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Biden’s stimulus push, Texas blackouts, warehouse automation

Biden’s stimulus push, Texas blackouts, warehouse automation

FromFT News Briefing


Biden’s stimulus push, Texas blackouts, warehouse automation

FromFT News Briefing

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Joe Biden heads to Wisconsin to sell his stimulus plan, and the cold snap in Texas tests the state’s freewheeling electricity model. The pandemic’s online shopping surge has led to more warehouse automation, but that is making some human jobs tougher. Plus, Russian discount retailer Fix Price is planning a London stock market listing that could value the company at more than $6bn.Biden steps up stimulus pitch in bid to seal deal with Congresshttps://www.ft.com/content/1c172f12-87c0-4fda-82f2-40954d36b3f8Texas starts blackouts as frigid weather sends power prices surginghttps://www.ft.com/content/4d07eedc-b3ec-417e-8cb1-5895178c9f9bWhy I was wrong to be optimistic about robotshttps://www.ft.com/content/087fce16-3924-4348-8390-235b435c53b2Russian discount retailer aims to raise $1bn in London IPOhttps://www.ft.com/content/f8f68d4a-42b3-4c75-80ec-545b7d47831f See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Feb 16, 2021
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Podcast episode

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