<description>&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon is sentenced to 15 years in prison on two counts of fraud, and&lt;strong&gt; t&lt;/strong&gt;he Walt Disney Company will allow OpenAI to use its characters in its flagship products. Plus, football fans are outraged over ticket prices for next year’s World Cup. And, you’ll meet the hardliner who wants to make Chile great again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4rJhguq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/48xGBQB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4iO20Z4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Football fans condemn ‘betrayal’ over ‘extortionate’ World Cup ticket prices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/3Mu3Ja5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The hardliner who wants to make Chile great again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4q72sUR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Friedrich Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done ‘above Europe’s head’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Victoria Craig&lt;/a&gt;, and produced by Fiona Symon and Sonja Hutson.&amp;nbsp; Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon is sentenced to 15 years in prison on two counts of fraud, and the Walt Disney Company will allow OpenAI to use its characters in its flagship products. Plus, football fans are outraged over ticket prices for next year’s World Cup. And, you’ll meet the hardliner who wants to make Chile great again. Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4rJhguq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/48xGBQB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iO20Z4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Football fans condemn ‘betrayal’ over ‘extortionate’ World Cup ticket prices</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Mu3Ja5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The hardliner who wants to make Chile great again</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4q72sUR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Friedrich Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done ‘above Europe’s head’</a> Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp; Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Fiona Symon and Sonja Hutson.&nbsp; Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Disney and OpenAI team up

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, and Oracle shares fell on Wednesday after it reported disappointing revenues. Plus, there’s one conglomerate in Abu Dhabi dominating the economy and its ownership is in the hands of the royal family.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4rVpNuC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Federal Reserve cuts rates to lowest level in three years in divisive decision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4pUCzYm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Oracle shares slide as data centre spending mounts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4rQ9lvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;How Abu Dhabi’s economy came to be dominated by IHC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/sonja-hutson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sonja Hutson&lt;/a&gt;, and produced by Fiona Symon and Victoria Craig.&amp;nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/dfaa86c2-df95-4035-866b-87c9d4f43251" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Three members of US central bank’s board oppose decision in biggest dissent since 2019

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, and Oracle shares fell on Wednesday after it reported disappointing revenues. Plus, there’s one conglomerate in Abu Dhabi dominating the economy and its ownership is in the hands of the royal family.&nbsp; Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4rVpNuC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federal Reserve cuts rates to lowest level in three years in divisive decision</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4pUCzYm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oracle shares slide as data centre spending mounts</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4rQ9lvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Abu Dhabi’s economy came to be dominated by IHC</a> Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp; Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href="https://www.ft.com/sonja-hutson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonja Hutson</a>, and produced by Fiona Symon and Victoria Craig.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/dfaa86c2-df95-4035-866b-87c9d4f43251" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Fed cuts rates amid growing division 

<description>&lt;p&gt;EU countries want to fast-track a decision to indefinitely immobilise up to €210bn in Russian sovereign assets, investors have increased bets that interest rates in major economies could diverge next year, and Berlin stands ready to throw its weight behind a German candidate to be the next president of the European Central Bank. Plus, Australia is now the first country in the world to restrict social media access for kids under the age of 16.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4ptAcfm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4oHNPpS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;EU races to bypass Viktor Orbán on Russia assets before summit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4oEoPQj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Investors increase bets on ECB rate rise in threat to dollar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4oHNPGo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Germany sees high hurdles to winning ECB presidency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4oJaXEy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The countdown to the world’s first social media ban for children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Marc Filippino&lt;/a&gt;, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson.&amp;nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ac5b8a76-331c-414f-b618-61f908366bb6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Under-16s will no longer be able to subscribe to popular apps under groundbreaking Australian law

EU countries want to fast-track a decision to indefinitely immobilise up to €210bn in Russian sovereign assets, investors have increased bets that interest rates in major economies could diverge next year, and Berlin stands ready to throw its weight behind a German candidate to be the next president of the European Central Bank. Plus, Australia is now the first country in the world to restrict social media access for kids under the age of 16. Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4ptAcfm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4oHNPpS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU races to bypass Viktor Orbán on Russia assets before summit</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4oEoPQj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Investors increase bets on ECB rate rise in threat to dollar</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4oHNPGo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Germany sees high hurdles to winning ECB presidency</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4oJaXEy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The countdown to the world’s first social media ban for children</a> Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp; Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href="https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Filippino</a>, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ac5b8a76-331c-414f-b618-61f908366bb6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Australia is first country to ban social media for children 

<description>&lt;p&gt;Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, US natural gas prices are soaring as the country ships record amounts of the fuel overseas, and US President Donald Trump says Nvidia will be allowed to send its H200 chips to China. Plus, retail investors are helping drive gold and US stocks towards “bubble” territory, the Bank for International Settlements has warned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4ps0ZbS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/3Yh8dTW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Surging gas prices worsen affordability crisis for Americans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/44cCCqa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nvidia can sell H200 AI chips to China, Donald Trump says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/3Mrj7E4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Retail investors help drive gold and US stocks to bubble territory, BIS warns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Credit: CNBC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Marc Filippino&lt;/a&gt;, and produced by Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b41a84f1-b0ce-4191-ad3f-c805bf8db0e4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, US natural gas prices are soaring as the country ships record amounts of the fuel overseas, and US President Donald Trump says Nvidia will be allowed to send its H200 chips to China. Plus, retail investors are helping drive gold and US stocks towards “bubble” territory, the Bank for International Settlements has warned. Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4ps0ZbS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Yh8dTW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Surging gas prices worsen affordability crisis for Americans</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/44cCCqa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nvidia can sell H200 AI chips to China, Donald Trump says</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Mrj7E4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Retail investors help drive gold and US stocks to bubble territory, BIS warns</a>Credit: CNBC Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp; Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href="https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Filippino</a>, and produced by Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b41a84f1-b0ce-4191-ad3f-c805bf8db0e4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A double bubble for gold and US equities

<description>&lt;p&gt;Europe seeks to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure builds, and there’s likely to be plenty of debate ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision of the year. Plus, how Netflix’s blockbuster Warner Brothers Discovery buy could reshape entertainment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/49WJ0W5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;European allies to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure mounts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/3KN8fzQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4pq5y6w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Fed expected to cut rates despite deep divisions over US economic outlook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/48oah2v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Donald Trump drives historic shift of power from investors to boardrooms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://on.ft.com/4iOu92w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Victoria Craig&lt;/a&gt;, and produced by Julia Webster and Marc Filippino.&amp;nbsp;Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/647ad1ba-d4e2-4c75-a1f9-5227d0b5ee0d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Many leading academic economists say the US central bank’s vote will be one of the most divided in recent memory

Europe seeks to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure builds, and there’s likely to be plenty of debate ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision of the year. Plus, how Netflix’s blockbuster Warner Brothers Discovery buy could reshape entertainment.&nbsp; Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/49WJ0W5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European allies to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure mounts</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3KN8fzQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4pq5y6w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fed expected to cut rates despite deep divisions over US economic outlook</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/48oah2v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump drives historic shift of power from investors to boardrooms</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iOu92w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows</a> Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp; Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Julia Webster and Marc Filippino.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/647ad1ba-d4e2-4c75-a1f9-5227d0b5ee0d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Federal Reserve set for divisive final 2025 rate decision

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