Deadline set for Brexit talks, Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuits, DoorDash floats
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 10 December 2020
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Boris Johnson and the EU have set a Sunday deadline for a “firm decision” on the fate of their future-relationship negotiations, the US Federal Trade Commission and 46 states have brought antitrust cases against Facebook, and DoorDash reached a market value close to $60bn in its public trading debut. Plus the FT’s global media editor, Alex Barker, looks at whether Disney’s push into streaming is enough to save the business.
Sunday deadline set for ‘firm decision’ on Brexit talks
ft.com/content/fb655185-c89e-4a1b-948f-fbe97176c891
US sues Facebook for ‘years-long’ abuse of monopoly power
ft.com/content/5c03ac0f-7122-4c31-97a5-ecab3928a038
DoorDash shares open up 80% amid IPO frenzy
ft.com/content/c9f8f03f-6b82-4828-84e2-7ac25966b7d1
Disney faces digital dilemma despite streaming success
ft.com/content/cf22ac6b-c065-4657-bbe6-6689c625461d
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursday, December 10th, and this is your FT news briefing. |
| 0:08.4 | Last night's dinner between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen did little to move the Brexit needle. |
| 0:14.2 | The US hit Facebook with two antitrust lawsuits and Doordash had a memorable first day on the public |
| 0:19.9 | market. |
| 0:20.9 | Plus Disney is going all in when it comes to streaming, but is it enough to support |
| 0:26.0 | other hard-hit parts of the business? I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start |
| 0:31.5 | your day. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the President of the European Commission Ursula |
| 0:45.6 | von der Leyen dined on scallops in turbot last night in Brussels. |
| 0:49.2 | Could the menu have been a nod to the fishing rights issue that's still dividing Brexit talks? |
| 0:54.0 | We're not sure. |
| 0:55.6 | Now Johnson and Vonderline came away from the dinner agreeing on very little, but they did |
| 0:59.8 | set an important deadline. |
| 1:01.8 | The FD's political editor George Parker is on the line with me now. |
| 1:04.6 | George, what were the big takeaways from the talks? Well I think the first thing to say is the |
| 1:09.6 | meeting didn't go well. I was just speaking to one of Prime Minister Johnson's allies who |
| 1:14.8 | said there wasn't really much of a glimmer of progress at these talks. So any hope of a |
| 1:19.4 | major breakthrough at this dinner which lasted in total three hours didn't materialize but both |
| 1:24.3 | sides have agreed that the talking can continue so that's at least one moment one bit of |
| 1:28.8 | hope I suppose for a deal that the negotiators are still talking and they've basically said that they want to |
| 1:34.3 | by Sunday have reached a firm decision on the future of the talk so I think some people |
| 1:40.3 | are interpreting that as being the firm, firm deadline. |
| 1:42.6 | We've had quite a few deadlines which have moved, |
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