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Nov 2023
10m 16s

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty

Financial Times
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Israeli troops have entered Gaza City, European private equity group CVC Capital Partners has postponed plans to float until next year, and central banks are hitting pause on interest rate rises while inflation stays strong.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Israeli army attempts to ‘encircle’ Gaza City as Joe Biden calls for pause in fighting

CVC Capital Partners postpones plans for Amsterdam listing

Central banks hold interest rates at a scary time

BoE expected to leave rates unchanged as inflation remains strong

AI companies agree to government tests on their technology to assess national security risks

Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of fraud over FTX’s collapse


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, 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.


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