Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87At least two Chinese cities are seizing presale revenues from indebted property developer Evergrande in order to block potential misuse of funds, and the SPAC bubble appears to be deflating as investors pull cash out of special purpose acquisition vehicles at increasingly higher rates; more than 150 US economists and researchers have weighed in on how women will be affected economically if US states add new restrictions on abortion access, polls in Germany closed last night with the two leading parties neck and neck, and the FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin discusses shrinking CEO tenure among US finance companies and the “Forever CEOs” who are bucking that trend. Join FT journalists on October 4 for a subscriber-only webinar on the outcome of Germany’s historic election and its implications for Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. Register free at ft.com/germanwebinarChinese cities seize Evergrande presales to block potential misuse of fundshttps://www.ft.com/content/595c3f50-755d-4dcc-afc3-4c993e50a936Soaring Spac redemptions signal their fall from favourhttps://www.ft.com/content/1a9be04e-a298-49bb-a3d8-2efee22bca01Lack of abortion access will set US women back, economists warn - with Claire Bushey https://www.ft.com/content/61251b31-0041-461c-bd33-aacf2f13fe10In era of quick-fire bosses, Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ - with Joshua Franklinhttps://www.ft.com/content/4814a8ca-57a2-43f1-a6da-f126a4254f6dGerman election likely to extend Merkel’s long goodbyehttps://www.ft.com/content/f30df070-5415-4bd7-b4b4-0bdd4dff3b3cThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, 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.