Moderna vaccine trial pleases investors, EBIT...

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is swapping foreign CEOs for local ones and Reed Hastings officially steps down from the board of Netflix. Plus, FT-Nikkei names Boston as the best US city for foreign investment. Mentioned in this podcast:​​Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with ...  Show more

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that creates a “voluntary framework” for the US to gain early access to cutting-edge AI models, and the conviction of short seller Andrew Left may change how investors take positions. Plus, gold has overtaken US Treasuries as t ...  Show more

The Taliban’s takeover is a boon for China’s propaganda machine: America is tired, its policies disastrous, its values a distraction. Meanwhile China has <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2021/08/21/china-is-happy-to-see-america-humbled-in-afghanistan?utm_campaign=the-i ...

Show Notes:

0:00 Quick vaccine passports update

17:15 China's massive tech crackdown: reasons, ramifications, & more

37:37 How will large firms & institutional investors react to the CCP's recent regulatory moves, mechanics of delisting public companies

The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get your podcasts, or listen at FT.com/newsbriefing.Friday, March 20Repu ...  Show more

With astonishing speed, the machinery of testing, tracing and lockdowns is being dismantled. We examine the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/12/07/china-is-loosening-its-covid-restrictions-at-great-risk?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=thein ...  Show more