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On today's podcast:

1) European Stocks Rise, Buoyed by Record for S&P 500:

2) Biden Blames Travel for Poor Debate as He Looks to Calm a Revolt

3) Trump New York Sentencing Put Off to Sept. 18 Over Immunity

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On today's podcast:

1) Trump Immunity Ruling Means Any Trial Before Election Unlikely

2) Trump Seeks to Toss NY Felony Conviction After Immunity Win

3) Democrats Weigh Mid-July Vote to Formally Tap Biden as Nominee

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The US Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump has some immunity from criminal charges for trying to reverse the 2020 election results, all but ensuring that a trial won’t happen before the November election. The justices, voting 6-3 along ideological lines, said a federal appeals court was too categorical in rejecting Trump’s immunity arguments, ruling for the first time that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for some official acts taken while in office. Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel get instant reaction.

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On today's podcast:

1) European Stocks and Euro Rally After French Vote

2) Biden Loyalists Dismiss Calls to Quit in Frenetic Weekend Blitz

3) Boeing to Buy Spirit Aero for $4.7 Billion in Stock Deal 

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Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Guest Host John Tucker takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.

• In the US – a preview of the June jobs report.
• In the UK – a look ahead to UK elections.
• In Asia – a look ahead to the July 1st anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China from British colonial rule.

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On today's podcast:

1) Biden’s Disastrous Debate Accelerates Doubts Over Candidacy

2) Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Set to Cool

3) Nike Tumbles on Sales Warning as Rival Adidas Pushes Ahead 

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Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz recap the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. They receive additional analysis from Bloomberg Correspondent David Gura, Republican Strategist and Stone Court Capital Partner Rick Davis and Democratic Strategist and ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn.  

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On today's podcast:
1) Looking Ahead to the Biden-Trump Debate Rematch

2) AI Mania Fails to Lift Micron

3) America's Biggest Banks Pass the Fed Stress Test 

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The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website. Bloomberg Law obtained a copy of the opinion, which would reinstate a lower court order that had ensured hospitals in the state could perform emergency abortions to protect the health of the mother. Bloomberg Law Host June Grasso and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel explain the decision to Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu. 

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On today's podcast:

1) Latimer Defeats Bowman in Pricey NY Primary

2) Lauren Boebert wins Republican House Primary

3) FedEx Soars as Cost Cuts Drive Better-Than-Expected Forecast  

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Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:

1) Warren Tells Fed to Halt Rate Hikes

2) Disney Extends CEO Iger’s Contract Another Two Years to 2026

3) Raimondo’s Email Hacked in Breach Tied to China 

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Allo, M. José Bovin ?

Non, vous vous trompez monsieur, c’est José Bové, son cousin germain…

Pardonnez la confusion, c’est justement à vous que je cherche à parler…

Ouais….

Voilà, (silence embarrassé) je suis Aziz Akhannouch, ministre de l’Agriculture, de la pêche et d’autres choses, et surtout futur chef de gouvernement du Maroc…

Ouais, que me voulez-vous ?

Que du bien, rassurez-vous, j’aimerais vous remettre un petit quelque chose, enfin vous voyez, un petit cadeau…

José Bové, allègue-il, feint d’accepter et donne une adresse où le ministre marocain pourrait le retrouver : ‘’ 36, Quai des Comptes et des Marquis, restaurant Adormirdebout.

Le ministre qui ne craint personne sinon Dieu, se rend himself à l’adresse indiquée, lunettes noires de Rapetou, son enveloppe pleine d’euros bien dissimulée sous son manteau, mais ne trouve rien. Il rappelle José.

Allo José, il n’y a rien ni personne à l’adresse que tu m’as indiquée (ils en sont au tutoiement)…

Si, tu y trouveras mon avocat…

Même dans une pièce de théâtre pour petites gens prêts à rire de tout et de rien, la scène ferait navet. Mais croyez-le ou pas, c’est ce que l’on peut ressortir de cette mauvaise pièce de théâtre à mi-chemin du vaudeville et de la Commedia italienne dell’arte, jouée téléphoniquement par le cher José Bové sur une station de radio française, avec quelques rajouts pour le burlesque de la situation que le personnage ne renierait pas. 

’’Sa main dans la main de son frère’’

José Bové est un syndicaliste agriculteur, passé de mode, que sa moustache, sa pipe et son cassage au sens propre de Mc Do ont rendu célèbre. Personnalité hurluberlu, mythomane sur les bords, que ni sa faconde paysanne ni ses titres de gloire ne lui ont suffi pour avoir la liberté dans la foulée de parler des eurodéputés véreux qui peuplent les instances de l’UE à Strasbourg et à Bruxelles. A peine avait-il commencé qu’il est interrompu par le présentateur qui lui coupe la ligne, seulement intéressé par le Maroc via son actuel chef du gouvernement.  

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Rich shares some GOOD NEWS on the topic of the economy - things might not be as bad as you think!

David Collum, an old friend of this podcast, is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University... but he may be better known these days as a wicked funny commentator on the financial scene. He writes an annual end-of-year wrap-up and forecast, which I interrupted him working on when I hauled him over to Skype to yak about the current situation. There’s some weird Skype background noise a couple of places in the recording -- like the Exorcist working over a couple of demons-from-hell in an elevator shaft. It doesn’t last more than a minute or two, so hang in there. There are apparently strange forces in the Skype-o-verse.