China Tech Race Mar 28, 2022

A new six-part series of Tech Tonic brings you stories from the frontlines of the battle between the US and China for global technological supremacy. At stake is the future of technologies that will shape all our lives, from the way the internet is used to the way we govern our societies. Join the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge as he charts China’s dramatic transformation into a global tech superpower, sparking rivalry with the US over who controls our technological future.

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The US-China technology rivalry heats up Mar 28, 2022

HSBC has repeatedly edited its analysts’ research publications to remove references to a “war” in Ukraine, the US has denied that it is seeking to overturn Vladimir Putin’s regime, Plus, the FT’s Global China Editor explores how the bitter hi-tech war between the US and China is playing out.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US denies it is seeking regime change in Moscow

HSBC cut mentions of Ukraine ‘war’ from analyst reports

Tech Tonic: Season 3

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FT Weekend: Art in times of war, plus Anish Kapoor Mar 26, 2022

This weekend, guest host Taylor Nicole Rogers talks to Ukrainian filmmaker Iryna Tsylik, director of the documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange. It won a major directing award at Sundance in 2020 and has now become one of the films being used to explain the current war in Ukraine around the world. The film was shot in 2017 in a disputed area of eastern Ukraine, and focuses on a family making home movies during the conflict. Iryna reflects on the power of art now that she’s had to flee her own home. Then we hear from Louis Wise, who recently interviewed the sculptor Anish Kapoor about his grand plans for this year's Venice Biennale.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Iryna Tsylik’s documentary, ‘The Earth is Blue as an Orange’ https://www.sundance.org/projects/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange

– Iryna writes public updates using her Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/ira.tsilyk

–Louis Wise on Anish Kapoor: https://www.ft.com/content/6a371cb7-9042-4f6f-8cc3-5a7f0f8444ad

–Louis is on Instagram @louisquinze

–Jan Dalley, ‘Is it right to cancel Russian artists?’ https://www.ft.com/content/c5b1a01a-dc5b-41a6-a941-2480d2123fe9

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Bargain hunting for bonds in Russia and Ukraine Mar 25, 2022

The US is finalising a plan to supply the EU with up to 15bn additional cubic metres of liquefied natural gas by the end of 2022, Russian shares rose as the Moscow exchange partially reopened, hedge funds search for bargains in Russian and Ukrainian bonds, and Toshiba shareholders vote down management’s plan to split the famous industrial conglomerate in two.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to EU

Russian shares rise as Moscow stock market reopens

Hedge funds search for bargains in Russian and Ukrainian bonds

Toshiba shareholders reject management plan to split the company

War in Ukraine: free to read

Twitterspaces discussion: A look inside Putin’s inner circles

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Ukraine’s army of volunteers Mar 24, 2022

Oil exports from a crucial pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea coast were fully halted on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia will begin to invoice European gas buyers in roubles, and writer Tim Judah talks about Ukraine’s many volunteer armies, and the FT revealed that Archegos Capital Management quietly amassed a stake in Deutsche Bank after its founder Bill Hwang forged ties with the German lender’s leaders before the family office imploded last year.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Major Russian pipeline fully halts exports, sending crude higher

Russia to switch gas invoicing to roubles for European buyers

At the gateway to Kyiv: Ukrainians dig in to resist Russia’s onslaught

Scoop: Archegos quietly built stake in Deutsche Bank

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Dispatch from Kyiv Mar 23, 2022

Writer Tim Judah talks about life in Kyiv as Russian forces advance on suburbs of Ukraine’s capital, and the FT’s Money Clinic host Claer Barrett talks about gold as a safe haven in times of uncertainty.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Body bags, burning buildings and buzz cuts for soldiers: how Kyiv is surviving

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett: Is Gold the Safest Place to Invest?

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Why some Western companies are staying in Russia Mar 22, 2022

Moscow reopens markets, Pakistanis face crippling inflation and their prime minister Imran Khan faces a no confidence vote, Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Russia’s local bonds drop as Moscow takes first steps towards reopening markets

US government bond market suffering worst month since Trump elected

Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts

Pakistan: Imran Khan and the politics of inflation

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Panicked Russian consumers stock up on staples Mar 21, 2022

Germany said it sealed a long-term agreement with Qatar for liquefied natural gas supplies, prices on many products in Russia have shot up as sanctions blow a hole in Russia’s economy, EU lawmakers are set to finalise new rules for leading technology companies despite heavy lobbying by Big Tech, and a key player in the chip industry warns of a two-year shortage of critical equipment.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Germany says its clinched long term gas deal with Qatar

Price surges and panic buying: Russia’s war empties shelves and wallets

How Big Tech lost the antitrust battle in Europe

Chipmakers face two year shortage of critical equipment

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: How Russia weaponizes disinformation Mar 19, 2022

This weekend, we discuss the power of disinformation, and how Russia has been using it in Ukraine. We are joined by Natalia Antelava, who has reported in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for years. Natalia is editor-in-chief of the popular news website called Coda Story, which focuses on global digital crises, and has been closely covering Putin’s disinformation machine in Ukraine and beyond. We step back and examine the narratives Russia has used since 2014 to confuse, distort, and spread lies.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Coda Story, Natalia’s news website: https://www.codastory.com/

-Coda’s Disinformation Matters newsletter: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/disinfo-matters-newsletters/

– Natalia is on Twitter @antelava. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

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The Great Nickel Pickle Mar 18, 2022

The US secretary of state has poured cold water on hopes of a diplomatic settlement to the war in Ukraine, saying there were no signs Vladimir Putin was “prepared to stop” Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, JPMorgan has processed interest payments sent by the Russian government for two of the country’s bonds, and the London Metal Exchange suspended electronic trading in nickel on Wednesday, just after it reopened for business following a week-long shutdown.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US pours cold water on hopes of a Ukraine settlement

Russia edges closer to averting default as JPMorgan processes bond payment

London Metal Exchange suffers fresh glitch during nickel trading

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The Federal Reserve finally raises rates Mar 17, 2022

The Federal Reserve has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, Europe’s largest energy traders have called on central banks for help to avert a cash crunch, and the FT’s Tom Mitchell discusses the rising cost of Beijing’s loyalty to Moscow.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed announces first rate rise since 2018 amid surging inflation

China makes rare intervention to bolster confidence after market rout

The rising cost of China’s friendship with Russia

Energy traders call for ‘emergency’ central bank intervention

War in Ukraine: free to read

Twitter Space: China’s involvement in the war in Ukraine

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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EU and UK impose new sanctions on Russian oligarchs Mar 16, 2022

Oil prices fell and share indices in Hong Kong and China dropped amid investor jitters over potential lockdowns and their economic impact, German prosecutors have charged a key player in the Wirecard fraud scandal, the UK and EU have levelled new sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU and UK hit Roman Abramovich and other oligarchs with new sanctions

Pakistan presses ahead with Russian-built gas pipeline

China shares fall sharply on concerns over Covid outbreak and Ukraine war

Former Wirecard chief executive charged with fraud

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Biden turns to autocrats for oil Mar 15, 2022

US stocks dip lower on concerns over this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, a star witness in the 1MDB corruption trial has wrapped up testimony in a Brooklyn courthouse, and US president Joe Biden is courting Venezuela and re-engaging with Saudi Arabia to overcome his oil sanctions against Moscow.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US government bond prices drop ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

Tim Leissner’s testimony in 1MDB trial shines light on vast fraud

Having frozen out Putin, Biden is warming to other autocrats

Germany to buy US F-35 jets in first big deal since defence budget boost

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Russian banks hobbled by sanctions Mar 14, 2022

US officials say Moscow has asked Beijing for military equipment to support its invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s army celebrates its Turkish drones but Ankara plays down weapons sales to appease Moscow, Russia has ratcheted up the chances that it will default on its debt with a threat to pay international bondholders in roubles rather than dollars, and sanctions are forcing Russian banks to abandon global ambitions and focus on survival.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US claims Russia has asked China for military help in invasion of Ukraine

Russia threatens to make external debt payments in roubles

Turkey is trying to carve out role as a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow

Russia’s banks turn from global ambitions to survival

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: Understanding Ukraine’s identity. Plus, the Oscars Mar 12, 2022

This weekend, we speak with Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk, who is currently in western Ukraine. Olga reflects on how Ukrainians forged the resolve they are showing now in the fight against Russia. She shares how Ukraine’s identity has shifted and strengthened over the past 30 years since its independence, especially in the seven years since the Maidan revolution. Then, FT film critic Danny Leigh joins us to discuss this year's Oscars nominees, from ‘Power of the Dog’ to ‘Don't Look Up’. With a drop in viewership over the years, it seems the Academy is scrambling to make us care. But should we?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Olga is on Twitter @olgatokariuk. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

–Mary Elise Sarotte on Ukraine’s history since 1991: https://www.ft.com/content/742f15fc-675a-4622-b022-cbec444651cf

–Danny’s roundup of this year’s Oscars nominees: https://www.ft.com/content/d9000eb2-11ec-40af-aa8f-2e5f654bde4e

–Danny’s review of Power of the Dog: https://www.ft.com/content/8f2af17e-cad5-4fc6-9ea7-68e5402dda5d

–Lilah made a Hark list of some of our favorite moments from the show so far, which you can listen to here https://short.harkaudio.com/3pwwAMH

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Poland welcomes Ukrainian refugees Mar 11, 2022

US consumer price growth approached 8 per cent last month ahead of a surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war in Ukraine is causing energy bills to skyrocket in the UK. Plus, the FT’s central European correspondent, James Shotter, talks about his reporting on the flood of Ukrainian refugees into Poland and how Poles are responding.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tears of relief on Polish border as flow of refugees inches to safety

US inflation reaches 7.9% in February hitting new 40-year high

ECB scales back stimulus plan as Ukraine war drives up inflation expectations

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Ukraine war boosts Macron’s re-election chances Mar 10, 2022

EU leaders prepare to meet in Versailles today for a summit aimed at a unified response to the war in Ukraine, and Citigroup is having a hard time selling its retail bank in Russia. Plus, the FT’s Paris bureau chief Victor Mallet explains how the Ukraine war is boosting Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU struggles to deepen unity on defence and energy

Citigroup ‘running out of options’ in push to sell Russian bank

A home run’: Ukraine war boosts Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances

War in Ukraine: free to read

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The stalled green transition Mar 09, 2022

The US and UK banned Russian oil and gas imports on Tuesday to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine, the stalled green revolution, and Russians are fleeing the country.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Biden bans US imports of Russian oil and gas in attempt to punish Putin

Curbs on Russian exports raise risk of oil shock and recession in Europe

Will the Ukraine war derail the green energy transition?

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions Mar 08, 2022

Oil and natural gas prices see-sawed as global stocks fell on Monday after a US push to ban Russian crude faced German resistance, the US Treasury warns banks to be on high alert for sanctions evasion, sanctions on Russia could aid Beijing’s efforts to internationalise the renminbi, and Levi Strauss said it is halting its business in Russia.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Markets rattled by push for Russian oil ban

How the Ukraine war could boost China’s global finance ambitions

US warns banks to be on high alert for Russia sanctions evasion

Levi Strauss halts business in Russia

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine adds more turmoil to global shipping Mar 07, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling the ‘fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since second world war,’ according to the UNHCR; the White House has reversed its position and now is talking with European partners about a ban on Russian oil, and sanctions on Russia have unleashed a renewed wave of disruption for strained global supply chains.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine invasion fuels ‘fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since second world war’

US in ‘active discussions’ over Russian oil import ban as Moscow targets Ukraine urban centres

Russia demands US guarantees over revival of Iran nuclear accord

World’s biggest shipping groups suspend Russian cargo bookings

Ukraine crisis batters Sri Lanka’s tea and tourism recovery strategy

War in Ukraine: free to read

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FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak Mar 05, 2022

This week we bring you one of the most popular episodes from our archive: a conversation with Elif Shafak, the most widely read woman novelist in Turkey. She and Lilah discuss national identity, the generational pain of conflict, and writing in countries that don't have freedom of speech. This conversation feels especially poignant today, as the war in Ukraine becomes even more devastating. This episode also features columnist Enuma Okoro on loving our cities, and economist Tim Harford on feeling less pressure to get everything done.

We’ll be back with a new episode, on the cultural side of the war in Ukraine, next week.

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––Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

—Enuma Okoro’s love letter to New York City: https://www.ft.com/content/e2507d84-9a12-4755-a9c7-41c9ea116947

—Lilah’s piece about visiting Armenia: https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

—Review of Elif Shafak’s novel, The Island of Missing Trees: https://www.ft.com/content/1a064a06-bd19-43c7-8237-38931853d0e2

—Tim Harford on to-do lists: https://www.ft.com/content/06ffe40d-fdcc-4be8-b536-810cedce7ed1

—Oliver Burkeman on how not to waste your life (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/dd0d477b-c1f7-4d74-af68-c1ef1692566c

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Commodities prices soar over Russia supply fears Mar 04, 2022

Western brands flee Russia, global commodities soar as Putin intensifies his attack on Ukraine, and the US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families. Plus, Accenture, McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group are the latest companies to flee or suspend operations in Russia.

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US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families

Commodity prices soar to highest level since 2008 over Russia supply fears

Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’

War in Ukraine: free to read

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War in Ukraine sparks Germany’s defence policy transformation Mar 03, 2022

As the brutality of Moscow’s invasion intensifies, the idea of targeting oil and gas exports for sanctions is no longer off the table, and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell confirmed to US lawmakers that he is backing a quarter point rate rise later this month despite the uncertainties caused by Russia’s invasion. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, talks about the dramatic change in Germany’s foreign and defence policy as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and how that’s changed the corporate landscape.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Should the west place an embargo on Russian oil and gas supplies?

Powell backs quarter-point rate rise in March despite Ukraine war effects

Germany’s defence industry transformed by Scholz’s €100bn response to Ukraine crisis

Twitter Space: How the war in Ukraine is impacting the global economy

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China shifts stance on Ukraine Mar 02, 2022

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline company that was to bring Russian gas to Europe is reportedly insolvent, China has signalled it is ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire, and crypto exchanges are under pressure to block transactions with Russia as western politicians fear that cryptocurrencies will undermine the effectiveness of financial sanctions.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Nord Stream 2 pipeline becomes insolvent, says Swiss official

Beijing shifts public position after call between Chinese and Ukrainian foreign ministers

Crypto exchanges resist calls for Russia bans after sanctions

War in Ukraine: free to read

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The squeeze on Russia continues Mar 01, 2022

The International Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to discuss whether to release oil from strategic stocks to offset rising energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian financial markets have descended into turmoil after western sanctions over the weekend struck the country’s financial system, and gulf states are staying neutral when it comes to the war in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

IEA to discuss releasing oil stocks on Tuesday to stabilise prices

Russia doubles interest rates as sanctions send rouble plunging

Gulf states’ neutrality on Ukraine reflects deeper Russian ties

War in Ukraine: free to read

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BP to sell its stake in Russia’s state oil company Rosneft Feb 28, 2022

BP plans to divest its stake in Russia’s state-oil company Rosneft, Norway’s $1.3tn oil fund plans to sell out of Russia and US and Western allies to impose sanctions on Russia’s central bank and cut some lenders from Swift. Plus, shares in cybersecurity companies rise as companies around the world fear more Russian cyberattacks.

Mentioned in this podcast:

BP to divest stake in Russian state-oil company Rosneft

West to impose sanctions on Russian central bank and cut some lenders from Swift

A global financial pariah’: how central bank sanctions could hobble Russia

War in Ukraine risks scrambling the logic of cyber security

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FT Weekend: The international mystery of the ‘Hum’ Feb 26, 2022

Russia has invaded Ukraine. We begin this episode with a visit from FT Weekend editor Alec Russell, a week after he joined us to discuss his years covering the fall of communism in eastern Europe. How can we make sense of this? Then, we go searching for the Hum, a mysterious noise that has plagued the residents of Halifax, West Yorkshire. It’s an uncomfortable, low-frequency sound that has also been heard in towns across the world, from New Mexico to Ontario to Scotland. The FT's Imogen West-Knights tells us that it's mostly heard by middle-aged women. So is it a real noise, an imaginary illness, or both?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Imogen West Knights on the mystery of the hum: https://on.ft.com/3pe43ve

–The FT’s key coverage on the war in Ukraine is free to read: http://ft.com/freetoread

– Here’s the piece Alec mentioned, ‘The road to war: how Putin wrote the requiem for peace’, by Mary Sarotte: https://on.ft.com/3HqSO8F

– Alec’s lunch with Lea Ypi: https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–Alec is on Twitter at @AlecuRussell, and Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK

–Rob Armstrong’s profile of Larry Gagosian: https://on.ft.com/3ImMiBr

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War in Ukraine shocks markets Feb 25, 2022

Western countries are punishing Russia after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion from Ukraine, and UK prime minister Boris Johnson wants to punish Russia by removing it from the Swift international payments system. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains how markets reacted on the first day of the war in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Putin shatters peace in Europe as Russia storms Ukraine

World leaders divided on whether to eject Russia from Swift payment system

European gas prices soar and oil tops $105 after Russia attacks Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine webinar: What Next?

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Putin orders start of ‘military operation’ in Ukraine Feb 24, 2022

The FT’s Max Seddon, reports from Moscow about Vladimir Putin’s order to launch a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, and the FT’s economics editor, Chris Giles, explains what a Russian invasion might do to the global economy.

Mentioned in this podcas

Vladimir Putin orders start of ‘military operation’ in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Sanctions and high energy prices pose threat to global economy

Russia-Ukraine webinar: What Next?

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Russia’s move on Ukraine triggers western sanctions Feb 23, 2022

Western powers impose sanctions on Russia as Biden says Ukraine ‘invasion’ has begun, and Russian assets are set to bear the brunt of the Ukraine conflict. Plus, the FT’s Berlin bureau chief, Guy Chazan, explains what freezing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project means for Germany.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Biden imposes wave of sanctions on Russia for Ukraine ‘invasion’

Russian stocks sell off on mounting sanctions risks

Putin backs separatist claims to whole Donbas region of Ukraine

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Putin Moves Into Ukraine Feb 22, 2022

Russia sends troops into Ukraine after recognizing two separatist regions there. Then, Russia could be facing sanctions for its actions over Ukraine. How could that affect gas companies and consumers? Finally, Peloton discovered rust on some of its exercise bikes, it sent them to consumers anyway without telling them. We have more on its plan to conceal the rust, known as “Project Tinman.”

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Carl Icahn launches board fight at McDonald’s over treatment of pigs

Putin recognises two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine

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Is corporate America becoming more inclusive? Feb 21, 2022

The Olympics wrapped up in Beijing yesterday, capping two weeks of competition and controversy. Banks pledged in the run up to the Glasgow climate summit to fund a UN-backed ETF. But, the money never arrived and the fund is close to failing. Plus, Taylor Nicole Rogers on what steps companies can take to have a more diverse workforce.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Are companies walking their diversity talk?

Companies urged to honour racial justice pledges

Climate ETF on brink of failure months after UN summit launch

Alpine resorts freeze out British ski instructors after Brexit

Beijing Winter Olympics close after fortnight of competition and controversy

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FT Weekend: Lea Ypi talks capitalism and freedom Feb 19, 2022

This weekend, FT Weekend editor Alec Russell brings us to Albania for Lunch with the FT. He sits down with writer Lea Ypi, whose memoir ‘Free’ documents her childhood there, both under communism and after its fall. Ypi, a political theorist at the London School of Economics asks: does capitalism make us free? Plus: European tech correspondent Madhumita Murgia explores how science fiction shapes our attitudes towards the future, and how that translates across different cultures.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Alec Russell’s Lunch with Lea Ypi: https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–FT review of Lea Ypi’s memoir Free: https://www.ft.com/content/b5455f0f-33a9-480e-9027-6884cc25faa4

–Madhu on how science fiction shapes our attitudes to the future: https://www.ft.com/content/2f35be37-9da8-4cf6-89b2-8488b36c5a63

–Madhu recommends the book Exhalation by Ted Chiang

–Chen Qiufan’s latest book is caled AI2041: Ten Visions for ur Future, co-authored with Kai-Fu Lee

– This weekend’s Lunch with the FT, with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas: https://www.ft.com/content/098ba985-1284-46c6-9abe-f626fa9e47f0

– Lunch with the Financial Times, edited by Lionel Barber, a selection of classic lunches: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309448/lunch-with-the-ft/9780241400685.html

Alec is on Twitter at @AlecuRussell, and Madhu is at @madhumita29.

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Siberia’s DIY cryptocurrency miners Feb 18, 2022

Sequoia Capital plans to move deeper into cryptocurrency markets and has earmarked at least $500mn for investments in cryptocurrency assets, and a global financial regulator says that policymakers must act quickly to craft rules for digital asset markets. Plus, the FT’s Moscow correspondent, Polina Ivanova, reports that Siberia has become home to a cottage industry of DIY cryptomining fuelled by cheap electricity.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Sequoia earmarks $500mn for push into cryptocurrency markets

Global financial watchdog calls for ‘urgent’ action to contain crypto risks

In Siberia, a crypto boom made of ingenuity, defiance and DIY

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Blackstone’s dip into the rent-to-buy market Feb 17, 2022

The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes show it would be willing to tighten monetary policy quickly if US inflation does not come under control, and the EU’s top court has opened the way for Brussels to withhold funding from member states for violations of the rule of law. Plus, the FT’s Mark Vandevelde explains how Blackstone’s rent-to-buy business is working out.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed prepared to tighten policy more aggressively if inflation persists

Blackstone’s new real estate play: the rent-to-buy market

EU court ruling opens way for Brussels to act against Hungary and Poland

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Soaring oil prices put US shale in a bind Feb 16, 2022

US and European shares rallied on Tuesday after Russia said it had begun pulling back some troops, and former Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, is creating a $125mn fund to address problems with artificial intelligence. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor, Derek Brower, explains that US shale companies are feeling pressured to produce less oil despite rising prices.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US stocks rise after Russia says some troops returning to base

Oil’s climb towards $100 a barrel tempts US shale companies to shed restraint

Eric Schmidt creates $125mn fund for ‘hard problems’ in AI research

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Emerging markets: high risk, no reward? Feb 15, 2022

The FT’s Gideon Rachman discusses the messaging wars between the US and Moscow over Ukraine, Central America and Mexico is benefiting from a bumper year in remittances from migrant workers in the US. Plus, the FT’s Jonathan Wheatley explains why investors might be getting more nervous about sinking their money into emerging markets.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Putin, US intelligence and the global fight for the Ukraine narrative

Remittances made to Central America from the US have reached record level

Emerging markets: all risk and few rewards?

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The FT investigates Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment Feb 14, 2022

German chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Kyiv and Moscow to try and deter Putin from attacking Ukraine, and Germans are confronting a major #MeToo moment as German publishing conglomerate Axel Springer comes under scrutiny for sexual misconduct charges against top editor Julian Reichelt. The FT’s Berlin correspondent Erika Solomon discusses her investigation of how the media company handled the accusations.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Scholz plans appeal to Putin in effort to stop attack on Ukraine

Women spoke up, men cried conspiracy: inside Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment

Waning stockpiles drive widespread global commodity crunch

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FT Weekend: Will Silicon Valley ruin Miami? Feb 12, 2022

Miami is hot right now. In the pandemic, more people moved to Florida than toany other state by a long shot. Chief among them were the tech elite, who have made Miami—one of America’s most diverse cities—their next big conquest. But what happens when Silicon Valley falls in love with a place with such a singular culture? Will a new tech migration help Miami, or hurt it? We go to Miami with writer Joel Stein to meet the people investing in 'Miami 2.0', from A-Rod to Mayor Francis Suarez to its newest residents. We also hear from Miamians who have lived there for decades.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Joel Stein on how Miami became the most important city in America: https://on.ft.com/3LsiMfy

–Alec Russell’s Lunch with Lea Ypi (ahead of next week’s episode): https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–Joel Stein is on Twitter at @thejoelstein

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Inflation prompts investors to ditch Treasuries Feb 11, 2022

A court struggle in China is casting a shadow over the company’s hopes for an Arm IPO after its failed $66bn sale to Nvidia, the 10-year Treasury yield on Thursday climbed to 2 per cent for the first time since August 2019, as investors ditched government debt on the latest evidence of stubbornly high inflation, and European scientists have made a big breakthrough in the decades-long effort to generate energy from nuclear fusion.

Mentioned in this podcast:

SoftBank’s plans for Arm IPO hit by legal battle over renegade China unit

US inflation surges to 7.5% in fastest annual rise for 40 years

European scientists in ‘landmark’ nuclear fusion breakthrough

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Peloton’s turmoil could be appealing Feb 10, 2022

Dozens of biotech companies are running low on cash and face an uphill struggle to raise fresh funds, Fidelity’s little-known passive investment business Geode Capital Management surged to $1tn in assets last year. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, explains why Peloton’s latest turmoil makes it an attractive acquisition target.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Bursting ‘Biotech bubble’ inflicts pain on tourist investors and innovators

Fidelity’s index fund business Geode hits $1tn in assets

Turmoil at Peloton makes it opportunistic target for Nike and Amazon

Chipotle: burrito index reflects inflationary guac attack

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London and Paris at impasse over migrants Feb 09, 2022

Credit Suisse investors warn they will try to block any extension of vice-chair Severin Schwan, and SoftBank is looking to list UK chip design company Arm Holdings on the Nasdaq in the US after a sale to Nvidia fell through. Plus, the FT’s Robert Wright and leading researcher Virginie Guiraudon discuss the current state of the UK-EU migrant crisis and why no solutions are forthcoming.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Credit Suisse shareholders take aim at vice chair following scandals

SoftBank looks to bypass UK in favour of Nasdaq Arm listing

Can the UK and France resolve the cross-Channel refugee impasse?

Great Britain’s migrant crisis

The UK migrant crisis and Dover

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Horatio Clare on the UK migrant crisis and Dover Feb 08, 2022

Credit Suisse became the first Swiss bank in the country’s history to answer criminal charges on Monday, and the US is lobbying Brussels to water down the effect of EU regulations targeting Big Tech companies. Plus, we talk to the author Horatio Clare about the UK town of Dover and how people there are approaching the migrant crisis.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Landmark Credit Suisse money laundering trial opens

US officials lobby key European powerbroker on Big Tech regulations

Life and death on Dover’s migrant front line

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Great Britain’s migrant crisis Feb 07, 2022

A week of dizzying diplomatic meetings seeking to de-escalate tensions with Russia kicks off today in Moscow and Washington, aid agencies call for unblocking of cash flows to Afghanistan as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Plus, the FT’s Anna Gross takes us inside a French refugee camp to hear the stories of the people who are seeking asylum in the UK.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine: EU wrestles with how to inflict sanctions ‘pain’ on Russia

Aid agencies call for unblocking of cash flows to Afghanistan as humanitarian crisis deepens

Afghanistan’s unnecessary plight

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FT Weekend: Does Peloton trick us into working out? Feb 05, 2022

This weekend, we look at the Peloton phenomenon. Is it a failing fitness cult or a lasting way to stay healthy? Lilah and San Francisco correspondent Patrick McGee explore the behavioural science behind why we don’t exercise and the tech that tricks our brains into doing it anyway. Then, management editor Andrew Hill tells us why so many bad business books exist at the airport, and what makes a good one

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Patrick McGee on how connected fitness became the new obsession: https://on.ft.com/32YplFd

–Andrew Hill: ‘Pulp non-fiction: the worst business books of 2022’: https://on.ft.com/34ao7Hz

–All the winners and shortlisted books for FT and McKinsey's best business books of the year award https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/

–If you want to read more about the culture of Peloton, here’s ‘This is your brain on Peloton’, by Amanda Hess (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/arts/peloton-cody-rigsby-content.html

–Anne Helen Peterson is the unofficial internet scholar on Peloton celebrity: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/towards-a-unified-theory-of-peloton

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Facebook's fall hits markets Feb 04, 2022

Wall Street stocks slumped on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports in the technology sector from Facebook parent Meta, Turkey and Ukraine signed a deal to deepen defence co-operation in defiance of warnings from Moscow, and Olympics sponsors are accused of ignoring the plight of China’s Uyghur Muslims. The FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson talks about the pressure on companies and how they are responding.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon shares surge on Prime price rise and boost from cloud division

Beijing Olympics: the new front line in the US-China cold war

Erdogan visit to Ukraine tests complex ties with Putin

US stocks dragged lower by downbeat tech earnings

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Spotify responds to the Joe Rogan fiasco Feb 03, 2022

Spotify delivered a weak outlook for first-quarter subscriber growth, investors are putting more pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, and Argentina has been plunged into a fresh crisis after a crucial political figure resigned over the country’s outline debt deal with the International Monetary Fund

Mentioned in this podcast:

Spotify warns it’s ‘too early’ to calculate impact of Joe Rogan row

Eurozone inflation hits record 5.1% in January

Resignation of Peronist leader triggers crisis over Argentina’s $44.5bn IMF deal

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Has plant-based meat peaked? Feb 02, 2022

Alphabet announced a 20-for-one stock split on Tuesday, and businesses across Myanmar shut up shop yesterday, joining a nationwide “silent strike” to mark the first anniversary since a military coup. The FT’s commodities correspondent, Emiko Terazono, explains that the slowing growth of plant–based meat sales has taken executives by surprise.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Google parent Alphabet posts surge in search advertising revenue

Myanmar businesses defy army nationalisation threat and join strike

Has the appetite for plant-based meat already peaked?

M&S and Aldi make peace in Colin and Cuthbert cake war

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January stocks hit the skids Feb 01, 2022

The US stock market has suffered its worst start to the year since the global financial crisis, US and European allies are preparing what is being described as the most aggressive package of economic and financial sanctions ever assembled to punish Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Italian government bonds rallied as investors welcomed the re-election of Sergio Mattarella as president.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US stock markets endure worst January since global financial crisis

US and European allies ready aggressive sanctions against Russia

Draghi gains vital time for policy revamp after Italy re-elects Mattarella as president

Sony buys video game maker Bungie for $3.6bn as dealmaking accelerates

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Ukrainian city braces itself for war Jan 31, 2022

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has warned that investors face years of low returns due to permanent inflation, and splits are emerging in corporate America’s response to a supply chain crisis. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall reports from the Ukraine city of Mariupol about how people view a potential Russian invasion.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

World’s largest wealth fund warns ‘permanent’ inflation will hit returns

Ukrainian frontier city weighs threat of renewed Russian aggression

Winners and losers emerge from lingering US supply chain crisis

Tui raises €500m fund to finance new hotels

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FT Weekend: Treasure hunting on the Thames, with Jo Ellison Jan 29, 2022

This week, we look at two things that connect us to human history. First, How To Spend It editor Jo Ellison takes us mudlarking — sifting through low tide for treasure — to find remnants of ordinary life from hundreds of years ago. Licensed mudlark Lara Maiklem teaches us how. Then we explore the staying power of games: why do we love them? Why have we been playing some for more than 7,000 years? Our gaming critic Tom Faber joins us to discuss.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– This week’s How To Spend It cover story and photoshoot: ‘Tide and seek: the hidden treasures of low tide’ https://www.ft.com/content/44a1a5be-d0de-4a5a-a02b-1386e0b7c84f

–Lara Maiklem’s books are called ‘Mudlarking’ and ‘A Field Guide to Mudlarking’

–Last time Jo went mudlarking was with jeweller Ruth Tomlinson for this November 2021 article: ‘Why I’m throwing my jewellery into the Thames’: https://www.ft.com/content/aacc19ef-d397-4c15-b943-a029a4954ca1

–A great piece Lilah recommends on mudlarking by novelist Daniel Wallace: https://gardenandgun.com/feature/daniel-wallace-explores-the-art-of-mudlarking/

–Tom Faber on the transformative power of games: https://www.ft.com/content/c2f8b5b6-1f30-48cc-a098-71484ded9a00

–Tom also wrote a great piece this week about the Cameo app and celebrity culture: https://on.ft.com/3FIF7kF

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Russian gas projects face sanctions Jan 28, 2022

Apple posted record revenue of $123.9bn in the holiday quarter, and investors had a tough time gauging the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone, the UK’s new information watchdog says he wants the country to take the lead on holding Big Tech to account in a post-Brexit Britain free of cumbersome European data rules.

Plus, the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent, Henry Foy, reports that western countries are threatening Russia with new sanctions if it invades Ukraine.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Apple’s holiday quarter revenue hits record despite supply chain worries

EU and UK plan sanctions on new Russian gas projects if Ukraine attacked

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Fed chair signals tougher stance on inflation

UK seeks leadership role in global privacy, says new watchdog head

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The Fed plans to be ‘humble and nimble’ and hawkish Jan 27, 2022

Tesla reported a record net profit of $2.3bn last quarter but warned of supply chain constraints and the Federal Reserve signalled its intention to raise interest rates in March. Plus, the FT’s China correspondent, Ed White, talks about China’s vaping queen and her company's stock price which went up in smoke this week.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tesla reports record profit but warns of constraints on supply chain

Fed signals March rate rise as it fights rampant inflation

China’s vape queen hit by Beijing investigation

Apple reclaims top smartphone spot in China

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The Draghi dilemma Jan 26, 2022

Google has overhauled a central piece of technology it is building to replace advertising cookies, and the owner of 7-Eleven is facing investor calls to split up. Plus, the FT’s Rome correspondent, Amy Kazmin, explains why Italy is having such a hard time finding someone who can be prime minister if Mario Draghi is elected president.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Google changes course on cookies plans following advertising industry backlash

7-Eleven owner faces investor calls to split up

The Draghi dilemma: Italian presidential election risks turbulence

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The Big Dip Jan 25, 2022

Stocks on Wall Street ended higher on Monday after investors took advantage of a severe drop early in the session, Peloton has come under attack from an activist investor, and the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two missiles launched by the Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US stocks reverse severe losses as buyers step in

UAE intercepts ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

Activist investor urges Peloton to fire chief and explore sale

How connected fitness became the new obsession

Robert Armstrong’s “Unhedged” newsletter

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Discontent at Unilever Jan 24, 2022

Germany’s largest publishers and advertisers are demanding that the EU intervene over the Google's plan to stop the use of third-party cookies, Sony has plans to enter the electric vehicle market. Plus, the FT’s asset management correspondent, Harriet Agnew, discusses the discord at the global consumer goods conglomerate Unilever.

Mentioned in this podcast:

German publishers oppose Google plan to phase out third-party cookies

Activist hedge fund Trian builds stake in Unilever

Sony launches electric vehicle unit to ‘explore entering’ market

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FT Weekend: Pati Jinich and Gillian Tett on food, culture and power Jan 22, 2022

This weekend, we look at our culture through new lenses. First, we go to Mexico. Lilah speaks to James Beard Award-winning chef Pati Jinich about how diplomacy is sometimes better achieved through the language of food. Then, anthropologist and FT columnist Gillian Tett looks at social phenomena through the lens of anthropology – from crypto to how tastemakers decide what is 'cool'. Gillian has a PhD in social anthropology and recently published a book called ‘Anthro-Vision’.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Pati’s cookbook is called ‘Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets’

–Pati’s show, ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’ is on PBS, with some episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BETE1-6Pzrk

–La Frontera is on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/la-frontera-pati-jinich/

–Salsa Matcha with pistachios, walnuts and pine nuts: https://patijinich.com/salsa-macha-with-pistachios-walnuts-and-pine-nuts/

–Gillian Tett’s book is called ‘Anthro-Vision’. FT review: https://www.ft.com/content/65d66cf7-f793-4531-9b82-1b54b70bbd21

– Gillian’s latest column: ‘A year on, we haven’t absorbed the lessons of the Gamestop saga’ (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/8bbd2ef9-41fe-4dfa-8f02-28b3f3dac200

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The bright side of Bund yields Jan 21, 2022

The Federal Reserve has for the first time launched a period of debate of a central bank digital currency, and Luckin Coffee is planning to relist in the US after being delisted following a $300m fraud scandal. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why we should pay attention to German Bund yields turning positive this week.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed opens debate on possible digital currency

Luckin Coffee plots relisting in US two years after $300m fraud

Germany’s 10-year Bund yield turns positive for first time since 2019

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Moscow’s ‘Fortress Russia’ strategy Jan 20, 2022

A US Senate committee will begin debating a pair of bills designed to reshape technology regulation, and US banks are gearing up for interest rate rises planned by the Federal Reserve this year. Plus, the FT’s Moscow bureau chief, Max Seddon, explains how Russia has built up its economy to protect itself from sanctions.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US Senate committee to debate legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

Bank of America projects ‘robust’ interest income growth as loans rebound

Moscow’s sanction-proofing efforts weaken western threats

Hong Kong residents hire private jets to take their pets out of isolated city

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Microsoft and Activision’s shared virtual universe Jan 19, 2022

The car industry has turned on France’s plan to force manufacturers to attach the equivalent of a public health warning to their advertising, and US telecoms companies will delay their rollout of 5G services near airports. Plus, the FT’s Chris Nuttall, explains why Microsoft’s $75bn deal for Activision Blizzard makes sense.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Carmakers criticise French plan for health warning on adverts

AT&T and Verizon limit 5G service near US airports after airlines’ outcry

Activision leverages itself into metaverse

Patriotic Gen Zs fuel pandemic jewellery boom in China

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China applies brakes to Africa lending Jan 18, 2022

UK inflation is expected to rise to a 30-year high when December’s data are released this week, Meta patent applications indicate how the Silicon Valley group intends to cash in on its virtual world with hyper-targeted advertising and sponsored content, Chinese lenders have grown more cautious about lending to African nations as some have reached the limit of their borrowing capacity and the prospect of defaults loom, and the Scottish government has awarded 25 gigawatts of offshore wind project development rights.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

UK inflation set to hit 30-year high as rate rise expectations mount

Facebook patents indicate how it intends to cash in on the Metaverse

China applies brakes to Africa lending

Big boost to UK offshore wind capacity from Scottish auction

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Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption Jan 17, 2022

Pension cash for British Gas workers was used to buy Israeli cyberweapon developer NSO Group, European sales of electric cars overtook diesel models for first time in December, and the FT’s Southern Africa correspondent Joseph Cotterill discusses Bain’s role in state corruption in South Africa under former president Jacob Zuma.

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Stories mentioned in this podcast:

British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

https://www.ft.com/content/8b427be6-1025-4295-a25c-16374da53b79

European sales of electric cars overtake diesel models for first time

https://www.ft.com/content/f1bdf1cf-8fc3-4b85-a4eb-7df716ebf0a9

Bain & Co, tax and Jacob Zuma: a tale of ‘state capture’ in South Africa

https://www.ft.com/content/b1bb5dd0-e7ce-4e15-ac48-05d2d990f6c7

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https://www.ft.com/content/eceaec7d-34cd-43ad-96e1-a77f6809e40a

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FT Weekend: Tracey Emin: ‘I want to be a happy ghost’ Jan 15, 2022

This week, we’ve got two GOATs – that’s Greatests Of All Time. Legendary artist Tracey Emin is starting an art school and studio compound in Margate, England, the seaside town where she grew up. On the week of her winning the Whitechapel Art Icon Award, we speak to Emin about the legacy she’s building and examine the work that came before, from scandalous installations like “My Bed” to her more contemplative work. Then, the FT’s wine columnist Jancis Robinson teaches us about the world of wine. Robinson was the first non-winemaker to receive the title of Master of Wine from the Institute of Masters of Wine, the world’s most prestigious wine organisation.

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– Louis Wise’s interview with Tracey Emin for How To Spend It: https://www.ft.com/content/ffd55216-7751-43d3-9ad8-f495cb08d7c7

–Tracey Emin’s video “Why I Never Became a Dancer” (1995): https://www.artforum.com/video/tracey-emin-why-i-never-became-a-dancer-1995-49262

–A free online exhibition of Emin's video works between 1995 and 2017 (Xavier Hufkens): https://www.xavierhufkens.com/exhibitions/video-works-1995-2017

–Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course (Youtube, 1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNahwe1nPHc&list=PL0smQshvSba5YYij7-R1HM-HT04woET9A

–Jancis’ latest column, “Bargain Burgundy”: https://www.ft.com/content/c59f4150-b431-4202-b7f3-60fab84ac4fb

–Jancis on the truth about the wine world and diversity (no paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/3dc097fc-dbd8-4248-82e6-69d5acc1b169

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The London-Kazakhstan connection Jan 14, 2022

Google says it will spend $1bn to purchase its office building in London, Katie Martin explains why Ken Griffin selling a $1.2bn stake in his Citadel Securities is a big deal, and FT investigation correspondent, Tom Burgis, describes a British industry that caters to global elites who want to hide their wealth and manage their reputations.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Google bets on return to office with $1bn purchase of London building

Kazakhstan: violent clampdown highlights City of London’s lucrative role

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities sells $1.2bn stake to Sequoia and Paradigm

Security talks with US and Nato ‘unsuccessful’, says Kremlin

Twitter Spaces: Russia’s Geopolitical ambitions - 12pm ET/ 5pm GMT

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Environmental activists target top PR firms Jan 13, 2022

Boris Johnson suffered the toughest day of his premiership on Wednesday when he faced calls to quit after he admitted attending a Number 10 “bring your own booze” party during lockdown, the commodities boom has extended to nickel which reached its highest level in a decade, environmentalist activists are targeting public relations firms, and Beyond Meat has become one of the most shorted companies on US stock market.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Nickel hits 10-year high as electric vehicle production ramps up

Activists target public relations groups for greenwashing fossil fuels

Short sellers pile into Beyond Meat

Boris Johnson faces calls to resign after ‘bring your own booze’ event

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The Fed’s Big Shrink Jan 12, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/afd4c412-780b-407a-8b5a-10175cf319fc

A US judge says that the Federal Trade Commission can go ahead with a revised case seeking to break up Facebook, and the latest US inflation report is expected to show prices rose at their fastest pace in nearly 40 years. Plus, the FT’s US markets editor, Eric Platt, explains how the Federal Reserve is expected to wind down its $9tn balance sheet after a pandemic largesse.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Facebook loses bid to dismiss FTC antitrust case a second time

US inflation expected to rise at fastest pace in nearly 40 years

Federal Reserve prepares to shrink $9tn balance sheet after pandemic largesse

Hot-water bottles are… hot

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US shifts from the ‘war on drugs’ Jan 11, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/d84a12a8-97da-4331-836b-391c25c8676b

The Federal Reserve’s second-in-command has resigned after a trading scandal, companies raised more than $100bn on the bond market in the first week of this year, and Wall Street’s biggest banks are set to report record profits. Plus, the FT’s pharmaceutical correspondent, Jamie Smyth, discusses the latest controversy as the US shifts away from the ‘war on drugs’.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed’s second-in-command resigns after trading scandal

Companies raise $100bn on global debt market in brisk start to 2022

Wall Street banks set to report record profits for 2021

Will overdose deaths force an end to the US ‘war on drugs’?

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Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware Jan 10, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/51351f23-63b8-458c-9ee2-a7cbda43c287

Nato has warned Moscow to abandon its belligerent foreign policy or face a military alliance steeled for conflict, frustration over corruption in Portugal is the hot button issue for voters in this month’s election, and UK financial regulators plan to take a close look at cloud computing companies. Plus, the FT’s Asia business editor, Leo Lewis, explains why investors are ready to pour money into metaverse hardware makers.

West treads narrow path to common ground in Russia talks

https://www.ft.com/content/a1311bb7-7083-4491-89d7-2912289ebe68

Trust in Portugal’s elite wanes over struggle to tackle corruption

https://www.ft.com/content/8a7b799e-2732-4979-ab49-c5cbf8587ce7

Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware

https://www.ft.com/content/182bb2a7-b4e4-4d0d-8178-4cd9b4c225c4

UK financial regulators to step up scrutiny of cloud computing giants

https://www.ft.com/content/29405a47-586b-4c5a-b641-0f479b4cee1d

M&S steals retail crown back from upstart online rivals

https://www.ft.com/content/67ff963d-8883-47d6-ba69-f30721efd006

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FT Weekend -- Happily ever after? Disney in the 21st century Jan 08, 2022

Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2022 is dedicated to one of the world’s most powerful cultural forces: Disney. What happens when a company with that much influence just keeps growing? We visit Disneyland for a rare interview with CEO Bob Chapek, with FT reporters Chris Grimes and Anna Nicolaou. We explore where Disney Plus fits into the digital streaming wars. And Lilah speaks with a Disney expert, Sabrina Mittermeier, about how the company is reckoning with its prejudices 100 years into its history.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Chris and Anna’s profile of Bob Chapek, Disney CEO: https://www.ft.com/content/69e1cc1e-9c64-4000-b47f-a7e448107a5b

– And their follow-up on the streaming wars: https://www.ft.com/content/ae756fda-4c27-4732-89af-cb6903f2ab40

– Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier’s book, A Culture History of the Disneyland Theme Parks: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo70345519.html

–Follow Anna Nicolaou on Twitter @annaknicolaou

–Follow Chris Grimes on Twitter @grimes_ce

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‘Spec-tech is getting wrecked’ Jan 07, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/4418eedc-e949-4d44-a517-55e73f2076f9

Outgoing Federal Reserve vice-chair has blamed “inadvertent errors” for failing to disclose the full extent of his trading activity at the start of the pandemic, the FT’s Katie Martin looks back on the first week of trading in 2022, and our Moscow and Central Asia reporter, Nastassia Astrasheuskaya, unpacks the protests in Kazakhstan and Russia’s interest in helping its neighbour maintain stability.

Fed trading scandal rekindled by disclosure from top official

https://www.ft.com/content/3bc91644-08e2-4cee-be2c-538d855cd675

Kazakh protests are a warning for other ex-Soviet autocrats

https://www.ft.com/content/560b1b28-c180-40ec-b19a-ece58f214259

US tech shares swing as investors assess Fed minutes and mixed data

https://www.ft.com/content/76bd2194-ccf4-4029-b527-6d56d6c8465c

Twitter Spaces: After the Capitol Riot, what role will civil unrest play

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGXPDOgrzGZ?s=20

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Corporate America after the Capitol insurrection Jan 06, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/31290819-a321-496e-a995-4281198ec453

Minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting show the US central bank gearing up for more aggressive tightening, tech stocks plummeted, Hong Kong is bracing for sharply higher food prices, and one of Germany’s biggest utilities, Uniper, has been forced to seek €10bn of financing to avoid a cash crunch. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, talks about corporate America in the year since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Fed warns faster rate rises may be needed to tame soaring inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/35766dd4-7da1-4064-9e60-79a714297c5a

Uniper secures €10bn of credit as gas prices surge

https://www.ft.com/content/f8cdfafc-2ce4-4ad7-b8c4-98e6eaa6ce89

Isolated Hong Kong faces higher food prices as pandemic restrictions bite

https://www.ft.com/content/f31edc79-f7df-48d7-badf-5d074cb19afd

US companies under pressure to support voting rights push

https://www.ft.com/content/712d9e1a-68dc-451e-a094-0d7db570dfd7

Twitter Spaces: After the Capitol Riot, what role will civil unrest play

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGXPDOgrzGZ

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The small German city hosting BioNTech Jan 05, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/cf9a801f-d99d-4703-a1dd-2219ee91f3fa

Chinese banks rushed to meet their annual state-imposed lending quotas last month by buying up low-risk financial instruments, a divided EU has demanded a role in next week’s negotiations with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, and travel stocks rose sharply on Tuesday. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, explains why the German city of Mainz wants to hang onto the vaccine maker BioNTech.

Chinese banks buy up low-risk financial instruments amid concern over economy

https://www.ft.com/content/70451eee-5163-4348-af1a-82656f7a50fa

Travel and leisure stocks surge as Omicron disruption fears fade

https://www.ft.com/content/20ae6c32-2c03-45ad-af8d-b4310c5acce0

EU demands seat at Ukraine talks as Russia prepares to meet US and Nato

https://www.ft.com/content/db2d642b-5068-40c3-a4c2-d3c330f3972b

German city reaps tax windfall from BioNTech’s Covid vaccine success

https://www.ft.com/content/5a705ebc-ce1f-4525-8406-d2875a32c473

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The pandemic is messing with US labour market data Jan 04, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/f1236902-0997-4028-8cd1-d50317d10aba

A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the failed blood testing start-up Theranos,Apple has become the first company to hit a market capitalisation of $3tn and US president Joe Biden is launching a crackdown on the country’s largest meat producers. Plus, the FT’s US economics editor Colby Smith explains why the country is struggling to measure jobs growth and the larger ramifications.

Elizabeth Holmes found guilty in criminal fraud trial

https://www.ft.com/content/8bde19f6-e8a5-4800-8882-fd799f0caac0

Apple becomes first $3tn company after boost from pandemic demand

https://www.ft.com/content/57f57303-82b9-49db-89ee-54888e1c714d

Biden launches crackdown on largest US meat producers

https://www.ft.com/content/a180dc0d-0cfc-4321-91aa-c5772b4a8dc1

US struggles to measure jobs growth as pandemic distorts labour market data

https://www.ft.com/content/4f1155be-1a5f-4fd2-ba57-b15bdb273c00

Mercedes breaks 1,000km barrier with electric-vehicle prototype

https://www.ft.com/content/0017dfdf-c308-4e04-b4cb-8055568ddffe

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Forecasting the world in 2022 Jan 03, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/f0ee8a8b-fab1-4fcc-a49e-864a7b2cf62e

The US chief medical adviser has warned of an “unprecedented” surge in Covid-19 cases, and Tesla smashed its own production and delivery records in the final months of last year. Plus, the FT’s chief leader writer, Neil Buckley shares some of the FT’s predictions when it comes to 2022’s top stories.

Omicron drives Covid infections in US to record highs

https://www.ft.com/content/a75a74a9-a017-4c5a-9cc9-fd9c76bac51f

Tesla dodges supply woes to deliver record number of new vehicles

https://www.ft.com/content/ad6d68b0-0171-4f24-9076-d778babf6fed

Forecasting the world in 2022

https://www.ft.com/content/8909b60f-01aa-4c16-b448-178e46ecb3c9

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Who made up the metaverse? Dec 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/693b3337-ce80-4150-866a-01e1c3730fad

US financial conditions are near the most accommodative on record even as the Federal Reserve has begun stepping up its exit from coronavirus crisis-era stimulus measures, and soaring US stock markets are masking a strong tide that is pulling down the share prices of hundreds of companies, and the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, discusses science fiction’s influence on technology and social attitudes towards technology, particularly artificial intelligence.

US financial conditions remain easy even as Fed pulls back on stimulus

https://www.ft.com/content/2c73b1f4-b8c1-415b-8df0-237eff180cb0

US stock market advance masks treacherous undercurrents

https://www.ft.com/content/d248d1af-261e-47c8-9a5f-0d264cb9f83b

Into the metaverse: how sci-fi shapes our attitudes to the future

https://www.ft.com/content/2f35be37-9da8-4cf6-89b2-8488b36c5a63

$10bn James Webb Space Telescope scheduled for Christmas Day launch

https://www.ft.com/content/ebc84a97-961a-4ac0-bba1-678580d11a71

The clips from the Metaverse story were from the 1984 movie The Terminator, the 1968 movie called 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the Japanese cartoon Astro Boy.

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America’s segregated banking Dec 22, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/ee47c8a9-9e84-4e31-bcf0-2314be0b406f

US stock exchanges are increasing their efforts to attract new companies to fill the gap left by a decline in Chinese listings, and Turkey’s lira jumped sharply after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new savings scheme. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains why black Americans struggle to get cheap bank loans.

US Exchanges look elsewhere in Asia to replace lost Chinese listings

https://www.ft.com/content/4800e080-816c-415c-8269-5268ab81b91a

Turkey’s currency surges after Erdogan unveils lira savings scheme - with Laura Pitel

https://www.ft.com/content/5301a1ce-2658-4452-860c-4c19fbcaa037

Race and finance: America’s segregated banking sector - with Imani Moise

https://www.ft.com/content/e63cbe88-6d46-4119-9067-e10a926c61c2

Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houses

https://www.ft.com/content/a9a34f94-9a49-4938-ae9e-ec4e6d2f4838

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Chile veers left Dec 21, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5e8d9be2-8efa-4339-b80a-53ffe0664ec1

US retailers’ supply chain problems are being exacerbated by computer programs known as “Grinch bots” that are buying up the most sought-after holiday gifts in split-second online swoops, Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime is relaunching its initial public offering in Hong Kong with the help of investment from state-backed entities after being blacklisted by the US, and in Chile a former student protest leader has won the final round of the presidential election as the Latin American country took a decisive shift to the left after several years of civil unrest.

SenseTime’s IPO rescued by Chinese state-backed funds - with Ryan McMorrow

https://www.ft.com/content/71709423-0fe2-4028-b208-68cbd0b2bd30

‘Grinch bots’ buy up online goods during holiday shopping season

https://www.ft.com/content/11e81aaa-9c7e-4099-b3c8-54f8adc9e5ca

Chile election won by former student protest leader Gabriel Boric - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/fa9ba840-5d66-45e6-bf7a-2b8b4f6d9386

The fight for the future of Chile

https://www.ft.com/content/70981218-05a4-4685-86e0-a19b7cae7ff9

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The melody of a yield curve Dec 20, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/b08546bc-7eee-4c25-9e5c-db458728e4c2

US president Joe Biden suffered a blow to his efforts to pass his signature $1.75tn social spending bill when Joe Manchin, the pivotal Democratic senator from West Virginia, explicitly rejected the package, European countries are tightening restrictions to reduce the spread of Omicron after the Netherlands reimposed a strict nationwide lockdown on Saturday, and FT capital markets correspondent Tommy Stubbington explains why the yield curve is so important to investors using a musical interpretation of the all-important chart.

European countries impose travel curbs to slow Omicron’s spread

https://www.ft.com/content/3316b665-9bfa-4e7e-ae68-c46601950cef

Millions to lose child benefit as Biden social spending bill is delayed - with Taylor Nicole Rogers

https://www.ft.com/content/9f4f23ca-304f-4738-807f-17a24ca6e82c

Joe Manchin says he will vote against Biden spending bill

https://www.ft.com/content/a979165a-fd1c-4b85-8604-28085e2c0c9b

The yield curve: why investors are watching closely - with Tommy Stubbington

https://ig.ft.com/the-yield-curve-explained/

VIDEO: Sonification: turning the yield curve into music

https://www.ft.com/content/80269930-40c3-11e9-b896-fe36ec32aece

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FT Weekend—Predictions for 2022: Britney, flip phones and the metaverse Dec 18, 2021

It's the final FT Weekend episode of 2021, and we are marking the end of one unpredictable year and the start of another. What do you think will happen in 2022? Matt Vella, FT Weekend Magazine editor, joins Lilah to discuss listeners’ cultural predictions. A lot of them had an air of nostalgia: Will Britney make a documentary about her life? Will flip phones make a comeback? Then, our pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney teaches us the art of the perfect holiday playlist.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Two books by the late, great bell hooks: The Will to Change, and All About Love

–The FT’s Christmas roundup-(the complete guide to eating, drinking, giving and self-caring your way to a very merry holiday this year): https://www.ft.com/content/3d6c80dd-dbc3-4e0e-939f-b917aa401dfc

Here are Ludo’s reviews of his favourite albums of the year (all free to read):

–The Weather Station: Ignorance https://www.ft.com/content/57aef341-cce1-4816-9939-3c71a3fe5edf

–Nation of Language: A Way Forward https://www.ft.com/content/ed7f3da8-d033-4ca0-90c7-1b7e4b425a19

–Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra: Promises https://www.ft.com/content/c00c0655-013d-4d3b-8c7c-bf7dea47c1fc

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The Bank of England’s surprise rate rise Dec 17, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5355f6b9-ad94-401e-bedd-557a9e75b15f

Residents of America’s biggest cities are struggling to book vaccine appointments because of the rising wave of the Omicron coronavirus variant, and TPG is joining the wave of private equity groups that are going public. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why investors were so taken aback by the Bank of England’s rate rise yesterday.

Americans rush for vaccine boosters ahead of Omicron wave - Kiran Stacey

https://www.ft.com/content/ed003f92-98fc-41e5-9884-565ddfe05196

France to block entry to UK tourists as Omicron surges

https://www.ft.com/content/9e84e155-2963-4d29-8331-cace0d022fa5

TPG joins wave of private equity groups going public

https://www.ft.com/content/8fd93e65-9cc5-4156-9489-214b7a8c44d2

Bank of England raises key interest rate to 0.25% - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/eb35ea37-fb8b-43a7-9d30-d985c58e62d7

Uefa picks US bank to lead €7bn football financing package

https://www.ft.com/content/25a79b68-ba14-466a-bffd-fcda2a1103a7

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The Fed expects three interest rate rises for next year Dec 16, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5418e790-754e-4421-a7d2-99fd610466c3

Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates three times next year, and investors are piling into inflation-linked assets in a bet that consumer prices will continue to soar. Plus, the FT’s law courts correspondent, Jane Croft, tells the tale of a money laundering conviction that started with garbage bags stuffed with cash.

Fed officials expect three rate rises next year in hawkish pivot on inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/834e773c-0bf6-4510-87d3-123a5d040c05

Investors pour billions of dollars into inflation-linked assets - with Kate Duguid

https://www.ft.com/content/76122770-a4ac-4cee-a045-fc1a298c1d5e

NatWest fined £265m for money laundering failures - with Jane Croft

https://www.ft.com/content/f080cc09-62bc-4898-9814-ee7759d80cd7

M&S sues discounter Aldi over ‘copycat’ Christmas gin

https://www.ft.com/content/ffccedd3-db95-4e5e-8641-d0cb9caeff81

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The queen of the bull market faces her toughest test Dec 15, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/9db04e62-720a-47b6-89a8-3fc0f383b489

The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a swift scaling back of its enormous stimulus programme and boost its expectations for interest rate increases next year, and the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has taken the crypto industry to task for “widespread” problems with misleading and irresponsible ads. Plus, Ark Invest’s CEO, Cathie Wood, is known as the queen of the bull market. But the FT’s asset management editor, Harriet Agnew, explains that Wood’s concentrated bets on disruptive companies have left the pioneering ETF manager vulnerable.

Fed poised to announce acceleration of stimulus taper - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/834e773c-0bf6-4510-87d3-123a5d040c05

UK advertising regulator issues rebukes to crypto industry

https://www.ft.com/content/b48040e5-d510-4ac8-9e6c-6af568e587ad

Cathie Wood’s Ark: a tech-driven bull market on steroids - with Harriet Agnew

https://www.ft.com/content/67289726-85d3-47e2-9f1c-942f5f95d37d

Rentokil to buy US extermination specialist Terminix in $6.7bn deal

https://www.ft.com/content/9182feea-3dd5-406b-8b70-d3e1e7090227

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The battle inside JPMorgan over A-Rod’s millions Dec 14, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6c90116a-d978-4b3c-9fba-0b57b2a42aec

The US Department of Labor is investigating Apple over claims that it retaliated against an employee who complained of workplace harassment and unsafe working conditions, European gas futures rose 10 per cent on Monday after German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could not be permitted in its current form because it did not comply with EU law; and a senior banker at JPMorgan Chase is battling the bank and her colleagues who she says have been trying to poach her billionaire and multimillionaire clients.

Apple faces probe over whether it retaliated against whistleblower

https://www.ft.com/content/973aae8d-21d9-4e84-8912-ead071c7935d

European gas prices rise after German concerns over Nord Stream 2 - with Guy Chazan

https://www.ft.com/content/15a057f2-7647-496d-bcc6-6c4bcb836db6

A baseball star in the ‘shark tank’: inside JPMorgan’s client poaching row - with Joshua Franklin

https://www.ft.com/content/3b7ae6dc-b213-4463-b980-3b0401087187

Harley-Davidson to spin off electric motorcycle division

https://www.ft.com/content/0d290d5d-2f71-4991-928c-cc4518466f66

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Fast fashion’s new superpower: Shein Dec 13, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/99bcfb02-6de4-4658-9d7f-c210db884fdf

The cost of flying cargo around the world has reached record levels, and workers are demanding that gig economy companies explain their algorithms. Plus, the FT’s retail correspondent, Jonathan Eley, explains how the Chinese company Shein became one of the world’s biggest fast fashion companies and recently surpassed Zara to become the top fast fashion brand in the U.S.

Air freight costs soar to record high

https://www.ft.com/content/15b44fc9-5f86-4b28-ae05-a3233db13977

Workers demand gig economy companies explain their algorithms - with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/95e7f150-b0f9-4602-8e5d-76a138b59851

Shein: the Chinese company storming the world of fast fashion - with Jonathan Eley

https://www.ft.com/content/ed0c9a35-7616-4b02-ac59-aac0ac154324

Widening CEO-employee pay gap challenges ‘stakeholder capitalism’

https://www.ft.com/content/7c9be0d8-d75b-45f3-8602-932ac25652b1

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FT Weekend: A trip to our secret book vault. Plus: the best books of 2021 Dec 11, 2021

This weekend, we’re going behind the scenes of the FT’s legendary Books of the Year roundup. Literary editor Frederick Studemann and deputy books editor Laura Battle take us into a secret room in the basement of the FT, where all the books sent in for review are kept behind lock and key. You’ll leave this episode with a lot on your reading list, including recommendations from editor Roula Khalaf, FT weekend editor Alec Russell, chief economics commentator Martin Wolf and more.

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We want your cultural predictions, wishes, or questions for 2022! Share them with Lilah and FT Magazine editor Matt Vella by Sunday, December 12. Open your phone’s voice memo app, get close to the mic and say your name, location and your thoughts, then email it to ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. You can write to us, too. But you’ll sound great on tape, we promise.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Roula Khalaf recommends Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

–Pilita Clark recommends The Hydrogen Revolution by Marco Alvira and How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm. Her whole climate list: https://on.ft.com/3DFcYLr

–Alec Russell recommends Sentient by Jackie Higgins and Free by Lea Ypi

–Edwin Heathcote recommends Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub. His whole architecture and design list: https://www.ft.com/content/37545da9-7142-408b-a0bb-e458079ebd53

–One of Edwin’s favorite books of the past few years is Sandfuture by Justin Beal. Here’s his review (free to read): https://www.ft.com/content/91a35024-4e41-4325-81ca-2373321ae4ff

–Fred Studemann recommends Notes from Deep Time by Helen Gordon, The Passenger by Ulrich Boschwitz and Just the Plague by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

–Laura Battle recommends Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, and the audiobook of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Her whole fiction list: https://www.ft.com/content/7a881a03-2462-459e-930c-f526e4e54449

–Martin Wolf’s economics list: https://www.ft.com/content/25ca2b59-8047-4f9b-bf99-e7f7c15d8d51

–Explore the whole Books of the Year package: https://www.ft.com/booksof2021

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The markets shrug off Omicron Dec 10, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/699883ef-69b7-425f-a149-915268ccac82

US consumer prices for November are expected to have increased at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years, and workers at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, have voted to become the coffee shop chain’s first unionised store in the US. Plus, FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why investors are shrugging off the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

US consumer prices expected to log biggest annual gain since 1982 - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f355feab-e9f0-4dfc-bcd7-1759983dfb16

Markets: variant, what variant? - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/c9a674a8-a961-4f7b-be1f-7a6922526296

Starbucks workers approve first US union at Buffalo store - with Taylor Nicole Rogers

https://www.ft.com/content/99653893-e23a-47ef-be04-6076b7a6e5b3

Sackler name to be removed from Metropolitan Museum of Art galleries

https://www.ft.com/content/2a898811-ddce-40fc-a736-f538ec31d58d

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Evergrande’s endgame Dec 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/f448826b-f40b-49be-824d-5795493cee5f

The Big Four accounting firms have recorded their strongest financial performance since the collapse of Enron, and Apple is tolerating a loose interpretation of its new privacy rules allowing app developers to collect data from its 1bn iPhone users for targeted advertising. Plus, the FT’s Beijing Bureau chief, Tom Mitchell, explains how the Chinese government might orchestrate the slow-motion collapse of indebted property developer Evergrande.

Big Four post strongest performance since Enron as advisory business booms - with Michael O’Dwyer

https://www.ft.com/content/95a0c80b-1262-42c3-ac5b-bb693e06d3c4

Apple reaches quiet truce over iPhone privacy changes - with Patrick McGee

https://www.ft.com/content/69396795-f6e1-4624-95d8-121e4e5d7839

Beijing seeks to orchestrate slow-motion collapse for Evergrande - with Thomas Hale

https://www.ft.com/content/21acda99-ee35-4f6d-8cfa-017d55e1bb10

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Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine Dec 08, 2021

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China is preparing a blacklist that could tightly restrict the main channel technology start-ups use to attract international capital, and the US is pressuring Germany to block Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas in the event that Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Plus, the FT’s hedge fund correspondent, Laurence Fletcher, talks about Elliott Management, one of the most “fearsome” activist hedge funds.

China to tighten rules for tech companies seeking foreign money

https://www.ft.com/content/7689489c-cdad-4596-a7c6-0774ed68bf5a

US demands halt to Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine -with Max Seddon

https://www.ft.com/content/d1ed75b0-338f-42f8-836b-f94cb00670ca

Activist investor Elliott attacks SSE over renewable energy plans -with Laurence Fletcher

https://www.ft.com/content/68faf5d2-ae6a-4391-aa64-3ca8ace45715

Chinese marriages fall to 13-year low as demographic crisis brews

https://www.ft.com/content/f0fe5b5e-6a0f-4b39-b457-db07294c696f

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Researchers struggle to access Facebook data Dec 07, 2021

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A sustained rally in the price of carbon allowances could prompt UK government intervention, Germany’s new government is prioritising climate goals, and the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, reports on academics’ struggles to access Facebook data that they need in order to find out more about the social effect of the company’s platforms.

Carbon price surge triggers UK market mechanism

https://www.ft.com/content/4b4631ac-92fa-47da-9d81-1c01aa185cd0

Olaf Scholz plots a way round Germany’s debt rules - with Guy Chazan

https://www.ft.com/content/7f035d83-a85f-4a42-b81c-0d61af37e4fa

Investigating Facebook: a fractious relationship with academia - with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/1f409239-9e4a-4988-b6fa-cad4dbe7c344

Ghosn brands Nissan ‘visionless’ as electric vehicle plan falls flat

https://www.ft.com/content/b7dd2398-a338-4fef-ad54-b1272e916651

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The Tesla-financial complex Dec 06, 2021

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Several of Toshiba’s biggest shareholders accuse the conglomerate of failing to fully pursue talks with private equity buyers and plan to vote against a company proposal to split into three separate businesses, European auto suppliers say half a million jobs would be at risk under EU plans to effectively ban combustion-engine cars by 2035, and Tesla’s outsized influence in financial markets may not be due to its market capitalization but what FT global finance correspondent Robin Wigglesworth calls the “Tesla-financial complex.”

Toshiba shareholders accuse conglomerate of overlooking privatisation bids

https://www.ft.com/content/f284fdaf-a900-4af4-920c-5c42091b19db

European auto suppliers warn shift to electric would put 500,000 jobs at risk - with Joe Miller

https://www.ft.com/content/1e0040c9-aab2-4881-828b-e992f23a9f3e

The ‘Tesla-financial complex’: how carmaker gained influence over the markets - with Robin Wigglesworth

https://www.ft.com/content/17f0cd1f-e751-4ddb-b13c-ea4e685b55c0

Singapore suspends crypto exchange over spat with K-pop group BTS

https://www.ft.com/content/eea3a969-0dbd-4894-a049-1f566ef1660e

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Weekend: Seeing Princess Diana, with ‘Spencer’ director Pablo Larraín Dec 04, 2021

Do we need another Princess Diana film? Maybe we do, actually. This weekend, we’re talking about new ways to see old things. Lilah speaks with director Pablo Larraín, who our film critic calls ‘one of the most consistently interesting directors in cinema today’. He explains the creative process behind his new film Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Diana. Then, we ask the question: what is up with the House of Lords? The FT’s political editor George Parker explains why one of the world’s most prominent democracies has an entirely unelected house of legislature, with some seats passed down hereditarily to eldest sons.

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Links from the episode:

–Film critic Danny Leigh’s interview with Pablo Larraín: https://www.ft.com/content/87efb3c2-82ee-11ea-b6e9-a94cffd1d9bf

–Spencer review: https://www.ft.com/content/e05684d2-9161-4fdd-94cf-7d8f4576ffaa

–George Parker on the House of Lords: https://www.ft.com/content/d5aebb99-0316-41a9-b19a-505713e4fb41

–Last year’s predictions — forecasting the world in 2021: https://www.ft.com/content/cbfe6821-c70b-4e4d-977b-979bfe929fd3

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Brazil’s bullish finance minister Dec 03, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e596c61d-a93c-48e6-8a16-c3b67d1f3f17

Saudi Arabia has agreed to keep increasing monthly crude oil production following a charm offensive by Biden administration officials, the US is delaying a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and Brazil’s economy has entered a technical recession but its finance minister remains bullish about his economy. Plus, FT Weekend deputy editor, Esther Bintliff, talks about the magazine’s 2021 list of the 25 most influential women.

Opec+ sticks with oil supply increase after US overture to Saudi Arabia

https://www.ft.com/content/ef94213b-4b7f-44de-903e-1b48d35213ab

Brexit fears hold back US-UK trade deal

https://www.ft.com/content/608e5634-9894-449d-9a09-4f903f0e7169

Brazil’s finance minister vows ‘fight to the end’ to save reforms

https://www.ft.com/content/933c9809-4055-4c3b-b14a-00700630e5bb

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021

https://www.ft.com/womenof2021

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Iran’s looming water crisis Dec 02, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/79f693ec-50d9-42d0-94af-b8b5d9d8d931

The US-based Women’s Tennis Association says it will suspend its tournaments in China over Beijing’s handling of tennis star Peng Shuai and her sexual assault allegations; the rapid growth of multi-manager hedge funds has unleashed a fierce battle for talent and driven compensation for top traders sky-high; a local dispute in France over an offshore wind farm has spiralled into a polarising national election issue; and Iran’s historic city of Isfahan has been the site of big protests over a shortage of water.

WTA suspends tennis tournaments in China over Peng Shuai case

https://www.ft.com/content/c827fb41-e5fe-49cf-a31c-aa99b4a56d2e

Hedge funds wage pandemic battle for talent

https://www.ft.com/content/241505c0-daf8-4ea7-b727-b0ba774c00fa

France: the battle over wind power stirs up the election

https://www.ft.com/content/29cb5f2b-9b09-49bf-b306-c3a782191f6c

Iranian water protests a ‘wake-up call’ for regime

https://www.ft.com/content/1f484ccb-794c-4122-bd29-be15e75fe0bb

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Stock market fragility Dec 01, 2021

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Jay Powell signalled his support for a quicker withdrawal of the Federal Reserve’s massive asset purchase programme, and the world’s biggest clothing retailer, Inditex, has named the 37-year-old daughter of its founder as the company’s new chair. Plus, Robin Wigglesworth, the FT’s global finance correspondent, explains why markets might be more fragile than many people think.

Powell signals support for quicker ‘taper’ of Fed’s bond buying scheme

https://www.ft.com/content/181021d7-9dc4-4a55-a8e9-d5ae26e8e5c1

Markets are more fragile than investors think

https://www.ft.com/content/c25bd7df-0f13-4bb1-94b3-e36ed8fb2b97

Inditex shares fall after it appoints founder’s daughter as chair

https://www.ft.com/content/57283cb1-20d8-43a7-85aa-6ca59a49099c

Morrisons ditches soya for insects in chicken feed to hatch carbon neutral eggs

https://www.ft.com/content/ce180ed3-67c5-4e47-91e3-32049866cae1

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Jack Dorsey exits Twitter Nov 30, 2021

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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as the company’s chief executive on Monday, and an activist investor has called on commodities giant Glencore to spin off its thermal coal business. Plus, the FT’s global pharmaceutical correspondent, Hannah Kuchler, explains how Pfizer came to dominate the market for Covid jabs and what the concerns are about the company’s market power.

Activist calls on Glencore to spin off coal assets

https://www.ft.com/content/6f5a8c43-76d4-4843-a15e-47bc767ec6d8

Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter chief executive

https://www.ft.com/content/bf45fd08-51d1-41bb-82cd-b3157a5da055

The inside story of the Pfizer vaccine: ‘a once-in-an-epoch windfall’

https://www.ft.com/content/0cea5e3f-d4c4-4ee2-961a-3aa150f388ec

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Nations race to contain the Omicron variant Nov 29, 2021

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Countries are imposing new lockdowns and travel restrictions to try and contain the new Omicron coronavirus variant, and the UK’s competition regulator is expected to try and reverse Meta’s acquisition of online gif platform Giphy. Plus, the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, offers a view from Iran as the country prepares to sit down with Western powers in Vienna this week for talks intended at reviving the moribund nuclear accord.

Nations race to contain Omicron variant as more cases detected

https://www.ft.com/content/2da44fcf-99f7-43a8-b4b0-c3c1d4782cf3

UK regulator expected to block Meta’s $400m Giphy deal

https://www.ft.com/content/662c8e3f-4909-4bec-9131-c0237bb4897d

Iran’s Raisi under pressure to deliver as patience frays

https://www.ft.com/content/6ea22507-55c2-47d1-95c0-111ef1496163

Ghislaine Maxwell trial set to shed light on Epstein misdeeds

https://www.ft.com/content/58d5b0f8-c711-4bc8-b51a-6ce00bbeeeee

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FT Weekend: Eat, drink and be merry Nov 27, 2021

What do you think of when you hear the words ‘British food’? This week, to celebrate the FT Weekend Magazine’s food and drink holiday special, we’re digging in. Food critic Tim Hayward praises modern British cuisine and challenges his compatriots to be proud of their food culture. Our team visits one of the last standing eel and pie shops in London to explore how culinary traditions survive. Then, Lilah learns a great holiday cocktail from one of Brooklyn’s best mixologists, Shannon Mustipher, author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails and the first African-American bartender to write a cocktail recipe book in 100 years.

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Links from the episode:

— Tim Hayward on how Britain overcame its culinary cringe: https://www.ft.com/content/5e718d4e-140f-4991-9dd1-2779d64732c5

— Tim in this weekend’s Magazine Food and Drink Special, about the merry hell of Christmas: https://www.ft.com/content/fb718958-a556-42bb-9ac9-33b394f8fc52

— The 25 best hotel bars in the world, including Lilah’s recommendation: https://www.ft.com/content/a51b0215-344e-4aa0-b3b4-c5a78ddd8299

— Shannon Mustipher’s book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails: https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789335548/

— You can explore the whole magazine issue here: https://www.ft.com/magazine

Shannon’s cocktail: Tha God’s Honest Truth, inspired by El Diablo

1.75 oz Casa Dragones Tequila Blanco, 1 oz Ginger Beer (with low sugar content, like Fever-Tree), .75 oz Hisbiscus Syrup, .75 lemon Juice. Combine all but ginger beer in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled Collins glass. Tip off with ginger beer, garnish with a lime wheel, then serve.

Sorrel (Hisbiscus) Syrup

500 ml water, 500 ml sugar, 2 -3 cinnamon sticks, 5 whole cloves. In a saucepan, toast the cinnamon and cloves for 2 minutes, until aromas are released. Add the water and bring to a soft boil (don’t over-boil). Add the sugar, reduce to a low simmer and whisk briskly to dissolve. Add ¾ cup dried hibiscus and simmer for 30-45 minutes, until desired flavor extraction is achieved. To serve: Strain out the solids and chill prior to use.

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Biden’s strategic political reserve Nov 24, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5074f2b1-fd14-490a-9234-3027d565adc9

President Joe Biden has authorised the release of 50m barrels of oil “over the coming months” from the US strategic petroleum reserve in a move co-ordinated with China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK to drive down fuel prices and FT Video journalist and producer Donell Newkirk discusses his FT documentary on the evolution of the music industry.

US to release 50m barrels of oil from reserves - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/4e7f2590-1a4f-4792-9e64-eafabdef6534

How to make money in the music business - with Donell Newkirk

https://www.ft.com/video/cae8ce65-9639-4c9d-978c-b5759d0774f5

Radiohead’s interactive ‘exhibition’ pushes music and games into new territory

https://www.ft.com/content/eb18c19a-d568-4436-991c-d4e302a3cdc0

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China’s game-changing hypersonic technology Nov 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e83a0e51-9195-4c95-8f0b-263f97794302

Joe Biden has nominated Jay Powell to serve a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve, opting for continuity as the US economy grapples with persistently high inflation and a patchy labour market recovery; China’s hypersonic weapons test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached its target travelling at least five times the speed of sound, a capability no country has previously demonstrated and one that caught Pentagon scientists off guard.

Joe Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair

https://www.ft.com/content/9e9540a2-2ba8-4e0e-84d8-a1945c20453a

Chinese hypersonic weapon fired a missile over South China Sea, Pentagon struggles to understand how Beijing mastered technology

https://www.ft.com/content/a127f6de-f7b1-459e-b7ae-c14ed6a9198c

Uber to sell cannabis to customers in Canada

https://www.ft.com/content/22855150-d04c-4f43-adb1-f066c170555a

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The growing problem of space junk Nov 22, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/db10452c-ddf2-445a-a28f-34253506c142

Saudi Arabia has an ambitious goal to increase domestic military production as part of Crown Prince Mohammed’s plan to diversify the oil-dependent economy, video game maker Electronic Arts and football governing body Fifa are in a bitter dispute over the value of the Fifa name that could end their lucrative sports licensing partnership, and the FT’s international business editor Peggy Hollinger says Russia’s destruction last week of one of its old satellites adds to the risk of debris colliding with spacecraft.

EA and Fifa’s 30-year video game union at risk in battle over name - with Murad Ahmed

https://www.ft.com/content/433c3af7-6ea1-4c7f-ab94-94a431aec2d4

Russian satellite debris is a wake-up call for emerging space industry - with Peggy Hollinger

https://www.ft.com/content/c27d6560-8641-4f0c-926b-8278de737206

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FT Weekend: The art of conversation, with Ruby Wax Nov 20, 2021

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our Life & Arts journalism into audio form. You can follow it on its own feed at 'FT Weekend'. This week, we talk about conversation. Columnist Enuma Okoro explores what makes certain conversations feel good. Lilah and US Managing Editor Peter Spiegel chase the mystery of who actually wrote the US constitution along with esteemed historian William Ewald. And Ruby Wax, the iconic celebrity interviewer of the 90s, tells us how she got stars good and bad—from the Spice Girls to Bill Cosby—to open up and show us who they really are.

Links from the episode:

— The FT’s best books of 2021 (paywall): https://www.ft.com/booksof2021

— Enuma Okoro on the art of conversation: https://www.ft.com/content/7ea1d669-a490-418e-a4a0-5aa04175657a

— Watch Lilah’s full conversation with Ruby Wax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E317YWBFyws

— Watch a lecture by UPenn law and philosophy professor William Ewald, on forgotten founding father James Wilson: https://vimeo.com/521928817

— Ewald’s published articles about Wilson: https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Ewald%22%20AND%20author_fname%3A%22William%22

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Euro drama in currency markets Nov 19, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/896cc408-68c4-4fd1-960b-85bb18843384

Ford and General Motors said on Thursday that they are improving links with semiconductor manufacturers to improve their supply of electronic chips as the car industry confronts a shortage. Some foreign companies are still investing in Turkey despite the country’s ailing economy. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why the euro is losing value against the US dollar and why it could potentially make inflation worse.

Ford and GM pursue ties with semiconductor groups to boost chip supply

https://www.ft.com/content/06252ac7-5b10-45d8-834f-c7180722bda0

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

Turkey defies warnings and cuts interest rates

https://www.ft.com/content/2db0434d-2851-4485-850d-06cfca32ff22

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EV market capitalisations go bonkers Nov 18, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/eb7eaf32-597e-403a-bb3c-71290113ad92

US President Joe Biden has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the country’s biggest oil companies are engaged in “potentially illegal conduct”, the euro fell to its lowest level in 16 months this week as currency markets bet on divergence between the ECB and other major central banks. Plus, the market capitalisation of electric vehicle upstart Rivian has surpassed that of VW and FT global motor industry correspondent Peter Campbell explains why investors are piling into EV shares.

Joe Biden demands probe of ‘potentially illegal conduct’ in oil sector - with Lauren Fedor

https://www.ft.com/content/66df689f-8a8e-4adb-a57a-664142c8be46

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

EV maker Rivian eclipses Volkswagen in value while Lucid overtakes Ford - with Peter Campbell

https://www.ft.com/content/a0575122-404d-4d11-b54b-f1af77733a4e

Staples Center in Los Angeles to be renamed Crypto.com Arena - with Sara Germano

https://www.ft.com/content/0e4af0d3-0ae9-48c5-8aee-9a1a9a5721a4

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On trial in the Vatican Nov 17, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e08f700a-75e9-427d-b360-2a7c99c3fb24

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to hold talks aimed at reducing tensions as US anxiety grows over China’s expanding nuclear arsenal and its recent test of a hypersonic weapon, Germany’s energy regulator said it had “temporarily suspended” certification of the Kremlin-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and today a high stakes trial involving the Holy See’s investments in a London property development is set to resume in a court in the Vatican.

US and China agree to hold talks on nuclear arsenals

https://www.ft.com/content/6e8ad43b-0bb8-4d03-b768-dcb534589841

Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline - with Erika Solomon

https://www.ft.com/content/a5141b69-0655-48b2-a53a-76d841b02702

Vatican cardinal goes on trial in landmark financial corruption case - with Miles Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/9ead42bd-d6bb-4b02-b160-00cfd0e400f3

UK ad watchdog investigates ‘meme coin’ Floki Inu’s London marketing blitz

https://www.ft.com/content/741bc6ac-74cc-405b-a9f3-93d2a98bfeca

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Shell shifts HQ to the UK Nov 16, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/fe1805b2-ef2f-48b4-9ca3-37e8c5f82e11

The use of brand new “virgin” plastics by some of the world’s largest brands has peaked and is on track to fall significantly by 2025, US coal prices have jumped to their highest level in more than 12 years. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why Royal Dutch Shell is leaving Amsterdam for the UK.

Global brands’ use of ‘virgin’ plastics on track for significant drop by 2025

https://www.ft.com/content/c4a4e31d-dbe2-4a54-b059-88d175bef5f2

US coal prices jump to highest level since 2009

https://www.ft.com/content/180e4544-6448-48d2-a347-5f9d27b43d61

Dutch government scrambles to keep Shell in Netherlands

https://www.ft.com/content/6339b89b-af46-480f-b34e-8c7fb6ae1e60

Oatly shares tumble as plant-milk maker warns on revenues

https://www.ft.com/content/a17345bc-9306-44ca-8e6c-26fc071166cc

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Brexit drama 2.0 Nov 15, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/42928696-226a-4d50-9a49-4ee16f8b107f

Beijing has accused the EU of risking damage to world supply chains by throwing up regulatory and trade hurdles to foreign businesses, and the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow led to an agreement among 197 countries on new rules for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, the FT’s EU correspondent, Andy Bounds, explains Article 16 and why the Brexit deal could unravel over Northern Ireland.

China accuses the EU of threatening global trade

https://www.ft.com/content/9c9dbc9e-1d33-4e41-9c79-b0df51cd678e

COP26 agrees new climate rules but India and China weaken coal pledge - with Emiliya Mychasuk

https://www.ft.com/content/c891d4af-f80b-48f0-8b6f-a8763655c936

Northern Ireland Brexit deadlock: what is Article 16 and what happens if it is triggered? - with Andy Bounds

https://www.ft.com/content/b09a58c0-27fb-4453-a6a0-1f2cd74b9ea2

Premier League closes in on record sale of US TV rights

https://www.ft.com/content/1cb410ac-983d-43da-bd1e-e4faa808d157

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FT Weekend: How to live forever Nov 13, 2021

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our weekend journalism into audio form, with everything from culture and food and the arts, to nuanced questions and big ideas. In this episode, we ask the question: what does it mean to defy death? Rock climber Leo Houlding tells us about his terrifying family holidays, scaling vertical cliff-faces with his two young kids. We also explore radical life extension with science writer Anjana Ahuja. How close are we scientifically to extending the human lifespan to 150 or 200? What are the implications when we get there? And do we really want to live forever? PLUS: inside the luxury life extension market, with How to Spend it writer Tiffanie Darke.

Links from the episode:

— Leo Houlding’s extreme family holiday in Wyoming’s wild west: https://www.ft.com/content/0bcba30a-bb46-4bc1-8a7d-9166dc43a5e8

— Anjana Ahuja on whether we can live forever: https://www.ft.com/content/60d9271c-ae0a-4d44-8b11-956cd2e484a9

— Inside the life extension market, with Tiffanie Darke: https://www.ft.com/content/867e647b-c0e8-4aeb-9777-fedff7ec3476

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Facebook’s whistleblower goes to Europe Nov 12, 2021

Toshiba has ruled out pursuing a deal to take the whole company private and is set to reveal a plan to split the business in three, and Facebook’s whistleblower is calling on the UK and EU to do more to control online harm. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, will dive into the latest US inflation report and Elon Musk’s sale of 10 per cent of his Tesla shares.

Toshiba rules out deal to take whole group private

https://www.ft.com/content/045c6366-3c54-4462-89b4-95246122c948?

Facebook whistleblower warns UK and EU to do more to control online harm with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/dcc9c9bf-2abe-4167-aaac-efc067d5a359

VIDEO: Facebook whistleblower on 'harmful but legal' content | FT interview

https://www.ft.com/video/19aaadc2-a12a-4404-81c7-384a6c63fb49

Inflation is bad, but not worse - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/201ab9be-60f5-4ed1-88be-58639e89f4c8

Elon Musk offloads nearly $5bn in Tesla shares

https://www.ft.com/content/c88eaf9f-6d56-4cb3-9fd5-22847835f73b

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Inflation bites Biden Nov 11, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/7d4a1b33-d4a4-4bff-a305-23c082be7c57

US consumer prices jumped in October at the fastest pace in three decades, and shares of electric truck startup Rivian soared on its first day of trading. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why Colombia’s president is castigating cocaine users for their role in destroying the Amazon rainforest.

US consumer prices rise at fastest pace in three decades - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/5a5a7e5f-4207-4de1-9432-002f96de67bb

Electric vehicle start-up Rivian soars on stock market debut - with Dave Lee

https://www.ft.com/content/e2fb010f-0d29-4e80-8ad7-797973d463f7

Colombia’s president says cocaine users culpable in Amazon destruction - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/375f07cd-4c3b-404a-b812-1b81dca7c1c7

Disney’s streaming growth disappoints in fourth quarter

https://www.ft.com/content/9d8fedd1-36db-45c8-8596-dce1905ec6f7

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Big investors get tougher with companies over climate change Nov 10, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5656f24c-a8db-4626-bd6f-c2ab0aa4aa8c

General Electric plans to break into three separate companies after years of trying to respond to flaws in its business model exposed by the financial crisis, China’s President Xi Jinping is paving the way for his unprecedented bid for a third term in power. Plus, the FT’s investment correspondent, Attracta Mooney, explains why a growing number of asset managers are getting tougher on companies in their portfolios to address climate change.

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GE to split into healthcare, energy and aviation companies - with Andrew Edgecliff-Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/fb73e702-e885-4c20-8857-ddd29dc623af

Xi lays groundwork for third term by adopting Mao and Deng’s power play - with Tom Mitchell

https://www.ft.com/content/71b165a6-052d-4d7d-9006-e2e757f40d98

Stay or sell? The $110tn investment industry gets tougher on climate - with Attracta Mooney

https://www.ft.com/content/ee08d61d-4c98-4398-9971-93036d67e91e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter followers say sell Nov 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/64380f52-df32-4ad7-b2b6-fec42ee95ce1

Federal Reserve governor Randal Quarles’ decision to leave the US central bank next month creates yet another opening for the Biden administration to fill amid uncertainty about the institution’s leadership, Tesla shares fell nearly 5 per cent on Monday after millions of Twitter users polled by chief executive Elon Musk concluded that he should sell 10 per cent of his stake in the electric carmaker. Plus, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has promised an $8.8bn share buyback programme over the next 12 months.

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Tesla shares slide after Musk’s Twitter poll backs stake sale - with Richard Waters

https://www.ft.com/content/2ac226d6-0eba-4f97-91c1-fb70076c20b0

Fed governor Randal Quarles to leave post next month - with James Politi

https://www.ft.com/content/6e312624-0399-4d76-85e9-80e61f1f8c91

SoftBank unveils $8.8bn share buyback following investor pressure - with Kana Inagaki

https://www.ft.com/content/ca7df7d4-7e7e-43b2-85d6-36432d0d9d66

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Why footballers stumble in their finances Nov 08, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e9bcbc06-e603-4baf-b5d1-fd8603103bb5

French authorities have opened an investigation into the French operations of UK metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta, and President Joe Biden is moving ahead with his next bill on his ambitious legislative agenda while struggling to revive his political fortunes. Plus, the FT’s Money Clinic podcast host, Claer Barrett, talks about the financial minefields that young British footballers often fail to navigate.

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French prosecutors investigate Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire

https://www.ft.com/content/b9debac5-bf40-4392-ab9f-2bdb70dcae28

Biden seeks course out of doldrums after US legislative victory - with Lauren Fedor

https://www.ft.com/content/fa0282fd-e8dc-43f1-8222-39e1efdc262e

The financial secrets of footballers, part one - with Claer Barrett

https://www.ft.com/content/962ee94e-1b6d-4631-a6ab-08ff3abea724

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Bond investors and central banks Nov 05, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/d6716d79-4cbd-4955-b07b-64740a4a6d5b

The White House has said Opec+ risks imperilling the global economic recovery by refusing to speed up oil production increases, and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is facing pressure to announce a new stock buyback programme next week. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains how inflation has complicated the relationship between markets and central banks.

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White House says Opec risks imperilling economic recovery - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/4a2fc7b2-c963-4418-9997-d1bf203c3a35

SoftBank under pressure from investors to prop up share price

https://www.ft.com/content/d5fe83e9-f663-4cdb-90b6-6663683c6ba1

Global bonds rally strongly after Bank of England leaves investors ‘wrongfooted’ - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/a9c896fc-34a4-44a9-9499-085c3f5c40ec

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Argentina vs the IMF Nov 04, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/22e5487a-3e75-46db-abf0-c8e5e5fd7ad4

The Federal Reserve said it would begin scaling back its massive $120bn monthly bond-buying programme this month, the British government has approached Qatar with the intention of the Gulf state becoming a gas “supplier of last resort”, and Iran will resume stalled talks on November 29 with global powers aimed at reviving the country’s ailing nuclear deal. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why Argentina is having a hard time coming to an agreement with the IMF during debt negotiations.

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Fed to start winding back $120bn-a-month stimulus programme - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/d10c157f-5530-48a0-9c5f-afed19057d8a

Iran talks over nuclear deal to restart on November

https://www.ft.com/content/aa012e45-e2b6-4a65-840d-591450260e0f

Argentina hardens stance against IMF as debt renegotiations bog down - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/814e0898-30d5-4b4f-b468-dddfd447af7c

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Financing the fight against climate change Nov 03, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/44757917-71f4-4699-8bde-49ebd15feebe

Banks have watered down climate pledges and continued to finance the fossil fuel industry in the six years since the Paris accord was signed, and Gulf states are making net zero carbon emission pledges but say they need to keep oil flowing to fund their green energy transitions. Plus, the FT’s US editor-at-large, Gillian Tett, explains how private institutions are stepping up to fund the fight against climate change.

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Banks face accusations of greenwashing as global warming fears mount

https://www.ft.com/content/0ea3267c-d61f-4120-a976-0b81b60836c5

Climate finance: where does all the money go?

https://www.ft.com/content/d9e832b7-525b-470b-89db-6275853315dd

Gulf states push for net zero but warn ‘we can’t just switch off the tap’

https://www.ft.com/content/fbc33e10-fc4f-481e-8516-52a6bcf9dec3

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Apple’s privacy policy wreaks havoc on rivals Nov 02, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/d5d05648-ea0e-4c8a-ac0f-daad0d8ce5fb

World leaders warned of severe consequences of nations failing to strike deals to limit global warming at the opening session of the Glasgow COP26 UN climate conference, and Barclays’ chief executive Jes Staley is stepping down following a regulatory investigation into the way he described his relationship with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, the FT’s chief business columnist explains why Apple’s new privacy policy demonstrates the power it has over its rivals.

FT COP26 live blog:

https://www.ft.com/content/e9f81272-3986-44de-9715-e83ec9be2bd2

COP26: A moment of truth

https://www.ft.com/content/71e84776-862f-476d-a795-be6f85d8e25d

Barclays chief Jes Staley to step down following Epstein investigation

https://www.ft.com/content/9b778298-e1ab-4c5c-b03f-f73ecaee0117

Apple has too much power over its rivals

https://www.ft.com/content/94d9f964-10d8-4ff3-9781-821f3fc9ee3a

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COP26: a climate gathering like no other Nov 01, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/24a0e0ed-749d-4b6e-adbd-1f3c3a6cadb3

The FT’s clean energy and environment correspondent, Leslie Hook, has a curtain raiser on COP26, the most important climate summit since the 2015 Paris agreement. Plus, the FT’s US financial commentator Rob Armstrong and US editor- at-large and Moral Money newsletter founder Gillian Tett go head-to-head in a debate over whether investing in environmental, social and governance causes can really change the world.

COP26 summit is a pivotal moment for the planet - with Leslie Hook

https://www.ft.com/content/6ad9c521-b5ae-4876-be89-97d978485d48

The ESG investing industry is dangerous - with Robert Armstrong

https://www.ft.com/content/ec02fd5d-e8bd-45bd-b015-a5799ae820cf

Gillian Tett explains ESG's importance - with Gillian Tett

https://www.ft.com/video/eba8dff7-ae9e-47db-b054-c8ed52ad8e79

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Introducing Working It: Can wellness apps fix us and beat staff burnout? Oct 30, 2021

This is the podcast about doing work differently. Join host Isabel Berwick every Wednesday for expert analysis and watercooler chat about ahead-of-the-curve workplace trends, the big ideas shaping work today — and the old habits we need to leave behind.

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The wellness industry is a trillion-dollar business, and the pandemic has turbo-charged it. One of the biggest trends has been the rise in employers buying their staff access to meditation and fitness apps. But does this ‘quick fix’ approach work? And are there better ways to boost wellbeing ?

Isabel talks to Lorna Borenstein, chief executive of Grokker, a corporate wellness app about the reasons why she set up the platform and how clients and her own staff use it. It’s all part of a culture of taking care of employees - a topic Lorna has explored more deeply in her book It’s Personal, offering advice to other managers on how to help staff feel better [tl;dr: talk less, listen more].We also speak to FT colleague Emma Jacobs, about the corporate care culture. She is a little more skeptical.

We would love to hear from you - email us at workingit@ft.com. You can also follow @isabelberwick on Twitter and Instagram or reach out via email: isabel.berwick@ft.com. Thanks.

Mentioned in the podcast and other interesting reading:

Emma Jacobs’ prophetic pre-pandemic guide to workplace wellness by app: https://www.ft.com/content/d1d58aae-437c-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe
FT series, Burnout: https://www.ft.com/burnout
Deloitte report [2020] on employee mental health showing £5 benefit for every £1 spent: https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/consulting/articles/mental-health-and-employers-refreshing-the-case-for-investment.html
Video, Emma Jacobs on how to detox from your smartphone: https://www-ft-com.newman.richmond.edu/video/b4115321-b915-3a42-9814-ad0be4c0e7f5?playlist-name=section-0b83bc44-4a55-4958-882e-73ba6b2b0aa6&playlist-offset=206

Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel.

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Special episode: a trip to the NYSE trading floor Oct 29, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e66c93b1-996c-48ea-9a13-597410ec7e47

Facebook is changing its name to Meta, and the European Central Bank is proving a tough read for bond investors, and what are those ads appearing in London’s transit system advertising a new “meme” coin Floki Inu? Plus, the New York Stock Exchange has the last open outcry trading floor. We’ll take you there to meet some of the people who work there, and find out what humans bring to market quality.

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

https://www.ft.com/content/b20fd8ea-2dda-45ad-aa15-1ed7a7e5e46f

How coronavirus turned the business of trading at banks on its head

https://www.ft.com/content/8066154d-83c4-49a6-97d4-4c3c65684136

ECB keeps buying bonds and leaves rates unchanged despite rising inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/c1246d03-0902-4766-95c9-866324f22c99

‘Meme’ coin seeks to tap crypto craze with London ad barrage

https://www.ft.com/content/b4da6160-a632-423b-8d8b-ca86489f1d22

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The risks of private capital Oct 28, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/c0ee2974-0e6d-43b4-ae05-6c4be9aea94f

Activist hedge fund Third Point is pressuring Royal Dutch Shell to break itself up, and Israel’s coalition government is trying to find its footing in a post-Netanyahu era. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains what makes him wary of private markets.

Activist fund Third Point calls for break-up of Shell - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/b4fc6926-e991-43ca-9ac8-3b1478c23dd5

Israel breaks out of its global isolation

https://www.ft.com/content/a67207a6-e2ec-41f3-a29d-f28d202468aa

Moody’s warns of ‘systemic risks’ in private credit industry

https://www.ft.com/content/862d0efb-09e5-4d92-b8aa-7856a59adb20

The dangerous private capital party - with Robin Wigglesworth

https://www.ft.com/content/0db2f539-8860-461b-9435-35e971581629

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Poland versus the EU Oct 27, 2021

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Trading app Robinhood’s third-quarter earnings flopped, Google’s parent company Alphabet smashes expectations, and UK chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to commit to fiscal discipline when he announces his budget today. Plus, the FT’s eastern European correspondent, James Shotter, explains how Poland has become one of the biggest thorns in the EU’s side.

Robinhood disappoints as crypto activity fades - with Madison Darbyshire

https://www.ft.com/content/b891e200-da57-4dcb-bda4-e0bcc6de228e

Alphabet and Microsoft smash estimates with $110bn revenue haul

https://www.ft.com/content/273aeecb-57a8-40f8-a2ba-8a21a635b289

Sunak to commit to fiscal discipline in Budget - with Chris Giles

https://www.ft.com/content/3fe18137-a4cf-4bd1-9985-1669b808016b

How Poland became Europe’s biggest rebel - with James Shotter

https://www.ft.com/content/d59e9054-95ba-4093-b1cf-3ead1bae0982

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Dirty green jobs, and the $1tn carmaker Oct 26, 2021

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Tesla has become the first carmaker to be valued at $1tn, and internal documents from inside Facebook continue to reveal troubling company practices. Plus, FT workplace columnist Sarah O’Connor explains that “green jobs” aren’t always safe for workers.

Tesla soars past $1tn in market value

https://www.ft.com/content/4eb7504e-94ef-4f99-937d-807aa159b282

Not all green jobs are safe and clean

https://www.ft.com/content/111f9600-f440-47fb-882f-4a5e3c96fae2

Four revelations from the Facebook Papers

https://www.ft.com/content/80550e88-eee8-475e-aada-d3d4618a3ff6

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The South Korean ‘wave’ has gone global Oct 25, 2021

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Poland’s prime minister has accused the EU of making demands with a “gun to our head,” Russian mercenaries are wreaking havoc in the Central African Republic. Plus, the FT’s Ed White discusses the global popularity of South Korea’s entertainment industry, and why China’s recent crackdowns might threaten its success.

Poland’s prime minister accuses EU of making demands with ‘gun to our head’

https://www.ft.com/content/ac57409d-20c9-4d65-9a5d-6661277cd9af

Russian mercenaries leave trail of destruction in the Central African Republic

https://www.ft.com/content/020de965-429e-4fb9-9eed-f7e4370514b3

South Korean companies face own ‘Squid Game’ in Xi Jinping’s China

https://www.ft.com/content/c0d19bf4-4e5b-4f61-8905-d1abc9d2664c

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Turkey’s Central Bank of Erdogan Oct 22, 2021

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The US Federal Reserve has adopted new rules banning its policymakers and senior staff from buying individual shares and a number of other investments; Donald Trump announced plans to launch a media technology business that is set to go public after it merged with a Spac on Thursday. Plus, Turkey’s central bank has defied warnings from the business world and opposition parties by slashing its main interest rate despite rising inflation and an ailing currency; short-seller Hindenburg Research has set its sights on Tether and launched a $1m “bounty” programme for information on the stablecoin company at the centre of the global cryptocurrency market.

US Federal Reserve bans officials from trading shares in wake of scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216

Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook

https://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40de

Turkish lira tumbles as central bank slashes interest rate

https://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35

Short-seller Hindenburg sets $1m ‘bounty’ for details on Tether’s reserves

https://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4

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More Saudi women join the workforce Oct 21, 2021

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The ECB is pushing banks to add hundreds of extra staff and billions of extra capital to their post-Brexit operations, and Turkey could be ‘grey-listed’ today by a global financial watchdog. Plus, the FT’s Middle East editor, Andrew England, explains that Saudi Arabia is turning to women to boost employment.

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ECB pushes banks to beef up their post-Brexit plans

https://www.ft.com/content/39591ec1-98ca-4b47-9aa7-2cb184127d9f

Turkey faces threat of ‘grey-listing’ by global finance watchdog

https://www.ft.com/content/74ff270e-6f1d-489f-802b-cd9b36c86fa3

Saudi attitudes to women in the workplace change as job market gets kickstart

https://www.ft.com/content/55ec5e7a-a520-4969-ab90-f5b528c6c3f9

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The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor Oct 20, 2021

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China has told McDonald’s to expand a digital renminbi payments system at restaurants across the country before the Beijing Winter Olympics; and about a quarter of all US infrastructure is at risk of serious flooding, which could hit prices in the $4tn municipal bond market. Plus, the FT’s Sam Jones discusses the scandal that led to the spectacular downfall of former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz and what could be next for the country.

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Beijing presses McDonald's to expand e-currency system before Olympics

https://www.ft.com/content/1f4274f4-b914-4534-89c0-62b9b7763f2b

Flooding could leave billions of US municipal debt under water

https://www.ft.com/content/da0ac736-7c38-4f93-baaf-e315a51faf22

Rise and fall: the scandal that toppled Austria’s Sebastian Kurz

https://www.ft.com/content/fc574b47-195c-4e7f-a442-12b6c8f0c97d

WeWork to make belated arrival on stock market after Spac merger

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Japan refocuses on semiconductors Oct 19, 2021

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A bitcoin-linked ETF is on track to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, marking the first time regular investors will be able to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies through a big Wall Street bourse; China’s hypersonic missile test stuns the US military and intelligence community; and the FT’s Tokyo bureau chief, Kana Inagaki, spoke to Japan’s minister for economic security about the country’s new semiconductor strategy.

Bitcoin exchange traded funds prepare for US debut

https://www.ft.com/content/d7601039-e98e-47c8-97af-79f96c2c3d94

China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile

https://www.ft.com/content/ba0a3cde-719b-4040-93cb-a486e1f843fb

Japan plans long-term strategy to build semiconductor resilience

https://www.ft.com/content/f59173b6-211c-4446-aa57-5c9b78d602c2

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We answer a listener question about population growth Oct 18, 2021

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The rising cost of fuel is threatening airlines’ recovery from the pandemic. Plus, a listener asked us if economic growth is tied to population growth. The FT’s statistical journalist, Federica Cocco, has been exploring this very question and says the answer is more complex than it may seem.

Fuel price spike threatens airlines’ recovery from pandemic

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S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso Oct 15, 2021

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Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first interview as Japan’s new prime minister, an academic paper suggests that entry into the S&P 500 could be influenced by whether companies buy other services from the index’s parent company S&P Global. Plus, the FT’s Pilita Clark explains that Ted Lasso has been a surprise hit on the networking site LinkedIn because of the leadership lessons in the comedy series.

Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledges to steer Japan away from Abenomics

https://www.ft.com/content/ffa6754f-3c12-4729-921d-aa2acc5e96ee

Entry into S&P 500 could be influenced by ratings sales, research suggests

https://www.ft.com/content/bf66d606-b2a2-4f79-a93e-908e7bb9425a

Ted Lasso’s leadership lessons

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Women still battle for start-up finance Oct 14, 2021

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UK ministers trying to fund the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda are looking to relax rules shielding tens of millions of retirement savers from high charges, Latin American tech start-ups are attracting more investment than south-east Asia. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why women entrepreneurs are locked out of venture capital circles that are dominated by men.

Pension savers face risk of higher fees as Sunak seeks billions for ‘levelling up’

https://www.ft.com/content/a8cad0f1-fd85-40ed-aa19-e71728f10825

How Latin America became tech’s next big frontier - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/5440b1cf-3523-4a4d-96bc-07a2c2132069

Start-up finance is a closed shop for women - with Helen Thomas

https://www.ft.com/content/60caa57e-d40d-4d6f-974a-1d14a3798d27

China/inflation: soy sauce price rise serves up global warning

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US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope Oct 13, 2021

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The global economy is entering a phase of inflationary risk, the IMF warned on Tuesday, as it called on central banks to be “very, very vigilant” and take early action to tighten monetary policy should price pressures prove persistent; resurgent consumer demand in the US is feeding hopes of a strong holiday shopping season but that demand is further straining supply chains and many large retailers are stocking up on merchandise much earlier than usual; and a huge solar array on Colorado’s southern High Plains will officially launch this week, giving green energy proponents a new beacon for their cause.

IMF warns of need to be ‘very, very vigilant’ over rising inflation risks - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f73d584f-fb2a-4a2f-ab8a-fa759031fa59

Georgieva keeps job but close decision leaves cloud over IMF - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f0db92e6-38f4-44e6-ba54-831b8b526dcf

US Christmas retail crush comes early as supply chains buckle - with Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/600b73e9-df2b-4748-8201-6ae8bb1213bf

Solar-powered steel mill blazes trail for green energy transition - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/f6693948-2c3d-4508-96cf-c374ef0fa6ad

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How Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race Oct 12, 2021

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Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepped down from KKR on Monday after nearly half a century in charge of one of the most formidable financial enterprises that Wall Street has ever known, the price of US crude oil hit a fresh seven-year high on Monday on fears that fuel demand was recovering faster from last year’s economic slowdown than producers could bring supply to the market, and Elon Musk hopes that Space X’s Starship will help take humans to Mars while rivals fear it will dominate US deep space exploration.

US oil benchmark hits another seven-year high amid supply fears

https://www.ft.com/content/fbd93abc-beae-49b1-a9dc-b648aaccdb55

Henry Kravis and George Roberts step down as KKR chiefs -with Antoine Gara

https://www.ft.com/content/242ff7f2-4f31-4fc1-9f73-fe5db25260a1

SpaceX: how Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race - with Richard Waters

https://www.ft.com/content/25e2292b-a910-41c8-9c55-09096895f673

Three economists share Nobel Prize for pioneering ‘natural experiments’

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IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings Oct 11, 2021

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Divisions between the US and Europe over whether Kristalina Georgieva should remain in her post as IMF chief are set to overshadow the fund’s flagship annual meetings this week, and the Chinese company BYD is one of the world’s biggest electric vehicles battery makers and also makes its own EVs which it hopes to market globally; and our Science Editor, Clive Cookson, talks about new research into personalised treatments for depression using electrical brain implants, or neural electronics, that also could be used for other conditions.

Divisions over Georgieva’s fate to overshadow IMF annual meeting - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/a0cfb7d5-ad32-4aa1-9e08-952accde5b44

Battery technology gives China an opening in electric vehicles - with Henry Sanderson

https://www.ft.com/content/fcbc860b-51cd-40d8-b65f-db97ce9adc57

Electrical brain implants: a new way to treat depression? - with Clive Cookson

https://www.ft.com/content/b255322b-eb91-4898-aa79-e29d51794b73

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Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won Oct 09, 2021

The story of how a tiny, unknown hedge fund took on a giant of corporate America over climate change - and won. Charlie Penner of Engine No 1 talks about the very public proxy campaign he launched against Exxon Mobil, forcing the oil major to prepare for a future free of fossil fuels.

In the third episode of our special five-part series on sustainable or ESG investing, produced in partnership with the FT’s Moral Money team, Derek Brower, US energy editor, and Attracta Mooney, the FT’s investment correspondent, reflect on whether the battle between Engine No 1 and Exxon marks the beginning of a new kind of activist investor.

Engine No 1, the giant-killing hedge fund, has big plans

DWS probes spark fears of greenwashing claims across investment industry

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Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal Oct 08, 2021

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Ireland has finally abandoned its cherished 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate and signed up to a minimum 15 per cent global rate that will cost the country about €2bn in lost revenues; it was a volatile week for energy markets; and stagflation has returned as a risk for investors and cast a shadow over the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, the FT’s deputy head of Lex, Elaine Moore, digs into the allegation that Facebook presents misleading user numbers.

Stagflation risk returns for investors as gas prices surge

https://www.ft.com/content/1e68148c-7f61-4bb4-af68-aa2c7d898111

OECD close to final global compact on corporate tax

https://www.ft.com/content/3e3e6a7d-67d5-437d-a7b2-29c52ce9c78f

Ireland signs up to global corporate tax deal

https://www.ft.com/content/2a2f69aa-f61a-4f4e-934f-293665019229

Facebook: whistleblower allegations of misleading audience size should be taken seriously

https://www.ft.com/content/3efd0b49-0dc3-41c5-b4b5-1f553d7bbc23

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Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the world of tax avoidance? Oct 07, 2021

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Vladimir Putin hinted that Russia’s state-backed monopoly pipeline exporter, Gazprom, may increase supplies to help Europe avoid a full-blown energy crisis, and US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has raised the prospect of releasing crude oil from the government’s strategic petroleum reserve as the Biden administration confronts a politically perilous surge in the price of gasoline; General Motors plans to double its revenues by 2030 as the company steers towards electric vehicles, and the latest data leak detailing the financial affairs of the global elite makes clear how much progress has been made since the world began clamping down in earnest in 2008 — and how much remains to be done.

Gas markets whipsaw after Russia offers to stabilise energy prices

https://www.ft.com/content/e06c3b5d-153d-4c86-8c49-0d5447d58e76

General Motors aims to double sales by 2030 with boost from electric vehicles

https://www.ft.com/content/d02e8cc3-29a1-4634-bfb6-b658b1b4f4a4

From Panama to the Pandora papers: what’s changed in offshore tax

https://www.ft.com/content/1fe7a5a1-7515-4226-8906-b9c1eaecc455

JAB seeks to raise $5bn fund to invest in petcare

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Africa’s green superpower Oct 06, 2021

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Private equity firms are offering the highest premiums for listed companies in more than two decades, and the Facebook whistleblower told Congress on Tuesday the company repeatedly chose to maximise online engagement instead of minimising harm to users. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor, David Pilling, explains Gabon’s effort to reposition itself as a “green superpower” and gain recognition for preserving its tropical forests.

Private equity pays record premiums for public companies

https://www.ft.com/content/69c28c74-e957-4009-912a-aee1c452995d

Facebook chose to maximise engagement at users’ expense, whistleblower says

https://www.ft.com/content/41b657c8-d716-436b-a06d-19859f0f6ce4

Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change

https://www.ft.com/content/4f0579ac-409f-41d2-bf40-410d5a2ee46b

Behind the Money Podcast: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won

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Oil prices hit 7-year high Oct 05, 2021

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US oil prices rose to the highest level in seven years on Monday after Opec and its allies declined to accelerate plans to increase crude production, and shares of big tech companies slid on Monday, with stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon dragging the S&P 500 to its lowest close since late July. Plus, the former Facebook employee who leaked explosive internal documents will testify before US lawmakers today and is expected to urge members of Congress to regulate the social media platform much more tightly.

Tech stock slide drags Wall Street lower

https://www.ft.com/content/1fba7824-ad14-46bd-a379-404e6b18abc0

US oil hits 7-year high after Opec+ resists calls to accelerate production

https://www.ft.com/content/ccd6f6d6-6045-4f0c-8638-9b0e01fee1c5

Five problems the Facebook whistleblower wants to fix

https://www.ft.com/content/2dbf79af-6dc5-4c98-90f0-af396c13e3ad

Warren calls on SEC to probe trading by Federal Reserve officials - with Colby Smith

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DIY gene editing Oct 04, 2021

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The International Monetary Fund’s board will meet this week to examine allegations that managing director Kristalina Georgieva manipulated data to favour China while she worked at the World Bank; Deutsche Bank severed relationships with “a very small number” of wealthy clients with criminal records after the arrest of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein; Plus, the FT’s Alphaville editor, Izabella Kaminska, talks about how the availability of gene-editing tools such as Crispr has led to an explosion of unchecked DIY experiments and dangers associated with biohacking.

War of words escalates over China bias claims against IMF chief

https://www.ft.com/content/7fbface9-9e1c-41c4-84e9-1eb7fbb2023e

Deutsche Bank dropped risky clients after Epstein scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/28744ecd-e798-4516-b9bb-6257b37f2377

Bioterror: the dangers of garage scientists manipulating DNA

https://www.ft.com/content/9ac7f1c0-1468-4dc7-88dd-1370ead42371

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Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact Oct 01, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5f0402b7-812a-4314-aba1-cee242f9e161

US senators are pressuring Facebook to release all its internal research into how its products affect users after a series of revelations about the harm some its platforms cause to vulnerable groups including children. FT European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia argues that it’s time for Facebook to turn off its digital advertising firehose. FT markets editor Katie Martin deciphers the message from this week’s bond market activity. And FT science editor Clive Cookson discusses how artificial intelligence can improve weather forecasting .

Facebook pressed to release research on how its platforms affect users

https://www.ft.com/content/b0e387f4-4a2f-49d3-9852-f8cf7dcc211c

Time to turn off Facebook’s digital fire hose

https://www.ft.com/content/d5dcfece-4e3c-4937-81ac-20dc736c4c27

Global bond market set for worst month since early 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/42e62e77-f830-4e5a-895f-7837a72847b0

DeepMind and UK’s Met Office use AI to improve weather forecasts

https://www.ft.com/content/602235aa-7039-472a-80cf-55fa3519ea06

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Huawei tries to reinvent itself Sep 30, 2021

As sanctions derail its traditional business, China’s Huawei is scrambling to reinvent itself by shifting into areas less dependent on foreign chip supplies. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has left scores of lower and middle-income countries saddled with “hidden debts” totalling $385bn. Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. And Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is seen as unlikely to veer from his predecessor’s economic policies.

Hong Kong faces worst quarter for stock listings since pandemic

https://www.ft.com/content/40436534-cd31-4959-a7c1-95065e281046?

‘Hidden debt’ on China’s Belt and Road tops $385bn, says new study, with Ed White

https://www.ft.com/content/297beae8-7243-4d93-9fac-09e515e82972

The necessary reinvention of Huawei, with Kathrin Hille

https://www.ft.com/content/9e98a0db-8d0a-4f78-90d3-25bfebcf3ac9

Japan’s ruling party appoints ‘Mr status quo’ Fumio Kishida as next leader, with Kana Inagaki

https://www.ft.com/content/9c3b578f-2dd5-4913-acc9-4252c80214e1

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Inflation, inflation, inflation Sep 29, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6cd13eb2-0ab7-40a5-816f-43e963a3ce05

The government bond sell-off that began last week on the prospect of higher interest rates ricocheted into the $51tn US stock market on Tuesday, weighing heavily on technology stocks, and Treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US risks running out of money by October 18. Plus, the FT’s Ryan McMorrow chats about China’s latest crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and whether exchanges are cooperating.

Janet Yellen warns US risks running out of money by October 18

https://www.ft.com/content/dc589573-0284-409e-a3df-9a4b102569ac

US stocks suffer biggest loss since May as bond sell-off hits tech sector

https://www.ft.com/content/7541c364-736b-488b-a793-7ba5cf517f49

Oil prices rise above $80 a barrel for first time in three years

https://www.ft.com/content/14d4980b-8163-4359-bc4a-fb2b7f7d2c27

Cryptocurrency exchanges start cutting off Chinese users

https://www.ft.com/content/9c42c660-7e80-47c2-8b3b-3398c6a22eaf

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Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics questions Sep 28, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/1505ec37-b798-4016-8f80-d959bd6eac9c

Two senior Federal Reserve officials whose trading activity prompted the US central bank to launch an ethics review on Monday announced they will resign, and today Fed chair Jay Powell will join other central bank chiefs at a European Central Bank forum. Plus, where does Germany go after its razor-thin election? The FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains that it could be a while before there is a clear picture for the country’s government.

Regional Fed chiefs step down after securities trading controversy

https://www.ft.com/content/b899a77f-9853-4d20-ad84-21848b7e7ce2

ECB official and OECD warn of rising inflation risks

https://www.ft.com/content/55300c7b-ab06-40c4-a5f4-ed02ddb31374

Germany’s ‘kingmaker’ parties to start talks after narrow SPD election win

https://www.ft.com/content/fe539f99-8311-4ad7-96c0-ebc30ed9c1a0

Hollywood agency CAA acquiring rival ICM to create movie powerhouse

https://www.ft.com/content/fd6a3976-540e-49e7-bf1d-2ac272573033?

Join FT journalists on October 4 for a subscriber-only webinar on the outcome of Germany’s historic election and its implications for Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. Register free at ft.com/germanwebinar

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Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ Sep 27, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87

At least two Chinese cities are seizing presale revenues from indebted property developer Evergrande in order to block potential misuse of funds, and the SPAC bubble appears to be deflating as investors pull cash out of special purpose acquisition vehicles at increasingly higher rates; more than 150 US economists and researchers have weighed in on how women will be affected economically if US states add new restrictions on abortion access, polls in Germany closed last night with the two leading parties neck and neck, and the FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin discusses shrinking CEO tenure among US finance companies and the “Forever CEOs” who are bucking that trend. Join FT journalists on October 4 for a subscriber-only webinar on the outcome of Germany’s historic election and its implications for Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. Register free at ft.com/germanwebinar

Chinese cities seize Evergrande presales to block potential misuse of funds

https://www.ft.com/content/595c3f50-755d-4dcc-afc3-4c993e50a936

Soaring Spac redemptions signal their fall from favour

https://www.ft.com/content/1a9be04e-a298-49bb-a3d8-2efee22bca01

Lack of abortion access will set US women back, economists warn - with Claire Bushey

https://www.ft.com/content/61251b31-0041-461c-bd33-aacf2f13fe10

In era of quick-fire bosses, Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ - with Joshua Franklin

https://www.ft.com/content/4814a8ca-57a2-43f1-a6da-f126a4254f6d

German election likely to extend Merkel’s long goodbye

https://www.ft.com/content/f30df070-5415-4bd7-b4b4-0bdd4dff3b3c

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FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a night on the Orient Express Sep 25, 2021

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. This is the last episode of the FT Weekend which will be published in this feed, so if you want to keep listening, subscribe now by searching ‘FT Weekend’ in your podcast app of choice.

In our third episode, we explore the question of how we’ve changed. Host Lilah Raptopoulos talks to the writer Imogen West-Knights about the phenomenon of treat brain: how the pandemic spurred our desire to excessively indulge. Then, columnist Janan Ganesh describes why lockdown decidedly did not change him — and why he’s worried if it changed you. Plus: Maria Shollenbarger sweeps us away on the world’s most glamorous train.

Links from the episode:

—Imogen West-Knights describes Treat Brain: https://www.ft.com/content/3ed08931-80b0-43a0-9bba-6c4bcc1b3e70

—Janan Ganesh on the lockdown epiphany that wasn’t: https://www.ft.com/content/bf7c501e-12a5-4737-b297-15eba91b26a0

—Maria Shollenbarger aboard the Orient Express: https://www.ft.com/content/9f776436-8205-48cc-a879-7a053f388671

—Lilah’s Instagram Live with Esther Perel: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CULKKCcJXdq/

We want to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

What are you reading, watching, eating, doing, that is making you happy? We want your recommendations, and may use them in a future episode. Write us, or record and send us a voice note at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com.

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Germany’s unusually unpredictable election Sep 24, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/74160c71-c5b0-435c-9c09-1c5e9572bb1c

German voters head to the poll this weekend and the FT’s Berlin correspondent, Erika Solomon, previewsthis momentous election. Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate on Thursday despite accelerating inflation that had already turned borrowing costs negative in real terms. A German foreign policy advisor lashed out at the US about the new Aukus security pact. And US Treasury prices dropped and yields rose on Thursday as traders reacted to the prospect of higher interest rates.

Government bond yields rise as investors look to rate rises - with Kate Duguid

https://www.ft.com/content/41481456-0bc1-4c54-8e54-05e2ab4042eb

Turkey cuts interest rate to send lira tumbling as inflation soars - Ayla Jean Yackley

https://www.ft.com/content/ad0f061a-7494-4ff3-be30-c5e8436cfaa9

Aukus security pact is ‘insult to a Nato partner’, says Merkel adviser

https://www.ft.com/content/dfc4f860-c178-4c2a-a46c-c5f4e5595b1a

Germany’s election: a new era of uncertain coalition politics - with Erika Solomon

https://www.ft.com/content/1fb608e3-1b57-4361-894e-7dc1d1a5abfd

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Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise Sep 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/a3b42914-2e0e-4246-bc45-1ea9b19b690b

The Federal Reserve has given its strongest signal yet that it will start tapering its bond buying stimulus programme this year and more central bank officials see a first interest rate rise in 2022; Japan’s SoftBank has followed Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala in backing a new $2.5bn private equity fund set up by former US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin just eight months after he left office; and the FT’s James Kynge explains that the unravelling of China’s Evergrande property developer shows deep flaws in the country’s growth strategy.

More Fed officials see first interest rate rise in 2022

https://www.ft.com/content/719c11ec-fb24-40b3-a661-518aa3bc6028

SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin’s $2.5bn private equity fund

https://www.ft.com/content/24da1d88-8e63-4868-849f-3e3ecff1c39a

Valued at $41bn in 2020, the spectacular unravelling of the Chinese property group Evergrande exposes deep flaws in Beijing’s growth strategy

https://www.ft.com/content/ea1b79bf-cbe3-41d9-91da-0a1ba692309f

Rachman Review: Biden and the world

https://www.ft.com/rachman-review

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Gulf states caught between US and China Sep 22, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/bde35a2f-ae3f-4fc5-920f-a6bca45d9eb3

Poland and Hungary could lose billions of euros in EU regional aid as the European Commission prepares to wield powers linking the funds to human rights standards in member states, and the ride-hailing group Uber says it is on course to report its first-ever profitable quarter, on an adjusted basis, after more than a decade of burning through billions of dollars in cash, and Gulf states are struggling to balance relations between Washington and Beijing.

Behind the Money, Inside ESG: is the $1.7tn wave of sustainable investing hope or hype?

https://www.ft.com/behind-the-money

Poland and Hungary face threat to EU regional aid over human rights concerns

https://www.ft.com/content/3ca265c0-d1d1-4acf-bc9e-b208dab98293

Uber on course to post first profitable quarter

https://www.ft.com/content/ee8c9dfa-b59e-4415-b380-1cdf2f15976c

‘More of China, less of America’: how superpower fight is squeezing the Gulf

https://www.ft.com/content/4f82b560-4744-4c53-bf4b-7a37d3afeb13

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Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets Sep 21, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/dd3aef66-5189-4b85-873a-e82c80be3c2d

Global financial markets are jittery about the possible default of indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande but the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains why it is unlikely to be another Lehman Brothers; foreign investors, especially from China and Japan, have become major buyers of US Treasuries and could prop up the market if the Fed withdraws; and Coinbase backed down from launching a new lending product after US regulators threatened to sue.

Wall Street stocks sell off as Evergrande crisis intensifies

https://www.ft.com/content/952923b7-f421-407e-b14a-ad2ff190a134

Foreign investors help prop up Treasury market as Fed considers retreat

https://www.ft.com/content/47551bfb-8ca3-4e73-b34b-0ad19905ae15

Shell agrees $9.5bn sale of Permian Basin oil business to ConocoPhillips

https://www.ft.com/content/33e48318-91ab-47e4-88f3-72986b0a85f6

Coinbase abandons lending product after SEC pushback

https://www.ft.com/content/bd09f8bf-e65b-4870-affe-55b5346af3e1

Rusal strikes deal to supply Budweiser with ultra low-carbon cans

https://www.ft.com/content/ff76ebe5-ca61-417c-b191-1a2c152a935e

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China’s digital dictatorship Sep 20, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/efcae358-e439-4135-9600-55b23dcd7dc8

Australia’s nuclear submarine deal with the US and UK is set to provide a political boost for Scott Morrison’s conservative government, and UK business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to meet energy suppliers on Monday amid fears that dozens of companies could go bust in the coming weeks due to record high gas and electricity prices, and Beijing has pushed through reams of regulations and policies designed to shore up China’s data security, reinforcing the control it exercises over huge volumes of data used in governing the country, boosting the economy and ordering people’s lives.

Australia and France intensify war of words over cancelled submarine deal

https://www.ft.com/content/55173c4e-79a4-4a65-8294-3fc666026a0b

Morrison’s submarine deal drives wedge between Australian opposition

https://www.ft.com/content/e7e40eae-0011-4d0a-8a59-b5d5625c7389

UK energy groups ask for government ‘bad bank’ to weather gas crisis - with David Sheppard

https://www.ft.com/content/684e4ef1-87a9-4bdf-96f4-956df4e0a1e2

China and Big Tech: Xi’s blueprint for a digital dictatorship - with James Kynge

https://www.ft.com/content/9ef38be2-9b4d-49a4-a812-97ad6d70ea6f

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak Sep 18, 2021

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. We will soon stop publishing FT Weekend on this feed, so you if want to keep listening, subscribe now before you forget! Search FT Weekend in your podcast app of choice.

In this episode, Life & Arts columnist Enuma Okoro explores what our cities tell us about ourselves. Then Lilah speaks with Elif Shafak—the most widely read woman novelist in Turkey—about writing in countries without freedom of speech, and her new book, The Island of Missing Trees. Plus: our prolific Undercover Economist Tim Harford makes a case for letting go of your to-do list.

You can subscribe to the FT Weekend podcast by searching for 'FT Weekend' wherever you listen. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com.

Links from the episode:

—Enuma Okoro’s love letter to New York City: https://www.ft.com/content/e2507d84-9a12-4755-a9c7-41c9ea116947

—Lilah’s piece about visiting Armenia: https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

—Review of Elif Shafak’s novel, The Island of Missing Trees: https://www.ft.com/content/1a064a06-bd19-43c7-8237-38931853d0e2

—Tim Harford on to-do lists: https://www.ft.com/content/06ffe40d-fdcc-4be8-b536-810cedce7ed1

—Oliver Burkeman on how not to waste your life (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/dd0d477b-c1f7-4d74-af68-c1ef1692566c

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Laos welcomes cryptocurrency miners Sep 17, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/8e3784f8-5605-40aa-a8b5-3d0e5bdae9a9

An unpublished internal model seen by the FT shows that the European Central Bank expects to hit its elusive 2 per cent inflation target by 2025, and Myanmar’s shadow government is fighting back against the military junta. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why Laos is allowing cryptocurrency mining.

Unpublished ECB inflation estimate raises prospect of earlier rate rise

https://www.ft.com/content/0ee1336d-1c7c-43b5-a8ed-f141f31fb70e

Laos pushes into crypto as it authorises mining and trading

https://www.ft.com/content/3a820200-0128-42b3-be6c-f5abd6381efa

Myanmar violence mounts after shadow government embraces ‘war’

https://www.ft.com/content/492bd2b6-e5c9-4d9e-81ea-b95f6c14aef9

MassMutual fined $4m over meme-stock trading by ‘Roaring Kitty’

https://www.ft.com/content/7ce3b9a4-1f86-4e49-a3cf-6b5a445fef0e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Alexa, pass the scalpel? Sep 16, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/91b4abd2-1ef7-4069-ac25-a4759a2ddfb8

Washington has launched a security partnership with London and Canberra which will support Australia’s plan to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and strengthen the allies’ ability to counter China, and Canada holds an election next week with prime minister Justin Trudeau facing unexpected competition, and Amazon plans to become just as ubiquitous in healthcare as it is in other markets by producing the tools and platforms to underpin an industry on the cusp of dramatic modernisation.

US builds bulwark against China with UK-Australia security pact

https://www.ft.com/content/565160c7-b5e0-4750-858a-37224bf3db0c

The Rachman Review: Is Trudeau’s popularity wearing thin?

https://www.ft.com/rachman-review

The next Big Tech battle: Amazon’s bet on healthcare begins to take shape

https://www.ft.com/content/fa7ff4c3-4694-4409-9ca6-bfadf3a53a62

Didi loses 30% of daily users after Beijing crackdown following IPO

https://www.ft.com/content/13a768b0-1000-4cad-8a03-36a1e66f460b

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China deals a blow to Blackstone’s ambitions Sep 15, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/24c2b733-9dca-4dcf-81d2-ca90583a3ac9

US consumer prices in August rose at a more moderate pace in a sign that inflationary pressures associated with the end of Covid-19 lockdowns are easing, and bank executives say consumer spending is outpacing pre-pandemic levels as shoppers shrug off the Delta variant, and Blackstone abandoned a large deal in China after Beijing’s antitrust regulators refused to sign off on it within the agreed time frame, and big Chinese cities suspended land auctions in response to rules aimed at lowering housing prices.

Pace of US consumer price rises cools slightly in August

https://www.ft.com/content/eaf6d095-1531-4458-a504-c110d4101469

US consumers still spending despite Delta risk, banks say

https://www.ft.com/content/5189f544-c7ff-4564-8b46-1fb74b70dfd5

Blackstone drops $3bn takeover of property developer Soho China

https://www.ft.com/content/b732381e-61ea-4bab-8260-5048ff737047

Chinese land auction blunder undercuts Xi’s inequality crusade

https://www.ft.com/content/40187a8f-9776-4036-91ca-665b44cec086?

Call of the great outdoors fades for advertisers during muted commuting

https://www.ft.com/content/037b6d79-b9e9-4dc1-8224-413a7f613332

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Diesel vs Doughnuts Sep 14, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/63d65f6a-045d-4da8-b170-c30642cea5cc

Chinese police are using a new anti-fraud app installed on more than 200m mobile phones to question people who have viewed overseas financial news sites, and Brazil’s first openly gay state governor enters the country’s race for president. Plus, the FT’s Houston correspondent, Justin Jacobs, explains why new biofuels refineries are creating headaches for the food industry.

China uses app to monitor access to overseas financial news sites

https://www.ft.com/content/84b6b889-ae03-47f7-9cd0-bd604b21d5de

Brazil governor pitches third way between Bolsonaro and Lula in 2022 elections - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/06b00d4b-9cf9-41d3-b888-50ee8613bf12

‘Diesel vs doughnuts’: new biofuel refineries squeeze US food industry - with Justin Jacobs

https://www.ft.com/content/b5839a04-a06a-49c1-8622-2974cbb9a84a

British hedge fund partner plots return of Trump-era social network Parler

https://www.ft.com/content/261fecd4-715f-4b90-a7fa-57d7d4013788

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Hedge funds flock to Silicon Valley Sep 13, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/40cef59a-441b-4b97-bea8-7a3ec838bc4b

Beijing wants to break up Alipay and create a separate app for the company’s highly profitable loans business, Norway’s voters will weigh in on the country’s petroleum production in what’s being called a “climate election,” and a new analysis found that Ireland is failing to keep US Big Tech companies in check. Plus, the FT’s Laurence Fletcher explains why hedge funds are muscling into Silicon Valley and making a record number of deals.

FT survey: The return to the office - are you under pressure to go back?

https://survey.ft.com/jfe/form/SV_4MZ2tuhkW4NghKu

Beijing to break up Ant’s Alipay and force creation of separate loans app

https://www.ft.com/content/01b7c7ca-71ad-4baa-bddf-a4d5e65c5d79

Norway’s oil rises to top of election agenda as climate fears grow - with Richard Milne

https://www.ft.com/content/70b3ec35-6558-4032-9a0c-47c40a6df5a8

Ireland ‘fails’ to enforce EU law against Big Tech

https://www.ft.com/content/5b986586-0f85-47d5-8edb-3b49398e2b08

Hedge funds muscle in to Silicon Valley with private deals - with Laurence Fletcher

https://www.ft.com/content/4935b205-8344-465a-8edf-dc23ec990302

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Introducing the FT Weekend podcast: 9/11 and the passing of time Sep 11, 2021

Twenty years after the Twin Towers were brought down, FT Weekend podcast host Lilah Raptopoulos explores where 9/11 sits in our memories. The FT’s New York correspondent Joshua Chaffin introduces us to billionaire developer Larry Silverstein, who bought the World Trade Center in July of 2001 and had to rebuild on the site of a tragedy. How do spaces change in meaning over time? The FT’s former Kabul correspondent Jon Boone introduces us to the “New Afghanistan” generation, what they were promised, and what was lost. Plus: we hear from a woman who fled the Taliban and is now waiting in limbo in Albania, suddenly a refugee.

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We’re on Twitter at @FTWeekendpod. Lilah is on Twitter and Instagram @lilahrap.

Links from the episode:

Josh Chaffin on Larry Silverstein: https://www.ft.com/content/f38a5067-58d1-491f-902f-568abcdd8a84#comments-anchor

Jon Boone on The Last Days of the New Afghanistan: https://www.ft.com/content/4a276093-cf85-4da7-9093-6af6443bb53a

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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The SEC vs Coinbase Sep 10, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/0b052bc2-c481-49c7-a645-c83e90f45ff1

A poll shows leading economists believe the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2022 due to inflationary pressures, the ECB says it will move to “a moderately lower pace” in its €1.85tn pandemic emergency purchase programme, and one of China’s largest property developers, Evergrande, faces the risk of default. Plus, the FT’s US Legal and Enforcement Correspondent, Stefania Palma, explains why regulators around the world are keeping an eye on the clash between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase.

Economists forecast quicker return to US interest rate rises than Fed projections

https://www.ft.com/content/0a7a4edd-b656-4d6a-b608-454241d0288e

ECB to slow bond-buying as Europe’s economy improves

https://www.ft.com/content/e8a78a9f-8e81-403a-a1be-9ad8e6199e72

SEC puts crypto industry on notice with Coinbase move

https://www.ft.com/content/66eca8c0-2d3a-4578-bd92-e604e2af054f

Evergrande liquidity crisis: why the property developer faces risk of default

https://www.ft.com/content/6d127e05-2208-4226-9cd1-ef2f7463cdf0

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant Sep 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/7344543b-aefa-4715-8494-7c92e1e531f2

A court heard opening arguments in the case against the founder of the failed blood-testing technology start-up Theranos, Janet Yellen has warned that the US Treasury could run out of cash next month, and PayPal has acquired the Tokyo-based buy now, pay later company, Paidy. Plus, the FT’s environment and clean energy correspondent, Leslie Hook, explains how the world’s largest CO2 direct capture plant works.

‘Failure is not a crime,’ Theranos founder’s lawyers tell jury

https://www.ft.com/content/b7462815-f022-4e11-a3fd-a7845b1191a2

Janet Yellen warns US Treasury risks running out of cash in October

https://www.ft.com/content/4433d8ef-7d18-4c07-ba08-7f05fcbdb0b8

PayPal to acquire buy now, pay later provider Paidy for $2.7bn

https://www.ft.com/content/cdeccd3c-fe41-4228-ad11-9efc6f5c9d2d

World’s biggest ‘direct air capture’ plant starts pulling in CO2

https://www.ft.com/content/8a942e30-0428-4567-8a6c-dc704ba3460a

EY will invest $2bn to improve audits after series of scandals

https://www.ft.com/content/737dd635-dba2-49d7-bcdd-34f467b218ea?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism? Sep 08, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/7a545b87-55eb-4dbd-b9a0-c80def4bdcf8

Pfizer’s chief scientific officer Philip Dormitzer denied that the company should have developed a more potent Covid-19 vaccine, and the Taliban has announced Afghanistan’s first government since the US left the country, and James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed pushed back on concerns that the US labour market recovery is faltering. Plus, the FT’s Beijing bureau chief, Tom Mitchell, explains whether China is heading into a new political era under president Xi Jinping.

Top Pfizer scientist defends booster push and vaccine potency

https://www.ft.com/content/3ee3efaa-766c-42c9-baf7-9825d3e78edf

Taliban announces government as it faces growing crises and isolation

https://www.ft.com/content/9cc0e2ca-19ab-4614-a168-76f1e4c1875b

Top Fed official pushes for quick ‘taper’ despite weak US jobs growth

https://www.ft.com/content/7c2fc0ce-e7c0-4083-92e8-e81d9235ab45

The Chinese control revolution: the Maoist echoes of Xi’s power play

https://www.ft.com/content/bacf9b6a-326b-4aa9-a8f6-2456921e61ec

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies Sep 07, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/768cdb61-a131-42de-b8d6-42c3c757cb82

Prime minister Boris Johnson will announce a tax rise of more than £10bn a year today, and the military junta that overthrew Guinea’s president is urging mining companies to keep operating. Plus, the FT’s emerging markets correspondent, Jonathan Wheatley, explains why developing countries have provided fertile ground for cryptocurrencies to take hold.

Johnson set to unveil £10bn tax rise to fund NHS, social care

https://www.ft.com/content/47120539-1930-4065-ae93-de84dc51378c

Guinea coup leaders urge mining companies to keep operating

https://www.ft.com/content/6ff3fe38-66f1-4d76-995a-457936305dd2

Cryptocurrencies: developing countries provide fertile ground

https://www.ft.com/content/1ea829ed-5dde-4f6e-be11-99392bdc0788

‘Shang-Chi’ smashes Labor Day records with $90m in ticket sales

https://www.ft.com/content/731d8697-a894-4f81-aae6-0a27f3cf85ed

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Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay Sep 06, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38

A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 on track to break records, and Japan’s future is uncertain after prime minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent explains how a prominent British private equity firm went public this summer but has kept its executive pay opaque

Global dealmaking set to break records after frenzied summer

https://www.ft.com/content/4b955a75-55a4-4e13-b785-638b88bbfb0b

Yoshihide Suga’s exit sets off fight to reshape Japanese politics

https://www.ft.com/content/fff52074-ee42-43c3-a96f-d1332005d802

Bridgepoint went public. Executive rewards stayed private.

https://www.ft.com/content/25649306-ac8a-4183-894a-7df1eb798acf

BrewDog launches venture with Japan’s Asahi to boost sales

https://www.ft.com/content/964b92ae-18d7-41a0-b8f1-138baa54870e

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Introducing FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters Sep 04, 2021

In this first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, host Lilah Raptopoulos 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 gives us a tour of the world’s most revengeful architecture, and reporter Madison Darbyshire shares tips for how to furnish your home with old things.

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We’re on Twitter at @FTWeekendpod. Lilah is on Twitter and Instagram @lilahrap.

Links from the episode:

Lilah’s piece on chefs (paywall) - https://www.ft.com/content/246cdc2a-f135-4d3d-9d74-e524e9217699

Edwin on the architecture of spite (paywall) - https://www.ft.com/content/1161fbbe-5ae1-4328-bf59-dcd8b1d6564f

Madison’s masterclass in flea-market chic - https://www.ft.com/content/6c8bf8a2-ddee-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview Sep 03, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/0b603fa8-7afc-46f3-bae6-46b89a0def8f

Bankers and investors are bracing for a bumper month of debt issuance in the US, and Germany’s Dax is welcoming 10 new companies to its index. Plus, the FT’s Lilah Raptopoulos talks about the launch of her new show, the FT Weekend podcast.

Banks and investors gear up for US corporate debt binge

https://www.ft.com/content/dff0ebdf-1d64-4e9a-9261-6957455d856d

Germany’s Dax undergoes makeover as it expands from 30 to 40

https://www.ft.com/content/297a35a8-df37-4091-a283-1914cdbd3e8a

FT Weekend podcast

https://www.ft.com/ftweekendpodcast

UK staycations and return to offices boost retail footfall in August

https://www.ft.com/content/15d4a2d0-eaa5-4cf8-bd04-fcb7a34c04b7

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Banking on cannabis Sep 02, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/385a236d-c829-47e8-b3a3-c0c3ef2d5387

YouTube has netted 50m paying subscribers for its music streaming services, and the dearth of truckers has become so severe in the US that some fleet owners are petitioning officials to let more foreign operators into the country. Plus, the FT’s US banking editor Josh Franklin explains that top American banks have avoided cannabis companies so a niche finance sector has sprouted up to service this growing industry.

YouTube’s music services amass 50m paying subscribers

https://www.ft.com/content/ae722400-561c-431a-85eb-e09e1f6b0bb2

US truck driving shortage, with the FT’s Steff Chavez

https://www.ft.com/content/a7283077-69de-4bb2-9d0a-1c68090d719f

Banking on cannabis: the new network of lenders for a semi-legal industry - with Joshua Franklin, US banking editor

https://www.ft.com/content/28d8375a-3bd9-4fba-b1b7-a2e5e8b4fcdb

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Biden defends US pullout of Afghanistan Sep 01, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/53441ca2-a824-4f2c-8a76-c10ebde4840b

Brussels is drafting a proposal for a €600m package to help Afghanistan’s neighbours host refugees fleeing the Taliban, and luxury brands are uncertain about their future in China after President Xi Jinping’s call for wealth distribution. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains why investors could become more excited about emerging markets.

EU plans €600m package for Afghanistan’s neighbours to avert refugee crisis

https://www.ft.com/content/c3688ac7-f7e0-473c-98ea-91735e3278d5

Xi Jinping’s call for wealth redistribution threatens luxury groups’ China boom

https://www.ft.com/content/4cf59a34-cd03-48a1-b5d0-0c71922ef9b3

Investors eye emerging market upswing after China shock

https://www.ft.com/content/4546f956-c48e-4530-9eaa-e567fa2856e1

Trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins in California

https://www.ft.com/content/3be72070-bc6a-4181-8ae4-a729758511ce

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The fight between US service staff and QR codes Aug 31, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/86c5ce53-69cb-4bf2-b79e-7e67f1b71cfa

QR codes have replaced service staff in the pandemic and experts worry that means many jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return, and Germany’s inflation has risen to its highest level since 2008. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains how Bank of America is fighting a worker shortage by retraining its own employees.

QR codes replace service staff as pandemic spurs automation in US - with Taylor Nicole Rogers, labour and equality correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/05754eb3-38a5-488d-af96-5f5a1a7955c1

Bank of America fights war for tech talent by retraining own employees - with Imani Moise, US banking correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/1edee6e4-6b67-4866-a0c6-23b15fa56deb

German inflation surges to 13-year high of 3.4%

https://www.ft.com/content/55cbd2a2-adc9-406f-ad45-daf90d79d221

Inflation puts pressure on America’s fast-expanding dollar stores

https://www.ft.com/content/5853dd3a-0c22-4d2b-a263-ec51bf1a0c29

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Trailer: Introducing the FT Weekend podcast Aug 30, 2021

We'd like to introduce you to our new show: FT Weekend. Turn off your email alerts and settle in. Every Saturday, from September 4, join host Lilah Raptopoulos for inspiring conversations, in-depth storytelling, a bit of escapism and a lot of fun. Brought to you by the award-winning Life & Arts journalists at the Financial Times.

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Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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How community banks were small business saviours during the pandemic Aug 30, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e03bcc3e-c418-47e6-9037-0f0030529af0

The US tomorrow will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan and the country faces a potential economic catastrophe. The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warns that emerging market economies can’t afford another ‘taper tantrum.’ Plus, FT contributing editor, Brendan Greeley, explains how US community banks played an instrumental role in keeping small businesses alive during the pandemic.

IMF’s Gopinath says emerging economies can’t afford ‘taper tantrum’ redux

https://www.ft.com/content/873ca2e8-63d2-40dd-842d-5409169166fa

How US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemic

https://www.ft.com/content/4face0c6-c1fb-47af-972b-8749e92b4baf

Wearables company Whoop valued at $3.6bn after SoftBank investment

https://www.ft.com/content/f3dde553-0aa1-4137-bc50-093b1003fa71

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’ Aug 27, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/3e727154-099c-4af8-b3a0-5aa2742bcdca

US military officials are blaming Isis for an attacknear Kabul airport yesterday that killed at least 13 service members and an unknown number of civilians,and the Federal Reserve is preparing for today’s virtual Jackson Hole economic symposium under the cloud of the Delta variant, and Brussels has warned that it could sever a data-sharing agreement with the UK. Plus, the FT’s Najmeh Bozorgmehr reports on life in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, now that the Taliban are in control.

At least 13 US troops among those killed in Kabul bombings, with Aime Williams in Washington

https://www.ft.com/content/817bfbaa-e62a-4cc9-b503-54d0a53dfc52

Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’, with Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr

https://www.ft.com/content/d30d1991-252e-4060-aa98-b5831e3f470c

Fed prepares for virtual Jackson Hole meeting under cloud of Delta, with US economics editor Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/806b507c-3c07-4e93-bc59-763dfeed0e32?

EU takes aim at UK plan to rewrite data laws, with EU technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/f344f7ea-2829-46d2-8943-26b73c5804da

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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OnlyFans reverses its controversial porn ban Aug 26, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/a2aabbbe-070f-48f1-92f2-5ed1ec85cf2b

Turkey’s military has begun withdrawing its troops from Kabul airport while the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country can’t handle more migrants, and global regulators are imposing heavy fines on financial institutions for failing to stop anti-money laundering. Plus, the FT’s consumer industries reporter, Patricia Nilsson, explains OnlyFans’ ban on sexually explicit content, and its sudden reversal.

Turkey begins evacuation of troops from Kabul airport

https://www.ft.com/content/22046156-b4de-4b4c-abb5-1ae388f763c9

Erdogan rules out Turkish role as EU ‘warehouse’ for Afghan refugees

https://www.ft.com/content/09abc27e-607c-4d83-8e39-84eaa179565e?

Anti-money laundering fines surge as watchdogs impose tougher penalties

https://www.ft.com/content/7144ff53-5a17-477b-ab75-4f4a88b94fd2

OnlyFans reverses controversial porn ban, with consumer industries reporter Patricia Nilsson

https://www.ft.com/content/5468f11b-cb98-4f72-8fb2-63b9623b7b2b

German election wide open as Merkel successor loses poll lead

https://www.ft.com/content/a1f73855-8b68-4b7a-b0ec-5b9df6c77578

Germany poll tracker: the race to succeed Angela Merkel

https://www.ft.com/content/5885e964-6d54-46ba-be63-8fb7009075f2

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Lawsuit seeks accountability for Beirut port blast Aug 25, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/03108ae2-9645-4849-a165-52eee0272790

US President Joe Biden is defying international pressure and sticking by his plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month, and the UK will roll out new regulations to protect children’s data online. Plus, the FT’s legal correspondent, Kate Beioley, talks about the lawsuit that Lebanese lawyers have filed against a UK-registered chemicals company over the 2020 Beirut port blast.

Biden refuses to extend evacuation as Taliban blocks Afghans from airport, with US trade correspondent Aime Williams

https://www.ft.com/content/a42b6570-d037-41c9-9e35-a0e6779a2e87

UK targets social media, gaming and videos with new Children’s Code

https://www.ft.com/content/705e0468-bfcf-4f5d-b777-c25785d950cb?

Lebanese lawyers sue UK-registered company over Beirut port blast, with legal correspondent, Kate Beioley

https://www.ft.com/content/57e43122-04e5-4cc2-8fea-9ba910da5673

BBQ stocks: Wall Street feels the thrill of the grill

https://www.ft.com/content/6a2946b6-2124-4185-8cfa-f493a1f1d1a2?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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G7 tries to salvage Afghanistan crisis Aug 24, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/f23d324d-b17e-4f6a-bacd-dad8fed54493

At an emergency G7 meeting US president Joe Biden will hear calls from western allies to negotiate with the Taliban for an extension to the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan while facing the humiliating prospect that the Islamist militants may veto the idea, and a US pandemic assistance programme is set to end early next month, leaving millions of gig workers without the support they’ve come to rely on.

Biden squeezed between allies and Taliban on Afghan deadline - with George Parker, political editor

https://www.ft.com/content/38838e4f-c55c-4504-9f5b-b7b7f8d904f8

Taliban finances swelled by proceeds of Afghanistan’s shadow economy - with Stephanie Findley, South Asia correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/25b48967-2d8c-4acd-8699-e0cbdf164cb8

US gig workers carry on the fight for rights as jobless aid comes to an end - with Amanda Chu

https://www.ft.com/content/09b8b6aa-c545-4499-a615-d256cfa4e62e

SHOWNOTES

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks Aug 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/94500fca-aef3-4ab6-82d5-08005ee49c49

UK prime minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday host crisis talks on Afghanistan with world leaders as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable amid chaos and deaths at Kabul airport, US cinema owners meeting in Las Vegas this week hope a slate of blockbusters will draw the curtain on Covid slump, and the spread of non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, is bad for companies as well as workers.

UK prime minister acknowledges China and Russia as crucial to limiting chaos while US hints at extending pullout deadline

https://www.ft.com/content/3073164b-43c5-45ec-bda5-f62f7107a747

Cinemas hope slate of blockbusters draws the curtain on Covid slump - with Christopher Grimes, Los Angeles correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/a44b5c22-0b44-4c34-8f67-5540db152182

FEATURE: The NDA Boom is bad for both workers and employers - with Sarah O’Connor, employment columnist

https://www.ft.com/content/463c917d-c8b5-418d-b8f7-d582747091be

Female board members at FTSE 100 companies paid 40% less than men

https://www.ft.com/content/96b90579-b7cd-44a8-ba7e-cad6be5c6faa

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Auto industry chip shortage worsens Aug 20, 2021

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The chip shortage hobbling the auto industry has worsened as a wave of coronavirus cases spreads across south-east Asia with three of the world’s largest automakers announcing new disruptions on their assembly lines, Europe remains scarred by the memory of the Syrian refugee crisis and the bloc’s message about Afghan refugees is different, and FT Management Editor Andrew Hill shares highlights from this year’s longlist for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.

Chip shortage deepens supply problems at global carmakers - with

Tokyo Correspondent Kana Inagaki

https://www.ft.com/content/89bd676c-fc10-4a69-9b03-dc50ed3f441d

In Europe, Afghan refugees raise spectre of 2015 asylum crisis - with Berlin Bureau Chief Guy Chazan

https://www.ft.com/content/15549b1b-81c9-452f-9876-e90dc6c61ce0

FT and McKinsey Business Book of the year Longlist - with Management Editor Andrew Hill

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Afghanistan’s ‘dire’ financial outlook Aug 19, 2021

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The former head of Afghanistan’s central bank has warned that the country is facing “dire” financial prospects and an acute shortage of dollars and higher inflation will fuel the flow of migrants out of the country; the Taliban’s takeover hands China and Russia an opportunity to project their power after Washington’s chaotic withdrawal; and a majority of Federal Reserve officials believe the US central bank could start withdrawing a massive pandemic stimulus programme later this year, according to a record of their latest meeting.

Afghanistan faces ‘dire’ financial outlook, warns former central bank chief - with Jonathan Wheatley, emerging markets correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/65f61fb1-9462-4e25-990a-702812860b76

China and Russia poised to step into the Afghanistan gap - with James Kynge, global China editor

https://www.ft.com/content/7ceb9e3b-bd6e-43fe-bb86-80353249e6ac

Most Fed officials reckon stimulus could start winding down this year - with Colby Smith, US economics editor

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UK government intervenes in £2.6bn Ultra Electronics takeover by Cobham

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The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul Aug 18, 2021

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In the Islamist group’s first official press conference since it took Kabul, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants would not seek revenge against government officials or the Afghan soldiers it has fought for the past two decades, and WhatsApp has shut down a complaints helpline set up by the Taliban after the messaging app came under pressure to block the group from using its services, and the British the aerospace and defence group, Ultra Electronics, is set to become the latest UK engineering specialist to fall into foreign ownership.

Islamist group urges citizens to return to daily lives even as government workers report harassment - with Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent

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WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul

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Cobham agrees to buy rival UK defence group Ultra Electronics for £2.6bn - with Sylvia Pfeifer, industry correspondent

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BHP to shift main stock market listing from London to Sydney

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How will the Taliban 2.0 rule? Aug 17, 2021

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Biden made his first comments on Afghanistan and blamed the chaos in Kabul on the country’s deposed leaders, and desperate Afghans overran the airport trying to flee. Pakistan’s international bonds came under selling pressure on Monday as emerging market investors braced themselves for the fallout from the crisis in Afghanistan, and the Taliban has pledged to create an open and inclusive government but most observers expect the swift return of repressive theocratic rule in the country.

Pakistan bonds hit as investors brace for Afghanistan fallout - with Tommy Stubbington, capital market correspondent

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Who are the Taliban 2.0? - with Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent

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Afghanistan’s President flees his country Aug 16, 2021

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Afghanistan’s president fled the country as the Taliban advanced on Kabul, and tropical storm Grace headed towards Haiti as rescue workers scrambled to reach people trapped under rubble after a massive earthquake, and as the super-infectious Delta variant spreads around the world many governments are facing the delicate question of how to get hesitant citizens to take the jab.

US and allies race to evacuate staff as Taliban reaches Kabul

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Deaths mount after powerful earthquake strikes Haiti - with Gideon Long

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How to reach the unvaccinated: the risks of bribery and coercion - with Clive Cookson

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Financial technology start-ups in Africa Aug 13, 2021

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Airbnb reported strong quarterly earnings and said tourists from places with higher vaccination rates were “driving the travel recovery”, and employees are taking sensitive computer code from their companies at three times the rate they were a year ago. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor David Pilling and McKinsey & Company partner Topsy Kola-Oyeneyin discuss the growth of financial technology start-ups in Africa.

Airbnb benefits from ‘travel recovery’ as bookings and revenue grow

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Disney outpaces streaming rivals as it doubles subscribers in a year

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Workers increasingly steal company data during ‘turnover tsunami, with San Francisco correspondent Hannah Murphy

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African start-ups attract international investors — but need local ones too, with Africa editor David Pilling

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The debt-laden UK high street Aug 12, 2021

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A top Federal Reserve official told the FT that the central bank could dial back its ultra-accommodative monetary stimulus as early as this year, and the White House has called on Opec to boost oil production in an effort to curb high petrol prices. Plus, the FT’s property correspondent, George Hammond, discusses the complicated dilemma of unpaid rent that faces businesses, their landlords, lenders and the UK government.

Federal Reserve’s Daly says tapering could start as soon as this year

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White House calls on Opec to boost production to contain fuel prices, with Washington correspondent, Lauren Fedor

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Unpaid rent: the £6.4bn question facing the UK high street, with property correspondent George Hammond

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Burger chain Wendy’s to expand into ‘dark kitchens’ after raising forecasts

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Philip Morris battles to buy a medical inhaler company Aug 11, 2021

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The rapid pace of US consumer price increases seen in recent months is set to stall in July near a 13-year high, and SoftBank will cut its investment in Chinese start-ups until the extent of Beijing’s scrutiny of the tech sector becomes clear. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, has the latest on the battle between private equity group Carlyle and tobacco company Philip Morris International for the British medical inhaler maker, Vectura.

Rapid pace of US consumer price increases expected to moderate

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Carlyle steps back from Vectura bidding war with Philip Morris

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SoftBank to cut China investments until tech sector calms

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Elusive Olympic bounce gives hope to Suga’s leadership rivals

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US Senate on the cusp of approving Biden’s $1tn infrastructure package Aug 10, 2021

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Oil prices continue to slide on investor concerns over the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant, especially in China, and DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online Gaming for $1.56bn. Plus, the FT’s Washington correspondent, Lauren Fedor, explains how the US Senate is getting closer to approving president Joe Biden’s $1tn infrastructure package.

US Senate set to pass $1tn infrastructure package in bipartisan vote

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Oil slides as Delta worries dent outlook for Asia demand

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DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online Gaming in $1.56bn deal

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Cryptocurrency exchanges target sport sponsorships

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Can science link extreme weather to climate change? Aug 09, 2021

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FT calculations of 20 Chinese billionaires show that their net worth has dropped by about $80bn since late June, ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, has revived a plan to go public, and Industry bosses are predicting a worldwide construction “supercycle” set to fuel demand for building materials. Plus, the FT’s climate reporter Camilla Hodgson explains how scientists are trying to link natural disasters to global warming.

Tech crackdown erases $80bn from the wealth of China’s top tycoons

https://www.ft.com/content/7e6f9a08-37be-4ab3-ae15-953533ab33b5

China’s ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO despite tech crackdown

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Construction ‘supercycle’ predicted on wave of government spending

https://www.ft.com/content/41574f1e-58ae-4b17-a1ea-991a46d70932?

Fires and floods: can science link extreme weather to climate change?

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Robinhood’s wild stock market debut Aug 06, 2021

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Apple intends to install software on US iPhones to scan for child abuse imagery, and president Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday calling for half of all new vehicles sold in the US to be electric by 2030. Plus, the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains how Robinhood’s stock price has rebounded after its IPO fell flat last week.

Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery, with European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia

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Biden sets electric vehicle target in drive to cut emissions

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Robinhood soars after retail traders flock to shares, with markets editor Katie Martin

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China’s education clampdown threatens to aggravate youth unemployment

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Why China’s youth ‘lie flat’ instead of enduring stress Aug 05, 2021

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The value of the world’s stock of negative-yielding debt has ballooned to more than $16.5tn, SoftBank’s second Vision Fund plans to invest $100m in a new fund started by one of its former top partners, and US food delivery group DoorDash is preparing to make its first investment in Europe. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge explains why younger Chinese people are opting out of stressful jobs.

Bond rally pushes global stock of negative-yielding debt above $16tn

https://www.ft.com/content/43280fe3-b6cd-44e1-bb75-25b0962b5ba1?

SoftBank to invest $100m in former partner’s fund with Miles Kruppa, venture capital correspondent

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DoorDash in talks to invest in German grocery app Gorillas

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China’s young ‘lie flat’ instead of accepting stress with James Kynge, global China editor

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PepsiCo’s juicy private equity deal Aug 04, 2021

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Spain has called on the EU to back measures to limit surging electricity prices and athletes from Russia are enjoying success at the Olympics despite a ban on the country. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, explains why PepsiCo has sold off its big-name juice brands to a private equity firm.

Russia wins at Tokyo 2020 despite ban over doping programme

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Spain urges EU to act against soaring energy prices

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PepsiCo to sell Tropicana and Naked Juice brands to private equity firm for $3.3bn

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Year after Beirut port blast families of victims push for truth

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Optimism soars on the airline industry’s recovery Aug 03, 2021

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Forests in the US that generate the carbon offsets bought by companies including BP and Microsoft are on fire; Goldman Sachs looks to scale back its asset management business; and the International Monetary Fund has issued a warning over using cryptocurrency as legal tender. Plus, the FT’s Philip Georgiadis explains whether the airline industry’s resurgence is here to stay.

Carbon offsets going up in smoke as company-linked forests burn with climate reporter, Camilla Hodgson

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Goldman mints billions through investments it is looking to shrink

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IMF warns on crypto as national currency ahead of El Salvador launch

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Clouds lift as confidence returns to battered airline industry with acting transport correspondent, Philip Georgiadis

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How climate change is steering the future of food Aug 02, 2021

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House prices are increasing in almost every major economy in the wake of the pandemic, and the success of skateboarding in the Tokyo Olympics could have a real influence on Japan’s culture. Plus, the FT’s commodities correspondent, Emiko Terazono, explains how changing temperatures across the globe are shifting the seasons and the crops that farmers can grow.

Pandemic fuels broadest global house price boom in two decades

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What growing avocados in Sicily tells us about climate change and the future of food, with commodities correspondent, Emiko Terazono.

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Olympics skateboard success sets up fight for sport’s future in Japan, with Asia business editor Leo Lewis

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Amazon misses revenue targets in latest quarter Jul 30, 2021

Amazon shares slumped in after-hours trading after the ecommerce giant missed Wall Street’s revenue targets, Robinhood shares stumbled out of the gate on Thursday, and China’s securities regulator has sought to ease concerns among international investors and banks. Plus, the FT’s labor and equality correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, explains how some teenagers gained the upper hand in a hot US summer jobs market

Amazon’s online sales growth slows as lockdowns ease, with San Francisco correspondent, Dave Lee

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Beijing seeks to ease fears on Wall Street after tech crackdown, with markets editor, Katie Martin

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Robinhood shares slide in debut as investors give broker cold shoulder

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Teens gain the upper hand in hot US summer jobs market, with labour and equality correspondent Taylor Nicole Rogers

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Fed signals taper decision closer, India’s tech IPO boom Jul 29, 2021

The Federal Reserve signalled it was moving closer to the moment when it will withdraw its support for the US economic recovery by tapering the central bank’s asset purchases, and the international lawyer Philippe Sands explains why he wants to create an international definition for the crime of ecocide. Plus, the FT’s Stephanie Findlay explains why Indian tech companies are going through an IPO boom.

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Fed signals taper decision closer as ‘progress’ made on economy

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India tech IPO boom to provide crucial test of investor appetite

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Tesla co-founder’s battery recycling start-up raises $700m

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Investors are spooked by China’s regulatory crackdowns Jul 28, 2021

Apple’s profit nearly doubled in the latest quarter as iPhone sales surged, and a former oil trader at Glencore has pleaded guilty in the US over his part in a scheme to bribe government officials in Nigeria. Plus, the FT’s US investment editor, Michael Mackenzie, explains why China’s crackdown is burning investors.

Tech blowout: Apple profit nearly doubles as iPhone sales surge

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Former Glencore trader pleads guilty to role in Nigeria bribery scheme, with natural resources editor Neil Hume

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Beijing’s threat to VIEs triggers Wall St panic over Chinese stocks, with US investment editor Michael Mackenzie

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US law firms up ante on bonuses in war to win staff

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The $30bn insurance broker deal that never came to be Jul 27, 2021

The UK government will consider loosening travel restrictions for travellers from the EU and the US, Intel will change the way it names its most advanced technology and Japanese athletes are raking in the golds at the Tokyo Olympics. Plus, Ian Smith, the FT’s insurance correspondent, explains how pressure from the US Department of Justice caused the $30bn merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson to collapse.

UK to consider relaxing travel restrictions from EU and US

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Intel to drop names based on transistor size for advanced chip tech with west coast editor Richard Waters

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Aon’s $30bn acquisition of Willis Towers Watson collapses, with insurance correspondent Ian Smith

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Tokyo Olympics Alternative medals table, with Asia business editor Leo Lewis

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The stock winners and losers half way through the year Jul 26, 2021

The international community is responding to the military’s protest crackdown in a variety of ways, and a look at why Nasdaq is separating its existing marketplace for private company shares into a new unit. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, talks about the performance of the FT’s annual stock picking contest, thus far.

US places sanctions on head of Cuban military over protest crackdown

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Nasdaq: private market exchange is the next frontier, with US Lex editor Sujeet Indap

https://www.ft.com/content/630ac956-c521-4973-9d14-b707fe16c5a3?

FT stockpicking contest: winners and losers at the half way mark, with markets editor Katie Martin

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Introducing Tech Tonic: You Can’t Always Get What you Quant Jul 23, 2021

As a News Briefing special we present Tech Tonic episode 3, our FT audio deep dive into how AI is gaining a new edge in markets.

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From picking the best stocks to listening in on earnings calls, AI-powered systems are changing finance. But how big are the rewards, really? And what are the risks? In this episode Robin Wigglesworth tells us how AI has been used in investing, what happens when programs must adapt to new risks and what the robots could learn from watching children play. Hosted by John Thornhill, innovation editor at the Financial Times, and featuring Luke Ellis (chief executive of Man Group), Ewan Kirk (founder of Cantab Capital Partners and chairman of Deeptech Labs), Andrew Ng (founder of DeepLearning.AI and co-founder of Google Brain), and Alison Gopnik (professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley).

Alice Fordham is senior producer. Josh Gabert Doyon is assistant producer. Oluwakemi Aladesuyi and Liam Nolan are the development producers. Sound design and mixing by Breen Turner. Cheryl Brumley is the executive producer for this series. Original scoring composed by Metaphor Music.

Review clips: Alphabet, Netflix, Amazon, Man Group.

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US housing prices spark officials’ concern Jul 22, 2021

Washington and Berlin have reached a deal to resolve their longstanding dispute over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and Brussels has insisted it will not renegotiate the EU’s Brexit deal with the UK after London inflamed tensions by launching a bold push to overhaul Northern Ireland trade rules. Plus, rising housing expenses are quickly emerging as a pivotal indicator for officials at the Federal Reserve, within the Biden administration and among private economists.

EU rejects British plan to rip up Brexit deal with George Parker, political editor

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US and Germany reach truce over Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Aime Williams, US trade correspondent

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US housing inflation: the sleeping giant that might tip the Fed’s hand with James Politi, Washington bureau chief

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Netflix gambles on gaming and podcasting Jul 21, 2021

Netflix gained 1.5m subscribers in the second quarter but lost 430,000 subscribers in the US and Canada, and UBS has launched a portfolio that invests solely in women-led hedge funds. Plus, the FT’s metals and mining correspondent, Henry Sanderson, talks about how the London Metals Exchange and the US-based CME Group are vying to capture rapid growth in demand for commodities tied to the electric car industry with new lithium futures contracts.

Netflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada with no sign of recovery with Tim Bradshaw, global tech correspondent

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UBS launches portfolio to invest in women-led hedge funds

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LME launches lithium contract as CME rivalry intensifies with Henry Sanderson, metal and mining correspondent

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French app Yuka brings people power to the supermarket aisle

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US businesses in Hong Kong between a rock and a hard place Jul 20, 2021

Fears over the coronavirus on Monday contributed to European stocks’ worst session of 2021

Description: The threat of the Delta coronavirus variant hit global equity markets on Monday, and the online brokerage Robinhood is seeking a valuation of up to $35bn in its upcoming initial public offering. Plus, the FT’s South China correspondent Primrose Riordan reports that American companies are upset by the Biden Administration’s business advisory warning about the risks of operating in Hong Kong.

Global markets shaken by fears over Delta variant with Mamta Badkar, US breaking news editor

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Robinhood seeks valuation of up to $35bn in IPO with Madison Darbyshire, US investment reporter

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Companies in Hong Kong fear being crushed between China and US with Primrose Riordan, south China correspondent

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The search for a Covid supershot Jul 19, 2021

Opec and its allies have reached a deal to raise oil production in response to soaring prices, and China just launched the world’s largest carbon trading market. Plus, the FT’s global health editor, Sarah Neville, reports on scientists’ pursuit of a “supershot” vaccine to protect against all coronaviruses.

Opec+ reaches deal to raise oil production

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China’s carbon market scheme too limited, say analysts, with Beijing correspondent, Christian Shepherd

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The hunt for a coronavirus super shot, with global health editor, Sarah Neville

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Pilita Clark’s picks for summer reading about the environment Jul 16, 2021

US retail banks cut their branch networks and trimmed headcount in the first half of the year, and Brussels' historic attempt to tackle climate change faces a wall of opposition from governments in the bloc. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, PIlita Clark, talks about her favourite summer reads about the environment.

US banks close more than 250 branches in bet on digital future with Imani Moise, US banking correspondent

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EU climate change plans on collision course over rising cost of emissions

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Summer books of 2021: Environment, with Pilita Clark, business columnist

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Manchester City’s parent company raises $650m in one of football’s biggest ever debt deals

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Artist Damien Hirst issues his own ‘Currency’ Jul 15, 2021

The chair of the Federal Reserve, Jay Powell, sought to ease concerns in Congress about the Federal Reserve’s response to surging

inflation, the assassination of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse last week has plunged the poorest nation in the Americas deeper into chaos, and British artist Damien Hirst yesterday launched his NFT-based project, entitled “The Currency”, that calls into question notions of worth and value and presents his buyers with a choice.

Jay Powell says Fed ready to intervene if US inflation spirals out of control

https://www.ft.com/content/37d57052-c2a5-4a44-8b27-9d205a2a1c50

Haiti’s ‘descent into hell’ looms closer after death of president with Michael Stott, Latin America Editor

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Damien Hirst launches his own NFT ‘Currency’ by Jan Dalley, Arts Editor

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The index of everything Jul 14, 2021

Visa and Mastercard have left open key gateways between Binance and the financial system despite rising regulatory scrutiny of the cryptocurrency, the pace of US consumer price increases accelerated unexpectedly in June. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains why investors might be interested in an “everything index” and how close we are to getting one.

Visa and Mastercard stick with Binance as regulatory scrutiny rises

https://www.ft.com/content/8f2e2528-e289-4233-ba29-1bebf3b1dbdc

Sticker shock: what is driving US inflation higher? With Colby Smith, US economics editor

https://www.ft.com/content/aadaa577-b286-443f-b173-256dfc4af6a5

The quest for the investment Holy Grail — an index of everything with Robin Wigglesworth, global finance correspondent

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Vanguard makes first acquisition with Just Invest deal

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The European Central Bank focuses on climate change Jul 13, 2021

David Cameron was paid a salary of more than $1m by Greensill Capital, the finance company whose dramatic collapse exposed the former UK prime minister’s extensive lobbying efforts, and US banks will face tough questions about the prospects for their lending operations this week when they report second-quarter earnings, flattered by smaller-than-expected credit losses during the pandemic. Plus, Martin Arnold, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, interviewed Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, about the bank’s plans to prioritise climate change in its policy decisions.

Greensill Capital paid Cameron salary of more than $1m a year

https://www.ft.com/content/536867f4-2dd3-42a1-9b29-54ed92693635?

US banks enter earnings season with eyes on loan growth, with Imani Moise, US Banking Correspondent

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ECB faces row over how to implement new strategy, Lagarde warns, with Martin Arnold, Frankfurt Bureau Chief

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Jump in coffee bean prices set to filter through to your morning brew

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EU’s Andreas Schwab responds to White House criticism of EU tech regulation Jul 12, 2021

The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant is causing concern about Europe’s economic recovery, and the number of start-ups valued above $1bn grew rapidly in the second quarter. Plus, the FT’s EU correspondent, Javier Espinoza, interviews the influential European Union lawmaker who is steering the EU’s flagship tech regulation through Parliament and wants to target the top US tech companies.

Delta variant surge casts doubt over Europe’s economic rebound

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EU should focus on top 5 tech companies, says leading MEP, by Javier Espinoza

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Billion dollar ‘unicorns’ hit record numbers as valuations surge, by Miles Kruppa

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Richard Branson touches the edge of space

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Martin Wolf's summer reading list Jul 09, 2021

The UK’s advertising watchdog says it will clamp down on misleading marketing for crypto investments, and stock markets dropped on Thursday on rising concerns about prospects for the global economy. Plus, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, picks his top economics summer reads.

UK advertising watchdog to crack down on misleading crypto marketing

https://www.ft.com/content/19ad9810-402d-4529-89b5-732521829548?

Markets enjoy blessed relief now the heavy storms have passed with Katie Martin, Markets Editor

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Treasuries rally and stocks drop on rising economic concerns

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Summer books of 2021: Economics with Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator

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Japan bans spectators at Olympics events in and around Tokyo

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A wave of private equity buyouts in the UK prompts concern Jul 08, 2021

Former president Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube, as well as their respective chief executives, in lawsuits alleging “unlawful censorship” of Americans, the new Delta variant of coronavirus is driving up infection rates in countries across the globe, and South Africa’s president has been arrested. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, explains why private equity firms have been targeting UK companies and how the British public is reacting.

Trump sues Facebook, YouTube and Twitter over ‘censorship’

https://www.ft.com/content/86c98f3b-7d25-42b9-abf6-68b4b0839c66

Delta variant drives Spain’s Covid-19 rate to highest in mainland Europe

https://www.ft.com/content/06334a7b-30cc-40bf-942b-e3bcd2efb305

LGIM warns against private equity buying Morrisons for ‘wrong reasons’

https://www.ft.com/content/9d1a6019-6571-478c-8b1f-f267bb582f0d

The Rachman Review podcast: South Africa’s pivotal moment

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What did Didi’s bankers know before the IPO? Jul 07, 2021

Didi lost a fifth of its market value after Chinese regulators announced an investigation into the ride-hailing app that last week raised more than $4bn in a New York IPO, the Opec impasse highlights growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon cancels a highly sensitive $10bn cloud contract awarded to Microsoft, and a new report that says Viktor Orban’s government is failing to ensure the transparent use of EU funds and their independent oversight, which will embolden calls to withhold payments to Hungary.

Didi caught as China and US battle over data

https://www.ft.com/content/00403ae5-7565-413e-907d-ad46549375ba

Pentagon cancels $10bn cloud contract awarded to Microsoft

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Opec impasse sees UAE ‘flexing its muscles’ against Saudi Arabia

https://www.ft.com/content/baca384d-c477-4a8b-bdcd-b174317af387

Orban government not ‘reliable steward’ of EU funds, report says

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China’s widening tech crackdown Jul 06, 2021

KKR is expanding its operations to target more takeovers in the UK,

ransomware hackers hit more than 1,000 companies in what appears to be one of the largest supply chain attacks to date, and oil prices jumped to the highest level in three years on Monday after oil producers abandoned a decision over increasing oil production. Plus, the FT’s deputy Beijing bureau chief looks at why Chinese regulators are going after Chinese tech companies that recently listed in the US.

KKR steps up pursuit of UK companies amid buyout frenzy

https://www.ft.com/content/e5cc18cf-081d-4b68-b469-ca77935a615e?

Oil hits three-year high after Opec+ abandons meeting

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Russia-linked hackers target IT supply chain with ransomware

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China targets more tech groups after Didi crackdown

https://www.ft.com/content/771f6d40-ecd2-4855-8193-d0550f1d2e3d

Clubhouse discussion on Jeff Bezos’s departure from Amazon

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Introducing Tech Tonic: Trust me, I’m a robot Jul 05, 2021

As a News Briefing special we present Tech Tonic, our FT audio deep dive into the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.

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Tech Tonic S2 E2: Trust me, I’m a robot

What does it mean for AI to augment human perception? In this episode the FT’s Madhumita Murgia takes us to a small village in rural India where AI is being used to help doctors better diagnose tuberculosis and looks at a healthcare system where it is helping patients who doctors may have overlooked.

Alice Fordham is senior producer. Josh Gabert Doyon is assistant producer. Oluwakemi Aladesuyi and Liam Nolan are the development producers. Sound design and mixing by Sean McGarrity. Cheryl Brumley is the executive producer for this series. You heard the song Down in the Coalmine by The Ian Campbell Folk Group, as well as original scoring composed by Metaphor Music.

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What the Apple Daily closure means for the free press in Hong Kong Jul 02, 2021

The world’s leading economies have signed up to a plan that looks to force multinational companies to pay a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, economists believe that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by the end of 20-23, and Robinhood is targeting a valuation of $40bn or more ahead of its public offering. Plus, the FT’s Nicolle Liu explains what the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper means for the media landscape in Hong Kong.

World’s leading economies agree global minimum corporate tax rate

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Robinhood targets $40bn valuation ahead of IPO

https://www.ft.com/content/7421d913-0f77-4458-9032-59ba32c846f1?

Economists predict at least two US interest rate rises by end of 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/de778e1b-3876-4999-942e-186c2a692a1a

Apple Daily’s death leaves a shadow over free press in Hong Kong

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How English Channel ports avoided a Brexit meltdown Jul 01, 2021

Private equity firms have broken a 40-year record with $500bn in deals that helped to propel global mergers and acquisitions activity to an all-time high, and the dominant Chinese ride-hailing company, Didi Chuxing, became the largest Chinese company since Alibaba to list in the US, and nightmarish fears of traffic jams and clogged ports after Brexit never materialised thanks to several factors.

Private equity breaks 40-year record with $500bn deals

https://www.ft.com/content/cd9571a3-726c-4995-9954-23a8dcf12b19?

Didi shares rise on New York trading debut

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How Britain’s Channel ports avoided Brexit meltdown

https://www.ft.com/content/1001c054-0cf9-4f30-a62a-c9ac91e58223

Tim Berners-Lee’s web NFT sells for $5.4m

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Inside the secretive private equity firm behind the £6.8bn Asda buyout Jun 30, 2021

Today the UK will set out a plan for a simpler, more “nimble” post-Brexit system of state subsidies, and the Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is anticipating a wave of infrastructure spending as it bets on the US market to drive its next phase of growth. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, investigates the low-profile investors behind the £6.8bn buyout of UK supermarket chain Asda.

UK unveils post-Brexit state aid scheme to support industry

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Hitachi targets strong US growth under Biden’s infrastructure plan

https://www.ft.com/content/e9a43c04-7d89-4f71-a77a-060cc12930cc

Inside the secretive private equity firm behind the £6.8bn Asda buyout

https://www.ft.com/content/ce7092f9-645a-46bd-8007-611c99fd8907

Zaoui brothers join Europe’s emerging Spac movement

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The frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel talks the CDU and Germany’s economy Jun 29, 2021

A US judge has dismissed two antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, investors are reassessing their conviction in the reflation trade that has captivated Wall Street this year after a hawkish tilt by the US central bank inflicted losses on some fund managers, Binance customers have lost the ability to withdraw and deposit pounds using one of the main UK payments systems. Plus, the FT’s Berlin bureau chief, Guy Chazan, spoke with Armin Laschet, leader of the CDU and frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel, about his plans for Germany’s economy and relations with China.

US judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

https://www.ft.com/content/bedb65dd-53c9-4e31-b3d7-c85a40fdb104

Reflation trade unwind wrongfoots several big-name hedge funds

https://www.ft.com/content/4fc62da9-da68-4d1f-a2aa-c8a575d11920?

Binance customers frozen out of withdrawals through key UK payments network

https://www.ft.com/content/2d427ed7-f9e4-46cf-a4c4-46429b19df5d?

FT interview: Armin Laschet on Merkel, the Greens and fiscal rules

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Olaf Scholz treads fine line on German thrift versus pandemic spending

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The Amazon wage effect Jun 28, 2021

The UK’s financial watchdog has ordered crypto exchange Binance to stop all regulated activities in Britain, and Denmark’s media industry is pioneering a new bargaining tactic to try and make Google and Facebook pay for news. Plus, the FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson reports that some US companies blame Amazon’s aggressive hiring practices for the current labor shortage.

Financial watchdog bans crypto exchange Binance from UK

https://www.ft.com/content/8bc0e5e0-2705-496d-a265-acccaffaee87

Danish media club together to make US tech giants pay for news

https://www.ft.com/content/c83d6b7f-ed19-4a90-a719-3bf4aedccdff?

Amazon effect’ sets the tone for US workers’ remuneration

https://www.ft.com/content/9e8b9727-7955-44c4-955a-73375a7a20ef

UBS to let most staff mix working from home and office permanently

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Biden strikes infrastructure deal, Bitcoin’s plunge Jun 25, 2021

US President Joe Biden has secured a deal on an infrastructure package worth about $1tn to spend on upgrading roads, bridges and broadband networks over the next eight years, and the US Federal Reserve loosened restrictions on dividends and buybacks by America’s biggest banks as it released an analysis showing the lenders could suffer almost $500bn in losses and still easily meet capital requirements, and the price of bitcoin briefly dropped below $30,000 in volatile trading after a sweeping regulatory crackdown.

Biden agrees slimmed-down $1tn infrastructure deal with senators

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Fed gives passing grade to biggest US banks in stress tests

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Bitcoin sinks below $30,000 for first time since January:

https://www.ft.com/content/a53a6342-f1e3-4cfe-aab0-642434da428c

Andreessen Horowitz increases crypto bets with new $2.2bn fund

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Meme ‘stonks’ and the market Jun 24, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Tech groups in Taiwan are accused of locking up migrant workers as coronavirus hits the sector, and the rapid rise in prices for raw materials has reversed a decades-long decline in the cost of solar energy. Plus, our global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains how financial memefication is evolving from a niche corner to grow deep roots in stock markets

Tech groups in Taiwan accused of locking up migrant workers

https://www.ft.com/content/4269650e-7660-4b80-b294-f81b4368784c

Solar power investors burnt by rise in raw materials costs

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How meme lords fuelled a boom in the ‘stonk market’

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Why Instagram is getting filtered out Jun 23, 2021

House prices have set records in the US and parts of Europe, and the artificial intelligence-based drug-discovery platform Insilico has raised more than $255m from investors. Plus, the deputy head of the FT’s Lex column, Elaine Moore, explains why Instagram is struggling to stay relevant in today's social media landscape.

House prices climb to record levels in US and Europe

https://www.ft.com/content/3082fe00-cdb7-4eb9-ab2d-2309b9848114

AI drug discovery start-up Insilico raises more than $255m

https://www.ft.com/content/704ced9a-dffd-49a1-a58f-46fc6dca0cd2

Too many influencers, not enough eyeballs: will boredom kill Instagram?

https://www.ft.com/content/9c00219a-229a-4b82-a7c3-63000b558053

More than 5m people become millionaires despite pandemic

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US student athletes’ Supreme Court victory Jun 22, 2021

The head of the US Food and Drug Administration is under fire after approving a controversial Alzheimer’s drug, a Covid outbreak at a Chinese port has further disrupted global shipping, and the Tokyo Olympics will have limited spectators when the games begin next month. Plus, the FT’s US sports business correspondent, Sara Germano, explains the US Supreme Court ruling in favour of student athletes who sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

US medicines watchdog accused of cozy ties with Big Pharma

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Covid outbreak at Chinese port exacerbates global supply chain delays

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Olympic venues to cap number of spectators at 10,000

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Student athletes win US Supreme Court showdown against NCAA

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping the world Jun 21, 2021

Reflation trade has been pummelled after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly signalled a shift in its stance on inflation, and, European Central Bank executive Fabio Panetta says the introduction of a digital euro would boost consumers’ privacy. Plus, the FT’s innovation editor, John Thornhill, talks about the new season of the Tech Tonic podcast and its main focus, artificial intelligence.

Reflation trades pummelled as Fed shift resets markets

https://www.ft.com/content/2fa0c907-f597-49b2-a08d-35249d1d5a9f

Digital euro will protect consumer privacy, ECB executive pledges

https://www.ft.com/content/e59e5d61-043a-4293-8692-f8267e5984c2?

Tech Tonic Season 2

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Today's Clubhouse discussion on artificial intelligence

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Black Americans’ unease with official embrace of Juneteenth Jun 18, 2021

The premium above super-safe US Treasuries that investors demand to buy risky corporate debt has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, and tensions between Hong Kong and Taiwan threaten one of the region’s most important trade and investment relationships. Plus, the FT’s race and equalities correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, explains why some black Americans take a dim view of America’s newfound embrace of the Juneteenth holiday.

Bond spreads collapse as investors rush into risky corporate debt

https://wwww.ft.com/content/ed39b06a-a9e1-4e6c-9fa1-f386d06d6410?

Hong Kong-Taiwan spat threatens cross-Strait business

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Companies’ embrace of Juneteenth holiday rings hollow to some

https://www.ft.com/content/512973a1-0adf-4f6b-91f5-e2fc33a6bb3e

Ronaldo’s Coke moment signals shifting balance of power in sport

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Federal Reserve signals first rate rise in 2023 Jun 17, 2021

Federal Reserve officials expect to start raising US interest rates in 2023, Toshiba’s latest corporate crisis is a scandal over efforts to thwart activist shareholders, and the appointment of 32-year-old Big Tech critic, Lina Khan, as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission signals tougher antitrust enforcement.

Fed signals first rate rise will come in 2023

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Big Tech critic Lina Khan to lead US competition regulator

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Toshiba board’s chair rebuffs calls to quit over governance scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/e4535a1a-f55b-4713-b6cc-f7dccce64f77

Podcaster turned tech investor raises $140m fund

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Web founder Tim Berners-Lee auctions off original source code Jun 16, 2021

The Tokyo Olympic Games will need a public bailout of about $800m if spectators are banned, and the end of the interminable EU and US struggle over aircraft subsidies marks a major truce in what seemed an intractable trade conflict. Plus, the FT’s global technology correspondent, Tim Bradshaw, spoke to world wide web founder Tim Berners-Lee about his decision to auction off the original source code as digital art.

Tokyo Olympics will need bailout if games go ahead without spectators

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Airbus/Boeing deal explained: what is in it and what happens next

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Web inventor Berners-Lee to auction original code as NFT

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When Biden meets Putin Jun 15, 2021

The world’s longest undersea electric cable, between the UK and Norway, is set to be switched on this week, the US Federal Reserve could begin discussions this week about shrinking its $120bn monthly asset purchase scheme, and Nato leaders issue a warning about China’s military ambitions. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, previews US president Joe Biden’s first meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

UK and Norway complete world’s longest subsea electricity cable

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Fed to discuss slowing stimulus as recovery strengthen

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Nato warns China’s military ambitions threaten international order

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Biden, Putin and the new era of information warfare

https://www.ft.com/content/51fc3b07-78a5-4461-823c-c9d22baeb063?

Morgan Stanley chief urges employees to return to office

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China’s proliferating smart city technology Jun 14, 2021

Israel’s parliament has voted in a new government, ending rightwing stalwart and five-time premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power, South Korean shipbuilders and sea freight companies will seek to raise billions of dollars via stock market listings in the second half of 2021 as the industries enjoy a global trade rebound, leaders of the G7 countries back a western rival to China’s Belt and Road Initiative to help developing countries tackle climate change.Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge, reports on how China’s smart city surveillance technology is being used around the world, and the growing backlash.

End of era in Israel as Netanyahu is ousted

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G7 set to agree ‘green belt and road’ plan to counter China’s influence

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Exporting Chinese surveillance: the security risks of ‘smart cities’

https://www.ft.com/content/76fdac7c-7076-47a4-bcb0-7e75af0aadab

Korean shippers to raise billions of dollars as global trade rebounds

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Inflation rises but worries fade, global taxation deal Jun 11, 2021

Leaders of the G7 economies convening in the UK will announce a pledge to provide 1bn coronavirus doses to poorer countries as part of plan to “vaccinate the world” by the end of 2022, US government bonds shrug off leap in inflation, global regulators are calling for cryptocurrencies to carry the toughest bank capital rules of any asset, and iconic British department store group Selfridges has been put up for sale with an estimated £4bn price tag after receiving an approach from a potential buyer.

G7 leaders to pledge to donate 1bn Covid 19 doses to poorer countries

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US bond rally eases pressure on emerging market hedge funds

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Global banking regulator urges toughest capital rules for crypto

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Selfridges up for sale with £4bn price tag

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The true cost of zero commission trading Jun 10, 2021

Today’s report on US consumer prices is expected to show that prices further accelerated in May, US president Joe Biden will use this week’s G7 summit to encourage allies to join Washington’s tougher stance towards Beijing, and Olympic sponsors worry if being associated with the games will damage their brand. Plus, the FT’s Eva Szalay interviews a market insider who says popular trading platforms that offer “zero commission” trades are not being entirely honest with customers.

Will hot US inflation data unsettle markets?

https://www.ft.com/content/7377a5d6-73e8-442e-96e8-ea2535286c08

Joe Biden rallies allies to take tougher stance on China

https://www.ft.com/content/203d664a-c834-48d7-805d-c49d44aa2a9a

Japanese sponsors think twice about being associated with Tokyo Olympics

https://www.ft.com/content/2e8b9ce5-95e0-4114-884b-f05de926ccde

Retail trading frenzy reflects ‘broken’ US equity markets, says XTX’s Gerko

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The FBI’s hi-tech sting, the day the internet broke Jun 09, 2021

Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul the international tax system will face a difficult passage through the US Congress as Republicans threaten to vote down a prospective deal, and millions of internet users lost access to major sites yesterday due to a configuration error at a Silicon Valley internet infrastructure provider, Fastly. Plus, more than 800 people around the world have been arrested in a coordinated police sting that lured drug dealers, mafia members and other criminals onto an encrypted communications platform secretly run by the FBI.

Cloud glitch brings down thousands of websites

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Hundreds arrested worldwide in Trojan Shield organised crime sting

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Indian tycoons surpass Chinese tech moguls in global rich list

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Abu Dhabi’s creative pivot away from oil Jun 08, 2021

US officials say they have recovered $2.3m worth of ransom payments made to hackers who shut down the Colonial pipeline last month, investors pile into Biogen after the US Food and Drug Administration approves the company’s Alzheimer’s treatment, and Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador loses his congressional supermajority. Plus, the FT’s Gulf correspondent, Simeon Kerr, explains why Abu Dhabi is shifting away from oil and investing more into arts, media and culture.

US says it has recovered majority of Colonial pipeline ransom

https://www.ft.com/content/43dab2dc-a7aa-4102-9779-d1b6ced2985b

Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen wins US approval

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Mexico’s president loses congressional supermajority in elections

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Abu Dhabi plans $6bn culture spend to diversify from oil

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Jeff Bezos to go to space after stepping down at Amazon

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The potential disruption of decentralised finance Jun 07, 2021

One of the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturers warns the global chip shortage could last until mid-2022, the G7 advanced economies have struck what they have termed a “historic agreement” on taxing multinationals, and China is taking measures to cool the renminbi rally. Plus, the FT’s venture capital reporter, Miles Kruppa, talks about cryptocurrency startups that aim to disrupt and decentralise finance.

Chip shortage to last until at least mid-2022, warns manufacturer

https://www.ft.com/content/04858089-fbe7-44f1-b096-8e705c664f8e?

G7 strikes historic agreement on taxing multinationals

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China boosts measures to cool renminbi rally

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Silicon Valley bets on crypto projects to disrupt finance

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Are we in a new era of inflation? Jun 04, 2021

The Biden administration is banning Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese defence and surveillance technology companies, and US job creation is expected to have accelerated sharply in May which could signal an easing of labour shortages. Plus, the FT’s economics editor, Chris Giles, examines whether this current rise in prices is temporary, or whether inflation is back for an extended stay.

Washington to bar US investors from 59 Chinese companies

https://www.ft.com/content/91e6fb2a-6385-49b3-83aa-8044374805c4

Economists see accelerating US job growth in May payrolls data

https://www.ft.com/content/f38da494-2d09-4d8e-b39f-c531ee48ef3a?

FT Series Inflation: a new era?

https://www.ft.com/content/b6dfb1dc-eb86-4bad-87b0-d800b79195d3

United hopes to revive supersonic era almost 20 years after Concorde

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AMC butters up retail investors, Naomi Osaka shakes up sports media Jun 03, 2021

A wave of high-profile ransomware assaults over the past two months has convulsed the insurance market, US cinema chain AMC is offering popcorn to its retail investor base and its share price surged so fast trading was briefly halted, and the FT’s sports business correspondent Sara Germano talks about covering Naomi Osaka’s pushback on media coverage.

Cyber insurers recoil as ransomware attacks ‘skyrocket’

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Cinema chain AMC surges after luring DIY traders with free popcorn

https://www.ft.com/content/2cc442a9-28da-4bcd-88a2-fda1404f0ef6

Naomi Osaka shows a shift in sport’s balance of power

https://www.ft.com/content/7a380a76-9bd7-4d8e-8cc9-5544c6f51b68

Making chocolate can give Ghana a taste of prosperity

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Djibouti is trying to become the Singapore of Africa Jun 02, 2021

Former Apollo Global Management chief executive, Leon Black, has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that he raped and harassed a young Russian model, Opec and its allies caused oil markets to jump by sticking with their plan to only gradually release more barrels into the oil market, and Germany’s Green Party is struggling to maintain momentum as a September election approaches. Plus, Djibouti is one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. The FT’s east and central Africa correspondent, Andres Schipani, explains what is happening there.

Ex-Apollo CEO Leon Black raped and harassed Russian model, lawsuit alleges

https://www.ft.com/content/72244917-3208-43ab-b076-513c9fc058ee

Oil prices rally as Opec+ producers agree slow supply increase

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Germany’s Greens lose their lustre as election heats up

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Djibouti’s port dream to become the ‘Singapore of Africa’

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How Covid-19 finally caught up with Taiwan Jun 01, 2021

The surge in pet ownership during the pandemic has helped propel the group behind pet insurer Bought By Many to a valuation of more than $2bn, and a director at the company behind the video game Final Fantasy says 5G could disrupt the reign of the console. Plus, the FT’s greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, tells us how Taiwan is dealing with the latest wave of Covid-19 and how it’s affecting chipmakers

Lockdown pet boom helps insurer to $2bn valuation

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‘Final Fantasy’ producer says 5G will end games console’s long reign

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Taiwan imposes strict social curbs to stem its worst Covid outbreak

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Covid-stricken Brazil to host Copa America football tournament

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US regulation on cryptocurrencies could be coming May 31, 2021

American retailers are rushing to secure inventory ahead of the year end holiday season, US financial authorities are preparing to take a more active role in regulating the $1.5tn cryptocurrency market, and Russia released $500m in credit to Belarus as western countries target Minsk with sanctions. Plus, the FT’s Unhedged columnist Robert Armstrong explains why he thinks bitcoin might be better thought of as an equity call option than a currency.

US retailers rush to secure holiday season stock

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Russia releases $500m loan to Belarus as west imposes sanctions

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US regulators signal bigger role in cryptocurrencies market

https://www.ft.com/content/a2c13ce0-6e66-4751-aa65-6c668d303101?

Bitcoin as a call option

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Nestlé document says majority of its food portfolio is unhealthy

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European stocks are getting their moment in the sun May 28, 2021

The market for special purpose acquisition companies has become an unexpected casualty of the Archegos Capital Management scandal, and the activist investors who won a stunning proxy battle against ExxonMobil this week said the supermajor would need to cut oil production. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Market, explains why European stocks are rallying while US equities lose some steam.

Archegos fallout hits market for blank cheque companies

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Hedge fund that beat ExxonMobil says it will have to cut oil output

https://www.ft.com/content/52645b30-c378-49e3-8609-4f537284889a

Investors bet eurozone stock rally will gather steam as economy rebounds

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Big oil companies face backlash on both sides of the Atlantic May 27, 2021

Tesla is set to pay for chips in advance to overcome the global chip shortage, and Amazon locks in its $8.45bn acquisition of MGM. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor, Derek Brower, explains what a court case against Royal Dutch Shell and a historic proxy vote at ExxonMobil means for the oil industry and the environment.

Climate activists hail breakthrough victories over Exxon and Shell

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Amazon-MGM: Will MGM be Amazon’s ticket to the big leagues?

https://www.ft.com/content/97d2edb8-355c-4af0-9f00-8b0a65d818f1

Tesla set to pay for chips in advance in bid to overcome shortage

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Iran bans bitcoin mining as power cuts grip country

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Can oil dependent countries adjust as the world shifts from fossil fuels? May 26, 2021

England’s National Health Service is preparing to scrape the medical histories of 55m patients into a database it will share with third parties, and dozens of American companies that suspended political contributions after the US Capitol attack are sitting on $28m in unspent cash. Plus,the FT’s senior energy correspondent, Anjli Raval, explains how fossil fuel-dependent economies are vulnerable as the world shifts away from oil and gas in order to hit 2050 emissions targets.

England’s NHS plans to share patient records with third parties

https://www.ft.com/content/9fee812f-6975-49ce-915c-aeb25d3dd748?

US companies amass political funding cash pile after Capitol riot

https://www.ft.com/content/7151951f-5f1c-49fc-95f0-190ed00a4631

Climate change: oil producers face costly transitions

https://www.ft.com/editor/27b4b7f1-9b08-4406-8119-03a73fb6ce19?

Cost of breakfast up by a third since start of pandemic

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Can economic reform create a more level playing field for Black Americans? May 25, 2021

Deutsche Bank is relocating 100 bankers from London to offices in the EU and Asia as Germany’s largest lender accelerates a corporate restructuring following Brexit, and France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, is caught between financial prudence and political reality as the French economy recovers with a presidential election looming on the horizon. And the US economy is recovering but unemployment among Black Americans is still much higher compared to other communities.

Deutsche accelerates overhaul of corporate bank after Brexit

https://www.ft.com/content/891b2482-e15e-4c2f-8e51-9a4271599dc0

Macron weighs economics versus politics in French reopening

https://www.ft.com/content/5fea422b-15a0-48a3-8a52-0113ece7db17

Economic reform crucial to improving the lives of black Americans

https://www.ft.com/content/377a163d-fdbf-4f11-bb4a-e26465f8c2aa

European groups pump money into Swedish ‘green steel’ start-up

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Epic vs Apple legal battle wraps up May 24, 2021

Today is the final day of the courtroom battle between Apple and Fortnite developer Epic games, which has accused Apple of abusing its position by forcing developers to distribute apps exclusively through the App Store. ExxonMobil faces a pivotal moment this week as shareholders have their say on what critics call an inadequate response to seismic shifts brought on by climate change. The chief executive of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, insists that his company’s Covid-19 has a future, and for the first time, the European bloc is allowed to arm governments in conflict zones, with money from a new €5bn fund known as the European Peace Facility.

Tim Cook grilled over App Store fees as Epic battle reaches climax

https://www.ft.com/content/86f8fa47-9a38-496a-9a34-e2fa58e9db2b

ExxonMobile climate battle reaches boardroom this week

https://www.ft.com/content/1ce31524-3c21-4978-b6b8-2e6a13f50288?

AstraZeneca chief says ‘vaccine has a future’ after setbacks

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“We need arms:’ Europe’s risky move to project its influence in conflict zones

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Quantitative easing and rising stock prices May 21, 2021

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire that would end an 11-day conflict that has claimed the lives of at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis. And WeWork’s losses almost quadrupled to $2.1bn in the first quarter of this year as the co-working company haemorrhaged more than a quarter of its members and shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars to restructure its property portfolio, and the FT’s Rob Armstrong talks about quantitative easing and stock prices.

Israel and Hamas agree a ceasefire after 11 days of fighting

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WeWork loses $2.1bn and a quarter of its members as lockdowns bite

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Rob Armstrong Unhedged: QE and stock prices

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Fears of regulation lead to cryptocurrency chaos May 20, 2021

US companies have urged South Korea’s president to free Samsung’s jailed chairman and argue the billionaire executive could boost American efforts to shake off the country’s dependence on computer chips produced overseas. Swedish oat milk producer Oatly raised $1.4bn in its initial public offeringon Wednesday,

Plus, the FT’s Trading Room editor, Philip Stafford, explains how a warning from Chinese regulators led to a chaotic day for cryptocurrency traders.

US companies lobby South Korea to free jailed Samsung boss

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Entrepreneur behind Oatly’s rapid expansion faces US market test

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Bitcoin gyrates on fears of regulatory crackdown

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Japanese pensioners with US stimulus cheques descend on Tokyo banks

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JPMorgan’s executive shuffle puts two women in line to replace Jamie Dimon May 19, 2021

JPMorgan Chase has shuffled several top executives, and has elevated two women who could be successors to chief executive Jaime Dimon, and the eurozone economy looks like it is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, the FT’s Greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, explains why the world’s largest contract electronics maker, Foxconn, plans to be more integral to the auto industry.

JPMorgan elevates potential successors to Jamie Dimon

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Eurozone shows signs of bouncing back from double-dip recession

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Foxconn the carmaker? Disruption in the era of electric vehicles

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Biden tells Netanyahu he supports a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict May 18, 2021

US President Joe Biden yesterday expressed support for a Israel-Gaza ceasefire in a call with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, and today EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the conflict, and a biotech company developing medicines that mimic the painkilling effects of cannabis is set to list in London this week. Plus, the FT’s South China correspondent, Primrose Riordan, explains why activists are calling BlackRock “inconsistent” in its ESG commitments.

Biden backs ceasefire in Israel-Palestinian conflict

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Europeans hamstrung by rifts on Gaza conflict

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Start-up focused on painkilling effects of cannabis to list in London

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BlackRock accused of ESG inconsistency over Indonesia palm oil

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The growing market for emotional recognition technology May 17, 2021

AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a media giant to compete in streaming, the insurance group Axa said one of its Asian business units was the victim of a “targeted ransomware attack”, and the EU plans to throw its weight behind a push to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Plus, the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, explains why companies see potential in emotional recognition technology.

AT&T nears deal to create $150bn streaming giant with Discovery

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Axa’s Asian operations hit in ransomware attack

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EU to back expansion of vaccine production capacity in Africa

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Emotion recognition: can AI detect human feelings from a face?

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Why Elon Musk is focusing on bitcoin’s fossil fuel issues May 14, 2021

Airbnb’s first-quarter revenues showed a strong recovery in travel in the US as pandemic restrictions eased, and Netflix tries to adjust as it moves from streaming industry disruptor to defensive incumbent. Plus, Elon Musk rocked the cryptocurrency market when he announced Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin as payment. The FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why the electric carmarker’s CEO made the reversal.

Airbnb says customers paying higher prices as travel demand rises

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Netflix outpaced by the old media companies it sought to dethrone

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Elon Musk wakes up to bitcoin’s fossil fuel issues

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Consumer price data stokes inflation fears, US labour shortage May 13, 2021

US stocks suffered their worst losses in months and government bonds also fell after government data showed the US inflation rate jumped to a 13-year high, and the Colonial pipeline has resumed operations following last week’s ransomware attack. Plus, the FT’s Taylor Nicole Rogers discusses a labour shortage in the US that is making it hard for employers to find enough workers as the economy opens up.

Wall Street ends lower as inflation debate intensifies

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Colonial pipeline resumes operations following ransomware attack

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US employers struggle to find willing workers after pandemic year

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US companies announce record share buybacks, Covid hits India’s middle class May 12, 2021

Companies are dusting off share buyback plans after a blockbuster earnings season, and shareholders are rebelling against executive pay proposals. Plus, the FT’s New Delhi reporter, Jyotsna Singh, explains how India’s second surge is devastating the country’s middle class.

Companies prepare share buyback bonanza as outlook clears

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US investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers

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Covid batters India’s aspiring middle classes

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Colonial pipeline hackers didn’t mean to create problems, UK services’ Brexit struggles May 11, 2021

The hacker group blamed for the ransomware attack on the Colonial pipeline insisted it only wanted to make money and did not want to cause problems for society, tech stocks tumbled on Monday as investors braced for further signs of inflation, and Vice Media is joining the streaming gold rush. Plus, the FT’s management editor, Andrew Hill, explains why businesses in the UK’s services sector trying to operate in Europe are encountering post-Brexit challenges.

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We regret ‘creating problems’, say hackers behind the cyber attack on a key fuel pipeline

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US tech stocks drop ahead of inflation data

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Vice Media joins streaming gold rush in new bid for profitability

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UK’s services sector starts to count the real cost of Brexit

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US issues emergency powers to keep fuel flowing, CEO diversity promises May 10, 2021

The US government enacted emergency powers on Sunday in a bid to keep fuel supplies flowing after a cyberattack shut down a key pipeline, and European and US banks are split on whether to bring staff back to the office. Plus, the FT’s race and equalities correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, looks at how much US corporations have lived up to diversity promises they made after the police murder of George Floyd.

US and Europe split on bringing bankers back to the office

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Are CEOs living up to the pledges they made after George Floyd’s murder?

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Merkel opposes US move to waive vaccine IP, the drive behind the commodity supercycle May 07, 2021

Angela Merkel has expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, and Norway’s Telenor has written off its entire $782m investment in Myanmar but will remain in the country. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what is behind the commodities super cycle and what it could mean for inflation.

Angela Merkel rejects US move to waive patents on vaccines

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Telenor writes off $782m Myanmar business following coup

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Broad commodities price boom amplifies ‘supercycle’ talk

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Why we should all give up meat

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US to support temporary suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents, India’s coronavirus crisis is affecting global shipping May 06, 2021

Stocks of major vaccine makers were rattled on Wednesday after the US decided to support a plan to temporarily suspend the intellectual property rights for Covid-19 jabs, and India’s coronavirus crisis is hitting the international shipping industry. Plus, the FT’s leisure industries correspondent, Alice Hancock, talks about the European tourism industry’s hopes of emerging from the pandemic with a different kind of tourism.

US backs plan to suspend Covid vaccine patents during pandemic

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India’s Covid surge rocks global shipping industry

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Archegos prepares for insolvency as banks seek compensation for $10bn losses

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Pandemic offers Europe’s tourism industry the chance of an upgrade

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Yellen says US interest rates may have to rise, European central banks lag in gender equality May 05, 2021

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that US interest rates may need to rise so that the economy does not overheat, and US states and companies are offering all kinds of incentives to entice people to get vaccinated against coronavirus. Plus, there are very few women in top roles in European central banking and economics. Two of them spoke to the FT about their experiences and “hidden barriers” to gender equality in their field.

Yellen says rates may have to rise to prevent ‘overheating’

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Women central bankers want action on ‘hidden barriers’ to equality

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Beers and cash among incentives used to entice the ‘vaccine hesitant”

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US banks move to reduce deposits, the Spac bubble deflates May 04, 2021

A wave of cash flooding bank balance sheets has prompted some US lenders to advise corporate clients to move money out of deposits, and Apollo has bought Verizon’s media assets including Yahoo for $5bn. Plus, the FT’s mergers & acquisitions reporter, Ortenca Aliaj, explains why the Spac boom has deflated.

Apollo buys Verizon media assets including Yahoo for $5bn

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Cash-rich US banks move to reduce corporate deposits

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A reckoning for Spacs: will regulators deflate the boom?

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Epic Games vs Apple, Serbs worry about pollution from Chinese investment May 03, 2021

The trial between Epic Games and Apple is set to kick off today, and the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is back in federal court. Plus, the FT’s southeast Europe correspondent, Valerie Hopkins, explains the love-hate relationships that Serbians have with Chinese investment in their country.

‘Fortnite’ maker goes to war over ‘Apple tax’

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Why some tribes want to keep a controversial US pipeline open

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Serbs fret over environmental costs of Chinese investment

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Amazon caps big week of tech earnings, Bafin’s Binance probe Apr 30, 2021

Amazon reported its second straight quarter of $100bn-plus sales, comfortably beating Wall Street’s targets, and the FT’s Elaine Moore looks at Apple’s results, which were boosted by iPhone sales. Also, the US government this summer will start sending monthly child allowances in an experimental effort to reduce child poverty. Plus, the FT’s markets editor explains how the big cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, landed itself in trouble with German regulators.

Amazon reaps rewards of pandemic shift online

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Apple: supercharged iPhone sales signpost $3tn valuation

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US embarks on first national child allowance experiment

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Regulators to examine crypto exchange Binance’s foray into equities

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Fed says no change to monetary policy, Credit Suisse’s new chair aims for turnround Apr 29, 2021

The Federal Reserve upgraded its view of the US economic recovery, but kept interest rates close to zero, Brussels has insisted it is putting in place tough new processes to ensure the EU’s unprecedented recovery fund is not frittered away and global health expert Abraar Karan talks about the current surge in coronavirus cases in India. Plus, the FT’s banking editor, Stephen Morris, explains how Credit Suisse got itself into so much trouble and whether it can dig itself out.

Fed paints rosier picture of US economic recovery

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Brussels vows to apply tough rules to recovery spending

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Credit Suisse: plotting a comeback after ‘costly mistakes’ took it to the brink

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Google’s big Q1, how to craft a New Deal for the young Apr 28, 2021

Google reported record first quarter earnings, and stock market listings around the world are running at their fastest pace this year. Plus, FT columnist Sarah O’Connor explains why millennials and Gen Z have been hit so hard by the pandemic, and what can be done to help them.

Google ad boom sends profits to new record

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Global IPOs run at fastest pace since 1995

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‘We are drowning in insecurity’: young people and life after the pandemic

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US donates AstraZeneca vaccine doses, the rise of OnlyFans Apr 27, 2021

The US will share up to 60m doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine with other countries, and Total has declared force majeure on its multibillion-dollar LNG development in Mozambique. Plus, the FT’s consumer industries reporter, Patricia Nilsson, talks about the celebrity and sex worker subscription site, OnlyFans, which has exploded in popularity over the past year.

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US plans to share 60m doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine

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Total declares force majeure on $20bn LNG project in Mozambique

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OnlyFans feels the lockdown love as transactions hit £1.7bn

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Asahi shifts to no-alcohol beer after $20bn M&A splurge

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US offshore wind energy, the rise of Germany’s Green Party Apr 26, 2021

Chinese companies have raised a record $11bn on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq this year, vaccine makers have warned about the risks of giving up patent rights to their Covid-19 vaccines, the White House is expected to greenlight a wind power project off the Massachusetts coast. And Germany’s Green Party has a leader who symbolizes the image of a party that is riding a wave of popularity and could be swept into government this September.

China stock sales in US surge to record despite delisting threat

Vaccine makers say IP waiver could hand technology to China and Russia

US offshore wind projects test strength of Joe Biden’s green jobs promise

Germany’s ‘muesli eaters’ show new hunger for power

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The data invisibility of Asian Americans Apr 23, 2021

Joe Biden plans to announce a set of tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, and there has been a rally in the price of lumber due to demand from the housing market. Plus, the FT’s data journalist, Christine Zhang, explains how statistics can fail Asian American communities.

Biden prepares to announce string of tax rises for richest Americans

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Lumber party: economic bounce fuels US wood price rally

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The data invisibility of Asian Americans

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US to propose big emissions cut by 2030, Huarong tests Beijing’s backing Apr 22, 2021

US President Joe Biden is set to announce his country’s steepest ever emissions cuts, Russia plans to pull out of the International Space Station by 2025, and Turkey’s opposition is asking where US$128bn in foreign exchange reserves has gone. Plus, the FT’s Shanghai correspondent, Tom Hale, explains why the corruption at Huarong Asset Management is creating headaches for Beijing.

US to propose emissions cut of up to 50% by end of decade

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Huarong debacle tests Beijing’s resolve to bail out state groups

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Russia to pull out of International Space Station in 2025

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Turks chase missing billions in foreign exchange reserves

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Football clubs back out of Super League, Derek Chauvin found guilty in murder of George Floyd Apr 21, 2021

A jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on three charges in the killing of George Floyd, TikTok is accused of illegally collecting personal data on millions of children in the UK and Europe. Plus, the FT’s sports editor, Murad Ahmed, has the latest in the European football upheaval and the decision by leading English clubs to back out of plans for a new Super League.

Leaked Super League plans reveal goal of US-style football finances

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Defund the police: how a protest slogan triggered a policy debate

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TikTok sued on behalf of millions of European children over data concerns

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Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine could weigh on other programmes, Cuba’s future in a post-Castro era Apr 20, 2021

The concerns that led to a halt in Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine rollout could damage confidence in the company’s longer-term vaccines programme, and Apple will allow the social media app Parler to return to its app store. Plus, Miguel Diaz-Canel has been confirmed as the new head of Cuba’s Communist party. The FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, discusses the island’s future in the post-Castro era.

Johnson & Johnson’s Covid setback risks damaging its vaccine programme

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Apple says Parler can return to App Store

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Exit of Cuba’s last Castro brings curtain down on revolutionary era

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UK regulator gives green light to delivery drone trials

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A tournament to compete with the Champions League, is Clubhouse worth $4bn? Apr 19, 2021

Consumers around the world have stockpiled an extra $5.4tn of savings since the coronavirus pandemic began, and many of Europe’s wealthiest football clubs have agreed to join a breakaway “Super League” competition. Plus, the FT’s Lex columnist Elaine Moore discusses whether the audio chat app, Clubhouse, has staying power.

Global savers’ $5.4tn stockpile offers hope for post-Covid spending

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Top European football clubs sign up to breakaway Super League

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Reach for the stars: what Clubhouse can learn from TikTok

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HSBC top brass forced to hot desk as HQ scraps executive floor

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Markets rally on strong economic data, investors react to Biden’s sanctions on Russia Apr 16, 2021

Global equities reached new heights and Treasuries rallied sharply on Thursday on the back of upbeat economic data in the US, and Dubai has become the first city to sign a contract with an autonomous taxi manufacturer. Plus, US president Joe Biden imposed new sanctions on Moscow on Thursday. The FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains how investors reacted.

Global stocks hit record highs on strong economic data

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Biden imposes tough new sanctions on Moscow

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Dubai strikes deal with Cruise to roll out self-driving taxis

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Flying cars finally prepare for take-off

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US bank profits surge, Deutsche Bank recovers, Suez Canal officials seize ship Apr 15, 2021

Three of the largest US banks beat profits expectations on Wednesday on the back of a strengthening US economy, and Egyptian authorities have seized the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal as they seek compensation of more than $900m from the Ever Given’s owners. Plus, the FT’s deputy editor, Patrick Jenkins, discusses Deutsche Bank’s turnaround after years as the “sick bank of Europe.”

Boom on Wall Street powers US bank profits

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Deutsche Bank dodges bullets and goes mainstream

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Ever Given seized as Egyptian authorities seek $900m compensation

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Ponzi mastermind Bernard Madoff dies aged 82

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Eurozone’s economy proves resilient, Toshiba buyout battle Apr 14, 2021

Coinbase prepares to be the first leading cryptocurrency exchange to list on a US stock market, and the eurozone economy is showing signs of adapting to coronavirus lockdowns. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, discusses the corporate drama surrounding the private equity bidding for Japan’s Toshiba.

Coinbase listing set to capitalise on crypto bull run

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Eurozone’s economy shows signs of adapting to lockdowns

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Resignation of Nobuaki Kurumatani comes as KKR also prepares to mount offer for Japanese conglomerate

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LVMH benefits from demand for luxury goods in US and China

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UK to launch probe into Cameron and Greensill, US states turn to online betting for tax revenue Apr 13, 2021

Boris Johnson has commissioned an independent inquiry into the lobbying scandal involving David Cameron and Greensill Capital, and the $5bn-valued cyber security technology company, Darktrace, has set out plans to float in London. Plus, the FT’s US sports business correspondent, Sara Germano, explains why US states have suddenly embraced online sports gambling.

UK government to announce independent probe into Cameron and Greensill

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Mike Lynch-backed Darktrace sets out plans to list in London

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‘The market is going bananas’: Governors back online betting to plug black holes in state budgets

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Virgin Atlantic boss warns on long-term hit to business travel

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David Cameron breaks Greensill silence, investors brace for corporate tax hikes Apr 12, 2021

Former British prime minister David Cameron has admitted he made mistakes over his government lobbying for Greensill Capital, leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is expanding its investment in chips, and Microsoft is on the verge of acquiring the voice technology pioneer, Nuance. Plus, the FT’s US equities correspondent, Aziza Kasumov, discusses US equities investors’ concerns about US president Joe Biden’s tax proposals.

Cameron admits mistakes as he breaks silence on Greensill

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Huawei rival Xiaomi steps up chip ambitions amid US pressure

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Wall Street investors look warily at gathering tax ‘storm’

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Microsoft nears deal to buy voice tech pioneer Nuance for $16bn

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Amazon on course to defeat union effort, Goldman’s Deliveroo move Apr 09, 2021

Amazon looked on course to defeat a historic effort by workers to unionise an Alabama warehouse, and companies and countries around the world are weighing the Biden administration’s global corporate tax plan. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains Goldman Sachs’ purchase of £75m of Deliveroo shares after the UK food delivery group’s disappointing initial public offering last month.

Amazon vote count shows Alabama unionisation effort trailing

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Goldman Sachs bought £75m of Deliveroo shares to prop up IPO price

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A grand bargain: how the radical US corporate tax plan would work

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US corporate tax offer to the world, ShareChat valued at $2.1bn, Vaccitech IPO Apr 08, 2021

The start-up that owns the biotechnology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US, Indian social media group ShareChat has raised more than $500m to grow its popular short-video app Moj, and Austrian activist Max Schrems has filed a privacy complaint against Google in France. Plus, the FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi has details on the US’s offer to the rest of the world to tax multinational companies.

US offers new plan in global corporate tax talks

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Biotech start-up behind AstraZeneca vaccine files for US listing

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ShareChat valued at $2bn in wake of TikTok ban

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Max Schrems accuses Google of illegally tracking Android users

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EMA to probe Sputnik vaccine, Renesas Electronics, Brazil crises Apr 07, 2021

The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation next week into whether clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine contravened ethical standards, and Japan’s national champion, Renesas Electronics, is being forced to diversify due to the pressures brought on by the chip industry. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains how president Jair Bolsonaro lost his grip of Brazil.

EU regulator to probe ethical standards of Sputnik vaccine trials

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Chip industry pressures spur Renesas to diversify

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Brazil’s coronavirus nightmare: ‘Bolsonaro is more isolated than ever’

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Nematodes the latest casualty of post-Brexit trade glitches

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Janet Yellen proposes global corporate minimum tax, the Taiwanese company at the heart of the global economy Apr 06, 2021

US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is calling on other countries to join the US in setting a corporate global minimum tax, and bond investors who took big risks at the outset of the pandemic are enjoying big returns. Plus, the FT’s greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, discusses how a little-known chip company that dominates the global semiconductor industry is navigating political tensions.

Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax

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Investors scoop up huge returns from companies’ crisis-era bonds

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TSMC: how a Taiwanese chipmaker became a linchpin of the global economy

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GameStop shares fall after it announces plan to sell $1bn in stock

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