<p>US health insurance stocks plunged yesterday, and New Delhi and Brussels have agreed a trade deal that will eliminate up to €4bn of tariffs on EU exports. Plus, Nato is increasing its military presence in the Arctic to counter Russia.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4bTIuce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US health insurer stocks plummet on Trump Medicare spending plan</a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4t3GODh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU and India seal trade pact to slash €4bn of tariffs on bloc’s exports</a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4t3GOmL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic</a></p><br><p>Send your voice memos about your post graduate job search to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></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 by <a href="https://www.ft.com/sonja-hutson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonja Hutson</a> and edited by Marc Filippino. It was produced by Fiona Symon and Victoria Craig.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/63830e10-79fc-45b8-9c83-62fea18e2066" 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>