Honey, I shrunk the economy

亲爱的,我把经济缩水了。

FT News Briefing

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2025-05-01

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Microsoft posted better than expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Spain is trying to figure out what caused a massive power outage, and the Conservatives are bracing for heavy losses in local England elections. Plus, the FT’s Claire Jones explains what we can take away from the latest US GDP reading.  Mentioned in this podcast: US and Ukraine sign natural resources deal Microsoft shares jump after software giant’s earnings top forecasts US economy contracts at 0.3% rate as Trump tariffs prompt import surge Local elections: Tories braced for losses as England votes in five-party race How did Spain’s electricity grid collapse? The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Katie McMurran, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Thursday, May 1st, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • Microsoft showed up Wall Street yesterday,

  • and Spain is still trying to figure out what caused this week's massive blackout.

  • Plus, the American economy contracted in the first quarter, but that's not the whole story.

  • I'm Mark Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • Microsoft's first quarter earnings beat analyst expectations.

  • The tech giant yesterday said its cloud division increased revenue 20% from a year ago.

  • That's thanks to continued demand from artificial intelligence.

  • Investors were happy with the better than expected news.

  • Microsoft shares jumped as much as 6% in after hours trading.

  • The U.S. economy contracted last quarter by a third of a percent.