<p>A number of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds are outpacing their rivals, the Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75 per cent, and Microsoft has partnered with a utility company to restart a controversial reactor at Three Mile Island.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3ZIx1oq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hedge funds cash in on Trump-fuelled crypto boom</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iJgY23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75%</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-money/id1376303362?i=1000680778363" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind the Money: How the AI boom is reviving Three Mile Island</a></p><br><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/59fc0f0c-01ae-4eac-ba73-c3d2b73853b3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><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>

FT News Briefing

Financial Times

Why Microsoft needs nuclear energy

DEC 20, 202410 MIN
FT News Briefing

Why Microsoft needs nuclear energy

DEC 20, 202410 MIN

Description

<p>A number of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds are outpacing their rivals, the Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75 per cent, and Microsoft has partnered with a utility company to restart a controversial reactor at Three Mile Island.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3ZIx1oq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hedge funds cash in on Trump-fuelled crypto boom</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iJgY23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75%</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-money/id1376303362?i=1000680778363" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind the Money: How the AI boom is reviving Three Mile Island</a></p><br><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/59fc0f0c-01ae-4eac-ba73-c3d2b73853b3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><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>