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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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  • SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet

    SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet
    Oct 9 2026
    SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv expressed misogynistic views online, and Donald Trump has said Washington will not strike Iran ahead of the US midterm elections. Plus, two Latvian men allegedly trespassed at a UK military base, and two crypto groups with links to a Trump family-backed company are embroiled in a $141mn legal battle.Mentioned in this podcast:SoftBank seeks $100bn from Gulf to expand massive AI betThe online life of the Flydubai attackerDonald Trump says US ‘will not be attacking Iran’ before midterm electionsOil prices jump on tanker attacks and slowing flows through Strait of HormuzEasyJet doubles winter flight cuts amid rising costsTwo Latvian nationals arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF baseCrypto companies linked to Trump-backed firm in $141mn legal battleWant to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. 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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    13 Min.
  • Oil companies are full speed ahead in the Middle East

    Oil companies are full speed ahead in the Middle East
    Oct 8 2026

    Oil executives expressed their appetite for investing in the Middle East despite the war, the conflict has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, and big investors are “bottom fishing” among beaten-down assets, including Italian bonds and corporate debt. Plus, China is building data centres at rapid speed across Inner Mongolia and a measure of credit risk at Elon Musk’s SpaceX rose to a record high.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Oil majors look beyond Middle East war to access region’s vast reserves

    Iran war blows near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances

    Big investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-off

    China races to build AI data centres across energy-rich hinterland

    SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree


    Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com


    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. 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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    11 Min.
  • Skydance’s debt pile takes the spotlight

    Skydance’s debt pile takes the spotlight
    Oct 7 2026

    Paramount Skydance is tackling a huge pile of debt following its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, oil tanker captains are being paid rates equivalent to $100,000 a month for travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, and the UK’s tax authorities probed Manchester City in 2018. Plus, the battle for control of the $265bn Tata Group hinges on India’s motorbike billionaire, and Brussels is considering taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Debt in the spotlight as Paramount closes $111bn deal for Warner Bros

    Ships’ captains paid $100,000 a month to transit Strait of Hormuz

    HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018

    India’s motorbike billionaire steering tussle at Tata

    Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations

    Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com


    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. 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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    14 Min.
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Concise, always interesting and not too long :) Reflecting on top stories around the world. It‘s also great that there is a transcript available.

One of the best news briefings podcasts there is

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