
Swamp Notes: Why Trump wants to ârunâ other countries
This is a repeat of an episode published on Swamp Notes, a sister podcast of the FT News Briefing on January 9, 2026. Subscribe to Swamp Notes on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.Af...
10 Tammi 21min

Iranians protest over economic pain
Glencore and Rio Tinto resume mining megamerger talks, protests in Iran over economic conditions are the largest in years, and the US trade deficit narrowed to its lowest level since 2009. Plus, is th...
9 Tammi 12min

Venezuelaâs crumbling oil infrastructure
The US wants to control Venezuelan oil sales âindefinitelyâ but the âcatastrophicâ state of the Latin American nationâs crude facilities presents several hurdles. Plus, President Donald Trump banned i...
8 Tammi 11min

A wave of repression in Venezuela
Leading asset managers are positioning for a sharp sell-off in US technology stocks, Venezuelaâs government has launched a crackdown after the US captured NicolĂĄs Maduro, and the Trump administration ...
7 Tammi 10min

The investors eyeing Venezuelaâs oil
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to narco trafficking charges, and smaller private investors are eager to invest in Venezuelan oil. Plus, Chinese carmarkers are expected t...
6 Tammi 11min

Trump plans to ârunâ Venezuela. What now?
US President Donald Trump has warned Venezuelaâs defacto leader she must meet Americaâs demands following Nicolas Maduroâs capture. We explore what Trump hopes to achieve in the Latin American country...
5 Tammi 12min

Predicting 2026: Will the Magnificent 7 tech stocks continue to diverge?
Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett predicted that the Magnificent 7 tech stocks were not going to fall, but they wouldnât ride a lot higher either in 2025. What actually happened was a bit of a mi...
2 Tammi 9min

Predicting 2026: Will Trump and Musk officially reunite?
Europeâs banking industry could shed 10 per cent of its workforce by 2030. Plus, the FTâs US national editor and columnist Edward Luce predicted Americaâs president would not fall out with one-time âf...
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