<p>Glencore and Rio Tinto resume mining megamerger talks, protests in Iran over economic conditions are the largest in years, and the US trade deficit narrowed to its lowest level since 2009. Plus, is there a right way for chief executives to exit a company?&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4sxNQjs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on mining megadeal</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/452up8p" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran protests spread to neglected hinterlands</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/45Ct4VV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US trade deficit slides to lowest level since 2009 in October</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Lw6nf8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Art of the exit: is there a right way for CEOs to quit?</a></p><br><p>CREDIT: Reuters&nbsp;</p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</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 Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, and Sonja Hutson.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michael Lello. 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/d925b7d1-65c1-4ed6-9557-5d0b992e4e51" 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>