US voters issued a rebuke of President Donald Trump, US stocks dropped on Tuesday as jitters over highly elevated valuations for many artificial intelligence companies intensified, and some investors are worried there’s an AI bubble in Asian stocks as well. Plus, UniCredit’s ambition to become a European banking powerhouse has hit a series of roadblocks. 

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Marc Filippino, Sonja Hutson, Lulu Smyth and Victoria Craig. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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