LVMH looks to shrink its luxury empire

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FT News Briefing

2026-05-07

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US fuel exports have surged to a record level, and hedge funds had their best month since 2020. Plus, Samsung Electronics is locked in a feud with its workers over how to share the spoils of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, and LVMH is considering selling some of its iconic brands.  Mentioned in this podcast: US fuel exports hit record in boon for oil companies and threat to Trump LVMH goes from buyer to seller as luxury’s winter drags on Tech rally hands hedge funds biggest gains since 2020 Samsung workers demand bigger slice of surging AI profits Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Katya Kumkova, Saffeya Ahmed, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. 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.
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  • Today is Thursday, May 7th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • American fuel is making its way around the globe, and hedge funds are really enjoying last month's tech stock rally.

  • Plus luxury conglomerate LVMH is trying to declutter its wardrobe.

  • They own 75 different brands spanning hotels and fashion brands.

  • They own media houses and they are now sort of making hard decisions about what actually still fits.

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  • The U.S.

  • Is exporting more fuel than ever.

  • It sent over 8.2 million barrels of refined fuels overseas every day last week.

  • That includes gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

  • And it's a 20% increase from the same time last year, according to U.S. Energy data.

  • It's to make up for the shortages caused by the Iran war.

  • Asia and Europe have been hit especially hard.

  • Everyone's holding their breath as Tehran considers a peace proposal from the U.S.

  • But things are on shaky ground.

  • Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday despite a ceasefire,