Venezuela’s leader starts another disputed term
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The US is on the cusp of a gas boom and the west hits Venezuelan officials with fresh sanctions. A £1.5bn class action lawsuit against Apple goes to trial in the UK, and US private equity firms may soon have access to people’s retirement savings.
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Gas construction expected to boom this year in the US
Venezuelan officials hit with fresh sanctions as Nicolás Maduro begins third term
Apple £1.5bn class action case kicks off in UK courts
Mom and pop pension savers could benefit from private markets, at the right price
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| 0:00.0 | We're Equinor, an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:03.0 | Currently, we supply 27% of the UK's gas, 15% of its oil, |
| 0:07.7 | and we're playing our part in the UK's energy transition. |
| 0:11.0 | Our wind farms power 750,000 homes, |
| 0:14.0 | and we expect that to grow to over 7 million. |
| 0:16.5 | Last year, we invested 20% of our global growth spend in renewables |
| 0:20.1 | and lower carbon solutions. |
| 0:22.0 | We plan to increase that to 50% by 2030. |
| 0:25.4 | We're an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:28.4 | equinore.co.uk. |
| 0:33.5 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:36.0 | Today is Monday, January 13th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:40.7 | The U.S. is on the verge of a gas power plant boom, and Venezuela's president kicks off a new term with fewer friends than ever. |
| 0:49.6 | Plus, private equity firms in the U.S. are hoping they can finally get access to retirement savings. |
| 0:56.1 | I'm Kasha Bousalian, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:09.8 | Experts think that the U.S. natural gas industry is about to balloon. |
| 1:14.6 | They're expecting up to 80 new power plants to be built by 2030. |
| 1:18.9 | That's the same as adding all of Norway's electricity to the grid. |
| 1:23.3 | Which is kind of mind-boggling, no? |
| 1:25.2 | And it's mostly thanks to the artificial intelligence race. |
| 1:29.3 | AI relies on huge data centers that guzzle up power. |
| 1:32.3 | So big tech is now doubling down on fossil fuels to bring that technology online. |
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