What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer used his biggest international summit since becoming prime minister to say Britain was back and “looking outward to the world again.” Asserting a global role for his government proved more elusive. (2) Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is escalating after months of bloody attrition. The G20 meeting has been most notably overshadowed by the latest escalatory actions from Moscow and Kyiv.(3) Hong Kong’s former newspaper titan Jimmy Lai dismissed the idea of advocating for independence as “crazy” and downplayed his foreign ties, in his debut testimony fighting national security charges that could silence the 76-year-old for life. (4) President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Cantor Fitzgerald LP chief executive officer Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department, a central pick in an administration that will likely be shaped by sweeping tariff hike proposals. (5) Britain has underestimated the number of people in employment by almost 1 million, according to a new report that casts further doubt on official estimates that are crucial for the Bank of England. (6) Nvidia is poised to deliver its latest quarterly results and forecasts on Wednesday, showing whether the world’s most valuable company can continue its remarkable run fueled by spending on artificial intelligence hardware. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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