A pivotal election for South Africa
Hess shareholders approved a controversial takeover bid from Chevron, and South Africans vote today in the most contested election since the end of apartheid,Plus, the FT’s James Kynge argues that Chi...
29 Maj 202411min
Behind the Money: Berkshire after Buffett
This episode features a truncated version of a recent Behind the Money podcast as it travels to Omaha, Nebraska for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting. At this year’s event, there’s a lin...
28 Maj 202410min
The ECB readies for rate cuts
The European Central Bank looks almost certain to be one of the first major central banks to cut rates, a tense dispute over Guyana is casting a shadow over Chevron’s bid to takeover Hess, and Thames ...
27 Maj 202410min
Swamp Notes: Can you trust the polls?
American voters still say the economy is their most important electoral issue, and a growing number are less than pleased with Joe Biden’s economic management. The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief,...
25 Maj 202414min
Ukraine’s ‘Rosie the Riveter’ moment
Elon Musk’s xAI has secured new backing from three Silicon Valley venture capital giants, women in Ukraine have increasingly stepped into roles men used to perform before Russia’s full-scale invasion,...
24 Maj 202411min
Sunak’s early election gamble
Rishi Sunak has taken a huge gamble by announcing a July 4 election, record sales of artificial intelligence chips sent Nvidia’s revenue soaring 262 per cent in the past quarter Adani Group passed off...
23 Maj 20249min
PwC’s Evergrande audit comes back to bite
UK deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden went on a secret trip to the UAE, PwC is bracing for penalties over its audit of collapsed Chinese property developer Evergrande, and traders are anticipating hu...
22 Maj 202411min
ICC weighs stepping into Gaza conflict
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has dealt a shocking blow to the Islamic regime, and the public mood in advanced countries remains low as the cost of living crisis keeps households under ...
21 Maj 202411min
