Why Elizabeth Warren is worried about SpaceX

FT News Briefing

US Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses SpaceX’s initial public offering and what she sees as its potential risk to investors. Plus, traders are betting on AI to underpin the strength of the US dollar, and the FT’s Alice Hancock explains why ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz may take weeks to reach pre-conflict levels.


Mentioned in this podcast:

SpaceX leapfrogs Amazon to become world’s fifth-most valuable company

Shipping groups hit by Middle East conflict-induced fuel shortages

Investors pile into bullish dollar bets as ‘US exceptionalism’ trade returns

Oil falls on US-Iran deal but Hormuz backlog may last weeks


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The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


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