Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

On today's podcast: 1) Israel and Hamas Agree to Short Truce for Hostage Release 2) Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO 3) Nvidia Investors Give Ho-Hum Reaction to Latest Growth Surge  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's podcast: 1) OpenAI said it’s in “intense discussions” to unify the company after another tumultuous day that saw most employees threaten to quit if Sam Altman doesn’t return as chief executive officer.  2) Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella signaled that he’d be open to Sam Altman going back to  OpenAI , rather than joining his company as part of  a surprise move  announced...

On today's podcast: 1) OpenAI  co-founder Sam Altman is joining  Microsoft to lead its AI effort after the board replaced him with Twitch’s ex-CEO, a stunning reversal for the widely respected tech-evangelist who helped jumpstart the artificial intelligence boom. 2) Israeli forces engaged in heavy fighting with Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip overnight as the US said it was optimistic about a dea...

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) President Joe Biden  signed a stopgap bill to extend government funding into early 2024 , averting a government shutdown for now but kicking a politically-divisive debate over federal spending into a presidential election year. 2) Gaza’s telecommunications services stopped Thursday after providing companies said the fuel used for generators had been depleted , the United Nat...

On today's podcast: 1) Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping  emerged from their first meeting in a year betting that a handful of small victories will arrest a surge in US-China tensions that has unnerved neighboring nations and threatened global economic growth. 2) President Joe Biden  said he still believed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was a dictator , casting a shadow over what both sides...

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 intensifying international ire if it causes more civilian casualties.  2) President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping’s carefully choreographed, much-anticipated sitdown on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation su...

On today's podcast: 1) Israel and Hamas trade accusations over Gaza hospitals and President Joe Biden called on Israel to take “less intrusive action” at the al Shifa hospital  — the latest sign the US wants fewer civilian casualties. Israel says Hamas uses hospitals as bases for its operations. 2) Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to announce an agreement that would see B...

On today's podcast: 1) The Israeli army conducted raids in northern Gaza on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp , while a UN agency said that a naval strike had seriously damaged one of its guesthouses. 2) The US still faces a risk of a government shutdown at the end of this week despite a new compromise plan by Speaker Mike Johnson  that leaves out hardline conservative priorities like cuttin...

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.  ...

On today's podcast: 1)  Israeli struck outpatient clinics of Al-Shifa Medical complex in Gaza City , Palestine Authority radio reports. The Israeli military has said that Hamas’s main military headquarters is located underground near Al-Shifa and has told the hospital to evacuate patients. 2) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank will continue to move carefully but won’t hes...

On today's podcast: 1) 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 the current war in the Gaza Strip ends. 2) The five Republicans scrapping to fashion themselves as the alternative to Donald Trump opened their debate Wednesday night blaming the former president for the party’s lates...

On today's podcast: 1) Ohio voters enshrined abortion rights in their state’s Constitution , a boon for Democrats running on the issue and complicating Republicans’ approach to the 2024 elections. 2) Political polarization has helped make 2023 the biggest off-year for ballot measures in more than a decade in the US, 3) Israel said its troops have entered the middle of Gaza’s main city , as they co...

On today's podcast: 1) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  said he sees his country having security control over Gaza for an “indefinite period,” suggesting it will maintain that role even after fighting in the besieged territory ends. 2) Donald Trump took to the witness stand Monday morning and within minutes turned his day in court into a live Truth Social post. No one understands real es...

On today's podcast: 1) The United Nations said no foreigners, dual-nationals or injured Palestinians were able to leave the Gaza Strip over the weekend . Israeli troops encircled Gaza City and effectively cut off the northern part of the Palestinian territory from the south, according to the military. 2) Donald Trump Jr. told a judge he wasn’t involved in preparing financial statements for his fat...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.  1) We get Disney earnings this week after, the company said it plans to buy Comcast's one-third of the Hulu streaming service, kicking off an appraisal process that will extend into next year. 2) Republican presidential contenders will face off Wednesday night in their first debate...

On today's podcast:      1) Bankman-Fried Found Guilty of Fraud at FTX Criminal Trial      Jurors in New York found Sam Bankman-Fried  guilty of engaging in a massive fraud related  to the collapse of his FTX crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried’s arrest last December, weeks after his exchange filed for bankruptcy, marked a dramatic escalation in the efforts by regulators and prosecutors to rein in what...

On today's podcast: 1) President Joe Biden said Israel and Hamas, a militant organization designated a terrorist group by the US, should “pause” fighting to allow time to free more hostages from Gaza. Israel says that 17 of its solders have so far died during battles in the Hamas-ruled enclave. 2) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell  hinted the US central bank may now be finished with the most agg...

On today's podcast: 1) An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Gaza overnight killed and wounded hundreds of people , according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory, and drew condemnation from across the Middle East. The development came ahead of a regional trip by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 2) The Federal Reserve is poised to hold interest rates steady at a 22-year high for...

On today's podcast: 1) Israel's Netanyahu Says there will be no cease-fire . Israel struck more targets in Lebanon and Syria overnight, while stepping up its ground operations in Gaza.  2) GOP House members are breaking with President Biden on a $14 Billion Israeli aid plan . The package separates the Israel aid from a broader Biden emergency funding request that includes assistance for Ukraine an...

Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) Israel’s military widened its ground offensive in Gaza, saying it killed dozens of Hamas militants overnight and describing the invasion as advancing gradually and to plan. 2) Employers in the US probably tempered their pace of hiring this month after beefing up payrolls by the most since the start of the year, con...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.  In this episode:  Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Economists are forecasting the Fed will hold the target for its benchmark interest rate at 5.25% to 5.5%. US employment report for October. Economists are forecasting non-farm payrolls rose by 173,000 in October following Sep...

Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) US forces conducted strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria it believes were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups, in response to attacks on American troops in the region. 2) Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has generated as much money as the economies of small countries. The movie vers...

Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) Police in Maine are pursuing a suspect in a mass shooting that has left at least 16 people dead in a pair of incidents in the city of Lewiston 2)  Israel’s military said it made a limited ground raid into northern Gaza with infantry and tanks before withdrawing, as it kept up airstrikes on the besieged territory.  ...

Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cease-fire in besieged Gaza, saying here were “clear violations” of international law. Israel’s ambassador to the UN demanded he resign over the comments. 2) House Republicans nominated Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest choice for...