FT News Briefing

Beirut explosion, ETF gold spree, UK tax authority takes on General Electric

Dozens are dead and thousands injured after an explosion rocked Beirut, an income hit at Disney’s theme park has caused a knock on the company’s profits in the latest quarter, and an exchange traded fund holds more gold than some central banks. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why the UK tax authority, HM Revenue &amp; Customs, is going after General Electric on fraud allegations. Beirut rocked by massive explosion<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/efb1426f-a80f-4b38-99c1-67a7a0823c4a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/efb1426f-a80f-4b38-99c1-67a7a0823c4a</a> ETF becomes one of world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock in<a href="https://spark.ft.com/editor/5316a714-6aa9-4919-ab29-96fab47cf2d4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/5316a714-6aa9-4919-ab29-96fab47cf2d4</a> Disney plans a digital debut for ‘Mulan’<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e39b07a9-edde-4dd3-9356-31bb11cd39e2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/e39b07a9-edde-4dd3-9356-31bb11cd39e2</a> Why the UK tax authority is accusing General Electric of a $1bn fraud <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/02a6fa1b-8b62-4e1e-9100-fe620c8ec96c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/02a6fa1b-8b62-4e1e-9100-fe620c8ec96c</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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