FT News Briefing

China’s DeepSeek AI triggers tech sell-off

Can US oil afford to ‘drill, baby, drill’?

Swamp Notes: Donald Trump’s ‘vendetta agenda’

Trump steers the world toward a tax war

Trump halts $300bn in clean energy loans

Markets brace for Trump-era volatility

Apple is accused of profiting from 'blood minerals'

Trump returns to the White House

Swamp Notes: Corporate America goes Maga

Can Hollywood bounce back?

Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire

Why China wants Musk to save TikTok

This Financial Times news briefing podcast covers three main stories. First, it reports on Saudi Aramco's plans to expand into lithium production to diversify its economy, despite challenges from China's market dominance and low prices. Second, it discusses the potential involvement of Elon Musk in brokering a deal to...

A power shift in Lebanon

Venezuela’s leader starts another disputed term

Swamp Notes: Greenland, USA

Bond vigilantes target government spending

Crunch time for Citi

Canadian politics post-Trudeau

China’s central bank overhaul

What’s next for US Steel?