<p>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.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4ps0ZbS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Yh8dTW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Surging gas prices worsen affordability crisis for Americans</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/44cCCqa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nvidia can sell H200 AI chips to China, Donald Trump says</a></p><p><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></p><p>Credit: CNBC</p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts </p><br><p>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.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b41a84f1-b0ce-4191-ad3f-c805bf8db0e4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
