James Woolcock

Younger voters overwhelmingly favour reversing Brexit, whereas half of those aged 55 and above oppose returning to the bloc.

But there is one big caveat.

Ipsos say when you ask the public about the trade-offs involved in returning to the EU, the picture becomes more complex.

In London, James Woolcock, Bloomberg Radio.

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I'm James Woolcock.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed direct peace talks with Vladimir Putin in a combative open letter.

He tells the Russian leader Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire for the duration of the negotiations, an offer Putin has previously refused.

US President Donald Trump welcomed the initiative.

President Trump there appearing to support Zelensky's appeal, which came after discussions with officials from the UK, France and Germany.

However, speaking via translator, Russia's President Vladimir Putin dismissed the idea EU countries could act as potential mediators.

The Russian president was speaking to reporters in St.

Petersburg.

Putin has previously rejected all calls for a truce while peace talks take place, arguing that a ceasefire would be used to rearm Ukraine and improve its defences.

In markets, global tech stocks are declining today as enthusiasm for the AI trade cools.

South Korea's KOSPI, the world's best performing equity gauge this year, and a bellwether for artificial intelligence chip investments slid by as much as 7%.

NASDAQ 100 futures are also lower, indicating a third day of tech losses could be on the cards in the US.

The pullback from record highs comes after Broadcom delivered a sales outlook that fell short of elevated expectations, leading to a 13% drop in its stock price yesterday.

CEO Hock Tan told Bloomberg he tries not to think about the daily moves.

Even with Thursday's decline, Hoctan's Broadcom is still up more than 20% this year.