Robinhood’s wild stock market debut

08/06/21 • 10 min

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/0e09d7d2-95d7-4fa1-80ff-9ff466f3cf6a

Apple intends to install software on US iPhones to scan for child abuse imagery, and president Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday calling for half of all new vehicles sold in the US to be electric by 2030. Plus, the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains how Robinhood’s stock price has rebounded after its IPO fell flat last week.

Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery, with European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/14440f81-d405-452f-97e2-a81458f5411f?

Biden sets electric vehicle target in drive to cut emissions

https://www.ft.com/content/7fbc2d70-5365-4d3b-97ec-cea2756de28d?

Robinhood soars after retail traders flock to shares, with markets editor Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/a9017fe2-e24a-4224-b2fa-320be47853b7

China’s education clampdown threatens to aggravate youth unemployment

https://www.ft.com/content/d2a6fab8-2cf7-49f4-9027-ee18a064715f?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by 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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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/0e09d7d2-95d7-4fa1-80ff-9ff466f3cf6a

Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery, with European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/14440f81-d405-452f-97e2-a81458f5411f?

Biden sets electric vehicle target in drive to cut emissions

https://www.ft.com/content/7fbc2d70-5365-4d3b-97ec-cea2756de28d?

Robinhood soars after retail traders flock to shares, with markets editor Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/a9017fe2-e24a-4224-b2fa-320be47853b7

China’s education clampdown threatens to aggravate youth unemployment

https://www.ft.com/content/d2a6fab8-2cf7-49f4-9027-ee18a064715f?

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Why China’s youth ‘lie flat’ instead of enduring stress

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https://www.ft.com/content/c6ee7948-06e7-4f4c-8940-2f83d85bdf4d

The value of the world’s stock of negative-yielding debt has ballooned to more than $16.5tn, SoftBank’s second Vision Fund plans to invest $100m in a new fund started by one of its former top partners, and US food delivery group DoorDash is preparing to make its first investment in Europe. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge explains why younger Chinese people are opting out of stressful jobs.

Bond rally pushes global stock of negative-yielding debt above $16tn

https://www.ft.com/content/43280fe3-b6cd-44e1-bb75-25b0962b5ba1?

SoftBank to invest $100m in former partner’s fund with Miles Kruppa, venture capital correspondent

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DoorDash in talks to invest in German grocery app Gorillas

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China’s young ‘lie flat’ instead of accepting stress with James Kynge, global China editor

https://www.ft.com/content/ea13fed5-5994-4b82-9001-980d1f1ecc48

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Can science link extreme weather to climate change?

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FT calculations of 20 Chinese billionaires show that their net worth has dropped by about $80bn since late June, ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, has revived a plan to go public, and Industry bosses are predicting a worldwide construction “supercycle” set to fuel demand for building materials. Plus, the FT’s climate reporter Camilla Hodgson explains how scientists are trying to link natural disasters to global warming.

Tech crackdown erases $80bn from the wealth of China’s top tycoons

https://www.ft.com/content/7e6f9a08-37be-4ab3-ae15-953533ab33b5

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Construction ‘supercycle’ predicted on wave of government spending

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