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  • Donald Trump will become US president for the second time on Monday. Investors pile into a fund that spreads its assets equally across the S&P 500, as concerns about a tech bubble grow. A hostage and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas is underway. Plus, how El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele became a model for the global far right.  


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Donald Trump plans blitz of executive orders for first days in White House 

    Investors pour billions into S&P equal weight fund as tech fears rise 

    Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages as ceasefire begins 

    How El Salvador became a model for the global far right 

    Trump-backed memecoin value tops $12bn as crypto industry hopes rise 

    Credit: CSPAN


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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.


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  • Not long ago, American corporations were promoting racial justice initiatives and promising to combat climate change. That’s all changed in the months since Donald Trump’s election. The FT’s US financial editor Brooke Masters and tech correspondent Hannah Murphy join this week’s Swamp Notes to explain what’s behind this cultural shift. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Is corporate America going Maga?

    The cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg

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    Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


    CREDIT: Joe Rogan Experience 


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  • Donald Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent wants to increase sanctions on Russian oil producers, and the FT’s Stephen Gandel unpacks a bumper earnings season from Wall Street’s banks. British companies are buying back their shares at a faster rate than even US groups, and the LA fires are worsening the challenges facing Hollywood. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Donald Trump’s Treasury pick stresses need for tougher sanctions on Russian oil 

    Donald Trump’s policy pledges unleashing ‘animal spirits’, Wall Street bankers say 

    UK companies outpace US businesses in share buybacks 

    Fires prompt soul-searching at Hollywood’s dream factories 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. Wall Street banks notched up profits at the end of last year amid a trading boom, and the FT’s economics editor Sam Fleming explains where things stand with inflation around the world. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Gaza ceasefire announced after 15 months of war 

    US earnings latest: Wall Street profits surge on trading boom

    Wall Street stocks post biggest rally since Donald Trump’s election victory 

     

    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Saudi Aramco is to expand its investments in lithium production, officials in Beijing are discussing using Elon Musk as a broker in a potential sale of TikTok’s US operations, and KPMG could soon begin offering legal services in the US. Plus, Syria has been flooded with imports in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ousting.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Saudi Aramco to expand investments in lithium as it diversifies from oil

    China discussing using Elon Musk as broker in TikTok deal

    KPMG readies challenge to US law firms

    Syria flooded with Pepsi and Pringles as rulers open economy


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Goldman Sachs is building a new private credit unit, and Nawaf Salam is named as Lebanon’s new prime minister. China’s trade surplus with the rest of the world reached a record of almost $1tn in 2024, and Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Goldman Sachs to deepen exposure to booming private credit industry 

    Nawaf Salam is Lebanon’s new prime minister

    China’s trade surplus hits annual record of almost $1tn

    Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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.


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  • The US is on the cusp of a gas boom and the west hits Venezuelan officials with fresh sanctions. A £1.5bn class action lawsuit against Apple goes to trial in the UK, and US private equity firms may soon have access to people’s retirement savings. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Gas construction expected to boom this year in the US

    Venezuelan officials hit with fresh sanctions as Nicolás Maduro begins third term 

    Apple £1.5bn class action case kicks off in UK courts 

    Mom and pop pension savers could benefit from private markets, at the right price 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Lulu Smyth, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Donald Trump has an aggressive negotiating method: he makes big threats in order to extract concessions. But now that he’s floated the idea of invading Danish and Panamanian territories this week, America’s allies are especially nervous. The FT’s Nordic and Baltic bureau chief Richard Milne and US national editor and columnist Ed Luce join Swamp Notes to discuss Trump’s imperial ambitions. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Why Donald Trump wants Greenland

    Trump, Greenland and the rebirth of the Monroe Doctrine

    Donald Trump’s careless talk

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    Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Kasia Broussalian, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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  • The EU is preparing for president-elect Donald Trump to roll back his predecessor’s executive orders, bond markets have entered a new era of antagonism with governments, and insurers are bracing for losses of as much as $20bn from wildfires in Los Angeles. Plus, Elon Musk has privately discussed with allies how Sir Keir Starmer could be removed as UK prime minister before the next general election.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    EU fears Trump rolling back Biden-era measures 

    Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans 

    Insurers brace for losses of up to $20bn from California wildfires 

    Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election 

    Resold tickets prices set to be capped under UK tout crackdown

     

    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • EU leaders warn Donald Trump not to meddle with the continent’s territories, and Wall Street analysts are betting Citigroup will miss a critical long-term target next week. Indonesia is maintaining its ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's $1bn investment proposal, and China is signing growing numbers of Taiwanese people up for local IDs in a drive to incorporate them into its society.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    EU leaders warn Donald Trump not to meddle with Europe’s borders 

    Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban 

    Wall Street doubts Citi chief Jane Fraser can hit crucial target 

    China’s drive to give Taiwanese visitors local IDs alarms Taipei 

    Mexico’s president calls for parts of US to be renamed ‘Mexican America’ 

     

    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • China’s airlines are rapidly expanding into Europe, and we take a look at what’s next for Canada’s Liberal party following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. Plus, Meta ends third-party fact-checking and Wall Street bankers gear up for an IPO revival.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Chinese airlines rush into Europe as western carriers retreat 

    Praised abroad, troubled at home: Canada’s political ‘prince’ bows out 

    Meta ends third-party fact-checking scheme as it prepares for Trump return 

    US set for IPO comeback as private equity firms seek to offload holdings 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Justin Trudeau is resigning as Canadian Prime Minister, and Germany’s solar power industry is in trouble. US bankruptcy filings hit their highest rate in 14 years, and the People’s Bank of China has announced a major policy overhaul as pressures on the economy mount. 


    Mentioned in this podcast: 

    US Corporate bankruptcies hit 14 year high 

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation

    German solar sector in distress as glut of panels heaps pressure on industry 

    China’s central bank plans policy overhaul as pressure mounts on economy 

    Credit: BBC News 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Eurozone economists warn the European Central Bank has been too slow to cut interest rates, and US Steel faces a bleak outlook after President Biden’s decision to block its sale. UK businesses plan price increases as the Budget drives up costs, and CrowdStrike has more than recovered the $30bn in market value it shed last year. Plus, China’s movie theatres are in crisis. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    ECB has been too slow to cut rates, Eurozone economists warn 

    Joe Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15bn takeover of US Steel 

    UK businesses plan price increases as Budget drives up costs  

    CrowdStrike bounces back after triggering largest IT outage in history

    China’s box office takings drop by a quarter as viewers turn to streaming 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Elon Musk’s first big foray into politics was a success — he used his world-leading fortune and mass media platform to help Donald Trump regain the White House. But now, just weeks before Trump’s inauguration, some Republicans are pushing back against Musk’s influence. The FT’s Washington correspondent Joe Miller and US business and politics correspondent Alex Rogers join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss how Musk is navigating a future in Washington. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Top Democrats warm to Elon Musk’s US government cost-cutting mission

    Elon Musk’s fight with Maga reveals split on immigration within Trump’s circle

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    Swamp Notes is mixed by Samantha Giovinco and produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


    CREDIT: Bannons_WarRoom/X


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  • Tesla’s annual vehicle deliveries declined for the first time in more than a decade, and China’s BYD hit a milestone. Crypto chief Do Kwon makes his first US court appearance to face criminal charges. The rerouting of global trade from China to ports elsewhere in Asia is shrinking the size of vessels, and climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Ex-crypto chief Do Kwon brought to New York to face fraud charges 

    China’s electric-vehicle leader BYD posts record sales in 2024

    Tesla’s annual deliveries drop for first time since 2011 

    Shipowners switch to smaller vessels as world trade reroutes from China 

    How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

     

    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • The UK’s financial watchdog has failed to remove illegal crypto adverts, and in Japan, shareholder activists are waking companies up from decades of slumber. Plus, the number of active US venture capital firms has dropped by more than a quarter since 2021, and the FT’s Martin Wolf interviews European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde on the bloc’s economic recovery from Covid-19.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    FCA fails to hit firms after half of banned crypto adverts remain online  

    Activists push Japan Inc to its ‘great tipping point’, says Suntory head

    Number of US venture capital firms falls as cash flows to tech’s top investors 

    Martin Wolf interviews Christine Lagarde: Whither Europe? 


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • US stocks dropped for the second straight trading session, the Biden administration said it will unleash almost $6bn in additional aid to Ukraine, and South Korea plans to inspect all B737-800 Boeing aircraft operated by domestic airlines after a passenger jet crashed. Plus, US asset managers are gobbling up business from their European rivals and the nightclub business is in decline. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    US stocks slip in broad pullback as investors cash in on 2024 gains

    US to send Ukraine $6bn in fresh military and budget assistance

    South Korea to inspect all Boeing B737-800 aircraft after crash

    The relentless advance of American asset managers in Europe

    Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Defaults on US credit card loans have hit the highest level since the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and as payment fraud rises, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses. Syria’s caretaker government has said it could take up to four years for the country to hold elections. Plus, how Hitachi’s plan to monetize industrial data has revived its fortunes. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    US credit card defaults jump to highest level since 2010 

    Who should foot the bill for cyber scams?

    Syrian elections may not be held for 4 years, says de facto leader 

    ‘Monetising data’: how Hitachi has soared with bets on AI future


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Persis Love, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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  • Are the Democrats doomed? Which world leaders are happiest to see Trump back in the White House? And why are investors flooding into American stocks? The FT’s US managing editor Peter Spiegel and global business columnist Rana Foroohar answer all of your questions after a wild year in US politics. 


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Trump team aims to bankrupt Iran with new ‘maximum pressure’ plan

    How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop

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    Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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  • A number of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds are outpacing their rivals, the Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75 per cent, and Microsoft has partnered with a utility company to restart a controversial reactor at Three Mile Island.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Hedge funds cash in on Trump-fuelled crypto boom 

    Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75%

    Behind the Money: How the AI boom is reviving Three Mile Island


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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