FT News Briefing

Written by: Financial Times
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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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  • Trump ices Europe out of Ukraine peace plan
    Feb 15 2025

    Ukraine is dominating discussions at this year’s Munich Security Conference after a call between Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, which ended with the US president declaring that peace talks will start “immediately”. The FT’s Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon is on to discuss, alongside Keir Giles, author of the recent book Who Will Defend Europe?


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    Donald Trump opens the door to Vladimir Putin’s grandest ambitions

    EU to ease fiscal rules to boost defense spending

    How will Europe defend itself?

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    Swamp Notes is produced by Marc Filippino and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.




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    14 mins
  • Has meme-stock kid Robinhood grown up?
    Feb 14 2025

    Arm plans to launch its own chip this year, and Shein’s IPO will likely be delayed after US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on tariff-free imports. Plus, Robinhood has evolved from an app that sprayed digital confetti when customers made their first trade to one that aims to serve as a broader financial services platform.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Arm secures Meta as first customer for ambitious new chip project

    Shein IPO plans hit by Trump’s low-cost parcels crackdown

    Has meme-stock kid Robinhood finally come of age?


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, 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


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    10 mins
  • Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine peace talks
    Feb 13 2025

    European officials are worried about being cut out of a US-Russia peace deal on Ukraine, and US inflation ticked up in January. Plus, China’s leading producer of memory chips is rapidly gaining global market share at the expense of South Korean competitors.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Europe blindsided by Trump on Ukraine peace talks with Russia

    US inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in January

    Chinese chip champion’s ‘snowballing’ growth threatens Korean dominance


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, 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


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    10 mins

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