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Nov 2024
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Ukraine strikes Russia with US missiles

Financial Times
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Bridgewater is joining forces with State Street’s asset management arm to offer an ETF, Ukraine has struck a military target inside Russia using US-made long-range missiles for the first time, and Walmart’s third-quarter revenue beat forecasts. Plus, Asia’s arms makers and naval shipbuilders are leading a global surge in defence stocks. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Bridgewater opens strategy to retail investors through State Street ETF

Ukraine strikes Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time 

Walmart raises guidance as it beats third-quarter forecasts 

Asian arms makers lead defence stock rally in bet on global rearmament 

Thames Water dumps 104bn litres of sewage ahead of new tunnel opening  


The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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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