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This chapter explores the potential appointment of prominent figures in UK politics to a prominent banking role, along with the impressive financial performance of major oil companies, particularly BP. It also raises concerns about the legitimacy of remittances sent from Mexicans in the US to Mexico.

Standard Chartered has sounded out UK political heavyweights Sir Charles Roxburgh and Sir Sajid Javid as potential candidates for its next chair, BP reported its second-biggest annual profit in a decade, and the FT’s Michael Stott explains the dark side of money flowing from the US to Mexico. Plus, WeWork’s former CEO Adam Neumann is trying to buy the company out of bankruptcy.

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Standard Chartered taps political heavyweights as potential new chair

BP targets boost for returns as it delivers second biggest profit in a decade

The darker side of Mexico’s $63bn remittances boom

Adam Neumann seeks to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. 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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