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Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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

On today's podcast:

(1) UK counter-terrorism police named a British citizen of Syrian descent as the perpetrator of an attack on a synagogue that killed two people. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning, according to statements from Counter Terrorism Policing and Greater Manchester Police.

(2) German air traffic control said it suspended flight operations at Munich Airport Thursday evening after several drone sightings, affecting multiple departures and thousands of passengers at the country’s second-biggest hub.

(3) - Bridgewater Associates’ flagship macro fund climbed 26.4% in the first nine months of this year as tariff-fueled market uncertainty boosted the firm and its peers.

(4) President Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day.

(5) Boeings 777X is slated to fly commercially for the first time in early 2027 instead of next year, people familiar with the matter said, a fresh setback to the US planemaker that sets the stage for potentially billions of dollars in accounting charges.

Podcast Conversation: Inside the US-China Battle Over Undersea Internet Cables ...

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Synagogue Terror Attack, Munich Drone Shutdown, Chocolatier's Comeback

On today's podcast:

(1) The US Supreme Court refused to allow President Donald Trump to immediately oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while she sues to keep her job, dealing a setback to his efforts to exert more control over the central bank.

(2) White House Budget Director Russell Vought is planning to swiftly dismiss federal workers, a sign that Republicans will lean into hardball tactics to pressure Democrats to cave to end a government shutdown.

(3) Arab and Muslim national leaders are pushing Hamas to accept the Gaza plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump this week, saying the need to end the fighting surpasses concern about the finer details.

(4) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz lashed out at Viktor Orban during a meeting of European Union leaders in Copenhagen on Wednesday, accusing the Hungarian prime minister of derailing discussions on the bloc’s security needs.

(5) French unions are holding a new round of anti-austerity protests Thursday, seeking to maintain pressure on Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull together a budget proposal.

Podcast Conversation: Broadway Musicals Need to Take More Risks: Allison Schrager

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Fed's Cook Safe For Now, $500B Startup Record, AI’s Power Hunger

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On today's podcast:
 
(1) Congress blew past a midnight funding deadline, triggering the US government’s first shutdown in nearly seven years — and the third under President Donald Trump.
 
(2) US equity-index futures fell as the deadline to avert a government shutdown lapsed, disrupting one of the country’s largest employers and threatening to delay key economic data releases

(3) Pfizer has won a reprieve from the US President's threatened tariffs on the pharmaceutical industry. The drugmaker agreed to cut some prices by up to 85% and sell directly to the public in the US.
 
(4) Keir Starmer was battling for his future a week ago. After the retreat of his main Labour rival and his decision to take the gloves off against populist rival Nigel Farage, the UK prime minister’s shored up his standing.
 
(5) Bloomberg's Women, Money & Power convenes the most influential voices from across the global finance industry for the second year to debate and discuss the critical issues facing the future of investing, real estate, consumer banking and private markets, as well as philanthropists, owners and CEOs.

Podcast Conversation: Fancy, Fattier $60-a-Pound Butter Is the Latest Must-Have Luxury

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US Shutdown Begins As Stocks Drop & Gold Rallies On Funding Standoff

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On today's podcast:

(1) Vice President JD Vance said he believes the US government is on track to shut down, seeking to pin the blame on Democrats one day before federal funding is set to lapse.
 

(2) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had agreed to a 20-point plan designed to end the war in Gaza, though the prospects for peace remained unclear without the direct involvement of Hamas.

(3) Chinese President Xi Jinping is renewing a push for the US to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence, a concession that would be a major diplomatic win for Beijing.

(4) Theresa May danced to ABBA. Rishi Sunak had his wife introduce him. Liz Truss spent the whole time scrapping budget measures announced only days before.

(5) European Union leaders meeting in Copenhagen this week will discuss a slate of flagship defense projects, including a European drone wall and an air-defense shield.

Podcast Conversation:How to Play Alphadots, Bloomberg's New Daily Word Puzzle

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US Shutdown Looms Large, 20-Point Gaza Plan, Starmer Pitches Decency

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On today's podcast:

(1) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves can be sure the bond markets have her back. But on Monday she faces down her own party, and she may find them tougher to win over.

(2) The government is set to define what “contributions” foreign workers must make in order to claim settled status in the UK, marking a tightening of its stance on legal migration.

(3) UK companies are becoming less forthcoming about what they’re willing to pay to fill open roles, indicating that employers are no longer under pressure to boost wages in a weakening labor market.

(4) Moldova’s ruling pro-European party was on track to win re-election, keeping the country on the path to European Union membership and raising the risk of an escalation in tensions with Russia.

(5) Moldova’s ruling pro-European party was on track to win re-election, keeping the country on the path to European Union membership and raising the risk of an escalation in tensions with Russia.

Podcast Conversation: At 66, I Decided to Pay Back a Lifetime of Sleep Debt: Essay

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Reeves Pushes UK Restraint, France Targets Wealthy, Sensational Ryder Cup

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Tom Busby take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
 
 • In the US – a look ahead to the U.S jobs report and the Electric vehicle sector.
 • In the UK – a look ahead to the Bloomberg Women, Money, Power conference in London.
 • In Asia – a look ahead to the China PMI data.
 
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Daybreak Weekend: US Jobs, Power Conference, China PMIs

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On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump announced a fresh round of tariffs, including a 100% duty on branded or patented pharmaceuticals starting October 1, unless a company is building a manufacturing plant in America.

(2) Former FBI Director James Comey was charged with lying to Congress and obstruction related to testimony he gave in 2020, accelerating President Donald Trump’s push for legal action against his perceived political enemies.

(3) European diplomats warned the Kremlin this week that NATO is ready to respond to further violations of its airspace with full force, including by shooting down Russian planes, according to officials familiar with the exchange.

(4) Lorie Logan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has proposed replacing the central bank’s benchmark federal funds rate — the primary tool the central bank has used to steer the nation’s economy since the 1980s — with a much more widely used market bellwether.

(5) Volkswagen is curbing volumes and introducing temporary shutdowns at two German factories as demand for its electric vehicles grows more slowly than predicted.

(6) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try to relaunch his stuttering administration with a speech Friday announcing a plan for compulsory digital identity cards to help combat illegal migration, while also making a progressive case for his premiership as it comes under threat from internal rivals.

Podcast Conversation: Ryder Cup Golf Rowdiness Is Keeping the Sport Fun: Adam Minter

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New 100% Drug Tariffs, Former FBI Chief Charged, NATO Warns Russia

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On today's podcast:
 

(1) HSBC Holdings said it’s achieved a world-first breakthrough in deploying quantum computing in financial markets, as a race intensifies among some of Wall Street’s biggest firms to embed the cutting-edge technology in their daily operations.
 
 
(2) Intel has approached Apple about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially owned by the US government.
 

(3) US stocks are screamingly expensive when viewed from a historical perspective. But dig into the details, and the sky-high valuations may well be warranted, say strategists at Bank of America
 

(4) The US lowered tariffs on auto imports from the European Union to 15% retroactive to Aug. 1, cementing terms of the framework trade agreement the two sides struck almost two months ago
 

(5) Splits on the Bank of England policymaking committee were on full display on Wednesday after Governor Andrew Bailey said there was further to go on interest-rate cuts just hours before external member Megan Greene proposed “skipping” a cut in November.
 

(6) Russia plans to run a budget deficit for a fifth year as declining revenue and increased spending continue to put pressure on the government’s finances amid the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine.
 

(7) Global drugmakers including Merck, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca are pausing or canceling investments in the UK while throwing barbs at the lack of competitiveness of its business environment
 

Podcast Conversation: Bob Iger Just Learned a Hard Lesson: Beth Kowitt

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HSBC Quantum World-First, Pricey Stocks ‘New Normal’, Britain's Bitter Pill

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On today's podcast:
 

(1) President Donald Trump said NATO nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that violated their airspace and struck a more sympathetic tone on Ukraine’s chances of winning the war.
 

(2) Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took a conciliatory tone in his return to TV Tuesday night, saying “it was never my intention to make light of the death of a young man.”
 

(3) Super Typhoon Ragasa is set to cross China’s southern coast later Wednesday after lashing Hong Kong with torrential rain and fierce winds, which toppled trees and damaged infrastructure across the city.
 

(4) The UK is looking to take advantage of the chaos sown by US President Donald Trump’s decision to overhaul his country’s visa program for certain college-educated foreign workers.
 

(5) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the outlooks for the labor market and inflation face risks, reiterating his view that policymakers likely have a difficult road ahead as they weigh further interest-rate cuts.
 

(6) OpenAI plans to invest roughly $400 billion to develop five new US data center sites in partnership with Oracle Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., marking the biggest push yet to fulfill an earlier pledge to spend a half-trillion dollars on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.
 

(7) Europe’s asset managers have long agreed they must consolidate to survive. A string of high-profile acquisitions suggests they’re finally willing to do something about it.
 

Podcast Conversation: CEOs and Founders Share Their Best Advice for Staying Productive

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Trump Backs NATO Action, Kimmel's Tearful Return, Super Typhoon Hits HK

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On today's podcast:

(1) Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said Russia was testing NATO’s readiness to retaliate with its series of incursions along the eastern flank of the alliance.

(2) Nvidia will invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI to support new data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure, a blockbuster deal that underscores booming demand for AI tools like ChatGPT and the computing power needed to make them run.

(3) A large majority of London-listed companies in a recent poll have considered adding a listing overseas or moving their existing one in the last year, with Amsterdam emerging as the most popular alternative.

(4) President Xi Jinping’s export engine has proved unstoppable during five months of sky-high US tariffs, sending China toward a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus.

(5) The Federal Reserve’s newest policymaker, appointed by President Donald Trump, laid out his argument for aggressively lowering interest rates on Monday, presenting a view that aligns with the president’s demands but which makes him an outlier at the central bank.

(6) Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to the air on Tuesday, ending a suspension Walt Disney Co. imposed following controversial remarks the ABC late-night host made about the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk.

Podcast Conversation: “We want, ‘Oh, you look good. We just don’t know why,”Cosmetic Procedures That Offer Big Results With Minimal Downtime

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Russia ‘Is Testing Us', $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal, Piketty Demands Wealth Tax

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
• In the US – a look at U.S CPI data and a preview of Oracle earnings.
• In the UK – a look ahead to the upcoming ECB decision.
• In Asia – a look ahead to the upcoming RBA decision and Australia’s social media ban for teens.

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Daybreak Weekend: US CPI, ECB Meeting, RBA Decision

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