FT Weekend: A Strange Loop, the Tony-winning queer black best new musical
This week we speak with Michael R. Jackson, playwright of A Strange Loop, which just won the Tony award for Best Musical and Best Book. Jackson is a queer, black writer whose musical is about a queer,...
25 Jun 202233min
Ukraine in the EU?
The EU recognizes Ukraine as an official candidate for membership, Russian businessmen look to work with Iran to skirt US sanctions, and the FT’s Hot Money podcast reveals Visa and Mastercard are the ...
24 Jun 202214min
Can all of Africa get access to electricity?
US stocks stay fairly flat after Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies in Congress, a Ukrainian-made drone hits an oil refinery in Russia, and the International Energy Agency says investing $25 billion an...
23 Jun 20228min
Schrödinger’s dead cat bounce
The S&P 500 rose by 2.4% on Tuesday, Russia is threatening Lithuania over enforcing EU sanctions, and the global food shortage reignites the debate on using crops for biofuel. Plus, Kellogg is Read a ...
22 Jun 20229min
Jeff Bezos vs the bridge
China is the leader in initial public offering fundraising this year, Jeff Bezos’s superyacht ignites a debate about who cities are for, and New Zealand’s housing market could hold some clues for what...
21 Jun 202210min
Tim Sweeney on Epic's metaverse
Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds’ ownership of the US stock market for the first time and Brazil is cracking down on fake news on social media sites in the run-up to...
20 Jun 202210min
FT Weekend: What Warhol’s Marilyn tells us about the art market
Last month, Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for $195mn, making it the second most expensive piece of art to sell at auction, ever. And as prices keep going up, the art market — auction hou...
18 Jun 202234min
Switzerland’s historic rate rise rattles markets
Stocks fall following rate rises in the US, UK and Switzerland and Russia restricts gas flow to Germany, and Covid hospitalisations are up in Europe. Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcas...
17 Jun 20229min
