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Netflix profits surged during the first quarter, global markets had a rocky week due to worries over US inflation, and India?s prime minister is getting a big boost from the business class in his re-election campaign.
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Netflix profits surge on strong subscriber growth
The great bet on rate cuts is off
European stocks suffer worst day in nine months
US to grow at double the rate of G7 peers this year, says IMF
Jay Powell says US inflation ?taking longer than expected? to hit target
Businesses bank on Narendra Modi election win to ease India?s bottlenecks
Luxury automakers hit by Korea?s new neon green licence plate rule for company cars
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Denise Guerra, Cara Shillenn, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Iran is exporting more oil than at any time for the past six years, EU leaders are debating whether to unify the bloc?s fragmented capital markets, and the IMF warns that the US?s massive fiscal deficit poses significant risks to global markets. Plus, artificial intelligence needs an abundance of electricity to run, but the world is struggling to generate it.
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Iran oil exports hit 6-year high as west prepares sanctions
Majority of EU states object to capital markets reform push
US deficit poses ?significant risks? to global economy, warns IMF
Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Cara Shillenn, Denise Guerra, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Andreessen Horowitz hauls in one of the largest funds since the downturn in the tech sector, stocks from China?s state-owned enterprises are faring well compared with the wider market, and the IMF says that the US is on track to grow at double the rate of any other G7 country this year. Plus, a full-scale conflict has depleted Ukrainian defences. Israel could face a similar plight despite the weekend?s successful interceptions.
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $7.2bn and sets sights on AI start-ups
Beijing reforms unloved state-owned enterprises to win back investors
US to grow at double the rate of G7 peers this year, says IMF
Ukraine?s air defence struggle shows risks to Israel
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Katya Kumkova, Josh Gabert-Doyon, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Goldman Sachs surpasses profit estimates by almost $1bn, CVC?s revived listing plan follows years of internal discord over whether the PE firm should go public, and Tesla is laying off 10% of its global workforce. Plus, the FT?s Michael Stott explains why the Darién Gap has become an important migration route for people heading towards the US.
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Goldman Sachs traders help fuel 28% profit increase
Goldman Sachs knows what fits it best ? plenty of deals
Tesla to cut 10% of global workforce
The migrant highway that could sway the US election
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Denise Guerra, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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US lawmakers face new pressure to approve military aid for Israel, and Tianqi Lithium?s strategy is at risk as Chilean President Gabriel Boric?s government works to take back control of resources. Plus, depositors put pressure on big US banks.
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Net interest income may have peaked for Wall Street banks
China?s Tianqi Lithium?s $4bn bet on Chile at risk of backfiring
Israel weighs response to unprecedented attack by Iran
Pressure mounts on US lawmakers to approve new aid for Israel
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Denise Guerra, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Donald Trump championed the reversal of Roe vs Wade. He even called himself the ?most pro-life president? in US history. But with voters outraged by abortion restrictions, Trump and other Republicans are staking out a new position on the issue. The FT?s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and Washington bureau chief, James Politi, join to explain why.
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Arizona court bans almost all abortions in Trump-Biden swing state
Donald Trump says abortion law should be left to states
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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Three more US regulators have opened probes into Morgan Stanley, managers are planning to shut or convert US prime money market funds ahead of new regulations, and the European Central Bank held interest rates steady. Plus, sanctioned Russian oligarchs got a big win in a top EU court.
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EU?s sanctions regime in turmoil after oligarchs win legal battle
Managers to shut or convert $220bn of US money market funds before rule change
US allies urge Iran not to retaliate against Israel
European Central Bank holds interest rates at 4% in contested decision
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Ethan Plotkin, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Traders slashed bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, the US audit regulator issued its biggest fine ever against KPMG, and the UK?s Lloyds Banking Group plans to cut jobs in risk management after an internal review found the function was a ?blocker to our strategic transformation?.
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Markets slash rate cut bets after US inflation rises to 3.5%
Investors lose hope of rapid US interest rate cuts this year
KPMG fined $25mn over exam cheating scandal at firm?s Dutch arm
Lloyds Bank axes risk staff after executives complain they are a ?blocker?
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Cara Shillenn, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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OpenAI and Meta are on the brink of releasing new artificial intelligence models, police in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy to arrest the former vice-president, and big investors are selling US Treasuries and buying European government bonds. Plus, Australia is trying to boost its manufacturing sector to protect against supply chain disruptions.
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OpenAI and Meta ready new AI models capable of ?reasoning?
Ecuador?s president displays strongman credentials with Mexico embassy raid
Big investors buy European bonds over US as economies diverge
?Made in Australia? drive aims to shift economy from ?world?s quarry? label
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The US, UK and Australia on Monday said they were considering working with Japan in the trilateral Aukus security pact, the world?s biggest chipmaker will build cutting-edge facilities in Arizona in exchange for billions of dollars in subsidies, and the Environment Agency for England and Wales is allocating £11mn collected in fines against water companies, to environmental restoration projects.
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TSMC boosts Joe Biden?s AI chip ambitions with $11.6bn US production deal
US, UK and Australia say Japan could join part of Aukus pact
Regulator seeks to quell public anger on UK water with £11mn restoration fund
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Israel moves some of its troops from southern Gaza to prepare for an operation in the city of Rafah, Google is considering charging for AI-powered search, and European defence companies are worried about their reliance on China for a critical component in gunpowder for ammunition. Plus, global stock market concentration has risen to its highest level in decades.
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Israel says it has pulled out of Khan Younis to prepare for move on Rafah
European defence groups warn over reliance on Chinese cotton used in gunpowder
How Google lost ground in the AI race
Google considers charging for AI-powered search in big change to business model
Global dominance of biggest stocks rises to highest in decades
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Mischa Frankl-Duval, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Donald Trump?s first term as president featured mainstream Republican figures ? respected military officials, centre-right policymakers, and neoliberal business leaders ? who promised to temper his more extreme instincts. But if Trump takes office again, his White House could feature a very different cast of characters. The FT?s Washington bureau chief, James Politi, and deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, join this week?s Swamp Notes to discuss what a second Trump White House would look like.
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The Trump machine: the inner circle preparing for a second term
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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The supply of equity shares on the market is shrinking, more people in Israel are calling for early elections, and Prague says Russia is mounting cyber attacks on railway systems throughout Europe. Plus, a new plan to give a boost to Africa?s agriculture.
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Benny Gantz calls for early elections in Israel
Israelis hold biggest rally against Netanyahu since start of Gaza war
Can Africa one day help feed the world?s growing population?
Global equity supply falls at fastest pace in decades
Russia is trying to sabotage European railways, warns Prague
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Zach St. Louis, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Lower than expected eurozone inflation number bolsters expectations of ECB interest rate cuts by summer, People?s Liberation Army mobilisation units reflect Xi Jinping?s focus on security, Tesla faces a tough moment, and big investors line up behind management at Disney.
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Eurozone inflation falls to 2.4% in March
Chinese companies revive Mao Zedong-era militias
Where Tesla departs from the Mag 7
The big worry for carmakers: what if the EV slowdown is not a blip?
Bob Iger defeats Nelson Peltz by wide margin in Walt Disney board clash
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Michela Tindera, Cara Shillenn, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Nato is trying to ?Trump-proof? funding for the war in Ukraine, Thames Water?s owners will start urgent restructuring talks, and birth rates are declining despite wealthy countries investing in family- friendly policies.
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Thames Water owners to begin urgent restructuring talks
Why family-friendly policies don?t boost birth rates
Nato plans $100bn ?Trump-proof? fund for Ukraine
Southern growth spurt creates two-speed eurozone economy
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Michela Tindera, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Three senior members of Iran?s Revolutionary Guards were killed on Monday in an air strike, research institutes in the US and UK will work together to mitigate the risks of AI, and Robinhood gets into the credit card business.
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Iran accuses Israel of killing general in strike on Damascus consulate
US and UK sign landmark agreement on testing safety of AI
Beyond memes: Robinhood seeks to broaden its appeal
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase ahead of European elections, investors are concerned about President Lula?s interventions in the economy, and China?s factory activity has expanded for the first time in six months.
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Europe battles ?avalanche of disinformation? from Russia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva steps up interventions in Brazil?s largest companies
China?s factory activity adds to signs of recovery
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Ethan Plotkin, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange, and Thames Water shareholders might take a big financial hit. Plus, what instant noodles can tell us about the economy.
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Thames Water shareholders signal readiness to take £5bn hit
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud
Lloyd?s of London chief calls for quick insurance payouts on Baltimore bridge
Oodles of noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Ethan Plotkin, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The end of negative interest rates in Japan threatens to bring a new era of volatility for the yen, and Florida and Disney resolve a legal dispute. Plus, US small-cap stocks are suffering their worst run of performance relative to large companies in more than 20 years.
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End of negative interest rates in Japan raises threat of yen volatility
US small-caps suffer worst run against larger stocks in over 20 years
Disney settles lawsuit in Florida theme-park dispute
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Ethan Plotkin, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Shares in Donald Trump?s social media business soared following its New York market debut, and Visa and Mastercard have agreed to cut their US transaction fees. Plus, UBS needs to boost its wealth business to make its Credit Suisse acquisition a success.
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Donald Trump has $4.6bn stake in social media group after market debut
Visa and Mastercard agree $30bn settlement over US transaction fees
Can UBS become Europe?s Morgan Stanley?
In German groceries, even computers have to obey century-old ban on Sunday work
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, the Ukraine war distracted Russian security forces from addressing Islamist terrorism threats, and Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun plans to step down at the end of the year. Plus, the FT?s Antoine Gara explains how infrastructure went from an investment backwater to a $1tn asset class.
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How Ukraine war distracted Moscow from Isis-K threat
Infrastructure: from investment backwater to a $1tn asset class
Israel cancels Washington visit after UN resolution demands Gaza ceasefire
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as company battles safety concerns
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Kyra Assibey-Bonsu, Zach St. Louis, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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US and Japan?s security alliance gets a makeover, a record amount of money has flooded into US corporate bond markets this year, and India is using a ?quid pro quo? strategy for trade talks.
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US and Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in more than 60 years
Investors pour money into US corporate bond funds at record rate
India?s ?quid pro quo? strategy for trade talks
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Democrats have honed in on a novel campaign strategy over the past few election cycles: elevate Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries, and then blow past them in general elections. So far, the strategy has mostly paid off, but will this risky gamble work in 2024? The FT?s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US managing editor, Peter Spiegel, join to discuss. Credit: Associated Press, WCPO-9
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Donald Trump-backed US Senate candidate clinches Republican nomination in Ohio
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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Reddit shares soared during its public market debut, US prosecutors filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, and the FT?s Sujeet Indap explains why Hertz?s pivot to electric vehicles went awry.
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US accuses Apple of building smartphone market monopoly in antitrust case
How Hertz?s bets on Tesla and a Goldman veteran veered off course
Social media site Reddit soars 48% in New York IPO
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Kyra Assibey-Bonsu, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The west is focusing on new technology in nuclear energy to reduce reliance on Russia and carbon, and profits at Chinese ecommerce group PDD Holdings soared 146% in three months to December. Plus, price rises in services in the US are making the Federal Reserve?s decision-making over interest rates more complicated.
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Macron to revive demands for European defence bonds
Security concerns fuel nuclear energy renaissance
Has inflation stopped falling?
Temu-owner PDD doubles revenues to cap ?pivotal? year
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Microsoft has hired the co-founder of Google?s DeepMind, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, and leading European and UK artificial intelligence start-ups have been lobbied to move their headquarters to rival nations.
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Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to run new consumer AI unit
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates
Unilever to split off ice cream business and cut 7,500 jobs
Rival nations seek to poach top UK and European AI start-ups
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Nvidia announced a new ?superchip? and Vladimir Putin?s expected electoral victory is an inflection point for Russia. Plus, the FT?s Heba Saleh explains why young people in Gaza are being called the lost generation.
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Nvidia unveils new ?superchip? in push to continue dominance of AI market
Vladimir Putin cements Russian rule for another six years
The lost future of young Gazans
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Zach St. Louis, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Central banks take centre stage this week, Benjamin Netanyahu defies western allies over his strategy in Gaza, and the US National Labor Relations Board is facing challenges from some major companies. Plus, after years of negative news surrounding South Africa, there are grounds for medium-term optimism.
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US labour watchdog attracts enemies from Amazon to SpaceX
The bullish case for South Africa
Benjamin Netanyahu defies western allies over Gaza strategy
Central bankers take centre stage
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Zach St. Louis, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Union workers used to be a reliable pillar of the Democratic party?s voting coalition. Then Donald Trump arrived on the scene. The FT?s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and US labour and equality correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, join this week?s Swamp Notes to examine how President Joe Biden is trying to win workers back, and why unions may decide November?s election.
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America?s most powerful union leaders have a message for capital
Union workers score big pay gains as labour action sweeps US
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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The UAE is in talks to invest in OpenAI?s chip- making business and an Uber courier makes an app to fight against the company?s algorithms. Plus, a look at how the encrypted messaging app Telegram has become both an important news source and a hotbed of criminal activity.
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Abu Dhabi in talks to invest in OpenAI chip venture
Telegram: social media giant or the new ?dark web??
The delivery rider who took on his faceless boss
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded he will not become prime minister of the Netherlands, Ukraine has stepped up drone strikes on oil refineries deep inside Russia, and a bill to ban TikTok in the US passed the House of Representatives. Plus, Nigeria is in the middle of a currency crisis and the government is blaming Binance for a lot of it.
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Geert Wilders announces he will not be PM
Ukraine strikes oil refineries deep inside Russia
US House votes through bill to ban TikTok
Nigeria pushes Binance for user data in stand-off over naira speculation
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The EU and US found some stop-gap funding for weapons for Ukraine, China is scrapping a number of infrastructure projects in indebted regions, and US inflation ticked up unexpectedly. Plus, tension between Beijing and Washington over access to technology has prompted many companies to open factories in south-east Asia.
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EU and US find stop-gap funding for Ukraine weapons
China?s treatment of local debt ?ulcer? threatens growth target
US inflation rises to 3.2% in February
Malaysia: the surprise winner from US-China chip wars
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Reddit?s public offering could set the tone for start-ups looking to list in 2024, and the EU wants to give Ukraine up to ?3bn. Plus, there are new plans to deliver aid to Gaza to help the enclave avoid famine.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Brussels aims to fast track up to ?3bn for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
Reddit aims to raise more than $500mn in IPO
EU ministers approve ?status quo? rules for gig economy workers
Can ships carrying aid help avert famine in Gaza?
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Zach St. Louis, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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America?s regulators say new rules will help maintain the dominance of US Treasuries, and there are still weaknesses in regional banking a year after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Plus, a new Bain & Co report reveals that private equity groups are sitting on a record of unsold assets.
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The radical changes coming to the world?s biggest bond market
Number of weak US banks jumps as NYCB stabilised on $1bn capital raise
Dealmaking slowdown leaves private equity with record unsold assets
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Joe Biden was in the spotlight this week as he made his annual State of the Union address. It was his chance to not only speak directly to the American people, but also prove that he?s up to the task of campaigning for re-election. So how did he do? The FT?s US national editor and columnist, Edward Luce, and Washington reporter, Steff Chávez, join us to discuss.
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Joe Biden just kicked off his re-election campaign
Biden attacks Trump in fiery State of the Union speech
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Instagram overtook TikTok in new app downloads last year, US President Joe Biden announced a plan to set up a port on the coast of Gaza to help facilitate aid delivery to the enclave, and a huge corruption case in Vietnam has captured the country?s attention. Plus, the FT?s Dan McCrum unpacks the mystery behind how Temu took over the retail world. Credit: Temu
Mentioned in this podcast:
Trial begins for Vietnamese property tycoon accused of $12bn fraud
The mysterious rise of the Chinese ecommerce giant behind Temu
US plans to establish port on Gaza coast to step up aid deliveries
Instagram overtakes TikTok in app downloads in race for new users
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Bayer chief executive Bill Anderson has ruled out a fresh capital increase and Ghana?s finance minister is concerned that the country?s new anti-LGBT+ law will put its international funding at risk. Plus, the FT?s Robin Wigglesworth examines whether private equity is a good fit for Norway?s sovereign wealth fund.
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Bayer chief rules out capital increase as investors slam turnaround plan
Is private equity actually worth it?
Anti-LGBT+ law puts Ghana?s IMF and World Bank funding at risk, finance ministry warns
Nikki Haley ends White House bid but does not endorse Donald Trump
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will on Wednesday put a £10bn personal tax cut at the heart of his Budget, and China is setting a 5 per cent growth target for this year. Plus, the FT?s Michael Stott sat down with Argentina?s president Javier Milei to talk about the country?s economy. Credit: AP
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Jeremy Hunt set to cut national insurance by 2p in UK Budget
Argentina?s Javier Milei says he doesn?t need congress to save the economy
China sets ?ambitious? 5% growth target and flags risks to economy
Singapore defends exclusive deal for Taylor Swift concerts in south-east Asia
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Gold prices have surged close to record levels, and the EU has fined Apple ?1.8bn as it boosts its fight against Big Tech. Plus, the FT?s Sam Fleming explains whether the Conservatives planned tax cuts will actually affect the outcome of the upcoming UK election.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Apple hit with ?1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
Will Big Tech agree to play by Europe?s rules?
The hard Budget choices facing a cash-strapped UK
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China has pledged ?computing vouchers? to subsidise its AI startups, Bayer is still struggling to move past its Roundup woes, and an Israeli senior minister visits the White House. Plus, Warren Buffett is sounding the alarm over wildfires and the utilities industry.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Buffett sounds wildfire alarm as utilities industry enters new era
Bayer slashes dividend by 95% as it steps up effort to cut debt
Bayer?s struggling Roundup court strategy
China offers AI computing ?vouchers? to its underpowered start-ups
Netanyahu allies lash out at Gantz over Washington trip
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The issue of immigration might be Donald Trump?s biggest political boon ahead of the US election in November, but President Joe Biden went to the US-Mexico border this week to try to change the narrative. The FT?s Houston correspondent, Myles McCormick, and US political news editor, Derek Brower, join this week?s Swamp Notes to examine whose case voters find more convincing. Credit: Fox10, PBS NewsHour
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Surge in border crossings creates political upheaval in the US
Joe Biden and Donald Trump head to Texas as immigration debate heats up
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The cost of Rishi Sunak?s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda could exceed £580mn by the end of the decade, and Toyota?s bet on hybrid vehicles has paid off, so far. Plus, the FT?s Samuel Agini explains how Formula One is trying to reinvent itself. Credit: Formula 1; Netflix
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Rishi Sunak?s Rwanda asylum scheme could cost UK £580mn, watchdog warns
Was Toyota?s bet on hybrid cars right all along?
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Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi has received about $136mn in stock options after hitting a performance target, and Adani is working to push India?s military capabilities. Plus, the FT?s Stephen Foley explains why McKinsey is drawing ire from US lawmakers.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity appeal
McKinsey-led think-tank advised China on policy that fed US tensions
McKinsey website touted its advice to Chinese government ministries
Adani answers Modi's call to arms
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Vladimir Putin?s forces have rehearsed using tactical nuclear weapons at an early stage of conflict with a major world power and Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has refused to rule out sending troops to Ukraine. Plus, profits for the biggest US oil and gas producers have almost tripled under President Joe Biden, even as the industry berates his administration?s 'hostile' policies.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Leaked Russian military files reveal criteria for nuclear strike
Macron says sending western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out
Germany rebuffs Emmanuel Macron on troops in Ukraine and tells Paris to ?supply more weapons?
Oil and gas profits triple under Joe Biden even as industry decries him
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Michela Tindera, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT?s executive producer. The FT?s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show?s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Sweden is set to become a Nato member, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is planning to name firms under investigation at a much earlier stage, and Microsoft has struck a deal with a French artificial intelligence start-up to broaden its involvement in the industry beyond OpenAI.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Sweden overcomes final hurdle to join Nato in historic shift
FCA plans to name firms under investigation in UK deterrence drive
Microsoft strikes deal with Mistral in push beyond OpenAI
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Israel plans to raise debt and taxes to fund its war in Gaza and global house prices are on the rise. Plus, FT correspondent Paola Tamma discusses some of the troubles plaguing the EU?s key pandemic stimulus fund.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US biotech fundraising boom ends 2-year deal drought
Is the EU?s Covid recovery fund failing?
Global house prices rebound as economists predict turning point
Israel plans $60bn debt raising and tax rises to fuel defence spending
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Former US President Donald Trump is the subject of four criminal cases and several civil suits. That means the presumptive Republican nominee will be spending a lot of time in courtrooms ahead of voting day in November. Still, it looks like all these legal liabilities might be giving him a political boost. The FT?s US legal and defence correspondent, Stefania Palma, and US managing editor, Peter Spiegel, join this week?s Swamp Notes to explain why.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Are US presidents above the law?
Donald Trump?s legal bill and Joe Biden?s cash boost: inside the 2024 money race
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The UK and EU will on Friday sign a deal to co-operate more closely in tackling illegal immigration and criminal gangs, and Japan?s Nikkei 225 index hit a record high after 34 years. Plus, the FT?s Alison Killing talks about Russia?s failed rebuilding of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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UK and EU agree to co-operate more closely on migration
Japan?s Nikkei 225 index eclipses record high after 34 years
Inside Mariupol: Russia?s new Potemkin village
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Nvidia?s net income soared nearly 800 per cent in the latest quarter compared to the same period in 2022, HSBC reported an 80 per cent drop in quarterly profit, and Boeing is replacing the executive in charge of manufacturing its 737 Max aircraft. Plus, Indonesia?s incoming president is creating concerns for the country?s democracy.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Nvidia declares AI ?tipping point? as quarterly revenues jump 265%
HSBC shares fall most since 2020 after profits plummet 80%
Boeing ousts head of 737 Max programme
What Prabowo Subianto?s presidential election win means for Indonesia
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Donald Trump is losing support from small donors, US lender Capital One has agreed to buy rival Discover Financial for $35.3bn, and Barclays updated investors on its strategy for the first time in eight years.
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Donald Trump?s donor numbers fall by 200,000 compared with 2019
Capital One agrees to buy Discover Financial for $35bn
Barclays to return £10bn to shareholders
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