Game on for the biggest leveraged buyout
FT News Briefing30 Sep 2025

Game on for the biggest leveraged buyout

Elon Musk’s business empire has been hit by a wave of senior departures over the past year, video games maker Electronic Arts is being taken private by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium, and Downing Street has opened the door for Labour to break its election promises and raise taxes in the Budget. Plus, the euro’s biggest rally since 2017 has further to run, Wall Street banks are predicting.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Elon Musk hit by exodus of senior staff over burnout and politics

Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private

Labour refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax rises

Euro’s rally has further to run, Wall Street banks predict


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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kent Militzer, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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