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Mar 20, 2025 11 min

Does the Olympic business model still work?

from FT News Briefing

The Federal Reserve is still in wait-and-see mode, a handful of technology start-ups are expected to go public next month, and Turkish police have detained the main political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Plus, the campaign for International Olympic Committee president has shone a harsh light on the organization’s business model. Mentioned in this podcast: Federal Reserve cuts US growth forecast as Trump’s policies weigh on outlook Tech groups boost IPO revival hopes despite market tumult Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival Does the Olympic business model still work? The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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