Friday, February 28
FT News Briefing28 Helmi 2020

Friday, February 28

US equities closed in correction territory on Thursday on coronavirus concerns, while Saudi Arabia is asking its Opec allies to agree to a substantial cut in oil production to deal with crippling demand. Plus, a report from Beijing on how China is trying to get its factories back to work, and the FT’s Gillian Tett unpacks how the outbreak is affecting the global economy.

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

Jaksot(2101)

Trump’s tariffs kick into higher gear

Trump’s tariffs kick into higher gear

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 Tes...

1 Elo 202512min

Making sense of a wonky GDP reading

Making sense of a wonky GDP reading

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 Presiden...

31 Heinä 202511min

Concerns rise over starvation in Gaza

Concerns rise over starvation in Gaza

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 internat...

30 Heinä 202511min

EU politicians bristle at US trade deal

EU politicians bristle at US trade deal

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 expectation...

29 Heinä 202512min

China’s growing muscle at the UN

China’s growing muscle at the UN

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 rec...

28 Heinä 202510min

Return of the stonk

Return of the stonk

US President Donald Trump is set to visit the UK and Krispy Kreme and GoPro stocks rise after becoming meme stocks. Plus, the ECB keeps rates at 2% and how AI is affecting the job market for new-grads...

25 Heinä 202512min

Private equity recycles assets

Private equity recycles assets

Tesla’s second-quarter profits fell 23 per cent as sales of its electric vehicles continued to slide, private equity firms made record use of a controversial tactic to cash out their clients this year...

24 Heinä 202511min

Big Pharma’s China gamble

Big Pharma’s China gamble

US House Speaker Mike Johnson sent home Congress members early to avoid a vote on releasing files on Jeffery Epstein, Nigeria’s recalculated GDP reflects a 30 per cent growth of its economy, and US Pr...

23 Heinä 202510min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-pinnalla
tervo-halme
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-podme-livebox
aihe
rss-asiastudio
the-ulkopolitist
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
otetaan-yhdet
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-50100-podcast
rss-polikulaari-pitka-kiekko-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-kaikki-uusiksi