Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:(1) Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will provide a £21 billion stimulus to the UK economy in the run-up to the next election, threatening to fuel inflation and prompt the Bank of England to keep interest rates in painfully high territory. (2) Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders won the Dutch elections and said he plans to lead the country's next government, in a shock result that will resound across Europe. (3) Israel and Hamas's talks over a deal for a short-term truce continued overnight, with Israeli officials signaling that the release of hostages from Gaza would be delayed for a day until Friday. (4) Warren Buffett said that the donation of his fortune to charitable causes after his death will be open to public scrutiny, though the 93-year-old billionaire said he's still doing fine for now. (5) A special report on Viktor Orban's $1 Billion School for Tomorrow's Nationalists. The Budapest-based college has turned into a powerful tool for the populist Hungarian leader to export his world view. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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