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News and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News is produced by Fiona Symon.

Podcast Episodes

Giant iceberg breaks free in Antarctic

A vast iceberg nearly the size of the US state of Delaware has broken away from Antarctica in a move likely to alter the frozen landscape forever. Clive Cookson discusses the implications with the FT's Pilita Clark

Why did Morgan Stanley miscalculate on Snap?

Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that led Snap’s $3.4bn public offering has downgraded the stock less than five months after listing it on the New York Stock Exchange. Daniel Thomas asks the FT's Hannah Kuchler what's behind the downgrade and what it means for the tech IPO market. Music by David Sappa

Loss of Mosul deals blow to Isis in Iraq

Iraq has Isis on the run in Mosul after eight months of brutal street-to-street battles. Siona Jenkins asks the FT's Erika Solomon whether this spells the end for the Islamist group's hopes of creating an Islamist state in the region. Music by David Sappa

EU and Japan seal free trade agreement

EU-Japan free trade pact signals a direct challenge to Donald Trump's policy of protectionism. The FT's Robin Harding and Daniel Dombey give their assessment of the significance of the deal to James Wilson.

Brexit and skilled European workers: will they stay or leave?

Recent surveys and economic data suggest that the UK is becoming a less attractive place for the many European professionals who work there. But while many say they plan to leave, will they really go? The FT's Naomi Rovnick and Federica Cocco discuss the findings.

Payout bonanza awaits US banking investors

Chris Kotowski of Oppenheimer tells the FT about the results of US stress tests and the $100bn windfall in dividends and share buybacks that investors can now expect.

MBAs lean towards start-up expertise

Listen to Jonathan Moules and Laurent Ortmans analyse the FT’s new ranking of business schools that shows a growing preference for entrepreneurship among students.

German lawmakers back gay marriage

Despite clearing a way for the move, Chancellor Angela Merkel actually voted against same-sex marriage, which reflects a lack of popular support for gay rights in Germany, Hugo Greenhalgh tells Siona Jenkins

Cyber attack hits global businesses

The latest hacking appears smaller in scale than WannaCry but has companies asking themselves whether they did enough to upgrade their security after the first breach, the FT's Sam Jones and Aliya Ram tell Siona Jenkins.

Google fined record €2.4bn over abuse of search dominance

The EU has acted tough on the tech group for breaching competition rules but the decision is not an indication of a European crusade against US technology companies, the FT's Rochelle Toplensky tells Jyotsna Singh

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