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We answer a listener question about population growth Oct 18, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/2d52df0d-ba41-45e3-9a0f-bb72a22f7d7c

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

https://www.ft.com/content/cb53e204-362d-4dd1-b84d-9e697b92e692

Do you have a financial or economic question you want us to answer? Email Marc at marc.filippino@ft.com.

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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S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso Oct 15, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40

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

https://www.ft.com/content/238bca26-c48e-4d36-b00a-6e30eee28250

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Women still battle for start-up finance Oct 14, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200

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

https://www.ft.com/content/9f8f6fea-467e-4bd8-aad2-77baf831dbdd

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US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope Oct 13, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/9a0a8048-a6e1-4557-8b0a-37fb5bf67e84

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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https://www.ft.com/content/ee0421e8-e101-4b0b-811e-0125c6be2449

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’

https://www.ft.com/content/529519b0-d799-4217-9aa6-975db28ab478

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IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings Oct 11, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/4ce62a29-5401-4fa1-8af4-20e892e50fe8

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

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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

Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the Moral Money team here.

Get 30 days of the premium Moral Money newsletter free, together with complimentary access to FT.com for the same period, visitwww.ft.com/insideesg

Review clips: The Sun, Channel 4 News, Euronews, PBS Newshour, GMA, CNN, CNBC, ExxonMobil

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Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal Oct 08, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/fca004be-9f93-4681-bdd1-931ba5c2f50f

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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https://www.ft.com/content/411bb70a-8fe9-41ef-bd58-e4798b12c2a2

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

https://www.ft.com/content/93a23966-1b26-4e7b-aa0c-9ff2654e9990

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Africa’s green superpower Oct 06, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/eb1b2bc3-1edf-444b-ac44-8e3a79cd8887

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

https://www.ft.com/behind-the-money

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