Stephen Carroll

You can find new episodes of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast by 7am in Dublin or 8am in Brussels, Berlin and Paris.

Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll.

I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.

We're up early every weekday, keeping an eye on what's happening across Europe and around the world.

From Brussels, I'm following the politics, policy and the people shaping the European Union right now.

We've got reporters across Europe and around the globe feeding in as stories break.

It's smart, calm and to the point.

You can find new episodes of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast by 7am in Dublin or 8am in Brussels, Berlin and Paris.

And I'm Stephen Carroll.

Cuban forces say they've killed a number of people who opened fire from an American registered speedboat.

The country's interior ministry said the vessel, which had 10 people on board, approached the Cuban coast.

Four were killed in the confrontation, while six others were injured and are now understood to be in custody.

Cuban authorities claim the occupants were armed and intended to enter the country to fight against the government.

U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says officials are looking into the incident.

Marco Rubio speaking there as the episode threatens to escalate an already tense standoff between the U.S.

and Cuba.

The London Stock Exchange Group has seen its shares rise over 5% after it unveiled a new £3 billion share buyback as it announced its latest results.

LSEG reported total income for the full year of almost £9 billion, meeting analysts' estimates.

The earnings also come after it emerged the activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management had taken a significant stake in the firm.