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FT Weekend: Why US abortion rights are under attack
21 mei 2022 · 33 min
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. Lees meer
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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
20 mei 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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
19 mei 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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?
18 mei 2022 · 8 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Musk toys with Twitter deal at lower price
17 mei 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Behind the Money is back!
16 mei 2022 · 1 min
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! Lees meer
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Francesca McDonagh heads to Credit Suisse
16 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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FT Weekend: How Shakespeare gave actor Michael Patrick Thornton his life back
14 mei 2022 · 33 min
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. Lees meer
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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
13 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Ping An calls for HSBC break-up
12 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Musk would let Trump back on Twitter
11 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Sinn Féin’s historic victory
10 mei 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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The cost of China’s zero-Covid lockdown
9 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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Mentioned in this podcast:
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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US-China Tech Race: The great decoupling
8 mei 2022 · 26 min
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? Lees meer
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
7 mei 2022 · 32 min
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. Lees meer
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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
6 mei 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Markets sing after Federal Reserve raises rates
5 mei 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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Draghi urges EU to abandon unanimity requirement
4 mei 2022 · 8 min
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. Lees meer
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Mentioned in this podcast:
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
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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Federal Reserve poised to raise rates a half-percent
3 mei 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Italy’s tough new approach to Russia
2 mei 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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US-China Tech Race: brave new world
1 mei 2022 · 28 min
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? Lees meer
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
30 april 2022 · 31 min
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. Lees meer
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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
29 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Putin’s economic war on Europe
28 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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China’s moves in the South Pacific
27 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
Podcast survey
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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Twitter CEO Elon Musk?
26 april 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Emmanuel Macron elected to second term as French president
25 april 2022 · 11 min
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 Lees meer
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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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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US-China Tech Race: Shock and Awe
24 april 2022 · 29 min
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? Lees meer
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
23 april 2022 · 26 min
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? Lees meer
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
22 april 2022 · 12 min
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. Lees meer
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?
FT Podcast Survey
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Algeria struggles to meet Europe’s rising demand for gas
21 april 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Who will back Elon Musk?
20 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
Podcast survey
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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US Treasury ‘real yields’ about to eclipse inflation expectations
19 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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A year after Greensill Capital’s collapse
18 april 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
Mentioned in this podcast:
Long Covid: the invisible public health crisis fuelling labour shortages
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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US-China Tech Race: Chips with Everything
17 april 2022 · 26 min
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. Lees meer
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.
Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the FT’s technology team at ft.com/technology
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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.
News clips credits: CNBC
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FT Weekend: The story behind one of reggae’s most sampled songs
16 april 2022 · 33 min
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? Lees meer
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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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Is the US headed for a recession?
14 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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, 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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Volkswagen’s U-turn
13 april 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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The rise of conservative shareholder activism
12 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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A French presidential election rematch
11 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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US-China Tech Race: Spies and Lies (Part Two)
10 april 2022 · 31 min
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. Lees meer
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 …
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FT Weekend: How Cameo is changing celebrity. Plus: designing your home
9 april 2022 · 26 min
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. Lees meer
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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?
8 april 2022 · 8 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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Did AutoX risk safety to look good for investors?
7 april 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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Shanghai lockdown forces bankers to camp in offices
6 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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Atrocities prompt more calls to ban Russian energy
5 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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 prepares new sanctions after reports of Russian atrocities
4 april 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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)
3 april 2022 · 32 min
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? Lees meer
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FT Weekend: Poet Maria Stepanova. Plus, Inside the FT newsroom
2 april 2022 · 31 min
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 for the 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. Lees meer
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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 host…
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Biden’s move to lower oil prices
1 april 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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