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Mar 2025
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The Trump nominee uniting Democrats and ...

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Canada’s Liberal party selects a new leader, and US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division is turning heads on Wall Street. Plus, US startups are raising more money than at any point since 2021, and why a gold boom in Ghana is driving up global chocolate prices. 


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Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister

Trump nominee unites right and left with tough antitrust view

The illegal gold miners driving up global chocolate prices

AI frenzy leads US venture capital to biggest splurge in three years

Bridgestone and Michelin test advances in puncture-free tyres 

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, 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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