For decades, the global centre for oil trading has been Geneva, Switzerland. But Russia’s war in Ukraine changed that. Sanctions have made it harder for western traders to move Russian oil. Now, traders are flocking to a new trading hub that has no restrictions on oil from Russia: the United Arab Emirates. The FT’s energy correspondent Tom Wilson explains how this shift has helped the UAE replace Switzerland, and whether the global energy industry is shifting away from western economies. Plus, do you have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show. Record a voice message here and we may even play it on the show: https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b Or, email Michela at michela.tindera@ft.com, or message her on Twitter at @mtindera07Update: A new version of this episode was uploaded on August 9, 2023 to correct that Fujairah is roughly an hour’s drive east from Dubai, not west.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Dubai became ‘the new Geneva’ for Russian oil tradeSwitzerland questions oil trader over sidestep of Russian sanctionsLetter: Energy trading is opaque — and that suits Big OilSwitzerland/Paramount: block loopholes which swerve oil sanctions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Tom Wilson (@thomas_m_wilson) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For decades, the global centre for oil trading has been Geneva, Switzerland. But Russia’s war in Ukraine changed that. Sanctions have made it harder for western traders to move Russian oil. Now, traders are flocking to a new trading hub that has no restrictions on oil from Russia: the United Arab Emirates. The FT’s energy correspondent Tom Wilson explains how this shift has helped the UAE replace Switzerland, and whether the global energy industry is shifting away from western economies. Plus, do you have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show. Record a voice message here and we may even play it on the show: <a href="https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b</a> Or, email Michela at <a href="mailto:michela.tindera@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">michela.tindera@ft.com</a>, or message her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>Update: A new version of this episode was uploaded on August 9, 2023 to correct that Fujairah is roughly an hour’s drive east from Dubai, not west.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3qePZ8x" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How Dubai became ‘the new Geneva’ for Russian oil trade</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3qgraZQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Switzerland questions oil trader over sidestep of Russian sanctions</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3s77LuC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Letter: Energy trading is opaque — and that suits Big Oil</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3rUrRs0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Switzerland/Paramount: block loopholes which swerve oil sanctions</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Tom Wilson (<a href="https://twitter.com/thomas_m_wilson" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@thomas_m_wilson</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/76b23e60-69f5-41b9-b6d7-609edd310750" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How Dubai is reshaping the global oil trade

There’s a new club coming to women’s professional football in the United States. Next season will see the debut of Bay FC, out of northern California. Aly Wagner, a former player on the US women’s national team, explains how she helped get the club off the ground with an investment model that has never been used in US professional sports before. We explore how this funding model could change the landscape for American sports. You’ll also hear from the FT’s US sports business correspondent Sara Germano about whether this very European model is moving across the pond.Plus, do you have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show.Record a voice message here: https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b Or, email Michela at michela.tindera@ft.com, or message her on Twitter at @mtindera07- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Sixth Street commits $125mn to buy new US women’s football clubWhy investors are cashing in on women’s sportWhat private equity means for footballUK women’s football needs ‘strategic’ investor to sustain growth- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Sara Germano (@germanotes), Saffeya Ahmed (@saffeya-ahmed) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s a new club coming to women’s professional football in the United States. Next season will see the debut of Bay FC, out of northern California. Aly Wagner, a former player on the US women’s national team, explains how she helped get the club off the ground with an investment model that has never been used in US professional sports before. We explore how this funding model could change the landscape for American sports. You’ll also hear from the FT’s US sports business correspondent Sara Germano about whether this very European model is moving across the pond.Plus, do you have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show.Record a voice message here: <a href="https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b</a> Or, email Michela at <a href="mailto:michela.tindera@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">michela.tindera@ft.com</a>, or message her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3rYTboX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sixth Street commits $125mn to buy new US women’s football club</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3DCSkNp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Why investors are cashing in on women’s sport</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3DF622u" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">What private equity means for football</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Qix1bp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">UK women’s football needs ‘strategic’ investor to sustain growth</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Sara Germano (<a href="https://twitter.com/germanotes?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@germanotes</a>), Saffeya Ahmed (<a href="https://twitter.com/saffeya_ahmed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@saffeya-ahmed</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5a581b30-eddb-43ca-8067-cb35f70822e7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Institutional investors take to the pitch

Under “normal” circumstances, economists and analysts study a variety of specific indicators to understand what’s happening with the US economy. But lately, those indicators have been sending mixed signals. The FT’s US financial commentator Robert Armstrong explains why they’re wonky and how that’s led him to a different data source to help him understand the economy.Plus, have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show! Record a voice message here: https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b Or, email Michela at michela.tindera@ft.com, or message her on Twitter at @mtindera07- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Recession odds fall, a bitThere is more slack in labour markets than we thinkAn ‘immaculate disinflation’ in the US is not guaranteedStocks rise on robust US bank earnings and ECB rates signalListen to the Unhedged podcastRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Under “normal” circumstances, economists and analysts study a variety of specific indicators to understand what’s happening with the US economy. But lately, those indicators have been sending mixed signals. The FT’s US financial commentator Robert Armstrong explains why they’re wonky and how that’s led him to a different data source to help him understand the economy.Plus, have your own burning questions about business or finance? Send us your questions and we may use them in a future show! Record a voice message here: <a href="https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://sayhi.chat/rmc2b</a> Or, email Michela at <a href="mailto:michela.tindera@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">michela.tindera@ft.com</a>, or message her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3DukASg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Recession odds fall, a bit</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/44Zhgu3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">There is more slack in labour markets than we think</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3DAvXIh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">An ‘immaculate disinflation’ in the US is not guaranteed</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3DvolqQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stocks rise on robust US bank earnings and ECB rates signal</a><a href="http://unhedged.ft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to the Unhedged podcast</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6639e511-8ec2-4f3d-b51f-71da5e81255c" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A different way to understand the US economy

About 30 years ago, an Australian investment company called Macquarie figured out how to turn public utilities into lucrative assets. This strategy helped catapult the company into the biggest infrastructure investor in the world. Now, its services range from delivering tap water to London to transporting gas across the United States. But recently it has emerged that one of Macquarie’s former assets, Thames Water, is struggling, and the utility’s consumers are feeling the consequences. We sit down with the FT’s infrastructure correspondent Gill Plimmer to discuss what we can learn from Thames Water’s troubles and what happens when private investments meet a public necessity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Managed by Macquarie: the Australian group with a grip on global infrastructureThe dangers of asset managers when it comes to long-term infrastructureHow the Thames Water-gate burstThames Water travails threaten to plunge privatised sector into crisis- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Gill Plimmer (@gillplimmer1) and Topher Forhecz (@ForheczT)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About 30 years ago, an Australian investment company called Macquarie figured out how to turn public utilities into lucrative assets. This strategy helped catapult the company into the biggest infrastructure investor in the world. Now, its services range from delivering tap water to London to transporting gas across the United States. But recently it has emerged that one of Macquarie’s former assets, Thames Water, is struggling, and the utility’s consumers are feeling the consequences. We sit down with the FT’s infrastructure correspondent Gill Plimmer to discuss what we can learn from Thames Water’s troubles and what happens when private investments meet a public necessity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/44OQHaT" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Managed by Macquarie: the Australian group with a grip on global infrastructure</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46S7agp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The dangers of asset managers when it comes to long-term infrastructure</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46XUlB9" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How the Thames Water-gate burst</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46OBQ2h" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Thames Water travails threaten to plunge privatised sector into crisis</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Gill Plimmer (<a href="https://twitter.com/gillplimmer1?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@gillplimmer1</a>) and Topher Forhecz (<a href="https://twitter.com/ForheczT" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@ForheczT</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6c1e4168-ce3b-4a53-b8f9-bec49f37a14a" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Macquarie’s grip on global infrastructure

Frances Haugen was just another Silicon Valley tech worker until she decided to speak up about what was happening inside Facebook. Now she’s written a book about her experience titled The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook. Frances talks to Michela about what she’s learned. Clips from CBS, CNBC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Who is Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen?Facebook after the whistleblower: can Zuckerberg reboot the social network?The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frances Haugen was just another Silicon Valley tech worker until she decided to speak up about what was happening inside Facebook. Now she’s written a book about her experience titled The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook. Frances talks to Michela about what she’s learned. Clips from CBS, CNBC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3XOi6HQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Who is Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen?</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3XMiMNM" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook after the whistleblower: can Zuckerberg reboot the social network?</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/womenof2021" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021 </a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/74c44491-51d2-480c-bcd6-a3933f052089" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Frances Haugen’s lessons as a Facebook whistleblower

This week, we are revisiting an episode from earlier this year about an obscure firm from the United Arab Emirates: International Holding Company’s share price has jumped 40,000 per cent in just a few years. But little is known about the business, which has investments in everything from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to India’s Adani Group. The FT’s Middle East editor Andrew England travelled to Abu Dhabi to get answers about its rapid growth and its connections to some of the most powerful people in the Gulf. Clips from MSNBC, CBS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:The UAE business that went from obscurity to a $240bn valuation in 3 yearsThe sheikh’s empire driving Abu Dhabi’s meteoric stock market riseThe Abu Dhabi royal at the nexus of UAE business and national security Groovy girls, typing pools and labour camps: the complicated world of IHC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Andrew England (@cornishft) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we are revisiting an episode from earlier this year about an obscure firm from the United Arab Emirates: International Holding Company’s share price has jumped 40,000 per cent in just a few years. But little is known about the business, which has investments in everything from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to India’s Adani Group. The FT’s Middle East editor Andrew England travelled to Abu Dhabi to get answers about its rapid growth and its connections to some of the most powerful people in the Gulf. Clips from MSNBC, CBS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3NSbWTJ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The UAE business that went from obscurity to a $240bn valuation in 3 years</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3XEPoJu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The sheikh’s empire driving Abu Dhabi’s meteoric stock market rise</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3rcjBmX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Abu Dhabi royal at the nexus of UAE business and national security</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/44tP8zd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Groovy girls, typing pools and labour camps: the complicated world of IHC</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Andrew England (<a href="https://twitter.com/cornishft" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@cornishft</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8efe5c6c-64d3-41de-acce-95ea557fdb64" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Best Of: Tracking the mysterious rise of a UAE company

Illumina, the world’s biggest gene sequencing company, announced plans to buy cancer detection start-up Grail for $8bn while the biotech boom was in full swing. To Illumina, Grail looked like a potential gold mine. Until reality — and regulators — entered the picture. Three years and an activist investor campaign waged by Carl Icahn later, the FT’s US pharmaceutical correspondent Jamie Smyth explains the problems that have cropped up and what it means for both companies and their shareholders. Clips from Illumina Inc / Seeking Alpha, Yahoo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Carl Icahn takes aim at genome sequencer Illumina over Grail dealHas Illumina taken the wrong path in its Grail quest?Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Jamie Smyth (@JamieSmythF) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Illumina, the world’s biggest gene sequencing company, announced plans to buy cancer detection start-up Grail for $8bn while the biotech boom was in full swing. To Illumina, Grail looked like a potential gold mine. Until reality — and regulators — entered the picture. Three years and an activist investor campaign waged by Carl Icahn later, the FT’s US pharmaceutical correspondent Jamie Smyth explains the problems that have cropped up and what it means for both companies and their shareholders. Clips from Illumina Inc / Seeking Alpha, Yahoo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/653c4d1c-d5cf-406c-b2e8-fa24ee453153" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Carl Icahn takes aim at genome sequencer Illumina over Grail deal</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f1be9261-f473-462d-bd03-dd97b8615208" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Has Illumina taken the wrong path in its Grail quest?</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b5aaa6a9-a5a9-44a4-a57e-5ad69babcd7b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients?</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Jamie Smyth (<a href="https://twitter.com/JamieSmythF" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@JamieSmythF</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/13073d23-ef5f-4b5d-a942-88f032f58a89" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How a big biotech’s start-up gamble went wrong

For decades, Crispin Odey sat atop the UK’s hedge fund scene. Lauded by many in financial circles as a charismatic maverick and known for taking high-risk bets on the market, he seemed untouchable. Until two weeks ago. The FT published a scathing investigation detailing the accounts of more than a dozen women accusing Odey of sexual misconduct. Madison Marriage and Antonia Cundy, from the FT’s special investigations team, look at the fallout from these allegations, and explain whether they think this is the start of a reckoning in UK finance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decadesThe week the City ditched Crispin OdeyWhen it comes to harassment, the City must stop protecting its walletThe fallout from the FT’s Crispin Odey investigation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Madison Marriage (@miss_marriage), Antonia Cundy (@antoniacundy) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07). You can contact Madison and Antonia directly here: madison.marriage@ft.com and antonia.cundy@ft.comRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For decades, Crispin Odey sat atop the UK’s hedge fund scene. Lauded by many in financial circles as a charismatic maverick and known for taking high-risk bets on the market, he seemed untouchable. Until two weeks ago. The FT published a scathing investigation detailing the accounts of more than a dozen women accusing Odey of sexual misconduct. Madison Marriage and Antonia Cundy, from the FT’s special investigations team, look at the fallout from these allegations, and explain whether they think this is the start of a reckoning in UK finance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e5d14398-e866-44b3-8ecb-4e6371167c6d?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ba1d445e-35e0-4233-a51a-808f568320cc?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The week the City ditched Crispin Odey</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5d4bd59f-9da1-43b3-b230-e5335cc4258b?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">When it comes to harassment, the City must stop protecting its wallet</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d2310ba2-2d78-424f-b847-e516cac782da?segmentId=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The fallout from the FT’s Crispin Odey investigation</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Madison Marriage (<a href="https://twitter.com/miss_marriage" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@miss_marriage</a>), Antonia Cundy (<a href="https://twitter.com/antoniacundy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@antoniacundy</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>). You can contact Madison and Antonia directly here: <a href="mailto:madison.marriage@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">madison.marriage@ft.com</a> and <a href="mailto:antonia.cundy@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">antonia.cundy@ft.com</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2e70c819-34af-405f-a1dd-cbd03409b3c7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The downfall of a UK hedge fund titan

Crypto is at a crossroads. As exchanges and currencies blow up, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to step in. But is crypto a security, like a stock? Or a tradable item of speculation, like a Beanie Baby? Today on the show, Robert Armstrong and Ethan Wu argue about the benefits and risks of regulating crypto. Also, we go short home prices, and long … the bone trade.Subscribe to the Unhedged newsletterFollow Ethan Wu (@ethanywu) and Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) on TwitterRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crypto is at a crossroads. As exchanges and currencies blow up, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to step in. But is crypto a security, like a stock? Or a tradable item of speculation, like a Beanie Baby? Today on the show, Robert Armstrong and Ethan Wu argue about the benefits and risks of regulating crypto. Also, we go short home prices, and long … the bone trade.Subscribe to the <a href="http://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Unhedged</a> newsletterFollow Ethan Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/ethanywu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on Twitter<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a80005e6-07a7-4dae-ac34-5c1d98f6d4a4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is crypto a security, bro?

Ghana was once considered a success story and a model for African development. But after suffering several economic shocks, the west African country is now struggling to pay off its debts. The FT’s west Africa correspondent Aanu Adeoye and Africa editor David Pilling explain how Ghana exemplifies the debt cycle that many African countries find themselves stuck in, and what has to change to break it. Clip from GhanaWeb TV- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for AfricaAfrica needs international help to avoid a lost decadeGhana default puts domestic debt ‘can of worms’ in the spotlightGhana secures $3bn IMF deal after creditors agree to debt restructuring- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Aanu Adeoye (@aanuadeoye), David Pilling (@davidpilling) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghana was once considered a success story and a model for African development. But after suffering several economic shocks, the west African country is now struggling to pay off its debts. The FT’s west Africa correspondent Aanu Adeoye and Africa editor David Pilling explain how Ghana exemplifies the debt cycle that many African countries find themselves stuck in, and what has to change to break it. Clip from GhanaWeb TV- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bd67731c-cea0-4045-96d4-5fff001f1fd2?segmentid=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5fac406f-a4f1-493f-bac4-007bb12146e5?segmentid=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Africa needs international help to avoid a lost decade</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7e008f0d-1ae9-4b8a-8caf-4e014fdf2f41?segmentid=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ghana default puts domestic debt ‘can of worms’ in the spotlight</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/dcbe7953-334d-4e39-890f-4bbf8d0917b1?segmentid=c6bc4c92-a175-c936-88fb-4dfe4ffadce7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ghana secures $3bn IMF deal after creditors agree to debt restructuring</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Aanu Adeoye (<a href="https://twitter.com/aanuadeoye" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@aanuadeoye</a>), David Pilling (<a href="https://www.ft.com/david-pilling" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@davidpilling</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cec6fb46-ead9-425c-b201-f41ac5e7a121" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is Africa’s debt cycle unbreakable?

From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Behind the Money

Record numbers of bankruptcies and store closures have devastated the retail sector. So why is the beauty market thriving? Will the likes of Sephora and Ulta be able to ward off Amazon? With guests Moj Mahdara, chief executive of Beautycon, and Simeon Siegel, analyst at Nomura Instinet. Read more on this story here.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Record numbers of bankruptcies and store closures have devastated the retail sector. So why is the beauty market thriving? Will the likes of Sephora and Ulta be able to ward off Amazon? With guests Moj Mahdara, chief executive of Beautycon, and Simeon Siegel, analyst at Nomura Instinet. Read more on this story <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/acfe1924-4de9-11e8-8a8e-22951a2d8493" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How beauty is beating the rest of retail

A key short term lending market came under strain in September, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve's attempt to unwind post-financial crisis intervention may have gone too far. The FT's Joe Rennison explains what has been going on in the repo market. Further reading:How the Federal Reserve could fix the repo market:https://www.ft.com/content/33674380-e4f4-11e9-9743-db5a370481bcFed wrestles with role of regulation in repo squeeze:https://www.ft.com/content/45a9c196-e231-11e9-9743-db5a370481bcNew York Fed rejects Wall St criticism of response to repo turmoil:https://www.ft.com/content/c267a2f4-dd3e-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A key short term lending market came under strain in September, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve's attempt to unwind post-financial crisis intervention may have gone too far. The FT's Joe Rennison explains what has been going on in the repo market. Further reading:How the Federal Reserve could fix the repo market:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/33674380-e4f4-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/33674380-e4f4-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc</a>Fed wrestles with role of regulation in repo squeeze:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/45a9c196-e231-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/45a9c196-e231-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc</a>New York Fed rejects Wall St criticism of response to repo turmoil:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c267a2f4-dd3e-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c267a2f4-dd3e-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The repo market

The co-working and office providing company set out to create the office of the future and has caught the attention of big investors, including SoftBank's Vision Fund. Will office subleasing open the door to profit for WeWork? With FT guests Dan Thomas and Alex Scaggs. Read more from Dan and Alex at FT.com. Music by Podington Bear.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The co-working and office providing company set out to create the office of the future and has caught the attention of big investors, including SoftBank's Vision Fund. Will office subleasing open the door to profit for WeWork? With FT guests Dan Thomas and Alex Scaggs. Read more from Dan and Alex at <a href="https://www.ft.com/stream/bce57f88-57eb-3642-bb58-dc87a176063b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT.com</a>. Music by Podington Bear.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How WeWork really works

There is a corner of the credit market that has started to worry regulators - leveraged loans. How does the $1.2tn leveraged loan market work and why do some say it could pose a risk to the financial system? The FT’s Colby Smith and Joe Rennison explain. Read more at FT.com/debtmachine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a corner of the credit market that has started to worry regulators - leveraged loans. How does the $1.2tn leveraged loan market work and why do some say it could pose a risk to the financial system? The FT’s Colby Smith and Joe Rennison explain. Read more at <a href="http://ft.com/debtmachine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT.com/debtmachine</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The leveraged loan market

The amount of outstanding student debt in the US has hit a staggering $1.4tn, and many millennials say the education-related debt they've been saddled with has prevented them from doing things like buying a home, getting married and taking career risks. Who has been hit the hardest by student debt loads and what does it mean for the US economy? With guests Michael Ranalli, Judith Scott-Clayton and the FT's Sam Fleming. Read more of Sam's reporting at FT.com.Review clips: Fox Business Network, CBS News, CNBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amount of outstanding student debt in the US has hit a staggering $1.4tn, and many millennials say the education-related debt they've been saddled with has prevented them from doing things like buying a home, getting married and taking career risks. Who has been hit the hardest by student debt loads and what does it mean for the US economy? With guests Michael Ranalli, Judith Scott-Clayton and the FT's Sam Fleming. Read more of Sam's reporting at <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/236b20f2-9fd4-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT.com</a>.Review clips: Fox Business Network, CBS News, CNBC Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Digging into student debt

WeWork was long considered one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2019. For SoftBank, WeWork’s biggest outside investor, the listing would be the moment it made a return on the nearly $11bn it poured into the shared-office provider. Now, as WeWork struggles to take the company public, the spotlight is on SoftBank’s Masa Son and his billion-dollar bets.Further FT reading:SoftBank investors brace for Vision Fund writedownshttps://www.ft.com/content/ccdaa9c6-d60d-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77WeWork postpones IPO after chilly response from investorshttps://www.ft.com/content/b869bc42-d8d9-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17WeWork: the ‘hypothetical’ company at the heart of the property markethttps://www.ft.com/content/0e426c90-8c45-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972SoftBank: inside the ‘Wild West’ $100bn fund shaking up the tech worldhttps://www.ft.com/content/71ad7cda-6ef4-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914Some of Aimee’s favourite FT reads:Warren Buffett: ‘I’m having more fun than any 88-year-old int he world’https://www.ft.com/content/40b9b356-661e-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62The trillion-dollar taboo: why it’s time to stop ignoring mental health at workhttps://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1Finding my Armenia, a century after the genocidehttps://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3How Purdue’s ‘one-two’ punch fuelled the market for opioidshttps://www.ft.com/content/8e64ec9c-b133-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439cAngola 3 inmate: from solitary cell to centre of the communityhttps://www.ft.com/content/72a0983a-9f7d-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WeWork was long considered one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2019. For SoftBank, WeWork’s biggest outside investor, the listing would be the moment it made a return on the nearly $11bn it poured into the shared-office provider. Now, as WeWork struggles to take the company public, the spotlight is on SoftBank’s Masa Son and his billion-dollar bets.Further FT reading:SoftBank investors brace for Vision Fund writedowns<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ccdaa9c6-d60d-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/ccdaa9c6-d60d-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77</a>WeWork postpones IPO after chilly response from investors<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b869bc42-d8d9-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/b869bc42-d8d9-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17</a>WeWork: the ‘hypothetical’ company at the heart of the property market<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0e426c90-8c45-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/0e426c90-8c45-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972</a>SoftBank: inside the ‘Wild West’ $100bn fund shaking up the tech world<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/71ad7cda-6ef4-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/71ad7cda-6ef4-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914</a>Some of Aimee’s favourite FT reads:Warren Buffett: ‘I’m having more fun than any 88-year-old int he world’<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/40b9b356-661e-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/40b9b356-661e-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62</a>The trillion-dollar taboo: why it’s time to stop ignoring mental health at work<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1</a>Finding my Armenia, a century after the genocide<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3</a>How Purdue’s ‘one-two’ punch fuelled the market for opioids<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8e64ec9c-b133-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/8e64ec9c-b133-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c</a>Angola 3 inmate: from solitary cell to centre of the community<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/72a0983a-9f7d-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/72a0983a-9f7d-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

SoftBank’s Masa Son under pressure

What it means for a generation of tech companies with huge valuations to be making the shift to the public markets, and why some are doing it by unconventional means.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What it means for a generation of tech companies with huge valuations to be making the shift to the public markets, and why some are doing it by unconventional means.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The unicorn IPO

Private equity has flooded the deal market in recent years, in part due to an era of cheap debt and fund managers on the hunt for greater investment returns. Firms are scooping up stakes in oil pipelines and newspapers — and even dental clinics. With a record $1.8tn in pension and sovereign wealth fund money waiting to be invested, some analysts are asking when private equity’s winning run will come to an end. With the FT's Javier Espinoza. Read more here. Review clips: CNBC, NBC, Bloomberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Private equity has flooded the deal market in recent years, in part due to an era of cheap debt and fund managers on the hunt for greater investment returns. Firms are scooping up stakes in oil pipelines and newspapers — and even dental clinics. With a record $1.8tn in pension and sovereign wealth fund money waiting to be invested, some analysts are asking when private equity’s winning run will come to an end. With the FT's Javier Espinoza. Read more <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3d13da34-f6bb-11e7-8715-e94187b3017e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Review clips: CNBC, NBC, Bloomberg. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Private equity's debt mountain

The purpose of the US corporation has evolved over time, from Henry Ford's mission to benefit the carmaker's employees to Milton Friedman's essay on shareholder primacy. The FT's US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, reports on the latest thinking, this time from America's largest business lobby, the Business Roundtable. Read more on the idea of sustainable investing at ft.com/moralmoney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The purpose of the US corporation has evolved over time, from Henry Ford's mission to benefit the carmaker's employees to Milton Friedman's essay on shareholder primacy. The FT's US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, reports on the latest thinking, this time from America's largest business lobby, the Business Roundtable. Read more on the idea of sustainable investing at <a href="http://ft.com/moralmoney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ft.com/moralmoney</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Corporate America's new role

The man who built a $100bn fund has wooed investors with his vision for the future. But what is really behind the prowess of SoftBank's Masayoshi Son? With the FT's Arash Massoudi. Read Arash's story here. Review clips: Fox News, CNN, CNBC, ABC News, PBS, Bloomberg, Fox Business Network, TechCrunch.Contribute to our listener survey and enter our prize draw here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man who built a $100bn fund has wooed investors with his vision for the future. But what is really behind the prowess of SoftBank's Masayoshi Son? With the FT's Arash Massoudi. Read Arash's story <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/71ad7cda-6ef4-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Review clips: Fox News, CNN, CNBC, ABC News, PBS, Bloomberg, Fox Business Network, TechCrunch.Contribute to our listener survey and enter our prize draw <a href="https://financiatimescx.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Wy1HFtn2kalQih" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The  $100bn SoftBank vision

Investors poured $17bn into agricultural food and technology startups in 2018, fuelled by threats to the world's food supply, including climate change and a growing global population. We visit one such startup, Indigo Ag, which is working with farmers to trial its microbial products for healthier crops. Indigo Ag provides microbial seed treatments to farmers for free in exchange for data. The company also sells the seed treatments through its standard commercial model. With guests Emiko Terazono, FT commodities correspondent, Ben Riensche, owner and manager, Blue Diamond Farming Company and Geoffrey von Maltzahn, co-founder and chief innovation officer, Indigo Ag. Read more from Emiko on agricultural food and technology at FT.com:https://www.ft.com/content/ee6fb294-edc3-11e8-8180-9cf212677a57 (paywall) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investors poured $17bn into agricultural food and technology startups in 2018, fuelled by threats to the world's food supply, including climate change and a growing global population. We visit one such startup, Indigo Ag, which is working with farmers to trial its microbial products for healthier crops. Indigo Ag provides microbial seed treatments to farmers for free in exchange for data. The company also sells the seed treatments through its standard commercial model. With guests Emiko Terazono, FT commodities correspondent, Ben Riensche, owner and manager, Blue Diamond Farming Company and Geoffrey von Maltzahn, co-founder and chief innovation officer, Indigo Ag. Read more from Emiko on agricultural food and technology at <a href="http://FT.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT.com</a>:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ee6fb294-edc3-11e8-8180-9cf212677a57" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/ee6fb294-edc3-11e8-8180-9cf212677a57</a> (paywall) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Disrupting Big Ag

GE is one of the greatest names in American business. It was an original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and at its peak the industrial conglomerate had a market capitalisation of nearly $600bn. But after decades of dealmaking, a weakening power sector is forcing the group's executives to consider radical changes. The FT's Ed Crooks explains. Review clips: Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business Network, PBS News, Euro News.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GE is one of the greatest names in American business. It was an original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and at its peak the industrial conglomerate had a market capitalisation of nearly $600bn. But after decades of dealmaking, a weakening power sector is forcing the group's executives to consider radical changes. The FT's Ed Crooks explains. Review clips: Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business Network, PBS News, Euro News.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The rise and fall of General Electric

The future is on the line again for the carmakers known as the "big three": Ford, GM and what is now Fiat Chrysler. Ten years ago the question was whether the carmakers would survive the financial crisis. Today, investors wonder if traditional car companies will be able to make the technological shift to an industry of self-driving, electric and service-focused cars. The FT’s Patti Waldmeir reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The future is on the line again for the carmakers known as the "big three": Ford, GM and what is now Fiat Chrysler. Ten years ago the question was whether the carmakers would survive the financial crisis. Today, investors wonder if traditional car companies will be able to make the technological shift to an industry of self-driving, electric and service-focused cars. The FT’s Patti Waldmeir reports. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What next for Detroit's carmakers

Warren Buffett

Over the past 54 years, shares in Berkshire Hathaway have outpaced the broader market. But now the conglomerate is holding onto more than $100bn in cash that it would rather be investing. The FT's Eric Platt guides us through the Berkshire Hathaway operation, and how its 88-year old chairman and chief executive is thinking about the company's future. Read more at FT.com.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past 54 years, shares in Berkshire Hathaway have outpaced the broader market. But now the conglomerate is holding onto more than $100bn in cash that it would rather be investing. The FT's Eric Platt guides us through the Berkshire Hathaway operation, and how its 88-year old chairman and chief executive is thinking about the company's future. Read more at <a href="http://FT.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT.com</a>.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Warren Buffett's cash dilemma

Amid concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth, there is one industry telling a completely different story: luxury goods. Aimee goes to Paris to find out why. With guests Harriet Agnew, Paris correspondent for the Financial Times, and Robert Burke, chairman and chief executive of the consultancy Robert Burke Associates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amid concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth, there is one industry telling a completely different story: luxury goods. Aimee goes to Paris to find out why. With guests Harriet Agnew, Paris correspondent for the Financial Times, and Robert Burke, chairman and chief executive of the consultancy Robert Burke Associates. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Luxury's resilient market

The name “Sackler” adorns museums and art galleries around the world. But the family name has also become tainted by its association with the US opioid crisis, amid accusations that OxyContin, more than any other drug, is responsible for sparking one of the worst public health epidemics of modern times. The FT's David Crow explains how the Sackler family company Purdue Pharma got its hold on the opioid market.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The name “Sackler” adorns museums and art galleries around the world. But the family name has also become tainted by its association with the US opioid crisis, amid accusations that OxyContin, more than any other drug, is responsible for sparking one of the worst public health epidemics of modern times. The FT's David Crow explains how the Sackler family company Purdue Pharma got its hold on the opioid market.   Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Purdue Pharma's 'one-two' punch

Private equity's debt mountain (encore episode)

Two mid-sized American banks are joining forces in a $66bn merger - BB&amp;T and Suntrust. It is the biggest US bank deal since the financial crisis, and analysts say the deal will up the ante on rival banks to consolidate. The FT's Robert Armstrong and James Fontanella Khan dig into the details of the deal, and what it means for the broader industry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two mid-sized American banks are joining forces in a $66bn merger - BB&amp;T and Suntrust. It is the biggest US bank deal since the financial crisis, and analysts say the deal will up the ante on rival banks to consolidate. The FT's Robert Armstrong and James Fontanella Khan dig into the details of the deal, and what it means for the broader industry.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Has the US bank consolidation wave begun?

About 10 years ago, two legendary private equity firms, Apollo Global Management and TPG, teamed up to carry out a leveraged buyout of one of the biggest and most iconic gaming companies, then known as Harrah’s. They financed the purchase by taking advantage of Harrah’s real estate. Now, an obscure regional casino group out of Reno, Nevada is set to scoop up what has become the Caesars Entertainment empire in a deal that is making use of a pretty similar kind of financing. The FT’s Sujeet Indap tells the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About 10 years ago, two legendary private equity firms, Apollo Global Management and TPG, teamed up to carry out a leveraged buyout of one of the biggest and most iconic gaming companies, then known as Harrah’s. They financed the purchase by taking advantage of Harrah’s real estate. Now, an obscure regional casino group out of Reno, Nevada is set to scoop up what has become the Caesars Entertainment empire in a deal that is making use of a pretty similar kind of financing. The FT’s Sujeet Indap tells the story. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Paying for the Caesars empire

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Nick was a regulator at the London Stock Exchange. Julia was an entrepreneur whose home was foreclosed. Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers we talk to two people with different perspectives on the lessons of the global financial crisis.Review clips: AP, CBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick was a regulator at the London Stock Exchange. Julia was an entrepreneur whose home was foreclosed. Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers we talk to two people with different perspectives on the lessons of the global financial crisis.Review clips: AP, CBS. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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