logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2022
10m 19s

WeWork 2.0?

Financial Times
About this episode

Amazon has accused the FTC of harassing top executives as part of an antitrust investigation, hedge fund Elliott Management has dumped almost all of its shares in SoftBank, and Harvard will offer tuition-free MBA programs to low-income students. Plus, the man who blew up WeWork, Adam Neumann, has a new real estate venture that’s attracted a major investment from Silicon Valley royalty. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon accuses FTC of harassing executives including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy

Hedge fund Elliott dumps SoftBank stake after souring on Masayoshi Son

Andreessen Horowitz backs WeWork co-founder’s property venture


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Today
UK Budget boosts taxes to all-time high
<p>S&amp;P Global Ratings calls into question Tether’s ability to maintain its US dollar peg, and UK chancellor Rachel Reeves takes the wraps off the highly anticipated Budget. Plus, India’s booming steel production might be helping the domestic economy, but it’s causing environm ... Show More
11m 20s
Yesterday
Google closes in on Nvidia in the AI race
<p>Google’s parent company got close to a record $4tn market capitalisation, and more than $1tn has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks. Plus, US consumers aren’t feeling too merry ahead of the holidays, and the UK prepares for its long-awaited Budget ... Show More
10m 50s
Nov 25
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences
<p>Traders are piling into bets that Wednesday’s UK Budget will push the pound lower against the dollar, and the pharmaceutical industry saw some promising — and not so promising — clinical trial results. Plus, US tech stocks leapt on Monday and Ireland’s military neutrality has ... Show More
10m 26s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2023
Caretakers, ageism and other topics venture needs to stop overlooking
This week, Natasha interviewed Elana Berkowitz, founding partner at Springbank Collective and an early-stage investor working to close the gender gap. Following with our theme of covering the silent changemakers in tech, Berkowitz has done much more than invest: she’s an advisor ... Show More
32m 28s
Nov 2020
Bloomberg Wall Street Week: Hubbard, Zell, Rieder
One of the most iconic brands in financial television returns for today's issues and today's world. This week's Wall Street Week features David Westin's interviews with Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Glenn Hubbard, Equity Group Investments Founder & Chairman Sam Zel ... Show More
32m 8s
Oct 2021
Investment Masterclass with fund manager Baillie Gifford
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage an investment portfolio worth hundreds of billions of pounds? Global equities specialist Malcolm MacColl is one of two managing partners at the helm of Baillie Gifford, the Scottish asset management company, which manages mor ... Show More
25m 8s
Jul 2023
758. Is Goldman Sachs breaking up with Apple?
Our expert hosts, Kate Moody and David Barton-Grimley, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Goldman is lo ... Show More
56m 28s