Spac mania, Apollo’s Leon Black steps down, what’s fuelling the Russia protests
FT News Briefing26 Jan 2021

Spac mania, Apollo’s Leon Black steps down, what’s fuelling the Russia protests

Companies have launched a $400bn fundraising blitz in the first three weeks of 2021 as government and central bank stimulus cascades across capital markets. Leon Black is to retire as chief executive of Apollo Global Management; the announcement came as Apollo revealed the conclusion of a review into Mr Black’s relationship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, Henry Foy on what’s fuelling Russia’s Navalny protests and Tom Mitchell on Zoom’s warning for other companies in China.


Companies raise $400bn over three weeks in blistering start to 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/45770ddb-29e0-41c2-a97a-60ce13810ff2


Leon Black steps down as chief executive of Apollo

https://www.ft.com/content/97fdc05b-d3cd-45b7-b155-5f4ab525c59a


Zoom spy claims a warning for multinationals in China

https://www.ft.com/content/75ca2308-a192-4118-8283-fa8147ec39ce


San Francisco 49ers lift stake in Leeds United

https://www.ft.com/content/da10082e-5723-4783-8820-76f58d98d1af

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

Episoder(2101)

OpenAI investors question its valuation

OpenAI investors question its valuation

A key UK government official says Britain’s leaders have shown a “corrosive complacency” towards defence, OpenAI’s $852bn valuation is under increasing scrutiny from its own backers and fixed-income t...

14 Apr 11min

Hungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán

Hungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán concedes, US President Donald Trump says America will launch a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed, and Wall Street banks ar...

13 Apr 12min

US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales

US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, sales of used electric vehicles are surging in the US, and the International Monetary Fund is warning that the war’s shocks will be felt ...

10 Apr 12min

The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire

The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire

The Middle East ceasefire is strained, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains how the uncertainty is hitting oil markets and Pakistan has become a mediator between the US and Iran. Plus, the data chief of the ...

9 Apr 11min

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, hedge funds made record bets against European...

8 Apr 12min

China lends Cuba a helping hand

China lends Cuba a helping hand

The US and Iran rejected each other’s peace proposals, EU officials are urging governments to avoid excessive support to offset surging energy prices, and the value of buyouts by private equity groups...

7 Apr 10min

Counting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown

Counting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown

In a special edition of the FT News Briefing, reporter Guy Chazan explains the cost of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. We hear from business owners and people affected by the polici...

6 Apr 12min

Swamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’

Swamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’

America’s tariff regime affected all aspects of life from the global economy to the day-to-day of average business owners. In this special episode, the FT’s US Economics Editor Claire Jones explains w...

4 Apr 11min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
forklart
popradet
stopp-verden
det-store-bildet
fotballpodden-2
nokon-ma-ga
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-gukild-johaug
hanna-de-heldige
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-ness
aftenbla-bla
rss-dannet-uten-piano
rss-utenrikskomiteen-med-bogen-og-grasvik
chit-chat-med-helle
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden