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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What is Marco Rubio's agenda during his Eastern Europe trip?
I'm Monica Ricks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio just kicked off a two-day trip through Eastern Europe with plans to visit leaders in Slovakia and Hungary and continue his push for a return to stronger ties with allied countries.
There is no more important obligation of any government than the ability to protect your own people and your own nation.
Yesterday, Rubio addressed leaders at the Munich Security Conference and tried to ease anxiety over President Trump's trade wars and repeated threats to take over Greenland. U.S.
Chapter 3: How has the U.S. responded to recent attacks in Syria?
forces have hit more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria over the last two weeks, extending the military response to a deadly attack on American troops. Those airstrikes targeted infrastructure and weapons storage targets in Syria, killing more than 50 ISIS terrorists.
It follows President Trump's pledge to retaliate over the deaths of two American soldiers and an interpreter who were ambushed back in December. TSA agents are working without pay at U.S. airports again due to another government shutdown.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the ongoing government shutdown on TSA operations?
This one affects the Department of Homeland Security, which includes TSA, as Congress works on a funding plan that could include ICE reforms. Eric Rosen's known as the points guy.
There aren't a ton of disruptions or cancellations. Most of those seem to be weather related.
Parts of the tri-state area could get a couple inches of snow later tonight into Monday.
Chapter 5: What security concerns are affecting operations in Gaza?
But overall, we may not see mass flight cancellations like the ones we saw last fall because air traffic controllers are still getting paid. Doctors Without Borders says it suspended some operations at one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals after staff members say they witnessed masked men with weapons around the facility.
The aid group says it poses a serious security threat to teams and patients. Israel has struck hospitals on repeated occasions, accusing Hamas of operating in and around them. Here at home, a new report shows the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to third-party countries has come with a hefty price tag.
Chapter 6: How much is the Trump administration spending on deportations?
Bloomberg's Nathan Hager reports from Washington.
The report comes from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It finds the administration spent more than $40 million to send roughly 300 migrants to countries they had no connection to. That's an average $133.3 thousand per deportee. The report says the bulk of the funds went directly to five foreign governments, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Palau, and Eswatini.
Chapter 7: What trends are emerging in the U.S. job market and inflation rates?
It says the State Department did not use outside auditors to track how the money is spent. In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose this week at the slowest annual pace since May. And with inflation easing a bit now, traders are boosting their bets that the Fed will make three rate cuts this year.
Chapter 8: What controversies are surrounding the Milano Olympics curling events?
Tiffany Wilding is an economist at PIMCO.
We're looking at the midpoint of the long-run neutral estimate, which is right around 3%. They're at 3.5% now, so that implies two more cuts. I think getting another one in would be the result of more disinflationary pressure potentially below target inflation or the unemployment rate moving up.
PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding on Bloomberg surveillance. The unemployment rate did drop a bit this week to 4.3%, with employers adding 130,000 jobs in January. The data suggests the job market continues to stabilize. Crypto's not having a good year. Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett reports Coinbase revenue tanked this week.
Revenue in the fourth quarter tumbled a more than estimated 20% to $1.8 billion. Companies swung to a net loss of $667 million. Mark Palmer is senior equity researcher at The Benchmark Company.
As much as Coinbase's stock price is highly correlated with the prices of crypto, the underlying value of its business really is not.
The results come as Bitcoin has fallen nearly 50% from an October high, a retreat that has left many retail traders sitting on the sidelines. Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio.
CEOs are banking right now on Wall Street. We get more on that from Bloomberg's Ed Kalecki.
Chief executive officers at the top U.S. banks all received annual compensation of at least $40 million, with their total pay surpassing records set in 2006 and 2021. Bank of America's Brian Moynihan was the latest CEO to have his pay disclosed. with his compensation rising 17% last year to $41 million.
Citigroup said this week that it boosted the pay of CEO Jane Fraser 22% to $42 million for 2025, a sign of confidence from the board about her ability to turn the company around after years of underperforming peers. Ed Kalecki, Bloomberg Radio.
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