SEC proposal to halve quarterly reporting

The Trump administration’s financial regulator is preparing to change five decades of corporate reporting practice, and the US government is once again on the brink of a shutdown. Plus, Denmark is closing its airspace to drones after a series of incursions, and drive-throughs are the latest craze sweeping the coffee world. 

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Let the market decide how often companies report

Trump to meet lawmakers with government shutdown days away

Denmark bans civil drones for a week after sightings over military bases

The rise of drive-through US coffee chains with a need for speed

Why Japan is sprucing up its shabby offices

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Victoria Craig, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alexander Higgins and Peter Barber. 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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