Macron looks for a new PM, again
After a no confidence vote for François Bayrou, the French president starts the search for prime minister all over again
FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher
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Show Notes
Rupert Murdoch has resolved the bitter dispute over his sprawling media empire, France is once again without a prime minister, and US bank PNC has agreed to buy smaller peer FirstBank. Plus, North Cyprus is betting big on casinos to boost its economy.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Murdoch seals $3.3bn succession deal to hand empire to eldest son
Macron scouts for new prime minister to quell turmoil
PNC to buy Colorado’s FirstBank for $4.1bn
North Cyprus casino plans stoke fears of slide towards ‘dark’ economy
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova and Sonja Hutson. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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