World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans
FT News BriefingSpaceX has raised $75bn in a record-breaking initial public offering, and the European Central Bank became the first central bank in the G7 to increase borrowing costs in response to the Middle East energy shock. Plus, the World Cup could have a lot of empty seats.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn in world’s biggest IPO
ECB raises interest rates for first time since 2023
Fifa faces empty seats as 180,000 World Cup tickets hit resale market
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