EPISODE · Aug 5, 2020 · 8 MIN
Beirut explosion, ETF gold spree, UK tax authority takes on General Electric
from FT News Briefing
Dozens are dead and thousands injured after an explosion rocked Beirut, an income hit at Disney’s theme park has caused a knock on the company’s profits in the latest quarter, and an exchange traded fund holds more gold than some central banks. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why the UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs, is going after General Electric on fraud allegations.Beirut rocked by massive explosionhttps://www.ft.com/content/efb1426f-a80f-4b38-99c1-67a7a0823c4aETF becomes one of world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock inft.com/content/5316a714-6aa9-4919-ab29-96fab47cf2d4Disney plans a digital debut for ‘Mulan’https://www.ft.com/content/e39b07a9-edde-4dd3-9356-31bb11cd39e2Why the UK tax authority is accusing General Electric of a $1bn fraud https://www.ft.com/content/02a6fa1b-8b62-4e1e-9100-fe620c8ec96c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dozens are dead and thousands injured after an explosion rocked Beirut, an income hit at Disney’s theme park has caused a knock on the company’s profits in the latest quarter, and an exchange traded fund holds more gold than some central banks. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why the UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs, is going after General Electric on fraud allegations.Beirut rocked by massive explosionhttps://www.ft.com/content/efb1426f-a80f-4b38-99c1-67a7a0823c4aETF becomes one of world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock inft.com/content/5316a714-6aa9-4919-ab29-96fab47cf2d4Disney plans a digital debut for ‘Mulan’https://www.ft.com/content/e39b07a9-edde-4dd3-9356-31bb11cd39e2Why the UK tax authority is accusing General Electric of a $1bn fraud https://www.ft.com/content/02a6fa1b-8b62-4e1e-9100-fe620c8ec96c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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