Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) Europe is shaking itself awake. Ten years after Brexit, the European Union is finally, fitfully advancing fundamental changes meant to preserve its wealth and influence.

(2) The US military launched strikes against “multiple” targets in Iran for the second straight day after President Donald Trump accused the country of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal.

(3) Protestors have clashed with police in Belfast overnight, as UK politicians blame extremists online and Elon Musk for promoting unrest.

(4) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a House panel investigating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein that his meetings with the sex offender were “a grave error in judgment.”

(5) OpenAI said a group of ChatGPT accounts with ties to China have sought to stir up local opposition to data centers in the US in a potential bid to hinder the country’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence, echoing recent rhetoric from others in the tech industry.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) US forces carried out strikes against Iran hours after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for shooting down an American military helicopter off the coast of Oman.

(2) Oil rebounded after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran following the downing of an American helicopter, posing a new threat to a fragile truce that’s been tested by recent attacks in the Middle East.

(3) A man is set to appear in court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack following a night of violence in Belfast.

(4) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to announce a ban on under-16s using social media within days after his position hardened following parents’ response to a government consultation.

(5) The prospect of billions of dollars of oncoming demand for SpaceX stock from index-tracking funds risks creating a feedback loop that drives the shares of Elon Musk’s company even higher, academics and market observers have warned.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans.

(2) Investors should exercise caution regarding US stocks as an increasing number of “bear market signposts” point to an approaching top, according to Bank of America Securities.

(3) Apple said it isn’t currently able to launch Siri AI, its redesigned digital assistant, on iPhones, Apple Watches or iPads in the European Union, marking the company’s latest standoff with the continent’s antitrust watchdog.

(4) Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation.

(5) The Bank of England raised concerns to Reform UK and social media platforms over a barrage of bizarre online posts using fake images of the party’s leader Nigel Farage fighting Governor Andrew Bailey, a person familiar with the matter said.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) Israel said it struck several military targets in Iran, retaliating against missile attacks by Tehran despite President Donald Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from hitting back.

(2) The global airline industry will suffer a sharp profit drop this year, bringing in only about half the collective earnings previously predicted, as fuel costs and the war in Iran take their toll on air travel, the main aviation federation said.

(3) A euro-zone interest-rate hike in the coming week is set to place the European Central Bank at the vanguard of global tightening caused by the Iran war.

(4) European leaders called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire that allows talks to begin on a lasting peace deal.

(5) A UK poll shows that a new Brexit referendum would reverse the vote that led to Britain’s departure from the European Union a decade ago.

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Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
In the US – a look ahead to U.S CPI and PPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
In the UK – a look ahead to London tech week.
In Asia – a look ahead to China PPI and CPI data.
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