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Share buybacks on mainland China’s biggest exchanges have soared to a record high this year, and Israel has attacked an Hizbollah-affiliated financial institution in Lebanon. Plus, Disney has appointed former Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman as its new chair, and a trip to America’s third-biggest shopping mall offers answers to what’s really going on in the US election. Mentioned in this podcast:Israel strikes Hizbollah-linked lender in LebanonDisney sets new timetable to replace Bob Iger as chiefFour economic truths that explain the US’s bizarre electionChinese share buybacks hit record high as Beijing steps up supportChanel dips oar into sport with Oxford-Cambridge boat race tie-upThe FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.