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On today's podcast:
(1) Not since the lead-up to the financial crisis have bond traders been so divided about the outcome of the next Federal Reserve decision.
(2) Donald Trump is poised to capitalize on the second attempt on his life in recent months, using the shocking development to try to snatch back the political momentum that Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed.
(3) Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy is moving to streamline the world’s largest online retailer and cloud-computing company, cutting management layers and ordering employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in January.
(4) Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger has landed Amazon.com Inc.’s AWS as a customer for the company’s manufacturing business, potentially bringing work to new plants under construction in the US and boosting his efforts to turn around the embattled chipmaker.
(5) Stavanger harbor bustled in the sun on a recent afternoon, the hoisting cranes, working ships and rigs under construction testament to the city’s status as Norway’s oil capital, and the main source of its wealth. Stavanger harbor bustled in the sun on a recent afternoon, the hoisting cranes, working ships and rigs under construction testament to the city’s status as Norway’s oil capital, and the main source of its wealth.
(6) Keir Starmer said he’s looking to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for lessons on tackling so-called irregular migration, as Britain’s prime minister grapples with an issue fueling a rise in Western democracies of right-wing parties that are not natural allies of his center-left Labour government.

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Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) Former President Donald Trump is safe after his Secret Service detail opened fire at a man who was wielding an assault rifle at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday, in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation called an apparent assassination attempt.

(2) Back in January, Premier Li Qiang trumpeted China’s success in exceeding its 2023 growth goal without resorting to “massive stimulus.” Repeating the same feat this year now looks less likely.

(3) The Bank of England looks set to stick to its tentative interest-rate cutting when it meets this week, defying skepticism from a growing cohort of investors who see a need for more aggressive action.

(4) Italy and the UK are poised to reaffirm their pledge to defend Ukraine as Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Rome to seek support for a proposal to let Kyiv use non-US long-range weapons against Russia.

(5) Widespread flooding in central and eastern Europe from days of unrelenting rain is playing havoc with rail transportation and causing more evacuations of residents as well as damage to homes and infrastructure.

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• In the US – a preview of next week’s Fed meeting and FedEx earnings.
• In the UK – a preview of Eurozone data.
• In Asia – a look at next week’s BOJ decision and TOKEN2049 Summit .

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