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FT News Briefing

FT News Briefing

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A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.

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  • The Big Four’s problems Down Under

    The Big Four’s problems Down Under
    Jul 7 2026

    Greek shipping companies have made at least $3.8bn transporting Russian oil over the past three years, Turkey wants its booming defence sector to arm Europe, and large institutional investors are committing billions of dollars to private credit funds. Plus, the Big 4 consulting firms are struggling with their credibility in Australia after a series of scandals.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Greek shipping companies made almost $4bn shipping Russian oil in past three years

    Erdoğan rival shuttled between trials as Nato meets in Turkey

    Turkey’s defence industry is booming. Europe is in its sights

    Big investors commit billions to private credit despite turmoil

    ‘The brakes failed and they’ve crashed the car’: how the Big Four’s wheels fell off Down Under


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    The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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  • London’s push for AI sovereignty

    London’s push for AI sovereignty
    Jul 6 2026

    The tech industry is having a renaissance in London. It's home to the main foreign outposts for giants such as Google and Meta, as well as their well-funded AI challengers including OpenAI and Anthropic. But all those companies are American. Now there's a push to launch a homegrown competitor so the UK can have more sovereignty over its tech.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    How the DeepMind mafia brought the AI boom to London


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    The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.



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  • Germany’s twin crises: football and the economy

    Germany’s twin crises: football and the economy
    Jul 3 2026
    The US economy fell short of Wall Street expectations by adding only 57,000 jobs in June, South Koreans are pouring AI stock windfalls into an overheated property market and investors in Blue Owl Capital tried to pull $4.7bn from the firm’s private credit funds in the second quarter. Plus, the FT’s sports editor Josh Noble and Berlin correspondent Laura Pitel explain how Germany’s shock exit from the World Cup pairs with wider discontent over the country’s economic woes.Mentioned in this podcast:US economy undershoots forecasts with 57,000 jobs added in JuneSouth Koreans pour AI stock windfalls into overheated property marketBlue Owl hit by $4.7bn of redemption requests as investor exodus persistsGermany’s shock World Cup exit sparks reckoningFriedrich Merz unveils €10bn tax cuts to revive German growthTell us your thoughts to enter a prize draw for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Headphones worth £229. https://www.feedback.ft.com/c/a/6f9bJBvxsxaEBSIB5esBISOver 18s only. Find full T&Cs here Prize Draw winners’ surnames and regions may be made available upon request, as required by the Advertising Standards Authority. If you do not want your information to be made available, please email Privacy.Officer@ft.com upon entry. For more information on your rights and how we use your data, please read our Privacy Policy.Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts CREDIT: FOX Sports, FOX OneThe FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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