S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 15 October 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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https://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40
Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first interview as Japan’s new prime minister, an academic paper suggests that entry into the S&P 500 could be influenced by whether companies buy other services from the index’s parent company S&P Global. Plus, the FT’s Pilita Clark explains that Ted Lasso has been a surprise hit on the networking site LinkedIn because of the leadership lessons in the comedy series.
Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledges to steer Japan away from Abenomics
https://www.ft.com/content/ffa6754f-3c12-4729-921d-aa2acc5e96ee
Entry into S&P 500 could be influenced by ratings sales, research suggests
https://www.ft.com/content/bf66d606-b2a2-4f79-a93e-908e7bb9425a
Ted Lasso’s leadership lessons
https://www.ft.com/content/238bca26-c48e-4d36-b00a-6e30eee28250
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Tunt. |
| 0:01.6 | Today is Friday, October 15th. |
| 0:03.7 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:09.2 | Japan's new Prime Minister spoke to the FT |
| 0:11.6 | about his economic agenda, |
| 0:13.4 | and an academic paper suggests the S&P 500 |
| 0:16.4 | is letting companies buy their way onto the index. |
| 0:19.3 | This paper arrived, it dropped out the sky |
| 0:21.8 | and people kind of at what's? |
| 0:23.9 | Our markets editor, Katie Martin, |
| 0:25.4 | will unpack this incendiary report. |
| 0:28.0 | Plus, what can corporate leaders learn |
| 0:30.0 | from the comedy Ted Lasso? |
| 0:32.3 | More than you might think. |
| 0:34.6 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:40.6 | Japan's new Prime Minister spoke to the Financial Times |
| 0:43.2 | in his first interview with international media. |
| 0:46.1 | Fumio Kishita told the FT's Kana Inagaki and Leo Lewis |
| 0:49.6 | that he wants to move away from his predecessor's signature |
| 0:52.3 | economic approach known as Abe Namix. |
| 0:54.9 | Shinzo Abe's reforms delivered on corporate earnings |
| 0:57.8 | the stock market and employment. |
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