Kate Hawkesby

But politicians, especially the current crop...

do not take the comedy so well, do they?

That's why Trump boycotted the Correspondents' Dinner for so many years.

Anyway, CBS, the network host for Colbert, canned his show, claiming it was about ratings, as the network itself has seen more Trump supporters taking ownership roles, so a lot of people saw politics involved here.

CBS owner Paramount, led by mega-zillionaire David Ellison, is finalising a landmark acquisition of CNN's parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery.

As for Colbert, he says of his comedy efforts and White House scrutiny...

Colbert now is working on a new Lord of the Rings movie with Peter Jackson and his New Zealand crew.

But that's his new gig.

So all this does mark a shift in the nature of broadcast television.

Yes, it does.

You have a good weekend.

Appreciate it, Richard Arnold.

Stayed side for us this morning.

Mortgages in that part of the world, of course, because of the war, the bond market, the whole thing.

Average 30-year fixed as of this morning is now 6.51.

10 to 7.

Just while we're on the subject of mortgages and the war and bonds and the cost of living and oil and stuff, UAE overnight have announced that that second pipeline of theirs is 50% complete.

So they're another one of those countries that when they say they're doing something, they do it.

And so, I mean, if you set up to build a pipeline in this country, it'd take 18 years and be over budget by $27 billion.

Anyway, so they're going to go out through the Gulf of Oman.