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Financial Times

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.
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FT News Briefing

European companies are falling behind US counterparts and CoreWeave’s takeover of Core Scientific is facing some pushback. Plus, Boston Consulting Group helped create plans to relocate Gazans to Somalia, and the FT found that Iranian nuclear scientists made a covert visit to Russia last year. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

European earnings lag behind US as trade war saps market revival

CoreWeave’s $9bn takeover of Core Scientific faces revolt from top shareholders

BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia

The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia

Email Swamp Notes your questions: marc.filippino@ft.com 

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, and Michael Lello. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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CoreWeave’s takeover deal hits a speedbump

US President Donald Trump plans on imposing new sanctions on Russia unless there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Palantir’s skyrocketing stock is raising concerns that it’s overvalued. Plus, OpenAI released a new “open-weight” model, and Russia’s banks are coming under scrutiny over bad loans.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Trump readies fresh sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet

Russia moves to contain concern over banks’ bad loan exposure

Palantir’s valuation is a triumph of ‘number go up’

OpenAI releases open models to compete with China’s DeepSeek

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Is Palantir’s stock too good to be true?

US President Donald Trump wants to raise tariffs on India and the CEO of Deutsche Bank approved a controversial trade he was later tasked with probing. Plus, Australia wants a port they sold to China back, and Tesla’s board gave chief executive Elon Musk $30bn worth of shares after threats from him to resign. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Donald Trump to raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases

Deutsche Bank chief approved controversial trade he was later tasked with probing

The remote Australian port caught in a US-China security tussle 

Tesla board awards $30bn of shares to ‘energise and focus’ Elon Musk

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

﻿Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Australia wants its port back

The FT’s US financial commentator joins to discuss how investors are responding to unsettling new economic data, and Germany’s biggest sports retailer is considering relocating some manufacturing to China. Plus, US President Donald Trump is using tariffs to target Brazil’s judiciary, and consumers are cutting back on luxury brands. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Dollar rebound fizzles after jobs data disappoints

Germany’s biggest sports retailer considers moving production into China

Lula seizes Trump tariff threat to revive re-election push

Brazil vows to defend supreme court against Donald Trump’s onslaught

Luxury brands hit by drop in tourist spending in Europe and Japan 

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Ethan Plotkin, Jess Smith, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Wall Street digests bitter economic data

This weekend, we're sharing an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Swamp Notes. 

The US president is angry with the chair of the Federal Reserve over interest rates. He’s applying a lot of pressure on Jay Powell to lower them or leave his job. The FT’s Claire Jones and Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, break down what will happen if Trump succeeds in either of those goals.

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Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell

Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China and Donald Trump has reimposed tariffs on dozens of trading partners. Plus, Samsung seals a multibillion-dollar chipmaking deal with Tesla, and Ukraine reverses a policy that would take away autonomy from anti-corruption agencies. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China

Trump reimposes tariffs on dozens of countries

Ukraine restores independence of anti-corruption agencies

Samsung’s $16.5bn Tesla deal will test chipmaker’s hopes for revival 

Globetrotter: Los Angeles with the FT

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Trump’s tariffs kick into higher gear

Meta’s shares jumped more than 10 per cent off the back of better than expected second-quarter earnings, and the Federal Reserve held rates steady despite calls to lower borrowing rates by US President Donald Trump. Plus, American copper prices fell after Trump exempted refined materials from a 50 per cent tariff on the metal, and HSBC profits declined by 29 per cent. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Meta shares jump on strong results as Zuckerberg sets out ‘superintelligence’ goals

Fed holds rates steady despite Trump’s calls for lower borrowing costs

US copper prices fall after Trump exempts refined metals from tariffs 

HSBC profits slide 29% on hit from China and restructuring

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Henry Larson, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Making sense of a wonky GDP reading

The potential US-China trade war truce depends on US President Donald Trump’s approval, and a UN-backed food security group says a famine is unfolding in Gaza. Plus, China’s AI expo gives the international community an alternative to American technology, and the IMF’s new global growth forecast reflects that the fall of the dollar has lessened the impact of Trump’s trade war. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

US says extended trade war truce with Beijing hinges on Trump approval

‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor

China lays out its AI vision in foil to Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ plan 

IMF upgrades global growth forecast as weaker dollar aids world economy

Credit: Fox

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Fiona Symon, Mischa Frankl-Duval, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 

﻿Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Concerns rise over starvation in Gaza

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and UK chancellor Rachel Reeves are at odds, and EU politicians are grumbling over the bloc’s trade deal with the US. Plus, the US economy is defying expectations and Bain & Co is to shut down its consulting business in South Africa after a corruption scandal. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Rachel Reeves and Andrew Bailey clash over Revolut meeting

What have the US and EU agreed on trade?

Merz says trade deal will cause ‘considerable damage’ to German economy

How the EU succumbed to Trump’s tariff steamroller

Bain & Co shuts South Africa consulting business after corruption scandal

How long can the US economy defy expectations?

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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EU politicians bristle at US trade deal

The European Union struck a deal to limit the rate of US tariffs, and public companies are filling their coffers with cryptocurrencies. Plus, the share of goods in total UK exports has fallen to a record low, and China is moving to fill the void left by the US at the United Nations.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US and EU strike trade deal, says Trump

Companies load up on niche crypto tokens to boost share prices

Trump left a power vacuum at the UN. China saw an opportunity

The share of goods in total UK exports has fallen to a record low

China’s Shaolin Temple says its head is facing a criminal investigation

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Jess Smith, Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Katya Kumkova, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Peter Barber. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 

CREDITS: Shaolin Temple (1982)/Chung Yuen Motion Picture Company

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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China’s growing muscle at the UN

Both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are set to announce interest rate decisions this week. In China, venture capital finance has dried up amid political and economic pressures. Plus, Indonesian palm oil producers warn of global supply chain disruption if the EU bans imported commodities linked to deforestation.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Jay Powell’s big week

How China has ‘throttled’ its private sector

Indonesia warns of ‘chaos’ from EU deforestation law 

 

The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Persis Love, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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