On today's podcast:
1) Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange.
2) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lands in Tel Aviv for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet as Israeli troops encircle Gaza City, insisting a cease-fire isn’t on the table.
3) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks to Bloomberg. He may insist that it is “much too early to be thinking about rate cuts,” but the financial markets have other ideas.
4) Apple’s disappointing holiday-quarter outlook has cast a spotlight on its mounting problems in China.
5) Transport services across the UK, France and the Netherlands are facing disruption due to high winds and heavy rain from Storm Ciarán.