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EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 10 MIN

Saudi Arabia’s push to liberalise

from FT News Briefing

Description: The US will provide Ukraine with new intelligence, the American company behind Fico homebuyer credit scores is shaking up the mortgage industry, and Tesla’s global deliveries hit a new record in the third quarter. Plus, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sidelined hardliners and sought to remake Islam in a country long seen as exporting radicalism. Mentioned in this podcast:US to provide intel to guide Ukrainian long-range missile attacks on RussiaCredit bureaus snubbed in ‘Fico’ plan to sell mortgage scores direct to usersTesla sales hit record as US buyers rush to beat end of tax creditsHow Mohammed bin Salman curbed Saudi Arabia’s clericsToday’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Description: The US will provide Ukraine with new intelligence, the American company behind Fico homebuyer credit scores is shaking up the mortgage industry, and Tesla’s global deliveries hit a new record in the third quarter. Plus, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sidelined hardliners and sought to remake Islam in a country long seen as exporting radicalism. Mentioned in this podcast:US to provide intel to guide Ukrainian long-range missile attacks on RussiaCredit bureaus snubbed in ‘Fico’ plan to sell mortgage scores direct to usersTesla sales hit record as US buyers rush to beat end of tax creditsHow Mohammed bin Salman curbed Saudi Arabia’s clericsToday’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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