FT News Briefing
Tesla soars on Musk’s potential departure
Published: 3 April 2025 at 05:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs on trading partners, and Tesla’s share price jumped on a report that chief executive Elon Musk could be leaving his US government role. Plus, the FT’s Ben Hall explains what’s next for Marie Le Pen now that France’s far-right leader has received a five-year ban from standing in elections.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Donald Trump escalates global trade war with sweeping tariff blitz
Elon Musk denies role in Trump administration is under pressure
Tesla suffers worst quarter since 2022 as deliveries tumble
French court leaves Marine Le Pen’s political career on the brink
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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