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The empire led by Brian Roberts will split into a cable and a media company, after steadily rising pressure halved its share price. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists play out the deals that could follow, and why any buyer could just inherit the same doom loop. Br ...  Show more

Whiskey distiller Brown-Forman’s $30 bln tie-up talks point to a broader problem. Older drinkers are disappearing, and younger ones have different, more moderate tastes. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss the leaner future for alcohol purveyors. Big Booze ...  Show more

Six months into Washington’s sweeping export restrictions on semiconductors, Chinese and global chipmakers including TSMC are navigating the fallout. In this Exchange podcast, author Chris Miller talks about the fight for the critical technology and how Beijing may retaliate. Vis ...  Show more

On today's podcast: 1) US Announces New Task Force to Counter Houthi Red Sea Threat 2) Apple Races to Tweak Software Ahead of Looming US Watch Ban 3) BOJ Keeps Traders Guessing on Negative Rate as Yen Rally StallsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On today's podcast: 1) US Weighs Capping Nvidia, AMD AI Chip Sales to Some Countries 2) Goldman, Citigroup and Bank of America Report Earnings 3) Israel Weighs US Warnings Against Striking Iran Energy Sites See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On today's podcast: (1) The EU's Ursula von der Leyen tells Bloomberg China's massive EV subsidies need to be investigated. (2) Rishi Sunak considers pushing back the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars. (3) The CBI calls off its AGM at the last minute, amid 'cash-flow challen ...  Show more