US Seizes Tanker Near Venezuela, Fed's 'Silent Dissenters', Europe's Coal Holdout
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) US forces intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries.(2) Ukraine sent a revised peace plan to Washington as President Donald Trump held a call with European leaders, according to a person familiar, as both sides scramble to keep efforts on track to end Russia’s invasion.(3) Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.(4) Oracle shares fell more than 10% in extended trading after the company reported a jump in spending on AI data centers and other equipment, rising outlays that are taking longer to translate into cloud revenue than investors want.(5) London is experiencing the most widespread declines in house prices in the UK, estate agents warned, as the capital bears the brunt of Labour’s new tax on high-value homes.(6) Poland is the European Union’s biggest coal producer, but Europe’s Coal Mining Holdout Braces for Its Inevitable DemisePodcast Conversation: Diageo Taps Into Guinness Boom With New London Tourist HubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fed Decision Day, France Approves Welfare Bill, Australia Bans Social Media for U-16s
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Federal Reserve officials are primed to deliver a third consecutive interest-rate cut on Wednesday, but the streak may end there.(2) France’s National Assembly adopted a social security bill for next year, avoiding a potential government crisis and making it more likely lawmakers will pass a new budget by year-end.(3) Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasingly enacting rules to shield minors from harmful online content.(4) President Donald Trump said Russia is in a stronger military position in its war on Ukraine and scolded European leaders for what he called excessive dialog that’s produced scant results in his latest broadside against historical allies.(5) HSBC's CEO Georges Elhedery says not enough executives at the bank were fully accountable for their performance - before he began his radical restructuring of the lender 15 months ago.Podcast Conversation: In Reality, Japan Is No Country for Old Salarymen: Gearoid ReidySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Paramount's Hostile WBD Bid , Europe's Russian Assets Plan , Porsche Family Risks VW Recovery
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc. The offer values Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, including debt.(2) European leaders are increasingly confident they will reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets before the end of the year following talks in London, even as a gulf remains between Europe and the US on providing security guarantees for Kyiv.(3) President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world’s most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market.(4) Unilever's new spinoff - The Magnum Ice Cream Company - was valued lower than some analysts expected in its debut on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Magnum shares closed at €12.97 each on Monday, giving the company a market value of €7.94 billion.(5) US Treasury yields climbed to the highest in more than two months on Monday. It comes amid a slump in global bonds, ahead of the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision tomorrow.(6) Black Friday discounts failed to prevent a slowdown in UK retail - adding to evidence that speculation of tax rises ahead of the Autumn budget damaged consumer confidence.Podcast Conversation: Fancy Going Out in London? Good Luck Finding a Table NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Europe Has A ‘Real Problem’, Trump Netflix-Warner Concern, Farage Woos UK Bankers
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon called out slow bureaucracy in Europe in a warning that a “weak” continent poses a major economic risk to the US.(2) Keir Starmer will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London on Monday as the UK prime minister and other key European leaders seek to steer US-led peace talks toward a resolution that protects Ukraine from the prospect of future Russian aggression.(3) US President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns around Netflix’s planned $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, noting that the market share of the combined entity may pose problems(4) Yardeni Research now recommends effectively going underweight the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks versus the rest of the S&P 500, expecting a shift in earnings growth ahead.(5) UK homes worth more than £2 million ($2.7 million) could drop about 5% in value next year as the market adjusts to a so-called mansion tax, according to forecasts from Hamptons. Podcast Conversation: The Games Wall Street PlaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Daybreak Weekend: Fed Decision, Cybersecurity Conference, China Eco
Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to next week’s Fed decision and earnings from Oracle and Adobe. In the UK – a look ahead to the Blackhat cybersecurity conference. In Asia – a look ahead to China consumer and producer price data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.