{"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/683655d21b846c88bd10b8ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rio Tinto’s surprise CEO hunt","description":"<p>US stocks jumped yesterday after President Donald Trump said trade talks with the EU&nbsp;were headed in a \"positive\" direction, and McKinsey cut 10 per cent of its staff in an effort to increase profits. Plus, Asian currencies are getting a boost from investors’ bets on US trade deals and the FT’s Leslie Hook explains what’s next for Rio Tinto after it asked its chief executive Jakob Stausholm to step down.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Z2i7Kb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US stocks jump as Donald Trump touts ‘positive’ progress on EU trade talks</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3HfhcQA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Asian currencies boosted by investor bets on US trade deals</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Z2i7Kb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">McKinsey sheds 10% of staff in two-year profitability drive&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/44VDccR\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rio ousted chief Jakob Stausholm to seek boss with more mining experience</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples and Michael Lello. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2fb703fd-46ab-42b3-ba2c-90ec9bf8573b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}