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#918: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces sweeping economic sanctions on Iran, dubbed as “economic D-Day.” Blank Street raises $105M and plans for a West Coast expansion. Fans are complaining about the rising cost of tickets for the US Open. An app that sends messages as f ...  Show more

#917: The US and Canada are spiraling towards another trade war as tariff negotiations break down. ChatGPT can now read and respond to your iMessages. The Trump administration hosts the IndyCar race in Washington DC for his birthday. The world’s busiest airport is no longer in th ...  Show more

U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget bill is likely to bake in outsized deficits for years to come. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters columnist Mike Dolan about what that means for U.S. debt levels and the wider economy. Plus, the anxiety stalking treasury markets. Sign up fo ...  Show more

In today’s episode, we look at 3 big stories: - Did the budget disappoint you? - Microfinance—a problem in the making? - Byjus is out of juice We also send out a crisp and short daily newsletter for The Daily Brief. Put your email here and we'll make you smart every day: https: ...  Show more

Republicans in the US House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s major budget bill on Thursday, and BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time. Plus, Nvidia builds a buffer to the global trade war, and the US is starting to ...  Show more

The U.S. faces a $1 trillion deficit, Saudi officials change their story on missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Melissa McCarthy talks "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...  Show more