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Aug 2020

8m 55s

Beirut explosion, ETF gold spree, UK tax...

Financial Times

About this episode

Dozens are dead and thousands injured after an explosion rocked Beirut, an income hit at Disney’s theme park has caused a knock on the company’s profits in the latest quarter, and an exchange traded fund holds more gold than some central banks. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why the UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs, is going after General Electric on fraud allegations.

Beirut rocked by massive explosion

https://www.ft.com/content/efb1426f-a80f-4b38-99c1-67a7a0823c4a

ETF becomes one of world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock in

ft.com/content/5316a714-6aa9-4919-ab29-96fab47cf2d4

Disney plans a digital debut for ‘Mulan’

https://www.ft.com/content/e39b07a9-edde-4dd3-9356-31bb11cd39e2

Why the UK tax authority is accusing General Electric of a $1bn fraud https://www.ft.com/content/02a6fa1b-8b62-4e1e-9100-fe620c8ec96c

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