Russia Eyes Europe Sabotage, US Borrowing Costs Surge, Stock-Shy Europeans

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Russia may escalate attacks against the Baltic States and Poland, a European intelligence official said, amid rising concern that Moscow wants to further intimidate nations supporting Ukraine. (2) A $42 billi…

$150 Oil Now Possible, Solar Eclipse Power Shift, Bankers Leaving London

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Oil advanced for a sixth day on skepticism about the prospects for a deal that would restore energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, despite an upbeat assessment from some officials. (2) Pakistan’s defense…

Intense Heat Hits Power & Crops, Trump's Secret Flight, Mercedes China EV Fail

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers. (2) Britis…

Europe’s Economic Mojo, Iran’s Security Shake-Up, Zimbabwe’s $20M Wedding

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Economic growth in the euro zone is set to quicken after showing surprising resilience to the Iran war, according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts. (2) Iran promoted a hard-line ex-commander as its top secur…

Europe Faces Gas Crunch, OpenAI’s Doughnut Device, Golfers Vs Sand Dunes

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) European natural gas jumped as traders awaited the US response to an Iran-Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, while the continent faces pressure to replenish gas inventories before winter. (2) Extreme hea…

Hackers Hit Hedge Funds, Explosive Drone Found, Russia’s War Economy Pain

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Hackers launched a wave of sophisticated attacks on Wall Street firms in recent days, targeting information systems at major money managers, according to people familiar with the matter. (2) Just days after h…

SpaceX Spooks Investors, Secret Ukraine War Talks, Nuclear Reactors Run Dry

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) SpaceX’s stock fell after it disclosed higher-than-expected spending on its artificial intelligence business, overshadowing an inaugural quarterly report that broadly surpassed Wall Street forecasts. (2) Adva…

HSBC's $1 Billion Reward, Darkness Falls Across Asia, Big AI Bets Divide Funds

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) HSBC announced a fresh stock buyback and raised its cost-cutting target as it reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates despite China’s crackdown on cross-border wealth flows. (2) The Rhine River’s…

Trump Zigzags On Iran, Europe’s Migrant Fears, Burnham’s Devolution Bet

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. (…

24h Hedge Fund Fire-Sale, UEFA Vs FIFA, Europe’s Unstoppable Wildfires

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness, was forced to sell billions of dollars of technology investments that had rapidly lost value, as nervous banks began to demand more collateral for his…