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On today's podcast:

(1) Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc. The offer values Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, including debt.

(2) European leaders are increasingly confident they will reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets before the end of the year following talks in London, even as a gulf remains between Europe and the US on providing security guarantees for Kyiv.

(3) President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world’s most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market.

(4) Unilever's new spinoff - The Magnum Ice Cream Company - was valued lower than some analysts expected in its debut on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Magnum shares closed at €12.97 each on Monday, giving the company a market value of €7.94 billion.

(5) US Treasury yields climbed to the highest in more than two months on Monday. It comes amid a slump in global bonds, ahead of the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision tomorrow.

(6) Black Friday discounts failed to prevent a slowdown in UK retail - adding to evidence that speculation of tax rises ahead of the Autumn budget damaged consumer confidence.

Podcast Conversation: Fancy Going Out in London? Good Luck Finding a Table Now

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc. The offer values Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, including debt. (2) European leaders are increasingly confident they will reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets before the end of the year following talks in London, even as a gulf remains between Europe and the US on providing security guarantees for Kyiv. (3) President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world&rsquo;s most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market. (4) Unilever's new spinoff - The Magnum Ice Cream Company - was valued lower than some analysts expected in its debut on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Magnum shares closed at &euro;12.97 each on Monday, giving the company a market value of &euro;7.94 billion. (5) US Treasury yields climbed to the highest in more than two months on Monday. It comes amid a slump in global bonds, ahead of the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision tomorrow. (6) Black Friday discounts failed to prevent a slowdown in UK retail - adding to evidence that speculation of tax rises ahead of the Autumn budget damaged consumer confidence. Podcast Conversation: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/popular-london-restaurant-bookings-are-up-at-gordon-ramsay-hawksmoor" data-destination="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/popular-london-restaurant-bookings-are-up-at-gordon-ramsay-hawksmoor">Fancy Going Out in London? Good Luck Finding a Table Now</a>

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Produced in the early hours each weekday, the show delivers fresh reporting, sharp analysis and clear context on politics, business and global markets by 7am London time. From decisions made in Brussels and London to developments across the global economy, Daybreak Europe connects the dots between power, policy and money.

Hosted by Stephen Carroll in Brussels and Caroline Hepker in London, and powered by Bloomberg’s global network of more than 3,000 journalists and analysts, the podcast goes beyond headlines to explain what is changing, why it matters and what could come next.

Trusted by professionals, business leaders and investors, but made for anyone curious about how economics and politics shape everyday life, Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is the essential way to start your morning informed and ahead.

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is the daily morning podcast that helps you understand the stories shaping Europe and the world before the day gets going.
Produced in the early hours each weekday, the show delivers fresh reporting, sharp analysis and clear context on politics, business and global markets by 7am London time. From decisions made in Brussels and London to developments across the global economy, Daybreak Europe connects the dots between power, policy and money.
Hosted by Stephen Carroll in Brussels and Caroline Hepker in London, and powered by Bloomberg&rsquo;s global network of more than 3,000 journalists and analysts, the podcast goes beyond headlines to explain what is changing, why it matters and what could come next.
Trusted by professionals, business leaders and investors, but made for anyone curious about how economics and politics shape everyday life, Bloomberg Daybreak Europe&nbsp;is the essential way to start your morning informed and ahead.

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Paramount's Hostile WBD Bid , Europe's Russian Assets Plan , Porsche Family Risks VW Recovery

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