{"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/628ecc36682b850012373d63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Investing’s cults of personality","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Hedge funds are trying to reposition themselves in the middle of this year’s heavy tech stock sell-off, and the director of the UN’s World Food Programme, David Beasley, explains how the war in Ukraine is causing a global food shortage. Plus, the FT’s Christian Davies tells the wild story of the guy behind the Luna cryptocurrency and its incredible downfall.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/74ee1f19-1cdc-4cb8-941e-7d035cf86faf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital to wind down funds</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2a393020-4c43-4bd8-8a88-221459bcee58\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The mauling of Tiger Global</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c46f767c-c8e3-47cf-b0a3-46d3b84498c3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$40bn crypto collapse turns South Korea against the ‘Lunatic’ leader</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/rachman-review\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Rachman Review</a></p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/ab1e311f-2469-4df5-81d8-96d738334ca4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}