Introducing: the FT Climate Game
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Elon Musk unveiled a $46.5bn financing package to fund his takeover bid for Twitter, Netflix lost close to 40 per cent of its market value after revealing that its once-blistering subscriber growth had gone into reverse, Fed Chair Jay Powell signalled the Fed could raise rates by a half point in May, the FT’s Climate Game allows players to try and save the planet from the worst effects of climate change.
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Elon Musk unveils $46.5bn financing package to fund Twitter bid
No, you did not see the Netflix mess coming
Powell signals Fed is prepared to raise rates by a half-point in May
Bill Ackman sells entire Netflix stake at roughly $400mn loss
The climate game: can you reach net zero by 2050?
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.8 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.4 | Today is Friday, April 22nd, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.2 | Elon Musk really wants to own Twitter, and he's putting his money where his mouth is. |
| 0:24.8 | He's put $33 billion down. |
| 0:27.2 | No one's ever offered $33 billion to their personal fortune in a buyer company before. |
| 0:33.1 | And it was a dramatic week for Netflix. |
| 0:35.8 | Bad news about subscribers and shares fell off a cliff. |
| 0:39.6 | It really tells you that, you know, you're not in Kansas anymore. |
| 0:43.9 | And we'll play an online game where the challenge is to reach net zero emissions by the year 2050. |
| 0:49.8 | Spoiler alert, it ain't easy. |
| 0:52.3 | A Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:59.4 | The speculation this week about whether Elon Musk would be able to finance bid |
| 1:03.2 | by his favorite social media site reached a climax yesterday. |
| 1:07.6 | The Tesla CEO unveiled plans for a $46.5 billion takeover bid of Twitter. |
| 1:13.0 | Lots to chew on, but I had a simpler question for our West Coast editor, Richard Waters. |
| 1:17.6 | Why does Musk want Twitter in the first place? |
| 1:21.0 | Well, I can tell you why he says he wants Twitter. |
| 1:24.4 | And that is because he says, you know, free speech on the internet, |
| 1:28.4 | or at least on this social network is under threat. |
| 1:31.8 | And he's the man to guarantee it. |
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