Tesla’s net income fell by 45 per cent, investors think Donald Trump will be back in the White House, and the director of the US Secret Service resigned after an operational failure. Plus, the FT’s Jennifer Hughes talks about investors betting on politics in prediction markets.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Tesla misses profit estimates as electric vehicle deliveries slow
Prediction markets tipped for new growth as US trader interest mounts
US Secret Service head resigns over Donald Trump assassination attempt
Markets reassess ‘Trump trades’ after Joe Biden withdraws from race
The Unhedged podcast
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Jake Harper, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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