Harvard Foreign Student Ban 'Stuff Of Tyranny', Tax Bill Unsettles Bond Market

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Trump Administration blocked Harvard University from enrolling international students, delivering a major blow to the school and escalating its fight with elite colleges to unprecedented levels.  (2) Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers blasted the Trump administration’s decision to block Harvard University from enrolling international students, calling on the institution to fight back.  (3) The US Supreme Court shielded the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump’s push to fire top officials at independent federal agencies, in a decision likely to quell concerns that the president might move to fire Jerome Powell. (4) President Donald Trump cut a deal with blue-state Republicans on taxes and put down an 11th-hour rebellion by conservatives over spending to get his “one big, beautiful bill” passed by the House. (5) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that international trade will be changed forever by the tensions over tariffs, even as the world’s leading economies edge toward some compromises.  (6) Apple is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets, but it has shelved plans for a smartwatch that can analyze its surroundings with a built-in camera.  Podcast Conversation: Meet the Chefs Creating Incredible, Innovative Caribbean Food in LondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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