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Meta reportedly offered $200 million to poach an Apple AI exec. (0:15) Delta rallies post-earnings. (1:53) Ferrero Group buys Kellog’s. (2:18)Show NotesDisney+ adds more UK showsEpisode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb. Sign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to ... Show More

McDonald's brings back the popular Snack Wrap after a long hiatus. (00:21) Trump tariffs: Nissan (NSANY) halts US production for three models for Canadian market. (01:16) Taiwan Semiconductor’s (TSM) Q2 sales rise 39% as AI demand stays strong. (02:08)Episode transcripts seekinga ... Show More

Trump's tariffs on semis and pharmaceuticals (0:30), Copper retreats from record high, crude oil gains (1:55). Tesla, Musk and Dan Ives (3:55). Dallas Fed on Trump immigration policies (5:10).Show NotesCopper retreats from record high, crude oil gains after EIA forecastU.S. stock ... Show More

YouTube recently announced a partnership with Universal Music Group to launch a music AI incubator. Their goal is to come up with new artificial intelligence projects and protect artists. The venture comes after songs featuring AI versions of singers like Drake, Kanye West and Fr ... Show More

Apple has reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, fuelled by strong iPhone sales - particularly in emerging markets such as India (where the company recently opened its first stores). The US tech giant reported profits of twenty-four billion dollar ... Show More

Walt Disney reported quarterly results that showed declines at its television and movie businesses, China’s economy has fallen into deflation, and President Joe Biden is banning US tech investment in China. Plus, the FT’s Owen Walker explains why more and more countries in Europe ... Show More

No, you’re not crazy. Songs are getting shorter — Because artists aren’t writing music for fans, they’re writing for Spotify’s algorithm.The Fed thinks interest rates will stay high through the end of 2024 — Which is why renting is the clear winner right now.Dollar General is the ... Show More

Financial companies scramble to rework contracts after US Federal Trade Commission rule bans non-compete agreements, the largest western banks that remain in Russia paid the Kremlin hundreds of millions of euros in taxes last year, and Turkey is in talks with the US energy superm ... Show More

A tentative deal has been struck between a major US screenwriters union, The Writer’s Guild of America and studio bosses that could end five months of strike action. Details of the deal haven't been made public yet, but it’s understood agreement has been reached over writers' dem ... Show More

SoftBank is looking to invest in AI despite pressure to offer a share buyback, Shell is pausing construction on one of its biggest energy transition projects, and the Labour party is expected to win the UK election by a landslide. Plus, the FT’s Anna Nicolaou explains how YouTube ... Show More

A report revealed that Apple wants to jump deeper into podcasts by signing exclusive deals with podcast creators sent Spotify shares down. Domino’s fell 9% after its earnings revealed it may be facing pressure from ”3rd party delivery aggregators.” And Big Bank Week continued wit ... Show More

Microsoft beat expectations for revenue and cloud sales, Alphabet shares rise by double-digits after first-quarter earnings beat expectations, markets are no longer fully confident of a US interest rate cut before September, and the EU is turning to draconian tactics to curb migr ... Show More