Behind the Money

Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. We want to hear from you. Please go to ft.com/behindthemoneysurvey and fill out our survey for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling headphones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing the largest amounts. We look at how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty that lies ahead. With the FT's Peter Campbell and Gillian Tett.We want to hear from you. Please go to ft.com/behindthemoneysurvey and fill out our survey for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling headphones.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Money wants to hear from you, our listeners, about how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting your business and your work life. Email us at behindthemoney [at] ft.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A costly investigation into the conduct of senior UK bankers during the financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fraud laws need overhauling. With the FT’s Caroline Binham and Jane Croft. We want to hear from you. Please go to ft.com/behindthemoneysurvey and fill out our survey for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling headphones. Read more from Jane and Caroline here:Barclays: the legal fight over a company’s ‘controlling mind’https://www.ft.com/content/f666b592-5a4b-11ea-abe5-8e03987b7b20 (paywall)Review clip: Sky News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 10 years on from the early days of the US shale boom, bankruptcy risks are rising across the sector. The FT's US energy editor, Derek Brower, reports on what weak oil prices and tightening access to credit are doing to the outlook for some producers. Further reading:Bankruptcy risks rise for US shale (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/76c15898-52a2-11ea-90ad-25e377c0ee1fUS energy sector, shunned by investors, has ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/254bf634-5677-11ea-abe5-8e03987b7b20Chesapeake Energy raises doubt over its ability to survive (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/46ffa4fc-ffe6-11e9-be59-e49b2a136b8dThe US shale revolution (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/2ded7416-e930-11e4-a71a-00144feab7deThe clip of Aubrey McClendon is credited to the Switch Energy Alliance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly one year after the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jet, more than 700 of these planes remain on the ground, with costs to the US manufacturing giant estimated to reach nearly $20bn. The FT's Claire Bushey reports on how the crisis unfolded, and what it will take for the aerospace company to return business as usual.Further reading:Boeing tightens its belt as Max crisis drains cash (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/949eea64-3e44-11ea-a01a-bae547046735Boeing faces Max hurdle as pilot confidence crumbles (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/2c0419cc-3983-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4Aviation: Boeing parks its 737 aspirations (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/ad45dd3e-2314-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96Grounding a global fleet: Boeing faces its greatest challenge (paywall)https://www.ft.com/content/53b2142a-4711-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earlier this year, Facebook announced its digital currency project, Libra, to great fanfare. Just a few months later, the project has stalled amid pressure from regulators and lawmakers around the world. With the FT's Hannah Murphy and Kiran Stacey.Further reading:Where it all went wrong for Facebook’s Libra: https://www.ft.com/content/6e29a1f0-ef1e-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195Zuckerberg warns blocking Libra will be boon to China tech: https://www.ft.com/content/28c600de-f5a1-11e9-9ef3-eca8fc8f2d65Federal Reserve sets out regulatory challenges facing Facebook’s Libra: https://www.ft.com/content/ef650f9a-f052-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this engaging discussion, Joe Rennison, a Financial Times journalist with deep insights into finance, unpacks recent strains in the repo market. He highlights how unexpected cash shortages led to a spike in repo rates, signaling financial stress. Rennison also explains the Federal Reserve's crucial $53 billion liquidity injection to restore stability and navigates the complex challenges of unwinding quantitative easing policies. The conversation emphasizes the precarious balance the Fed must maintain amid economic uncertainty.

WeWork was long considered one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2019. For SoftBank, WeWork’s biggest outside investor, the listing would be the moment it made a return on the nearly $11bn it poured into the shared-office provider. Now, as WeWork struggles to take the company public, the spotlight is on SoftBank’s Masa Son and his billion-dollar bets.Further FT reading:SoftBank investors brace for Vision Fund writedownshttps://www.ft.com/content/ccdaa9c6-d60d-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77WeWork postpones IPO after chilly response from investorshttps://www.ft.com/content/b869bc42-d8d9-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17WeWork: the ‘hypothetical’ company at the heart of the property markethttps://www.ft.com/content/0e426c90-8c45-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972SoftBank: inside the ‘Wild West’ $100bn fund shaking up the tech worldhttps://www.ft.com/content/71ad7cda-6ef4-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914Some of Aimee’s favourite FT reads:Warren Buffett: ‘I’m having more fun than any 88-year-old int he world’https://www.ft.com/content/40b9b356-661e-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62The trillion-dollar taboo: why it’s time to stop ignoring mental health at workhttps://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1Finding my Armenia, a century after the genocidehttps://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3How Purdue’s ‘one-two’ punch fuelled the market for opioidshttps://www.ft.com/content/8e64ec9c-b133-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439cAngola 3 inmate: from solitary cell to centre of the communityhttps://www.ft.com/content/72a0983a-9f7d-11e7-8cd4-932067fbf946 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.