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Feb 2025
10m 38s

US companies endure tariff whiplash

Financial Times
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Alphabet’s cloud services missed growth expectations last quarter, American companies are scrambling to protect their supply chains in the face of all the back and forth on tariffs, and China is hitting back at the US for imposing new levies. Plus, India is set for a blockbuster IPO year – even as the economy weakens. 


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Google parent Alphabet slides after sales miss Wall Street estimates

China targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as Trump tariffs bite

China hits back with limited response to Donald Trump’s tariffs

India set for blockbuster IPO year despite slowing economic growth


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, 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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