The Story of Money

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FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance.

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Apr 14, 2020 · 20 min
Running a small business during a global pandemic
Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic ...
Mar 31, 2020 · 18 min
Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash
When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing the largest amounts. We look at how the auto i...
Mar 26, 2020 · 1 min
We want to hear from you
Behind the Money wants to hear from you, our listeners, about how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting your business and your work life. Email us at behindthemoney [at] ft.com
Mar 17, 2020 · 28 min
Barclays and the legal fight over a company’s ‘controlling mind’
A costly investigation into the conduct of senior UK bankers during the financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fraud laws need overhauling. With the FT’s Caroline Bin...
Mar 3, 2020 · 21 min
Shale's looming credit crunch
More than 10 years on from the early days of the US shale boom, bankruptcy risks are rising across the sector. The FT's US energy editor, Derek Brower, reports on what weak oil prices and tightening access to credit are doing to the outlook for so...
Feb 18, 2020 · 24 min
How Boeing plans to return the Max to the skies
Nearly one year after the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jet, more than 700 of these planes remain on the ground, with costs to the US manufacturing giant estimated to reach nearly $20bn. The FT's Claire Bushey reports on how...
Dec 17, 2019 · 40 sec
Season 3 coming in 2020
A brand new season of Behind the Money with the Financial Times is coming in early 2020. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode.
Oct 24, 2019 · 19 min
The state of the Libra project
Earlier this year, Facebook announced its digital currency project, Libra, to great fanfare. Just a few months later, the project has stalled amid pressure from regulators and lawmakers around the world. With the FT's Hannah Murphy and Kiran Stace...
Oct 3, 2019 · 20 min
The repo market
A key short term lending market came under strain in September, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve's attempt to unwind post-financial crisis intervention may have gone too far. The FT's Joe Rennison explains what has been going on in t...
Sep 17, 2019 · 18 min
SoftBank’s Masa Son under pressure
WeWork was long considered one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2019. For SoftBank, WeWork’s biggest outside investor, the listing would be the moment it made a return on the nearly $11bn it poured into the shared-office provider. Now, as WeWork struggl...
Sep 5, 2019 · 20 min
Corporate America's new role
The purpose of the US corporation has evolved over time, from Henry Ford's mission to benefit the carmaker's employees to Milton Friedman's essay on shareholder primacy. The FT's US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, report...
Aug 20, 2019 · 19 min
Disrupting Big Ag
Investors poured $17bn into agricultural food and technology startups in 2018, fuelled by threats to the world's food supply, including climate change and a growing global population. We visit one such startup, Indigo Ag, which is working...
Aug 7, 2019 · 21 min
Luxury's resilient market
Amid concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth, there is one industry telling a completely different story: luxury goods. Aimee goes to Paris to find out why. With guests Harriet Agnew, Paris correspondent for the Financial Times, and Robert ...
Jul 24, 2019 · 26 min
Paying for the Caesars empire
About 10 years ago, two legendary private equity firms, Apollo Global Management and TPG, teamed up to carry out a leveraged buyout of one of the biggest and most iconic gaming companies, then known as Harrah’s. They financed the purchase by taking adv...
Jun 25, 2019 · 23 min
Renault, Nissan and Fiat Chrysler's quest for a deal
When Fiat Chrysler Automobiles withdrew its proposal for a €33bn merger with France’s Renault it reversed plans to create what could have been the world's third-largest carmaker. The FT's David Keohane, Leo Lewis and Rachel Sanderson...
Jun 4, 2019 · 27 min
Warren Buffett's cash dilemma
Over the past 54 years, shares in Berkshire Hathaway have outpaced the broader market. But now the conglomerate is holding onto more than $100bn in cash that it would rather be investing. The FT's Eric Platt guides us through the Berkshire Hathawa...
Mar 12, 2019 · 18 min
The unicorn IPO
What it means for a generation of tech companies with huge valuations to be making the shift to the public markets, and why some are doing it by unconventional means. 
Mar 5, 2019 · 17 min
Encore: how €200bn of ‘dirty money’ flowed through a Danish bank
How did Denmark’s Danske Bank find itself at the centre of one of the largest money-laundering scandals the world has ever seen? The FT’s Richard Milne explains. This episode was originally published on October 30, 2018. Read the latest on the Nordi...
Feb 26, 2019 · 20 min
Encore: Huawei and the fight for 5G
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, followed months of mounting scrutiny of the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker. The FT's Nic Fildes explains how Huawei grew to be such a big player, and why western int...
Feb 19, 2019 · 23 min
The long courtship between Sprint and T-Mobile
Sprint and T-Mobile have a long on-again, off-again history. Together the companies serve a combined total of about 30 per cent of the US mobile market. Now, after a third attempt at merging, the companies are awaiting regulatory approval from the Trum...

The Story of Money

Running a small business during a global pandemic

Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash

We want to hear from you

Barclays and the legal fight over a company’s ‘controlling mind’

Shale's looming credit crunch

How Boeing plans to return the Max to the skies

Season 3 coming in 2020

The state of the Libra project

The repo market

SoftBank’s Masa Son under pressure

Corporate America's new role

Disrupting Big Ag

Luxury's resilient market

Paying for the Caesars empire

Renault, Nissan and Fiat Chrysler's quest for a deal

Warren Buffett's cash dilemma

The unicorn IPO

Encore: how €200bn of ‘dirty money’ flowed through a Danish bank

Encore: Huawei and the fight for 5G

The long courtship between Sprint and T-Mobile