The pandemic is messing with US labour market data

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f1236902-0997-4028-8cd1-d50317d10abaA jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, Apple has become the first company to hit a market capitalisation of $3tn and US president Joe Biden is launching a crackdown on the country’s largest meat producers. Plus, the FT’s US economics editor Colby Smith explains why the country is struggling to measure jobs growth and the larger ramifications. Elizabeth Holmes found guilty in criminal fraud trialhttps://www.ft.com/content/8bde19f6-e8a5-4800-8882-fd799f0caac0Apple becomes first $3tn company after boost from pandemic demandhttps://www.ft.com/content/57f57303-82b9-49db-89ee-54888e1c714dBiden launches crackdown on largest US meat producershttps://www.ft.com/content/a180dc0d-0cfc-4321-91aa-c5772b4a8dc1US struggles to measure jobs growth as pandemic distorts labour market datahttps://www.ft.com/content/4f1155be-1a5f-4fd2-ba57-b15bdb273c00Mercedes breaks 1,000km barrier with electric-vehicle prototypehttps://www.ft.com/content/0017dfdf-c308-4e04-b4cb-8055568ddffeThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.