US President Donald Trump said he was firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, shares in \u00d8rsted plunged after the Trump administration halted one of the Danish wind farm developer\u2019s almost-completed projects, and Elon Musk\u2019s xAI has sued Apple and OpenAI alleging they broke antitrust rules. Plus, Germany\u2019s government is encouraging young people to invest in the stock market rather than rely on the country\u2019s flailing pension programme. <\/p>\n
Mentioned in this podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n Trump says he is firing Fed governor Lisa Cook \u2018effective immediately\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Musk\u2019s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over ChatGPT and iPhone integration<\/a><\/p>\n Germany\u2019s pensions crisis: can \u20ac10 a month change how people invest?<\/a><\/p>\n \u00d8rsted shares plunge to record low after US government halts project<\/a><\/p>\n Today\u2019s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples and Gavin Kallmann. The FT\u2019s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show\u2019s theme music is by Metaphor Music. <\/p>\n Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n