On today's podcast:

1) Iran urged the US to use diplomacy to ease tensions in the Middle East, as Tehran braces for a military response to a deadly attack on an American base over the weekend.

2) US earnings grab the limelight later as the busiest week so far of this reporting season moves up a gear. Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. will offer the first evidence of whether the bullish sentiment around the so-called Magnificent Seven looks sustainable. 

3) Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink Corp., a significant step forward for the company that aims to one day let humans control computers with their minds.