Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/bde35a2f-ae3f-4fc5-920f-a6bca45d9eb3Poland and Hungary could lose billions of euros in EU regional aid as the European Commission prepares to wield powers linking the funds to human rights standards in member states, and the ride-hailing group Uber says it is on course to report its first-ever profitable quarter, on an adjusted basis, after more than a decade of burning through billions of dollars in cash, and Gulf states are struggling to balance relations between Washington and Beijing. Behind the Money, Inside ESG: is the $1.7tn wave of sustainable investing hope or hype?https://www.ft.com/behind-the-moneyPoland and Hungary face threat to EU regional aid over human rights concernshttps://www.ft.com/content/3ca265c0-d1d1-4acf-bc9e-b208dab98293Uber on course to post first profitable quarterhttps://www.ft.com/content/ee8c9dfa-b59e-4415-b380-1cdf2f15976c‘More of China, less of America’: how superpower fight is squeezing the Gulfhttps://www.ft.com/content/4f82b560-4744-4c53-bf4b-7a37d3afeb13The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.