FT News Briefing

The Democratic convention kicks off in Chicago

Start-ups, legacy groups and policymakers are working out how to operate in areas of rising weather risks, and start-up failures shot up 60% in the past year. Plus, top international fashion brands are shifting orders away from Bangladesh because of recent political turmoil.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4g0v0v8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FT series: the Uninsurable World</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3XbxKNJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global fashion brands cut Bangladesh orders after turmoil</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3MdCBsx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Start-up failures jump by 60% as founders face hangover from boom years </a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3M80pxQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Democratic National Convention hits Chicago</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Molly Nugent, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Breen Turner, 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. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/040fc0ce-a13a-4540-baf2-c6f452e300f0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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