FT News Briefing

Saudi Arabia’s oil cut pledge, Qatar and Saudi Arabia end dispute, businesses tied to rebelling Republicans

Saudi Arabia pledged to cut an extra 1m barrels a day of oil output in February and March, and also has agreed to end its dispute with Qatar. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, explains why businesses are making their voices heard when it comes to the Republican rebellion against the outcome of the presidential election.  Saudis pledge to cut oil output despite Russian increases<a href="https://spark.ft.com/editor/c5468924-5383-4717-81c8-5d0658748f31?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/c5468924-5383-4717-81c8-5d0658748f31?</a> Saudi Arabia and allies to restore ties with Qatar<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ad2eb477-b8f8-4dae-9e4c-a441759fc897" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/ad2eb477-b8f8-4dae-9e4c-a441759fc897</a> Diehard Trump Republicans on collision course with US business<a href="ft.com/content/9fe61a5e-b57a-4a99-8985-ad7867a500b0?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/9fe61a5e-b57a-4a99-8985-ad7867a500b0?</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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