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The Democratic convention kicks off in Chicago Aug 19, 2024

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Start-ups, legacy groups and policymakers are working out how to operate in areas of rising weather risks, and start-up failures shot up 60% in the past year. Plus, top international fashion brands are shifting orders away from Bangladesh because of recent political turmoil.

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FT series: the Uninsurable World

Global fashion brands cut Bangladesh orders after turmoil

Start-up failures jump by 60% as founders face hangover from boom years

The Democratic National Convention hits Chicago

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Molly Nugent, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Swamp Notes: Why more Latinos are voting Republican Aug 17, 2024

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Latino voters were once considered a reliable bet for Democrats. But with each passing election, Republicans are making more inroads with them. The FT’s Houston correspondent, Myles McCormick, and Republican political strategist, Mike Madrid, join this week’s Swamp Notes to unpack this shift.

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The Latino swing voters who could decide the US election

Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.

CREDIT: Harris for President

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Bonds are back, baby! Aug 16, 2024

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A huge US-based oilfield services company is expanding its Russian business, investors are piling into US treasuries, and US retail sales saw their biggest jump in a year and a half in July. Plus, a decade-long dispute between Coca-Cola and federal tax authorities has escalated to the point that the company could owe $16bn in back payments.

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US oil services group SLB expands in Russia as competitors withdraw

Investors return to bonds as recession fears stalk markets

Strong US retail sales raise hopes of ‘soft landing’

How a $16bn tax stand-off stays unseen in Coca-Cola’s earnings

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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US inflation hits lowest rate in 3 years Aug 15, 2024

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Peace talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza start up again today, US inflation fell to 2.9 per cent in July, and Ukrainian forces are looking to hold on to newly-seized Russian territory. Plus, Germany’s chief prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

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US inflation falls to 2.9% in July

Ukrainian forces seek to hold Russian positions after capturing hundreds of troops

The competing theories of the Nord Stream explosions

Germany issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian over Nord Stream gas pipeline attacks

US-Israel talks take on fresh urgency as Middle East on edge

Stonehenge rock was shifted 400 miles from Scotland, scientists find`AQ

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Are companies bailing on fossil fuels or doubling down? Aug 14, 2024

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US stocks and Treasuries rallied as traders assessed lower than expected wholesale inflation data, and investors hope that abundant electricity in northern Sweden can power a new wave of industrialisation.Meanwhile, the world’s biggest publicly listed coal producer is dropping plans to ditch the commodity.

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US stocks climb as soft inflation data spurs Treasury rally

Can Sweden deliver its much hyped green energy boom?

‘Cash is king’: Why Glencore kept faith with coal

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Katie McMurran,

Molly Nugent, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Delays hit Biden’s signature manufacturing laws Aug 13, 2024

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Russia has trained its navy to hit European targets with nuclear-capable missiles, and 40 per cent of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year of Joe Biden’s flagship industrial and climate policies have been delayed or paused. Plus, we ask the FT’s Tom Hale if there could be a light at the end of the tunnel for China’s economy.

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Russian navy trained to target sites inside Europe with nuclear-capable missiles

China deflation fears ease as consumer prices rise

Delays hit 40% of Biden’s major IRA manufacturing projects

Life and Art podcast: Why museums should keep their mummies and shrunken heads

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Western companies hit by Muslim country boycotts Aug 12, 2024

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More Americans trust Kamala Harris to handle the US economy than Donald Trump, European traders this summer are using only a fraction of Ukraine’s vast natural gas storage, and boycotts of western food and drinks brands in Muslim countries are hitting the revenues of multinationals. Plus, we look into why mid-tier US accounting firms are under increasing pressure to overhaul their networks.

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Widespread boycotts in Muslim countries hammer western brands

US accounting firms rethink global networks

Bosses cut flying day trips as travel settles into permanent ‘new normal’

Kamala Harris is more trusted than Donald Trump on the US economy

European gas traders shun Ukraine storage after Russian attacks

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Molly Nugent, Siona Jenkins, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Swamp Notes: Another brick in the (blue) Walz Aug 10, 2024

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Kamala Harris has supercharged Democratic party voters’ enthusiasm in the weeks since President Joe Biden stepped down as the nominee. Can Tim Walz, a little-known Midwestern governor with an everyman appeal and a progressive agenda, help maintain that excitement as her vice-presidential pick? The FT’s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and Washington bureau chief, James Politi, join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss what Walz adds to the ticket.

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Kamala Harris champions personal freedoms at first rally with Tim Walz

Why Tim Walz was Kamala Harris’s choice for vice-president

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US consumers start pinching pennies Aug 09, 2024

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The stock market sell-off earlier this week may have been a bit of an overreaction, and overall consumer spending has been struggling recently. Plus, the FT’s Christopher Miller explains what Ukraine’s surprise counteroffensive in Russia means.

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Everyone calm down

US consumer spending slowdown weighs on travel and leisure groups

Battles rage in Russia as Kyiv advances in war’s largest counter-incursion

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Jess Smith, Denise Guerra, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Google and Meta’s secret deal Aug 08, 2024

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Google and Meta struck a secret ads deal to target teenagers, and the FT reports that the UK’s biggest private pension fund dumped £80mn of Israeli assets. Plus, the FT’s Benjamin Parkin updates us on the situation in Bangladesh.

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Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers

UK’s biggest private pension fund dumps £80mn of Israeli assets

How the world’s longest-serving female leader was toppled

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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