Episode

Why foreign investors love Boston

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FT News Briefing
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Jun 4, 2026
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Summary

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is swapping foreign CEOs for local ones and Reed Hastings officially steps down from the board of Netflix. Plus, FT-Nikkei names Boston as the best US city for foreign investment.  Mentioned in this podcast: ​​Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with locals Netflix’s Reed Hastings: an icon of good leadership and bad governance Boston tops FT-Nikkei ranking as global companies seek skilled workers Americans lead AI data centre backlash, global poll finds Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.