A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
FT News Briefing
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A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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July 18, 2026
The Bethlehem Project: American identity after 250 years
<p>The US celebrated its 250th anniversary this month during a very politically divided era. The FT’s Sonja Hutson went to a block party on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s main street to ask locals what they think it means to be an American in 2026. Do they feel like the country shares a national identity? </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1399faa6-2abf-49df-922c-a095fa9d147a?accessToken=zwAAAZ64ZUPPkc8TmfqmKr9J39OSLKCV-p0UegE.MEQCID42DoL3zr9S3wTHiWonqk3L1TmIbvEIjEyyZ2l34SiFAiAXeiUDQH4hEt_IDsYHqKw1CjEDfhnnT8vtACpqaZRCbw&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to all episodes of The Bethlehem Project here. </a></p><br><p>The Bethlehem Project is hosted and produced by Sonja Hutson and edited by Marc Filippino. This episode was mixed by Breen Turner. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The FT’s global head of audio is Flo Phillips. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. </p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/874b911a-22aa-408b-ac92-af84e573e6d1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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