India is set to reach a record year in initial public offerings and Big Pharma is facing a wave of patent expiration dates. Plus, Meta goes to trial over who to hold accountable for corporate scandals.

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India on track for record IPO year

The looming ‘patent cliff’ facing Big Pharma

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Katya Kumcova, Henry Larson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, and Michael Lello. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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The UK and France have pledged for the first time to co-ordinate the use of their nuclear weapons, the copper markets are reeling from US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on the metal, and Canada has a plan to offset American energy levies by exporting natural gas to the rest of the world. Plus, Nvidia has hit a record market capitalisation at $4tn.

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UK and France vow to co-ordinate nuclear deterrence for first time

Canada’s bid to become an energy superpower

Global copper market weighs impact of Donald Trump tariff threat

Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value

Send your US politics questions to marc.filippino@ft.com

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Katya Kumcova, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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EU negotiators are closing in on a trade deal with Donald Trump that would cement higher tariffs than those granted to the UK, and Boston Consulting Group’s chief executive said the group’s involvement with a postwar plan for Gaza had been “reputationally very damaging”. Plus, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen dismissed the no-confidence motion against her in a speech.

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Donald Trump deal to leave EU facing higher tariffs than UK

BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza

BCG chief admits Gaza work was ‘reputationally very damaging’

Von der Leyen bats away no-confidence vote but critics land punches

Credit: European Commission

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Katya Kumkova, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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