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A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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- Nvidia after Jensen Huang · 15 minJensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO. We look at what it means for the company, AI sector, stock market and the US government’s relationship with China. Plus, European leaders…
- Nvidia board meets to discuss Huang’s future · 11 minNvidia’s board is holding urgent talks about the future of its founder Jensen Huang after revelations that he had an affair with a top executive at the company. European leaders…
- A look at the alleged spy who had an affair with Nvidia’s CEO · 13 minAnthropic is targeting a valuation of $1.4tn in its initial public offering, stronger than expected inflation data sparked fresh bets that the Federal Reserve will increase…
- The fallout of Nvidia’s spying scandal · 15 minNvidia shares tumbled after the company’s board said it would investigate reports that chief executive Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign espionage operation, investors are…
- Nvidia CEO admits to affair after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy · 15 minNvidia is investigating whether chief executive Jensen Huang was “the target of a foreign intelligence effort,” Israel’s president has formally given Gadi Eisenkot the first…
- Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What will the Democrats do next? · 30 minAmericans roundly rejected the Republican Party under President Donald Trump at the ballot box, giving the Democratic Party control of both the House of Representatives and the…
- Why investors soured on the Democrats · 15 minUS tech stocks plunged over worries that the blue wave could slow down the AI boom, and the FT’s Joe Miller explains what stance a Democratic Congress may take towards AI. Plus…
- How will the Democrats’ sweep shape policy and markets? · 13 minWashington will have trouble getting things done with a gridlocked government after this week’s midterm elections, but it’s hard to tell whether US President Donald Trump will…
- The Democrats’ moment of truth · 13 minThe Democrats score massive wins in the US midterm elections, bond investors are feeling optimistic about the make-up of the next Congress, and Qatar’s state-owned energy company…
- Judgement day for Trump’s Republican Party · 12 minUS voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide which party controls Congress and the FT’s James Politi breaks down the key Senate races to watch. Plus, oil investors and…
- The Gulf braces for new strikes against Iran · 12 minA Democratic-controlled Congress may struggle to ease cost of living pressures and Middle East diplomats warn that renewed conflict between the US and Iran would be even more…
- Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s the risk of political violence? · 37 minAs Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of…
- Alphabet’s brutal day on the stock market · 12 minAlphabet’s share price fell just over 12 percent on Thursday, and UK startup Nscale is banking on a troubled US data centre project to underpin its planned $35bn IPO. Plus, we…
- The winners and losers in the UK Budget · 13 minChancellor John Healey has targeted banks, savers and property owners in his Autumn Budget, Benjamin Netanyahu holds the lead in Israel’s election but there’s no clear winner…
- What a local ceasefire means for the Russia-Ukraine war · 12 minWashington and Moscow are discussing a potential return by American companies to the Russian oil market as a localised ceasefire begins in the Ukrainian town of Oleshky, exit…
- Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing · 13 minAnthropic has unveiled its long-awaited listing prospectus, Israelis have begun voting in an election that many regard as the most important in the country’s near-80-year…
- Update: Lula pulls off election win in Brazil · 11 minThe leftwinger’s victory comes after a loss in the first election round. Meanwhile, US voters are worried about corruption under the Trump administration a week ahead of the…
- Serbia’s strongman leader voted out · 11 minSerbia’s former president Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday. Meanwhile, US voters are worried about corruption under the Trump…
- The Bethlehem Project: Voters feel anxious and uncertain as US midterms near · 23 minThe FT sat down with more than a dozen voters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ahead of next week’s midterm elections. The roundtable discussion showed that some are staunch…
- Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world? · 32 minAs Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US…
- US prepared for protracted stalemate with Iran · 15 minGlobal stocks sold off as AI spending fears flare up, Brazilians will vote this weekend in a close presidential race, and the US is prepared for a lengthy stalemate in the war…
- Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge SpaceX and Tesla · 11 minMeta plans to create a new class of non-voting shares, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive and co-owner of Germany’s Axel Springer, has sought to acquire a stake in TikTok’s…
- Israel pushes to restart strikes against Iran · 13 minThe leaders of Ukraine, Finland and Norway hailed progress in talks in Oslo on Tuesday, SpaceX and Tesla are studying a merger, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is…
- Can Big Tech calm investors' AI jitters? · 13 minProtests across Europe over the high cost of living have turned increasingly disruptive, investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event…
- French government in crisis mode after a weekend of riots · 13 minFrance is reeling after "unprecedented" violent riots, America’s debt-laden $10tn AI infrastructure boom is a reckoning for the data centre build-out underpinning the US economy…
- Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Is American democracy safe? · 43 minAs Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US…
- Investors fret over AI debt · 12 minUK Chancellor John Healey has dropped his strongest hint yet of higher taxes on banks, and Anthropic secured a credit rating one notch below investment grade earlier this year…
- Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump · 14 minUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized US President Donald Trump in an interview with the FT, US inflation jumped to 3.7% and leaked emails reveal that Freshfields…
- France’s Marine Le Pen readies for fight with EU · 15 minFrance’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gearing up for a fight with the EU if elected president next year, investors in Accenture cannot decide if AI will be an existential…
- An election supercycle could push Europe to the right · 12 minThe IMF is warning that the world’s leading economies need to take “urgent” action to rebuild their public finances, Pakistan is stuck in a tricky place as its ally Saudi Arabia…
- Houthis attack Riyadh airport · 13 minThe Iran-backed Houthis have struck Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia multiple times this week, US president Donald Trump claims an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine…
- SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet · 13 minSoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to…
- Oil companies are full speed ahead in the Middle East · 11 minOil executives expressed their appetite for investing in the Middle East despite the war, the conflict has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, and big investors…
- Skydance’s debt pile takes the spotlight · 14 minParamount Skydance is tackling a huge pile of debt following its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, oil tanker captains are being paid rates equivalent to $100,000 a month for…
- The bond sell-off comes for corporate America · 11 minA sharp rise in US government borrowing costs this year is bleeding into the corporate debt market and Hong Kong’s de facto central bank questioned HSBC on why its new AI hub…
- The Tories go back to basics · 11 minTory leader Kemi Badenoch will solidify her role at the head of the party during this week’s conference, and corporate dealmaking was on the decline last quarter after the…
- Unhedged: An ode to stock picking · 20 minWe're bringing you a recent episode from our fellow FT podcast, Unhedged. Over the summer, the FT held a revamped version of its stock picking game – think fantasy football for…
- Zelenskyy says Putin’s gloves are off · 15 minUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is searching for a British alternative to Palantir, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his military leaders to…
- US Big Tech gets the most facetime with EU · 13 minOne pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other and attempted to crash the aircraft. An FT analysis reveals US Big Tech companies have an outsized influence in…
- Trump shrugs off AI regulation · 13 minUK businesses react to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour conference, US and French bonds are in hot water, and could an American ban on diesel exports backfire?…
- Nvidia turns to insurers to offset AI risks · 14 minUK chancellor John Healey has told the Labour Party conference that the economic conditions enjoyed by New Labour are “simply not there now”, Nvidia has held talks with insurance…
- Andy Burnham’s first Labour conference as prime minister · 11 minUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham returns to the Labour conference to sell his vision, EU countries are considering a Nato-style joint response to Russia’s hybrid war, and foreign…
- Bond rout pushes US mortgage rates past 7% · 13 minXi Jinping said the US and China should avoid being drawn into a “conflict” in remarks at the White House, and Brussels has warned Britain needs to raise tariffs on Chinese cars…
- US Treasury yields soar · 12 minUS Treasury yields soared on Wednesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to negotiate with the US, and the FT’s Sam Fleming explains why the UK budget…
- Will Trump and Xi extend their trade truce? · 11 minDonald Trump and Xi Jinping will discuss a potential extension of their trade war truce this week, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham met Trump for the first time, and the cost of…
- How a Russian forgery scheme evaded sanctions · 11 minStandard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial…
- Germany’s Merz vows to stay despite ‘disaster’ · 12 minGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a crisis of confidence as exit polls show his party missed the threshold for representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The right-wing…
- Reform UK mega-donors stir controversy · 13 minThe Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition are close to reaching an agreement to transfer the central bank’s gold reserves, critics are scrutinising donations to UK…
- Fed interest rate rises are back · 11 minThe Federal Reserve has raised rates for the first time since 2023, and the EU has asked China to restrict exports of hybrid cars as part of a deal to prevent a trade war. Plus…
- US billionaires bankroll Republican election push · 10 minUS and Chinese experts meet to discuss mitigating AI risks despite an ongoing tech rivalry, and US megadonors are largely backing Republicans in this midterm election season…
