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12.04.2023 Wealthy Argentines flock to Uruguay Israel has ordered Palestinians in Gaza to evacuate a large area of land in the south of the strip, South Korea has become a top 10 defence exporter since the start of the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
12.01.2023 Introducing Hot Money: The New Narcos Hot Money is back with a new season that begins with a mysterious murder in a small town and leads to a cocaine super cartel and a secret proxy war between democracies and dictatorships. Follow Hot Money: The New Narcos ...
12.01.2023 Why markets had a stellar November Washington is aiming to halve Russia’s oil and gas revenues by the end of this decade, and markets turned things round and had a great November. Plus, the FT’s Nicholas Megaw explains how investors use AI to decode what executives ...
11.30.2023 Nato says don’t underestimate Russia Nato’s secretary-general is warning the west not to underestimate Russia, Cigna is in talks to merge with Humana in a deal that would create a US health insurance giant worth $140bn, and an audio essay by the FT’s Najmeh Bozorgmehr ...
11.29.2023 Germany’s €60bn budget hole A record number of Chinese people have defaulted since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a court ruling in Germany has opened up a huge €60bn hole in the country’s budget, and the FT’s Christine Murray explains why Mexico is ...
11.28.2023 Israel-Hamas truce extended Qatar said mediators had secured a deal to prolong the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by two days, Chinese fast-fashion group, Shein, has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering with the US securities regulator, and Tesla CEO ...
11.27.2023 COP28: Climate summit tries to kick fossil fuel habit Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared in 2023, and nations at this year’s COP28 summit will revisit a proposal to phase out fossil fuels. Plus, the FT’s Madhumita Murgia explains how one patient ...
11.24.2023 What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU Voters in the Netherlands elect Geert Wilders; UK immigration numbers reach new high; Plus, senior Carlsberg executives are detained in Russia. Mentioned in this podcast: Net migration to the UK hit record 745,000 in 2022 Far-right Dutch victory puts European ...
11.23.2023 Ousted OpenAI board member on AI safety concerns Sam Altman returns and OpenAI board members are given the boot; US authorities foil a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader on US soil; plus, the UK’s Autumn Statement increases the tax burden. Mentioned in this podcast: US thwarted plot ...
11.22.2023 OpenAI and Sam Altman’s superpowers Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release hostages, Dutch voters head to the polls today, and Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao has resigned after pleading guilty to a US criminal charge. Plus, the FT’s George Hammond explains why ...
11.21.2023 Argentina is in its Milei era A majority of OpenAI employees sent a letter demanding that the board reinstate former CEO Sam Altman, Argentina is entering a new era after electing radical libertarian outsider Javier Milei as president, and the US Department of Justice is seeking ...
11.20.2023 Milei elected president of Argentina Radical libertarian economist, Javier Milei, has won Argentina’s presidential elections, investors are shaking up the venture capital market by raising money to buy out start-ups, and Bangladesh is struggling to keep the lights on after going all-in on liquefied natural ...
11.18.2023 Life and Art: Nathan Fielder and ‘The Curse’ Introducing Life and Art, a new podcast FT Weekend. Join host Lilah Raptopoulos for two episodes each week. On Mondays, they talk about life and how to live a good one. On Fridays, Lilah hosts a roundtable that will dive ...
11.17.2023 EY’s new leader has her work cut out for her More than half of low-income UK households with mortgages have fallen behind on one or more of their bills and Alibaba disappointed investors after announcing that it ditched plans to spin off its cloud business. Plus, the FT’s Stephen Foley ...
11.16.2023 Sunak grapples with ruling on flagship asylum plan UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is attempting to save a plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda; an EU proposal will see Denmark enforcing the price cap on Russian oil by checking ships in the Baltic Sea; Plus, EY names ...
11.15.2023 Biden and Xi meet in San Francisco Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will hold a high-profile summit in San Francisco today, US inflation fell more than expected to 3.2 per cent in October, and the war in Ukraine is doing serious damage to Russia’s labour market. Mentioned ...
11.14.2023 The return of David Cameron Global investment banks have criticised a blanket ban on short selling imposed by South Korean regulators, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stunned Westminster on Monday by restoring former PM David Cameron to the political frontline, and the FT’s Christopher Grimes ...
11.13.2023 The hack that halted the US Treasury market The UK’s Takeover Panel has reported its first deficit in almost a decade, and oil prices have been cooling off at a pretty weird time. Plus, the FT’s Kate Duguid explains why a hack at China’s biggest bank put the ...
11.11.2023 FTNB Live: The best US cities for foreign investment We’re bringing you a special live conversation from the FT’s Investing in America conference in Miami. Marc is joined on stage by FT US managing editor Peter Spiegel, FT energy reporter Amanda Chu, fDi Intelligence editor Jacopo Dettoni, and fDi ...
11.10.2023 Paris races to clean up Seine before Olympics Russia has added at least Rbs3.4tn ($37bn) to its budget for this year, the war between Israel and Hamas is starting to bite into Israel's economy, and Spain’s ruling Socialist party has sealed a contentious amnesty deal with Catalan separatists. ...
11.09.2023 Introducing: Life and Art, from FT Weekend Introducing Life and Art, from FT Weekend. It's a new twice-weekly culture podcast from the Financial Times. On Monday, we talk about life, and how to live a good one, in a one-on-one conversation that explores everything from food and ...
11.09.2023 Arm wrestles with bad first quarter as a public company Shares of UK chip designer Arm fell after its revenue forecast for the current quarter left Wall Street underwhelmed, the US’s top diplomat has provided Washington’s most detailed plan for the postwar future of Gaza, Portugal’s corruption scandal is spelling ...
11.08.2023 Israel plans for ‘indefinite’ grip over Gaza The IMF has warned rapid wage increases in eastern Europe risk eroding the region’s competitive edge, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country will maintain indefinite control over Gaza, and Australia’s prime minister went to China this week in ...
11.07.2023 The best US cities for foreign investment WeWork filed for bankruptcy, PwC plans to cut up to 600 jobs in the UK, and the FT’s Peter Spiegel explains who won the distinction of the best US city for foreign investment. Mentioned in this podcast: WeWork files for ...
11.06.2023 Private equity wrestles with higher interest rates Donald Trump testifies in New York today, Japan’s prime minister turns to stimulus to offset the pain of inflation, private equity is getting pummelled by higher interest rates, and Berkshire Hathaway reported a record amount of cash on hand. Mentioned ...
11.03.2023 Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty Israeli troops have entered Gaza City, European private equity group CVC Capital Partners has postponed plans to float until next year, and central banks are hitting pause on interest rate rises while inflation stays strong. Mentioned in this podcast: Israeli ...
11.02.2023 The battle for EV batteries in US speeds up The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and people are now being allowed to cross the border from Gaza into Egypt. Plus, competition for foreign investment in electric vehicles is pitting the US southeast against the automotive heartland of the ...
11.01.2023 Governments dip into AI regulation Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial is set to wrap up today, eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level for more than two years, and Odey Asset Management is to close after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against its founder. Plus, ...
10.31.2023 Israel pushes deeper into Gaza Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Monday, General Motors has reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union, and the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now valued at $19bn, the ...
10.30.2023 The return of the rice crisis Israel has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza as the country launches a new phase of its war to destroy Hamas, and seven tech companies are dominating global stocks. Plus, the FT’s Susannah Savage explains why the world is entering ...
10.27.2023 Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried gave a preview of his defence against fraud charges, the US is worried that Iran and its proxies will escalate attacks on American forces in the Middle East, and the FT’s Josh Franklin explains what ...
10.26.2023 US House Speaker: Fourth time's the charm Mike Johnson, a loyal ally of Donald Trump, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Plus, in the first instalment of our Investing In America series, we travel to the Port of Albany to look at how money ...
10.25.2023 Who to turn to when the world is crumbling Microsoft registered an unexpected rebound in growth in its Azure cloud computing platform during the third quarter, environmental campaigners have attacked a critical part of the EU’s plans to green its energy supply, and the UN's secretary-general is denouncing what ...
10.24.2023 Commenting on Israel-Hamas is tricky for businesses The EU’s top diplomat called on Monday for a pause in hostilities in order to allow aid deliveries into Gaza, and Argentine bonds tumbled after Sunday’s presidential election. Plus, the FT’s Anjli Raval explains why companies are struggling when it ...
10.23.2023 Ukraine and Israel vie for EU’s attention Toyota says it is close to being able to mass produce next-generation solid-state batteries, and the European Union is trying to juggle support for Ukraine and Israel. Plus, start up companies in Israel are being put to the test due ...
10.20.2023 Can Argentina dollarise? The US, Britain and Germany called on their citizens to leave Lebanon, political tensions in the UK are starting to boil over about Israel's response to Hamas's attacks, and the FT’s Michael Stott tells us why a radical outsider is ...
10.19.2023 Biden urges Israel to take caution Israel will let basic humanitarian aid into Gaza through Egypt, traders have been increasing their bets against the Israeli shekel, TK Netflix, and Beijing is weighing holding up US chipmaker Broadcom’s $69bn acquisition of cloud software company VMware. Mentioned in ...
10.18.2023 How will Egypt handle Gaza? Alarm is mounting in Egypt that Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis will be thrust across its borders, Scotland’s first minister said the country would issue its own government bonds for the first time, and big US bank earnings have been better ...
10.17.2023 How Microsoft beat the odds Poland’s rightwing party will likely be out of power after last weekend’s election, a US-led effort to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and provide an exit from the bombarded territory for foreign nationals faltered, and the FT’s Richard ...
10.16.2023 Israel prepares to invade Gaza Israel is preparing to launch a major ground invasion of Gaza, the UK justice secretary is set to announce a controversial plan to address the chronic shortage of space in jails, and Exxon’s $60bn acquisition of a shale company could ...
10.13.2023 The man behind the Hamas attack US inflation was higher than forecast in September, the EU has opened an investigation into X over the way disinformation is spreading on its platform after the attacks by Hamas against Israel, and FT’s Mehul Srivastava tells us about the ...
10.12.2023 Hamas is not Israel’s only concern Analysts forecast that four of the six big US banks will see Q3 profits fall year on year, Israel has been fighting on its northern border with Lebanon in addition to war with Hamas,and the star witness in the Sam ...
10.11.2023 Israel’s hostage dilemma Sir Keir Starmer made a pitch for the votes of disillusioned former Conservative supporters, abductions of dozens of civilians present Israel with risky options to get them back, and the EU has put its development funding to the Palestinian territories ...
10.10.2023 Israel imposes ‘complete siege’ on Gaza Israel imposed a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip, the Bank of Israel said it planned to sell up to $30bn of dollar reserves to support the shekel, and EU regulators will order US biotech Illumina to sell cancer test ...
10.09.2023 Israel responds to historic Hamas attack The death toll from Hamas’s unprecedented multi-front assault on Israel passed 600 on Sunday, and Germany’s conservative opposition won two decisive victories in regional elections on Sunday. Plus, the FT’s Sarah O’Connor explains how the green transition can actually translate ...
10.06.2023 Can artificial intelligence grow safely? Economists expect that jobs growth in the US slowed again in September, and the recent sell-off in bonds might be starting to cool. Plus, artificial intelligence is cool and all, but can companies use this new tech in a way ...
10.05.2023 Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial begins Lawyers for the crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried laid out their defence on Wednesday, Rishi Sunak axed the northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line to Manchester, and Fifa announced the location of the 2030 World Cup. Mentioned in this ...
10.04.2023 McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as Speaker of the House of Representatives, the yield on 30-year US Treasuries hit a 16-year peak on Tuesday, India has told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country and the Financial Times’ ...
10.03.2023 Rating the ESG raters Kristalina Georgieva backs reforms to the IMF that could eventually give more power to China, regulators are calling for more transparency for ESG rating agencies, and record numbers at this year’s Oktoberfest are a bright spot for the German economy. ...
10.02.2023 McCarthy avoids US government shutdown US lawmakers were able to avert a shutdown over the weekend, Slovakia’s election results are adding pressure to the EU’s unity around the war in Ukraine, and Brazil says its oil exploration and green ambitions aren’t contradictory. Clips: CNN, AP ...

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Wealthy Argentines flock to Uruguay

Introducing Hot Money: The New Narcos

Why markets had a stellar November

Nato says don’t underestimate Russia

Germany’s €60bn budget hole

Israel-Hamas truce extended

COP28: Climate summit tries to kick fossil fuel habit

What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU

Ousted OpenAI board member on AI safety concerns

OpenAI and Sam Altman’s superpowers

Argentina is in its Milei era

Milei elected president of Argentina

Life and Art: Nathan Fielder and ‘The Curse’

EY’s new leader has her work cut out for her

Sunak grapples with ruling on flagship asylum plan

Biden and Xi meet in San Francisco

The return of David Cameron

The hack that halted the US Treasury market

FTNB Live: The best US cities for foreign investment

Paris races to clean up Seine before Olympics

Introducing: Life and Art, from FT Weekend

Arm wrestles with bad first quarter as a public company

Israel plans for ‘indefinite’ grip over Gaza

The best US cities for foreign investment

Private equity wrestles with higher interest rates

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty

The battle for EV batteries in US speeds up

Governments dip into AI regulation

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza

The return of the rice crisis

Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand

US House Speaker: Fourth time's the charm

Who to turn to when the world is crumbling

Commenting on Israel-Hamas is tricky for businesses

Ukraine and Israel vie for EU’s attention

Can Argentina dollarise?

Biden urges Israel to take caution

How will Egypt handle Gaza?

How Microsoft beat the odds

Israel prepares to invade Gaza

The man behind the Hamas attack

Hamas is not Israel’s only concern

Israel’s hostage dilemma

Israel imposes ‘complete siege’ on Gaza

Israel responds to historic Hamas attack

Can artificial intelligence grow safely?

Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial begins

McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker

Rating the ESG raters

McCarthy avoids US government shutdown