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The EU is proposing a new way to allow Ukraine to join the bloc, and it was the best year for US investment banks since 2021. Plus, a look into the iron ore market and the role China is playing in it, and a preview of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mentioned in this podcast:E ...  Show more

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out military action in Iran and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to call a snap general election. Plus, Donald Trump’s “unpredictable” policies have prompted bond giant Pimco to diversify away from US assets, and US banks push ba ...  Show more

Show Notes:

0:00 Quick vaccine passports update

17:15 China's massive tech crackdown: reasons, ramifications, & more

37:37 How will large firms & institutional investors react to the CCP's recent regulatory moves, mechanics of delisting public companies

President Jair Bolsonaro’s early dismissal of the pandemic as “a little flu” presaged a calamitous handling of the crisis. We ask how a congressional investigation’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/10/23/jair-bolsonaro-is-accused-of-crimes-against-humanity ...

Show Notes:

0:00 Intro & Dog update

5:48 COVID, Vaccine mandates, public vs. private policy

26:26 Collectivism, comparison to cigarettes, Sacks' latest podcast beef

36:56 Vaccine incentives in France

45:39 Friedberg's science corner: DeepMind ...

Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldreu/Welcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today’s episode, we run through Macron’s government reshuffle and new Prime Minister. Also, we discuss the investigatio ...  Show more