Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The vast majority of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of his economic agenda. (2) US assets got a boost Thursday after a vast majority of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court. Upbeat earnings from Nvidia Corp. also lifted investor sentiment. (3) Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his time as formal adviser to President Donald Trump is coming to a close, raising questions about the future of the Department of Government Efficiency effort he spearheaded. (4) Nvidia hief Executive Officer Jensen Huang soothed investor fears about a China slowdown by delivering a solid sales forecast, saying that the AI computing market is still poised for “exponential growth.” (5) Federal Reserve officials broadly agreed heightened economic uncertainty justified their patient approach to interest-rate adjustments, minutes from their latest policy meeting showed Wednesday. (6) The UK said it plans to require the country’s pension funds to invest in private markets and the domestic economy, a move widely opposed by the City of London’s investment managers. Podcast Conversation: Trump Bristles at ‘TACO Trade’ That Bets on Him Backing DownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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