Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump renewed criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as he championed his economic policies and tariff regime during a Tuesday event to mark his 100th day in office. (2) Trump also said China deserved the steep tariffs he imposed on their exports and predicted Beijing could find a way to reduce their impact on American consumers. (3) The European Union has made tangible offers to Donald Trump’s administration in an effort to return stability to the global economy, according to the bloc’s commissioner for international partnerships. (4) Companies around the world including carmakers, brewers, airlines and packaged food makers are sounding a warning that US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs are beginning to wreak havoc on their businesses (5) Switzerland risks missing out on lucrative contracts due to its policy of neutrality as European nations rearm in the face of Moscow’s aggression and tensions with the US. (6) Drugmaker Astrazeneca has told us it is seeing no particular benefit from the UK government's focus on economic growth. The company abandoned a planned £450 million investment in the UK at the start of this year. Podcast conversation: Controversial Arctic Parcel of Land May Sell for €300 MillionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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