Monica Ricks

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16,695 appearances 557 recordings 3 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 13 Sep

Monica Ricks’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Bloomberg News Now · Iran, US Trade Attacks, US Envoys Meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv, More · 6 Sep 2026 podcast

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. voice-verified

I'm Monica Ricks. voice-verified

Tit for Tet hostilities continue in the Middle East, where Iran's aerospace force claims it launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. voice-verified

aircraft carrier and destroyer in retaliation for U.S. voice-verified

strikes on Iranian oil tankers. voice-verified

Dan Williams covers the Middle East for Bloomberg and says these latest strikes haven't been verified yet. voice-verified

Reporter Dan Williams on Bloomberg this weekend. voice-verified

The IRGC has warned more fierce responses if attacks continue. voice-verified

Meantime, US envoy Steve Whitkov and Jared Kushner are in Ukraine today after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for more than three hours yesterday. voice-verified

Whitkov thanked Putin for a ceasefire during their visit. voice-verified

Putin's meeting with the envoys was described as constructive, extremely frank, and trusting as President Trump seeks a diplomatic solution to end the war. voice-verified

Key OPEC Plus members will stick with a plan to keep crude production quotas steady next month. voice-verified

A subgroup led by Saudi Arabia and Russia met virtually this morning and nominally completed the return of output halted back in 2023. voice-verified

But it's been mostly symbolic since the war with Iran has prevented Middle Eastern nations from implementing the hikes in practice. voice-verified

Sir Richard Branson is blaming higher airfare on leaders who start wars. voice-verified

He didn't name names but blasted the US war with Iran as unnecessary. voice-verified

Branson on the BBC. voice-verified

Virgin Atlantic added a fuel surcharge to ticket prices in response to the war earlier this year, but many US airlines have opted to raise base air fares and baggage fees instead. voice-verified

Meantime Americans hitting the road this Labor Day weekend are still feeling pain at the pump. voice-verified

Here's Bloomberg's Charlie Pellet. voice-verified

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