SoftBank wants a piece of the AI pie

The leaders of Ukraine, Finland and Norway hailed progress in talks in Oslo on Tuesday, SpaceX and Tesla are studying a merger, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing to restart large-scale strikes on Iran. Plus, UK gilts are catching back up with their peers af ...  Show more

Protests across Europe over the high cost of living have turned increasingly disruptive, investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event the AI boom unravels, and Big Tech starts releasing their earnings reports this week. Plus, India’s s ...  Show more

Semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects a "significant" sales decline in China next year, French luxury house LVMH is reporting growth in the most recent quarter, Boston Fed President Susan Collins says she thinks the rising job market puts more interest rate cuts at risk, ...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) President Emmanuel Macron gave his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, 48 hours to negotiate with France’s political parties in a last-ditch effort to prevent the country from fall ...  Show more

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On today's podcast:
(1) Nigel Farage speaks to us about Coutts bank's decision to close his accounts.

(2) Tesla doubles down on its price reduction strategy.

(3) Profits tumble at Gol ...

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