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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10h

it's fine it's fine nothing to see here

www.ft.com/content/fa7b...

UK watchdog monitors Tricolor and First Brands collapse for private credit risks

Failures of two US companies reliant on asset-based lending prove ‘useful case studies’, FCA says

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 13h

i blame woke

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Alan Smith @theboysmithy.ft.com · 17h

Council tax valuation bands in England are increasingly disconnected from house prices - new with Sam Fleming and Jonathan Vincent. You can even tap in your own details to see how unfair your council tax bill is on.ft.com/46JBbB9

Screenshot of an interactive Sankey diagram showing how sale prices since January 2024 of properties in Waltham Forest relate to Council Tax bands. Band C sales are highlighted, which show sale prices ranging from under £200,000 to £1mn+

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 18h

Lizzy Line extension?

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 18h

yes. it's always worked for me.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19h

'Hargreaves Lansdown has warned UK investors over exposure to cryptocurrencies, saying bitcoin “has no intrinsic value”...'
Wow what a refreshingly principled stance on consumer protection and oh wait nvm www.ft.com/content/f342...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19h

L-R:
Tether - Bitcoin - $Trump - Actually The Underlying Technology

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19h

damn, rumbled

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19h

Just not sure this is the answer to low UK productivity

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 20h

School of Indie-Electronica

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 21h

BlackRock's bitcoin ETF now manages nearly $100bn, making the asset manager the single largest known owner of bitcoin. The ETF now throws off nearly $250mn a year in fees for BlackRock. www.ft.com/content/0cc9...

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 21h

Japan at the vanguard of so many (genuine) first world problems. Always worth following how it deals with them. on.ft.com/4oeQJ5O

Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

Ok NO SPOILERS, team

#traitors

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

How about one of those AI ministers? #PMGPT

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

The French president could appoint a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, after last-ditch talks between political parties to avoid snap parliamentary elections. on.ft.com/4oa2XfW

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

"He's right. They're not integrating. Why are they not turning white?" 😂

Lead Mojo @leadmojo.bsky.social · 1d

Up on the NonCensored Patreon ALREADY is our exclusive interview with Kemi Badenoch, and she has some big news!

Patreon.com/NonCensored

(The full episode is out on Friday in all the best podcast apps.)

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

No. This is a Girl Dinner.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

😬

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

🫠 📈

Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 1d

Don’t miss @katie0martin.ft.com on 🚀 on.ft.com/48QHpjV

Brace for a market melt-up

[FREE TO READ] Some say this is a ‘good’ bubble, but investors should remember that all bubbles burst in the end

on.ft.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

yeah it's funny - i have no idea when i last heard it but it's embedded in the brains of a generation

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

🪙 👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼 🪙
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on GOLD (gold)

-Always believe in your soul
-super soaraway pet rocks
-Rob being wrong

open.spotify.com/episode/1p21...

Spotify – Web Player

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

i mean. looks OK.

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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 1d

Early this morning, gold hit a “historic milestone” as it climbed above $4,000 a troy ounce for the first time. Gold prices have already risen by more than 50% this year.

What’s driving this record run? An #FTEdit 🧵

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

Oh no a violation of a 1939 federal law how terrible

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

Democrats take legal aim at 'the Radical Left' language during shutdown

Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

n.pr

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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