Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed they targeted "two Israeli ships" in the Red Sea, part of a series of attacks against commercial vessels in international waters on Sunday during which the US said one of its destroyers shot down three drones. (2) Israel's military is expanding its operations across th...

Reports of crimes targeting Jews, Muslims and Arabs have risen around the world in since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the Israeli military’s retaliatory operation in Gaza. While previous conflicts in the Middle East also sparked a backlash outside the region, this time it is more intense and the wave of hate may be far from cresting, according to advocacy groups, former law enforcement o...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. 1) In the US, Economists expect the November unemployment print, due out Dec. 8, to increase to 4% as unemployed workers take longer to find new jobs. 2)  In the UK, we'll get fresh data on the number of new car registrations in the coming days.  The sector has shown some signs of re...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel has resumed combat against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a week-long truce between the two sides ended this morning. Israeli jets started striking Gaza soon after deadline passed (2) Bloomberg Economics believes typical signs of a recession started in October 2023. The baseline is that unemployment...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce for at least another day, allowing for the release of more hostages held by the militant group in Gaza. (2) Henry Kissinger, the child refugee who rose to become US secretary of state and defined American foreign policy during the 1970s with his strategie...

Henry Kissinger, the child refugee who rose to become US Secretary of State and defined American foreign policy during the 1970s with his strategies to end the Vietnam War and contain communist countries, has died. He was 100. Not long before his passing, Kissinger sat down with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait for an extended conversation. He talked about his life and career, what shap...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The famed investor Charles Munger has died at the age of 99. As Warren Buffett's right hand man for almost 60 years he helped transform Berkshire Hathaway from a failing textile maker into a global conglomerate. (2) Two Federal Reserve officials who led the push for higher interest rates to curb inflation...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel and Hamas agreed Monday to extend a cease-fire in their devastating war until Thursday morning, as 11 more freed hostages arrived in Israel. (2) Billionaire Elon Musk said that he'd like to help rebuild Gaza after the war with Hamas in a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, part of...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rishi Sunak denied his economic plans are about to deliver a fresh bout of UK austerity, even as the official fiscal watchdog warned his tax-cutting strategy assumes a significant squeeze on stretched public services. (2) Israel and Hamas signaled that a temporary cease-fire in Gaza could be extended beyo...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. 1) US Equities 2024 Outlook: The Double Dip 2) Falling house prices could worsen the crunch facing households when they come to refinance their fixed-rate mortgage deals, according to research from the Bank of England. 3) South Korea’s early  trade  data show exports are likely to ma...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A temporary ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas has begun. An initial group of women and children hostages will be released by Hamas in the afternoon. In total Hamas has agreed to free 50 hostages while Israel will release 150 jailed Palestinians. All of those involved in the deal are women and...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will provide a £21 billion stimulus to the UK economy in the run-up to the next election, threatening to fuel inflation and prompt the Bank of England to keep interest rates in painfully high territory. (2) Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders won the Dutch elections and said he plans t...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel and Hamas backed a deal that will free dozens of hostages from Gaza in return for a four-day pause in fighting and the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners — the first lull in a conflict that began Oct. 7 and has killed thousands of people. (2) OpenAI will bring back Sam Altman and appoint...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said his group is close to reaching a "truce agreement" in talks with Qatar and Israel, rare public comments that suggest discussions over freeing some hostages held by the militant group are progressing. (2) According to a memo seen by Bloomberg, OpenAI is once again in active...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1)  OpenAI's board hired former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, according to people familiar with the matter.  (2) Jeremy Hunt is set to reveal plans to cut Britain's tax burden at this week's Autumn Statement, a pivotal...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. 1) Earnings continue...one big company reporting this week is Nvidia. According to Bloomberg Intelligence... Nvidia is likely to report another beat in its fiscal 3Q earnings results and guidance. 2) In the UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt likely has limited scope to ease...

On today's podcast: (1) Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he expects China to be "at the forefront" of artificial intelligence, and said it's important for the US to collaborate with the Asian nation on both regulation and innovation. (2) Applied Materials, the largest US maker of chipmaking machinery, slid in late trading following a report that it faces a US criminal investigation for allegedly vi...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Xi Jinping said China wants to be friends with the US and said his nation won't fight a war with anyone, one of his clearest remarks yet proclaiming a desire for peaceful ties between the world's two largest economies. (2) Israel's military raid on Gaza's Shifa hospital — which drew condemnation...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today’s podcast: (1) Israeli troops entered Gaza's Shifa hospital compound as part of a "precise and targeted operation" against Hamas that runs the risk of raising international ire if it ends up causing more civilian casualties.  (2) The White House is getting increasingly frustrated with Israel's conduct of the war against...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.  On today's podcast: 1)   David Cameron’s appointment as British foreign secretary has provoked criticism of the former premier’s warm relationship with China, a closeness that is at odds with the current skeptical stance of Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.  (2) Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to anno...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Senior officials in Israel and the US suggested that talks on securing the release of Hamas-held hostages are intensifying. (2) The United Nations said Israeli ground attacks and shelling increased around hospitals, with several being directly hit. (3) The immediate threat of chaos in London’s streets has...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. 1) We preview this week's upcoming CPI and PPI data 2) The Dubai Airshow kicks off this week - a major event for airlines and plane makers  3) President Biden prepares to meet China's President Xi in San Francisco this week 4) A Government shutdown looms - Speaker Johnson in focus.  ...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) On Thursday, trades handled by the world's largest bank in the globe's biggest market traversed Manhattan on a USB stick. (2)  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank will continue to move carefully but won't hesitate to tighten policy further if needed to contain inflation.  (3) Isra...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel said about 50,000 Palestinians fled to southern Gaza as the army pushed deeper into Hamas strongholds in the north of the territory. (2) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said both Israel and the Palestinians need new leadership in order to have a chance of achieving a peace deal once th...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Saudi Arabia's investment minister tells Bloomberg talks aimed at a normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel will continue. (2) Israel said its troops have entered the middle of Gaza's main city, as they continue their operation to destroy Hamas. (3) Europe's economy is unlikely to crash — even as a m...