Episode 69

This edition features these stories from ft.com

Conservative MP defects to Labour in further blow to Boris Johnson

Bank of America profit surges as loan growth inches higher

ByteDance disbands investment team amid China’s Big Tech clampdown

Sony shares fall 13% on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

EU should ban energy-intensive mode of crypto mining, regulator says

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