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Nov 2021
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Jack Dorsey exits Twitter

Financial Times
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https://www.ft.com/content/b6aa92ea-4a07-4423-acbe-deacad5313a5


Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as the company’s chief executive on Monday, and an activist investor has called on commodities giant Glencore to spin off its thermal coal business. Plus, the FT’s global pharmaceutical correspondent, Hannah Kuchler, explains how Pfizer came to dominate the market for Covid jabs and what the concerns are about the company’s market power. 


Activist calls on Glencore to spin off coal assets

https://www.ft.com/content/6f5a8c43-76d4-4843-a15e-47bc767ec6d8


Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter chief executive

https://www.ft.com/content/bf45fd08-51d1-41bb-82cd-b3157a5da055


The inside story of the Pfizer vaccine: ‘a once-in-an-epoch windfall’

https://www.ft.com/content/0cea5e3f-d4c4-4ee2-961a-3aa150f388ec


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 


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