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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

Amazon and Apple delivered solid earnings reports, and the FT’s Gideon Rachman explores whether Donald Trump’s foreign policy wins in Asia will hold. Plus, the European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and the FT’s Jennifer Hughes says India’s initial public offering boom is not too hot, not too cold – it’s just right. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon revenues rise 13% on strength in cloud computing unit

Apple predicts holiday boom in iPhone sales

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy

Eurozone economy expands 0.2% in third quarter

ECB holds interest rates at 2%

India’s IPO boom has a goldilocks feel 

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Lucy Baldwin, Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Will Trump’s progress in Asia last?

Meta and Microsoft had mixed earnings reports, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and said it would halt quantitative tightening and South Korea has agreed to invest $350bn in the US in return for lower tariffs on car exports. Plus, John Malone is stepping down as chair of his media and telecoms empire, marking the end of an era in which the “cable cowboy” reshaped both industries.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Meta hit by huge AI spending

Federal Reserve trims US interest rates by quarter point but casts doubt on December cut

Federal Reserve nears end of QT amid signs of stress in money markets

US and South Korea seal trade deal

‘Cable cowboy’ John Malone to step down from media and telecoms empire

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Lucy Baldwin, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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RIP QT

OpenAI said it had completed a long-awaited restructuring, and Tesla’s chair has stepped up her campaign to win shareholder support for Elon Musk’s $1tn pay package. Plus, South Korea’s Kospi is the world's top-performing major stock index by far this year. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Microsoft valuation passes $4tn as OpenAI completes restructuring

Tesla chair warns Musk could quit if shareholders reject $1tn pay deal

What is driving the world’s best-performing stock market?

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

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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OpenAI’s long-awaited restructuring deal

US companies struck more than $80bn worth of deals, Argentina’s currency and government bonds surged after a landslide electoral victory for President Javier Milei’s party. Plus, JPMorgan Chase has invested $75mn in an Idaho-based mining company, and Apple’s services revenue is projected to climb to record highs. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

US companies strike $80bn in mergers as Trump boosts dealmaking

Argentine bonds and currency surge after victory for Javier Milei’s party

JPMorgan backs gold miner in initial investment by ‘America First’ fund

Apple hits $100bn services revenue milestone despite growing legal risks

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Markets surge on Argentine election results

US President Donald Trump is in Asia this week ahead of high-stakes trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Plus, the UK chancellor is pushing for her own trade deal in the Gulf, and the US Federal Reserve is heading into its next meeting without some important economic data. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

‘Positive framework’ agreed for Trump-Xi summit, says Scott Bessent

UK chancellor to hold Gulf trade talks in push for pro-growth policies

Markets brace as Argentines go to the polls

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Alexander Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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The stage is set for high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting

Laura Hughes receives a tip that horses are dropping dead in Wales. As she investigates, she finds decades of academic studies researching the problem. She learns these aren’t isolated incidents. Something is spreading across the countryside. It’s undetectable to humans, nobody knows it’s there — until they fall ill. Subscribe to Untold: Toxic Legacy, for the rest of the series.

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Untold: Toxic Legacy, Ep. 1: Silent Danger

US President Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil companies shook energy markets on Thursday, and the US president pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao. Plus, President Javier Milei’s economic plan rests in the hands of this weekend’s midterms elections in Argentina.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Trump’s oil sanctions shake India and energy markets

Donald Trump pardons Binance crypto founder Changpeng Zhao

Milei’s make-or-break moment

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Trump’s Russian oil sanctions shake energy markets

Tesla said its quarterly profit fell by more than a quarter, Sequoia Capital’s chief operating officer resigned over comments made by partner Shaun Maguire that she regarded as Islamophobic, and UK inflation unexpectedly held steady at 3.8 per cent in September. Plus, the Trump administration has been quietly suppressing climate change data. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tesla profits drop more than a quarter despite record sales

Sequoia COO quit over Shaun Maguire’s comments about Mamdani

UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 3.8% in September

The costs of Trump’s campaign to censor climate science

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michela Tindera and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Sequoia Capital’s free speech debate

Netflix shares fell as a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities cut into its profits, Unilever said it has delayed the spin-off of its €15bn ice cream division because of the US government shutdown and gold had its worst day in more than a decade yesterday. Plus, critics are questioning whether South Africa’s Black empowerment policies are really paying off.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Netflix shares drop as Brazil tax dispute hits profits

Unilever’s €15bn ice cream spin-off delayed by US government shutdown

Gold tumbles 6% in biggest sell-off since 2013

South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michela Tindera and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies

European governments have rallied behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and are rushing to secure a deal on the use of Russia’s frozen assets, a coalition deal in Japan paves the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the country’s first female prime minister, and Amazon Web Services experienced a major outage on Monday. Plus, Marc Rowan, chief executive of Apollo Global Management, has said Europe is “at war with itself” over financial regulation. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Europeans rush to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Donald Trump meeting

Apollo’s Marc Rowan says ‘at war with itself’ over finance regulation

Amazon says cloud services recovering from widespread outage

Japan coalition deal paves way for Sanae Takaichi to become first female PM

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Japan’s transformational coalition deal

Uber’s rising revenue fails to stem a large loss in the third quarter and SoftBank tightens governance at companies it backs following the near collapse of WeWork. Meanwhile, Trump administration officials debate whether to remove some existing tariffs on Chinese goods to seal a partial deal, UK MPs vote in favor of Lindsay Hoyle as the next Speaker of the House of Commons, and a second senior executive leaves McDonald’s after the chief executive was fired over a relationship with an employee. Plus, are Americans better off financially than they were four years ago? A new FT-Peterson poll has some interesting answers.
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