World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

SpaceX has raised $75bn in a record-breaking initial public offering, and the European Central Bank became the first central bank in the G7 to increase borrowing costs in response to the Middle East energy shock. Plus, the World Cup could have a lot of empty seats.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn in world’s biggest IPO

ECB raises interest rates for first time since 2023

Fifa faces empty seats as 180,000 World Cup tickets hit resale market

Credit: New York City Mayor’s Office, European Central Bank


Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(2148)

Can a correction fix Australia’s housing market?

Can a correction fix Australia’s housing market?

France and Germany are discussing proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU’s 15-year-old diplomatic service, and the most recent US inflation report is putting pressure on President Donald Trump to ...

11 Kesä 10min

SpaceX shoots for the moon with $1.78tn IPO

SpaceX shoots for the moon with $1.78tn IPO

The US has launched new strikes on Iran, Ireland’s burning through its corporate tax bonanza, and the European Central Bank is trying to rein in fintech Revolut’s “self-guided missiles” in the region....

10 Kesä 11min

Israel’s war strategy strains relations with US

Israel’s war strategy strains relations with US

OpenAI filed to go public, Wall Street stocks rebounded on Monday, and top BP investors and former executives are concerned the UK oil major may lose momentum in its restructuring plan. Plus, Israel’s...

9 Kesä 12min

China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programme

China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programme

Iran and Israel trade fire testing a two-month ceasefire, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for his first trip to North Korea in seven years. Plus, software buyout deals have colla...

8 Kesä 12min

Can a Mexican cartel stronghold host the World Cup?

Can a Mexican cartel stronghold host the World Cup?

SpaceX will go public next week with the largest retail allocation ever attempted in a megacap IPO, and India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party is challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Plus, the FT’s ...

5 Kesä 12min

Why foreign investors love Boston

Why foreign investors love Boston

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is swapping foreign CEOs for local ones and Reed Hastings officially steps down from the board of Netflix. Plus, FT-Nikkei names Boston as the best US city for foreign inves...

4 Kesä 10min

How Deutsche Bank got its groove back

How Deutsche Bank got its groove back

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that creates a “voluntary framework” for the US to gain early access to cutting-edge AI models, and the conviction of short seller Andrew Left may ...

3 Kesä 11min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-podme-livebox
tervo-halme
rss-asiastudio
otetaan-yhdet
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
the-ulkopolitist
rss-sinivalkoinen-islam
rss-polikulaari-pitka-kiekko-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-vain-talouselamaa
rss-pinnalla