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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) The White House has insisted that peace talks with Iran are ongoing, even as Tehran publicly rejected US overtures and issued fresh conditions of its own to end the conflict that’s wreaked havoc across th ...  Show more

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) Iran kept up missiles and drone attacks on Arab Gulf states and Israel overnight, after the US floated a proposal to end a war that’s wreaked havoc across the Middle East and in global markets. Saudi Arab ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said the US economy faces “a period of transition,” deflecting concerns about the risks of a slowdown as his early focus on tariffs and federal job cuts causes mar ...  Show more

Bitcoin is trading sharply higher as Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th President of the United States, with many anticipating that his presidency will further boost the price of the largest cryptocurrency. Meanwhile, despite US markets being closed today, invest ...

Investors piling back into the growth trade as stocks rally on the back of the Fed’s big rate cut. Does the central bank’s policy shift give the all clear for marktes? And will the tech trade lead the charge once again? Plus Former president Donald Trump interested in credit c ...

The dollar dropped and gold gained after President Donald Trump removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, raising concerns about the independence of the central bank. A gauge of the dollar retreated 0.3% as Cook will be removed from the position effective immediately, according ...  Show more