{"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/67a94bf2d89b772ae93627a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US dealmaking slides in 2025","description":"<p>China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on about $14bn of US goods, and US dealmaking has suffered its worst start to a year in a decade. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced €109bn worth of investments in artificial intelligence in France over the coming years, while software company MicroStrategy is inspiring other&nbsp;companies to buy bitcoin and hold it in their corporate treasuries&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4gzfTaM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goods</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3CKrtCf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US dealmaking suffers worst start to a year in a decade amid Trump volatility</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3WRlbYa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The MicroStrategy copycats: companies turn to bitcoin to boost share price</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4hRWUt5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Macron unveils plans for €109bn of AI investment in France</a></p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/7d585b70-d577-4c7a-90c5-b8c7597e73a9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}