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Has plant-based meat peaked?
2 februari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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January stocks hit the skids
1 februari 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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Ukrainian city braces itself for war
31 januari 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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: Treasure hunting on the Thames, with Jo Ellison
29 januari 2022 · 27 min
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. Lees meer
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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
28 januari 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by David, da Silva, 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 Fed plans to be ‘humble and nimble’ and hawkish
27 januari 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
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 Draghi dilemma
26 januari 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
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
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 Big Dip
25 januari 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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Discontent at Unilever
24 januari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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
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: Pati Jinich and Gillian Tett on food, culture and power
22 januari 2022 · 36 min
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’. Lees meer
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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
21 januari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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Moscow’s ‘Fortress Russia’ strategy
20 januari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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
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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Microsoft and Activision’s shared virtual universe
19 januari 2022 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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
18 januari 2022 · 8 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption
17 januari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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
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’
15 januari 2022 · 30 min
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. Lees meer
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Links and mentions from the episode:
– 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
14 januari 2022 · 11 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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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Environmental activists target top PR firms
13 januari 2022 · 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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 Fed’s Big Shrink
12 januari 2022 · 9 min
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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
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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US shifts from the ‘war on drugs’
11 januari 2022 · 10 min
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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’?
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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Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware
10 januari 2022 · 10 min
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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
8 januari 2022 · 27 min
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. Lees meer
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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’
7 januari 2022 · 9 min
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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
6 januari 2022 · 10 min
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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
Audio from the January 6th Capitol riot provided by CSPAN
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The small German city hosting BioNTech
5 januari 2022 · 9 min
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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
4 januari 2022 · 10 min
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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
3 januari 2022 · 10 min
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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?
23 december 2021 · 11 min
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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
22 december 2021 · 11 min
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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
21 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
20 december 2021 · 8 min
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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
18 december 2021 · 29 min
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. Lees meer
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Thank you for listening to the show this year. We’ll be back on January 8! What culture will you be reading, watching, listening to during the holidays? Say hi and let us know! Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.
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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
17 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
16 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
15 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
14 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
13 december 2021 · 10 min
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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
11 december 2021 · 25 min
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. Lees meer
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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
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The markets shrug off Omicron
10 december 2021 · 11 min
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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
9 december 2021 · 10 min
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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
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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Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine
8 december 2021 · 9 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/4f159e0e-06fa-4610-8768-4807a47b6fbe
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
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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Researchers struggle to access Facebook data
7 december 2021 · 9 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/0c162b9e-4c9a-40bf-ab48-a6d5f9830f6e
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
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 Tesla-financial complex
6 december 2021 · 10 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/6842cbfd-af06-459d-80cb-e62f68db910c
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
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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Weekend: Seeing Princess Diana, with ‘Spencer’ director Pablo Larraín
4 december 2021 · 28 min
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. Lees meer
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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
3 december 2021 · 10 min
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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
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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Iran’s looming water crisis
2 december 2021 · 9 min
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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
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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Stock market fragility
1 december 2021 · 10 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/5810c0fd-5325-4b58-93d6-4790d00956ad
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
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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Jack Dorsey exits Twitter
30 november 2021 · 9 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/b6aa92ea-4a07-4423-acbe-deacad5313a5
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
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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Nations race to contain the Omicron variant
29 november 2021 · 8 min
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https://www.ft.com/content/f39ef841-2756-40c4-9da5-487316beac2e
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
27 november 2021 · 27 min
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. Lees meer
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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 o…