Pandemic winners turned losers

The Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition are close to reaching an agreement to transfer the central bank’s gold reserves, critics are scrutinising donations to UK Reform by crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, and Glencore has suspended one of its ...  Show more

The Federal Reserve has raised rates for the first time since 2023, and the EU has asked China to restrict exports of hybrid cars as part of a deal to prevent a trade war. Plus, AI has revolutionized warfare.Mentioned in this podcast:Federal Reserve defies Donald Trump with first ...  Show more

The CSI 300, which tracks the largest publicly traded companies in China, just fell to pre-pandemic lows, despite aggressive attempts by President Xi Jinping to prop up the market. The drags on equities include slowing growth, a crisis in the property market and notable geopol ...

After a year of breakneck growth, the big five tech companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft—are coming back down to earth. We look at how the pandemic has changed the industry and spurred on smaller firms. Serbia’s military build-up is making its neighbours n ...

Stocks rally and bonds plunge as with new economic agenda ahead. (0:15) Tesla is a winner as other EV makers fall. (2:39) Tech stocks bullish and renewable energy dives. (3:01) Show Notes Super Micro Computer down 25%, giving up its entire AI rally Incumbent party loses three-str ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China’s central bank lowered the interest rate charged on its one-year policy loans by the most on record, kicking off a sweeping program to revive confidence in the world’s second-large ...  Show more