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FT News Briefing

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Language: en News News & Politics

Activity Overview

Episode publication activity over the past year

Last Checked: 2025-11-16 11:01:54.505379
Showing episodes 1701 to 1800 of 1987 total

Monday, November 25

25 Nov 2019

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Pro-democracy candidates take more than half of seats in Hong Kong’s local council elections amid ...

Friday, November 22

22 Nov 2019

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Politicians and privacy campaigners call for Google’s $2.1bn deal for Fitbit to be blocked, Israel...

Thursday, November 21

21 Nov 2019

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The US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, turns against Donald Trump in an explosive impeachment...

Wednesday, November 20

20 Nov 2019

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Boris Johnson narrowly beats rival Jeremy Corbyn in a high-stakes televised duel, Lieutenant Colonel...

Tuesday, November 19

19 Nov 2019

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Alibaba is set to raise up to $13.4bn in a secondary listing in Hong Kong even as violence in the fi...

Monday, November 18

18 Nov 2019

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Saudi Aramco scales back the initial public offering of its state oil giant, Nancy Pelosi, the Speak...

Friday, November 15

15 Nov 2019

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The US and China are struggling to complete a ‘phase one’ deal to halt their trade war, former G...

Thursday, November 14

14 Nov 2019

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WeWork said its losses more than doubled to $1.3bn in the third quarter of 2019, researchers say a s...

Wednesday, November 13

13 Nov 2019

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Some popular UK health websites are sharing people’s sensitive data to ad-targeting giants such as...

Tuesday, November 12

12 Nov 2019

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Sources tell the FT that US private equity firm Cerberus has lost faith in Deutsche Bank’s chairma...

Monday, November 11

11 Nov 2019

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Christine Lagarde is expected to face calls for an overhaul of how the European Central Bank decides...

Introducing FT Politics: UK Election Countdown

09 Nov 2019

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We have another FT podcast to share. With FT Politics: UK Election Countdown, you can keep up with t...

Friday, November 8

08 Nov 2019

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Bankers for Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering have dangled the possibility of bonus payouts t...

Thursday, November 7

07 Nov 2019

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Airbnb is being valued at up to $42bn by investors buying indirect stakes ahead of an IPO next year ...

Wednesday, November 6

06 Nov 2019

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Donald Trump’s envoy to the EU acknowledges Ukraine aid was linked to a probe into Joe Biden, Ikea...

Tuesday, November 5

05 Nov 2019

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Uber’s rising revenue fails to stem a large loss in the third quarter and SoftBank tightens govern...

Monday, November 4

04 Nov 2019

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The whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump agrees to answer questions b...

Friday, November 1

01 Nov 2019

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The US House of Representatives votes to begin a new public phase in the impeachment inquiry into Do...

Thursday, October 31

31 Oct 2019

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The US Department of Justice strikes a deal with the Malaysian financier at the centre of the 1MDB s...

Wednesday, October 30

30 Oct 2019

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British MPs set a general election for December 12, the owner of French carmaker Peugeot is in merge...

Tuesday, October 29

29 Oct 2019

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Alphabet revenues were hit by rising costs in the third quarter despite a strong performance by Goog...

Monday, October 28

28 Oct 2019

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Alberto Fernández defeats Mauricio Macri to become the next president of Argentina, Lloyds Banking ...

Friday, October 25

25 Oct 2019

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Amazon shares dropped as much as 9 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company rep...

Thursday, October 24

24 Oct 2019

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Tesla shares soar 20 per cent in after-hours trade after posting a net profit in the third quarter, ...

Wednesday, October 23

23 Oct 2019

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British MPs back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but derail his attempt to take the UK o...

Tuesday, October 22

22 Oct 2019

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Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party was set for a minority government win in Canada’s general electio...

Monday, October 21

21 Oct 2019

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Boris Johnson makes a new attempt to win parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal on Monday, UK of...

Friday, October 18

18 Oct 2019

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Boris Johnson attempts to secure parliamentary support for his Brexit deal, Saudi Aramco postpones t...

Thursday, October 17

17 Oct 2019

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Brexit negotiators wrangle over the terms of a deal ahead of the start of Thursday’s EU summit, Ne...

Wednesday, October 16

16 Oct 2019

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The US House of Representatives passed an act voicing strong support for Hong Kong pro-democracy pro...

Tuesday, October 15

15 Oct 2019

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Donald Trump imposes sanctions against Turkish officials, hopes fade for a Brexit deal at a European...

Monday, October 14

14 Oct 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson gears up for what could be a historic week for Brexit ahead of the E...

Friday, October 11

11 Oct 2019

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Sterling had its biggest day since March on Thursday amid hopes for a Brexit deal, James Murdoch’s...

Thursday, October 10

10 Oct 2019

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US senators will propose sanctions on Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offens...

Wednesday, October 9

09 Oct 2019

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US stocks staged a late-session sell-off on Tuesday after the Trump administration ratcheted up pres...

Tuesday, October 8

08 Oct 2019

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says it will not proceed with its £32bn offer for the London Stock...

Monday, October 7

07 Oct 2019

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HSBC embarks on a cost-cutting drive that threatens up to 10,000 jobs, 2020 presidential hopeful Joe...

Friday, October 4

04 Oct 2019

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Donald Trump urges China to investigate former US vice president Joe Biden and the FT’s Washington...

Thursday, October 3

03 Oct 2019

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Global stocks fell heavily on Wednesday, with the UK market having its worst day in more than three ...

Wednesday, October 2

02 Oct 2019

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The US manufacturing sector contracted for the second consecutive month in September, falling to its...

Tuesday, October 1

01 Oct 2019

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US Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would hold a trial in the Senate if the...

Monday, September 30

30 Sep 2019

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Global dealmaking eases to the slowest pace in more than two years and more than 400,000 German car ...

Friday, September 27

27 Sep 2019

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The White House faced accusations of a cover-up on Thursday after the publication of a whistleblower...

Thursday, September 26

26 Sep 2019

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A memo from the White House reveals that US president Donald Trump asked Ukraine president Volodymyr...

Wednesday, September 25

25 Sep 2019

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House Democrats have launched impeachment proceedings against US president Donald Trump and Adam Neu...

Tuesday, September 24

24 Sep 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson calls for a new deal with Iran, Netflix sees its shares erase all ga...

Monday, September 23

23 Sep 2019

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SoftBank moves to oust Adam Neumann as the chief executive of WeWork, US president Donald Trump and ...

Friday, September 20

20 Sep 2019

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Saudi Arabia is pressuring wealthy families to buy in to the initial public offering of state oil gi...

Thursday, September 19

19 Sep 2019

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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau apologises for wearing brownface makeup at a private school p...

Wednesday, September 18

18 Sep 2019

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announces plans to inject another $75bn into the US financial s...

Tuesday, September 17

17 Sep 2019

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WeWork postponed its initial public offering on Monday night after struggling to drum up investor in...

Monday, September 16

16 Sep 2019

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Saudi Arabia faces weeks without full crude production capacity after an attack on the world’s mos...

Friday, September 13

13 Sep 2019

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WeWork’s executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of co-founder ...

Thursday, September 12

12 Sep 2019

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Purdue Pharma and its controlling Sackler family members strike a preliminary deal with several US s...

Wednesday, September 11

11 Sep 2019

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Apple unveils the iPhone 11 and undercuts streaming rivals Netflix and Disney with a $4.99-a-month p...

Tuesday, September 10

10 Sep 2019

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Softbank, the biggest outside shareholder in WeWork, is urging the lossmaking property group to shel...

Monday, September 9

09 Sep 2019

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A study found that nearly 40 per cent of worldwide foreign direct investment is used as a vehicle fo...

Friday, September 6

06 Sep 2019

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UK Labour MPs appear set to reject Boris Johnson’s push for a snap election and US Treasury secret...

Thursday, September 5

05 Sep 2019

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Boris Johnson suffered two major defeats on Wednesday as MPs backed legislation to stop a no-deal Br...

Wednesday, September 4

04 Sep 2019

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UK Conservative rebels inflict a Commons defeat on prime minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy, l...

Tuesday, September 3

03 Sep 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson threatens to call an October 14 general election if rebel Tory MPs j...

Monday, September 2

02 Sep 2019

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In a Labor Day special episode, as Philip Morris International enters into merger talks with Altria,...

Friday, August 30

30 Aug 2019

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US companies are unlikely to heed Donald Trump’s call to ditch their investments in China, Argenti...

Thursday, August 29

29 Aug 2019

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Italy appears to be heading towards a new government after the far-right is sidelined and two partie...

Wednesday, August 28

28 Aug 2019

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Opioid maker Purdue Pharma and members of the controlling Sackler family have offered to settle thou...

Tuesday, August 27

27 Aug 2019

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Drugmakers could decide to settle thousands of claims against them over the opioid crisis after a $5...

Monday, August 26

26 Aug 2019

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In a Summer Bank Holiday special episode, we look at Wall Street’s pressure on private prisons and...

Friday, August 23

23 Aug 2019

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A harbinger of a recession, the yield on the two-year Treasury bill rose above that of the benchmark...

Thursday, August 22

22 Aug 2019

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European Commission officials tell the FT they are planning news rules that will give EU citizens ex...

Wednesday, August 21

21 Aug 2019

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US president Donald Trump considers tax cuts to stimulate the economy and Italian prime minister Giu...

Tuesday, August 20

20 Aug 2019

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Apple commits more than $6bn for original shows and movies ahead of the launch of its new video stre...

Monday, August 19

19 Aug 2019

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A body advising the European Central Bank warns that European banks and other financial institutions...

Friday, August 16

16 Aug 2019

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Gibraltar releases an Iranian tanker after a court sets aside a last-minute legal bid from the US to...

Thursday, August 15

15 Aug 2019

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US equities fell 3 per cent on Wednesday on fears of slowing global growth, while bond markets signa...

Wednesday, August 14

14 Aug 2019

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US stocks and China’s currency rallied sharply on Tuesday after Washington announced a delay to so...

Tuesday, August 13

13 Aug 2019

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Investors see the odds of an Argentine debt default soaring after opposition candidate Alberto Ferná...

Monday, August 12

12 Aug 2019

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Global investment banks are shedding almost 30,000 jobs as the outlook for the sector deteriorates, ...

Friday, August 9

09 Aug 2019

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Uber posts a $5.2 billion loss as costs from its initial public offering hit earnings, Italy’s pri...

Thursday, August 8

08 Aug 2019

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US stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday as investors pushed back against deepening conce...

Wednesday, August 7

07 Aug 2019

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Disney shares fall as the company misses earnings estimates in its most recent quarter, Facebook sue...

Tuesday, August 6

06 Aug 2019

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US Treasury labels China a currency manipulator, Hong Kong’s first general strike in more tha...

Monday, August 5

05 Aug 2019

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At least 29 people were killed in two separate shootings in the US over the weekend, Washington iden...

Friday, August 2

02 Aug 2019

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US President Donald Trump says the US will place a 10 per cent tariff on $300bn of additional Chines...

Thursday, August 1

01 Aug 2019

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The Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates by a quarter point, the Trump administration imposes sanc...

Wednesday, July 31

31 Jul 2019

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The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the first cut in US interest rates since the global fina...

Tuesday, July 30

30 Jul 2019

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Uber eliminates 400 marketing jobs in a corporate reorganisation, Citigroup plans to axe hundreds of...

Monday, July 29

29 Jul 2019

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The UK chancellor of the exchequer, Sajid Javid, plans to announce more than £1bn in increased fund...

Friday, July 26

26 Jul 2019

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A rebound in Google’s advertising business propels revenues higher, Amazon’s move to one-day shi...

Thursday, July 25

25 Jul 2019

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Former special counsel Robert Mueller warns of Russian interference in the 2020 US election during a...

Wednesday, July 24

24 Jul 2019

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Boris Johnson wins the UK Conservative party leadership race to become prime minister, the US Depart...

Tuesday, July 23

23 Jul 2019

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The White House and Democratic leaders reach an agreement to raise the US’s $22tn borrowing limit ...

Monday, July 22

22 Jul 2019

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Hong Kong protesters escalate demonstrations by targeting Chinese government offices,  UK defen...

Friday, July 19

19 Jul 2019

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President Donald Trump says the US navy has shot down an Iranian drone after it threatened an Americ...

Thursday, July 18

18 Jul 2019

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Netflix falls short of its own forecasts for new subscribers, G7 finance ministers struggle to reach...

Wednesday, July 17

17 Jul 2019

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Lower rates squeeze US bank lending margins, Ursula von der Leyen narrowly secures parliamentary bac...

Tuesday, July 16

16 Jul 2019

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Democratic congresswomen call Donald Trump’s attacks a “distraction” after the US president do...

Monday, July 15

15 Jul 2019

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The acting IMF chief, David Lipton, backs new monetary stimulus by the world’s top central banks, ...

Friday, July 12

12 Jul 2019

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President Donald Trump issues an executive order to collect all information in US government databas...

Thursday, July 11

11 Jul 2019

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The Trump administration launches an investigation into French plans to bring in a special tax targe...

Wednesday, July 10

10 Jul 2019

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Mexico’s finance minister, Carlos Urzúa, resigns over differences with President Andrés Manuel L...