Friday, January 3

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

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🗓️ 3 January 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

US regulators unveil long-awaited restrictions on some flavoured e-cigarettes, Bernie Sanders notched up the biggest quarterly money haul so far of any Democratic US presidential candidate and Brussels is preparing a fresh push to create an EU-wide tax on plastic waste. Plus, the FT’s David Sheppard highlights what investors will be watching in the oil markets in 2020.

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0:00.0	The UK's energy partner.
0:06.0	Learn more at equinore.
0:10.0	Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.
0:12.0	Today is Friday, January 3rd. Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.
0:12.5	Today is Friday, January 3rd, and this is your FT news briefing.
0:18.1	U.S. regulators put restrictions on e-cigarettes
0:21.0	as they try to crack down on teen vaping.
0:23.0	Bernie Sanders leads Democrats in the latest quarter of fundraising,
0:27.5	and a new plastic waste tax could be coming to EU countries.
0:31.5	Plus the FT's David Shepard highlights what investors will be looking out for in the oil industry in 2020.
0:38.5	And this is news that's unfolding as we're recording today's episode.
0:42.4	The Pentagon says the U.S. killed General
0:44.5	Kasim Solamani, who was the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards
0:48.2	overseas forces in an American air strike at Baghdad Airport.
0:52.9	The strike comes just days after the U.S. embassy was attacked by Iran-backed militia.
0:57.9	You can find more updates at F.com.
1:00.9	I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
1:05.0	Vaping will be a little less flavorful this year.
1:11.0	The U.S. Food and Drug Administration laid out a policy on Thursday
1:14.3	that puts restrictions on cartridge-based flavors for e-cigarettes. Flavors they say
1:19.2	that appeal to kids which include fruit and mint.
1:23.0	Companies have 30 days to stop making, distributing, and selling these flavors.
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