Monday, November 4

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

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🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump agrees to answer questions by House Republicans, Saudi Aramco launches its long-awaited IPO, regulators call on Deutsche Bank’s Christian Sewing to give up his dual role as chief executive and investment bank head, and McDonald’s sacks its chief executive over a relationship the fast-food giant said is a violation of company policy. Plus, Facebook, Google and other big technology companies are facing several US investigations into their corporate power. The FT’s Kiran Stacey looks at which investigations the industry should worry about.

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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 Monday, November 4th, and this is your FT news briefing.
0:17.8	The anonymous US intelligence official who sparked the impeachment inquiry
0:21.6	into Donald Trump has agreed to answer questions.
0:24.8	Saudi Aramco has launched its long-awaited IPO.
0:28.1	Regulators press Deutsche Bank's Christian Seving to take some responsibilities off his plate and McDonald sacks its chief executive
0:35.1	over a relationship he had with a colleague. Plus the F.T.'s Kiran Stacey helps us keep
0:40.4	track of all the US antitrust investigations big tech companies are facing
0:45.2	and which ones we should be paying attention to.
0:48.2	I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. Donald Trump's allies are pushing to unmask the CIA whistleblower whose complaint is
0:59.6	at the center of the impeachment inquiry into the US president.
1:03.2	Now that whistleblower will take part in the probe.
1:06.5	On Sunday, the whistleblower's attorney said that he had offered
1:09.2	Devon Nunez the opportunity to submit questions and writing to his client.
1:13.8	Mr. Nunez is the top-ranking Republican on the House of Representatives's permanent select
1:18.1	committee on intelligence.
1:20.4	But the whistleblower's attorney made it clear that Republicans cannot look for identifying information about his client.
1:27.0	President Trump talked to reporters on the White House lawn on Sunday.
1:30.0	He called the whistleblower an Obama person and anti-Trump.
1:34.0	The whistleblower should be revealed because the whistleblower gave false story.
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