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UK braces for tax rises in Reeves budget

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is forewarning the country of ‘necessary choices’ to fill a £30bn fiscal hole ahead of her much anticipated high-stakes Budget later today. The Dow enjoys its best session since August, boosted by reports that Alphabet chips are attracting interest ... Show More

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Yesterday

U.S. markets rally as A.I. valuation concerns subside

U.S. tech stocks start the new week in the green and the Nasdaq notches its best day in 6 months with Alphabet shares approaching the $4tn market valuation mark. The U.S. and Ukraine put forward a revised peace plan following 2 days of discussions in Geneva but the most contes ... Show More

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Nov 24

US, Ukraine hail peace talks progress

The U.S. and Ukraine find common ground on an ‘updated and refined’ peace agreement but the deal comes under criticism from President Trump and questions grow as to its origins. Markets on both sides of the Atlantic are set to begin the new trading week in the green as NY Fede ... Show More

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Jul 2024

9 AM ET: Power outage anger, falling prices, Biden's big test, & more

Heat and anger are rising in Texas as power outages continue for more than a million customers. Prices fell in the US for the first time since the start of the pandemic. President Joe Biden is facing a big test today as he holds a solo news conference at the NATO summit. Meanwhil ... Show More

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Nov 2024

The US dollar surges

President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to launch limited strikes into Russia using US-made long-range missiles, and the world’s largest economies are gathering in Brazil for a G20 summit overshadowed by Donald Trump. The US dollar is rallying, as markets expect that the ne ... Show More

11m 57s

Jul 2024

6 PM ET: Biden wraps up NATO summit, cancer deaths preventable, Alec Baldwin trial & more

President Joe Biden will close this week’s NATO summit with a high-stakes solo press conference. Also during the NATO summit, Biden sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss a new aid package. The biggest power company in Houston faces criticism as more tha ... Show More

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Oct 17

Zelensky's crucial meeting with Trump in Washington

President Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump. He's expected to press for long-range Tomahawk missiles to strike Russia. Also: China's ruling Communist Party expels nine senior military officials. New Yorkers are preparing to vote for a n ... Show More

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Aug 18

Zelenskyy goes back to the White House

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.Mentioned in this podcast:‘Abso ... Show More

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Feb 2025

Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True

Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine through talks that exclude Ukraine and Europe. They also explain how JD Vance’s first fo ... Show More

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Apr 2025

The elusive Ukraine peace deal

Canadians will head to the polls Monday to pick a prime minister, and a new US proposal to end the War in Ukraine would allow Russia to keep some of the territory it’s conquered. Plus, Hungary’s government may be funneling money to friendly news outlets, and major American compan ... Show More

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Oct 23

US Sanctions Russian Oil Giants; China Says US Trade Talks Set for Friday

On today's podcast:1) Oil rallied after the Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil producers, rolling out its first major package of financial punishments on President Vladimir Putin’s economy as part of a fresh bid to end the war in Ukraine. The Treasur ... Show More

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