{"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/68a7b3f8a04c35d2c915d8d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The return of ‘pump and dump’ stock scams","description":"<p>EU officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro, and the US Department of Justice has called for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to be removed from her post. Plus, investors lost billions of dollars in July in what could be pump and dump stock scams.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4lGm27Y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EU speeds up plans for digital euro after US passes stablecoin law</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4mXvPrh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Justice department calls on Federal Reserve to sack governor Lisa Cook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4fXF1th\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘I almost fell off my chair’: Investors lose billions on meme stocks as ‘pump and dump’ scams multiply</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for the FT Weekend Festival at <a href=\"http://ft.com/festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ft.com/festival</a> and use the promo code “FTPodcasts” for 10 per cent off.</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c29bc91f-d206-46a9-95d8-62497ece3cbb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}