{"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/689bde1366f126ae3f0c2781?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Norway’s oil fund dumps Israeli companies ","description":"<p>The White House walks back expectations for Friday’s meeting between the US and Russian presidents, and Norway’s oil fund is pulling its money out of Israel. Plus, inflation stayed flat in the US in July, and storm-hit beach towns are struggling to shore up amid sand scarcity.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/412qWVc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">White House downplays expectations for Trump-Putin Alaska summit</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/47uiT7B\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US inflation holds steady at 2.7% in July despite Trump’s tariffs</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3H9fQqT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Norway oil fund sells out of a fifth of Israeli firms amid fierce criticism</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/45LUfhn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can the world’s beaches survive a sand shortage?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/47cHePp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crypto founder Do Kwon pleads guilty to US fraud charges</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Michaela Seah, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a997b4e9-9865-4dee-ad39-893fdc04766e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}