FT News Briefing

The melody of a yield curve

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/b08546bc-7eee-4c25-9e5c-db458728e4c2US president Joe Biden suffered a blow to hi...

FT Weekend—Predictions for 2022: Britney, flip phones and the metaverse

18 Dec 2021

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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 happe...

The Bank of England’s surprise rate rise

17 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5355f6b9-ad94-401e-bedd-557a9e75b15fResidents of America’s biggest cities are ...

The Fed expects three interest rate rises for next year

16 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5418e790-754e-4421-a7d2-99fd610466c3Federal Reserve officials expect to raise in...

The queen of the bull market faces her toughest test

15 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9db04e62-720a-47b6-89a8-3fc0f383b489The US Federal Reserve is expected to announ...

The battle inside JPMorgan over A-Rod’s millions

14 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6c90116a-d978-4b3c-9fba-0b57b2a42aecThe US Department of Labor is investigating ...

Fast fashion’s new superpower: Shein

13 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/99bcfb02-6de4-4658-9d7f-c210db884fdfThe cost of flying cargo around the world ha...

FT Weekend: A trip to our secret book vault. Plus: the best books of 2021

11 Dec 2021

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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 ...

The markets shrug off Omicron

10 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/699883ef-69b7-425f-a149-915268ccac82US consumer prices for November are expected...

Evergrande’s endgame

09 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f448826b-f40b-49be-824d-5795493cee5fThe Big Four accounting firms have recorded ...

Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine

08 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/4f159e0e-06fa-4610-8768-4807a47b6fbeChina is preparing a blacklist that could ti...

Researchers struggle to access Facebook data

07 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/0c162b9e-4c9a-40bf-ab48-a6d5f9830f6eA sustained rally in the price of carbon all...

The Tesla-financial complex

06 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6842cbfd-af06-459d-80cb-e62f68db910cSeveral of Toshiba’s biggest shareholders ...

Weekend: Seeing Princess Diana, with ‘Spencer’ director Pablo Larraín

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 direc...

Brazil’s bullish finance minister

03 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e596c61d-a93c-48e6-8a16-c3b67d1f3f17Saudi Arabia has agreed to keep increasing m...

Iran’s looming water crisis

02 Dec 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/79f693ec-50d9-42d0-94af-b8b5d9d8d931The US-based Women’s Tennis Association sa...

Stock market fragility

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5810c0fd-5325-4b58-93d6-4790d00956adJay Powell signalled his support for a quick...

Jack Dorsey exits Twitter

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/b6aa92ea-4a07-4423-acbe-deacad5313a5Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down ...

Nations race to contain the Omicron variant

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f39ef841-2756-40c4-9da5-487316beac2eCountries are imposing new lockdowns and tra...

FT Weekend: Eat, drink and be merry

27 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, w...

Biden’s strategic political reserve

24 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5074f2b1-fd14-490a-9234-3027d565adc9President Joe Biden has authorised the relea...

China’s game-changing hypersonic technology

23 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e83a0e51-9195-4c95-8f0b-263f97794302Joe Biden has nominated Jay Powell to serve ...

The growing problem of space junk

22 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/db10452c-ddf2-445a-a28f-34253506c142Saudi Arabia has an ambitious goal to increa...

FT Weekend: The art of conversation, with Ruby Wax

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our Life & Arts journalism into audio form. You can follow it on its own feed at 'FT ...

Euro drama in currency markets

19 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/896cc408-68c4-4fd1-960b-85bb18843384Ford and General Motors said on Thursday tha...

EV market capitalisations go bonkers

18 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb7eaf32-597e-403a-bb3c-71290113ad92US President Joe Biden has called on the Fed...

On trial in the Vatican

17 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e08f700a-75e9-427d-b360-2a7c99c3fb24Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to hold...

Shell shifts HQ to the UK

16 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/fe1805b2-ef2f-48b4-9ca3-37e8c5f82e11The use of brand new “virgin” plastics b...

Brexit drama 2.0

15 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/42928696-226a-4d50-9a49-4ee16f8b107fBeijing has accused the EU of risking damage...

FT Weekend: How to live forever

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our weekend journalism into audio form, with everything from culture and food and the art...

Facebook’s whistleblower goes to Europe

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Toshiba has ruled out pursuing a deal to take the whole company private and is set to reveal a plan to split the business in three, and Facebook’s w...

Inflation bites Biden

11 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/7d4a1b33-d4a4-4bff-a305-23c082be7c57US consumer prices jumped in October at the ...

Big investors get tougher with companies over climate change

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5656f24c-a8db-4626-bd6f-c2ab0aa4aa8cGeneral Electric plans to break into three s...

Elon Musk’s Twitter followers say sell

09 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/64380f52-df32-4ad7-b2b6-fec42ee95ce1Federal Reserve governor Randal Quarles’ d...

Why footballers stumble in their finances

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e9bcbc06-e603-4baf-b5d1-fd8603103bb5French authorities have opened an investigat...

Bond investors and central banks

05 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/d6716d79-4cbd-4955-b07b-64740a4a6d5bThe White House has said Opec+ risks imperil...

Argentina vs the IMF

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/22e5487a-3e75-46db-abf0-c8e5e5fd7ad4The Federal Reserve said it would begin scal...

Financing the fight against climate change

03 Nov 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/44757917-71f4-4699-8bde-49ebd15feebeBanks have watered down climate pledges and ...

Apple’s privacy policy wreaks havoc on rivals

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/d5d05648-ea0e-4c8a-ac0f-daad0d8ce5fbWorld leaders warned of severe consequences ...

COP26: a climate gathering like no other

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/24a0e0ed-749d-4b6e-adbd-1f3c3a6cadb3The FT’s clean energy and environment corr...

Introducing Working It: Can wellness apps fix us and beat staff burnout?

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the podcast about doing work differently. Join host Isabel Berwick every Wednesday for expert analysis and watercooler chat about ahead-o...

Special episode: a trip to the NYSE trading floor

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e66c93b1-996c-48ea-9a13-597410ec7e47Facebook is changing its name to Meta, and t...

The risks of private capital

28 Oct 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/c0ee2974-0e6d-43b4-ae05-6c4be9aea94fActivist hedge fund Third Point is pressurin...

Poland versus the EU

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/8bb01ecf-622f-462f-b090-6cf5fa69a2ecTrading app Robinhood’s third-quarter earn...

Dirty green jobs, and the $1tn carmaker

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/910fcfd8-05e8-43c3-8a30-dc8388964302Tesla has become the first carmaker to be va...

The South Korean ‘wave’ has gone global

25 Oct 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/08263cf5-1d37-4296-a43f-4bf006e5a03aPoland’s prime minister has accused the EU...

Turkey’s Central Bank of Erdogan

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9The US Federal Reserve has adopted new rules...

More Saudi women join the workforce

21 Oct 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9c52937f-8f75-4d9d-8a62-8479a818ef45The ECB is pushing banks to add hundreds of ...

The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/a263a468-2f91-490c-896c-a232866afb4eChina has told McDonald’s to expand a digi...

Japan refocuses on semiconductors

19 Oct 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/ad0b0068-1100-49b9-bc88-2055e1936efcA bitcoin-linked ETF is on track to debut on...

We answer a listener question about population growth

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/2d52df0d-ba41-45e3-9a0f-bb72a22f7d7cThe rising cost of fuel is threatening airli...

S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first i...

Women still battle for start-up finance

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200UK ministers trying to fund the government’...

US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9a0a8048-a6e1-4557-8b0a-37fb5bf67e84The global economy is entering a phase of in...

How Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/ee0421e8-e101-4b0b-811e-0125c6be2449Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepped down...

IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/4ce62a29-5401-4fa1-8af4-20e892e50fe8Divisions between the US and Europe over whe...

Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The story of how a tiny, unknown hedge fund took on a giant of corporate America over climate change - and won. Charlie Penner of Engine No 1 talks ab...

Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/fca004be-9f93-4681-bdd1-931ba5c2f50fIreland has finally abandoned its cherished ...

Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the world of tax avoidance?

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/411bb70a-8fe9-41ef-bd58-e4798b12c2a2Vladimir Putin hinted that Russia’s state-...

Africa’s green superpower

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb1b2bc3-1edf-444b-ac44-8e3a79cd8887Private equity firms are offering the highes...

Oil prices hit 7-year high

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/bc24e812-a089-43e1-bc7a-289916c97229US oil prices rose to the highest level in s...

DIY gene editing

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/fc9fe04c-96ad-4127-ac98-2fbf579c36b6The International Monetary Fund’s board wi...

Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5f0402b7-812a-4314-aba1-cee242f9e161US senators are pressuring Facebook to relea...

Huawei tries to reinvent itself

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As sanctions derail its traditional business, China’s Huawei is scrambling to reinvent itself by shifting into areas less dependent on foreign chip ...

Inflation, inflation, inflation

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6cd13eb2-0ab7-40a5-816f-43e963a3ce05The government bond sell-off that began last...

Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics questions

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/1505ec37-b798-4016-8f80-d959bd6eac9cTwo senior Federal Reserve officials whose t...

Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87At least two Chinese cities are seizing pres...

FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a night on the Orient Express

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. This is the last episode of the FT Weekend which will be published in this feed, ...

Germany’s unusually unpredictable election

24 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/74160c71-c5b0-435c-9c09-1c5e9572bb1cGerman voters head to the poll this weekend ...

Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/a3b42914-2e0e-4246-bc45-1ea9b19b690bThe Federal Reserve has given its strongest ...

Gulf states caught between US and China

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/bde35a2f-ae3f-4fc5-920f-a6bca45d9eb3Poland and Hungary could lose billions of eu...

Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/dd3aef66-5189-4b85-873a-e82c80be3c2dGlobal financial markets are jittery about t...

China’s digital dictatorship

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/efcae358-e439-4135-9600-55b23dcd7dc8Australia’s nuclear submarine deal with th...

FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. We will soon stop publishing FT Weekend on this feed, so you if want to keep list...

Laos welcomes cryptocurrency miners

17 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/8e3784f8-5605-40aa-a8b5-3d0e5bdae9a9An unpublished internal model seen by the FT...

Alexa, pass the scalpel?

16 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/91b4abd2-1ef7-4069-ac25-a4759a2ddfb8Washington has launched a security partnersh...

China deals a blow to Blackstone’s ambitions

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/24c2b733-9dca-4dcf-81d2-ca90583a3ac9US consumer prices in August rose at a more ...

Diesel vs Doughnuts

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/63d65f6a-045d-4da8-b170-c30642cea5ccChinese police are using a new anti-fraud ap...

Hedge funds flock to Silicon Valley

13 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/40cef59a-441b-4b97-bea8-7a3ec838bc4bBeijing wants to break up Alipay and create ...

Introducing the FT Weekend podcast: 9/11 and the passing of time

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years after the Twin Towers were brought down, FT Weekend podcast host Lilah Raptopoulos explores where 9/11 sits in our memories. The FT’s N...

The SEC vs Coinbase

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/0b052bc2-c481-49c7-a645-c83e90f45ff1A poll shows leading economists believe the ...

The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/7344543b-aefa-4715-8494-7c92e1e531f2A court heard opening arguments in the case ...

Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism?

08 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/7a545b87-55eb-4dbd-b9a0-c80def4bdcf8Pfizer’s chief scientific officer Philip D...

Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/768cdb61-a131-42de-b8d6-42c3c757cb82Prime minister Boris Johnson will announce a...

Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 ...

Introducing FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, host Lilah Raptopoulos talks to Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and Chez Panisse’s legenda...

US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview

03 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/0b603fa8-7afc-46f3-bae6-46b89a0def8fBankers and investors are bracing for a bump...

Banking on cannabis

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/385a236d-c829-47e8-b3a3-c0c3ef2d5387YouTube has netted 50m paying subscribers fo...

Biden defends US pullout of Afghanistan

01 Sep 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/53441ca2-a824-4f2c-8a76-c10ebde4840bBrussels is drafting a proposal for a €600...

The fight between US service staff and QR codes

31 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/86c5ce53-69cb-4bf2-b79e-7e67f1b71cfaQR codes have replaced service staff in the ...

Trailer: Introducing the FT Weekend podcast

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We'd like to introduce you to our new show: FT Weekend. Turn off your email alerts and settle in. Every Saturday, from September 4, join host Lilah Ra...

How community banks were small business saviours during the pandemic

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e03bcc3e-c418-47e6-9037-0f0030529af0The US tomorrow will withdraw all of its tro...

Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’

27 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/3e727154-099c-4af8-b3a0-5aa2742bcdcaUS military officials are blaming Isis for a...

OnlyFans reverses its controversial porn ban

26 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/a2aabbbe-070f-48f1-92f2-5ed1ec85cf2bTurkey’s military has begun withdrawing it...

Lawsuit seeks accountability for Beirut port blast

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/03108ae2-9645-4849-a165-52eee0272790US President Joe Biden is defying internatio...

G7 tries to salvage Afghanistan crisis

24 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f23d324d-b17e-4f6a-bacd-dad8fed54493At an emergency G7 meeting US president Joe ...

Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks

23 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/94500fca-aef3-4ab6-82d5-08005ee49c49UK prime minister Boris Johnson will on Tues...

Auto industry chip shortage worsens

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/243efeb3-032a-4282-b83a-24f566ea1161The chip shortage hobbling the auto industry...

Afghanistan’s ‘dire’ financial outlook

19 Aug 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/b1c4e938-b959-4767-aba9-2aedc1f44005The former head of Afghanistan’s central b...

The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9950c2c0-f75c-4098-aa1f-01e3ffc38644In the Islamist group’s first official pre...