{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/1c09b3d7-2516-4b13-84b9-7fca02cc7736?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US companies announce record share buybacks, Covid hits India’s middle class","description":"<p>Companies are dusting off share buyback plans after a blockbuster earnings season, and shareholders are rebelling against executive pay proposals. Plus, the FT’s New Delhi reporter, Jyotsna Singh, explains how India’s second surge is devastating the country’s middle class.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Companies prepare share buyback bonanza as outlook clears</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/d7adb226-e9a6-4cd8-9049-35d55c211ca4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/d7adb226-e9a6-4cd8-9049-35d55c211ca4</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>US investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/50e73d21-3de5-4196-b124-7281ec7af828\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/50e73d21-3de5-4196-b124-7281ec7af828</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Covid batters India’s aspiring middle classes</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/28e9c827-1131-4412-bafa-5e88eb211fc4?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/28e9c827-1131-4412-bafa-5e88eb211fc4?</a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}