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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. Vice President J.D. Vance is traveling to Switzerland for talks with top Iranian officials after fighting in southern Lebanon delayed the negotiations and prompted Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic again.
Vance departed from Washington shortly after Pakistan said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and military chief Asim Mounir would attend the meeting, bringing two key mediators to the table.
After a ceasefire between Israel and Iran backed Hezbollah militants on Friday set the stage for talks, renewed fighting delayed the start and Iran said Saturday it had closed the Strait for shipping transit, claiming Israel violated the ceasefire. A memorandum of understanding signed by the U.S.
at Iran clears the way for 60 days of negotiations that Vance said began on Thursday with technical discussions led by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the president's two global negotiators. Iran has warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the U.S. on their interim agreement, not much likely will happen if the fighting does not stop.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in US-Iran talks?
Under the Fed's rules, members of the FOMC are in a so-called blackout period in which they don't speak publicly on monetary policy for almost two weeks before and after each policy meeting. AbbVie is nearing a deal to buy Apogee Therapeutics for almost $11 billion. to bolster the drug giant's anti-inflammatory portfolio.
The Financial Times reports the all-cash deal could be announced as soon as Monday and reflects a roughly 60 percent premium to the biotech's closing price of $90.38 on Thursday. The deal would be one of AbbVie's largest acquisitions since it bought Allergen about six years ago. The company is known for its blockbuster anti-inflammatory franchise.
which includes drugs like autoimmune disorder drug Humira and psoriasis treatment Skyrizzy. Starbucks is laying off corporate workers overseas as it gives third-party licensees greater latitude to run its stores outside of North America. We get more from Bloomberg's Erica Herskowitz.
The Seattle-based coffee giant will be cutting around 20% of its staff, that's approximately 60 positions, in the Hong Kong office and eliminating around 120 positions in London. Outside of North America, the company is moving away from directly running its stores, giving licensees greater oversight over the business instead.
It's a way to free up time and money to spend on its company-owned locations, which are heavily concentrated in the U.S., The company has said it wants to double its international store count to about 40,000, mostly through third-party partners. Erica Herskowitz, Bloomberg Radio.
After three rounds of the U.S. Open, Wyndham Clark, even for the day on Saturday, seven under for the tournament. He'll enter Sunday's final round with a six-shot lead. At the World Cup, the Netherlands defeated Sweden 5-1 and Germany defeated the Ivory Coast 2-1. That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. This is Bloomberg.
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Chapter 3: How did the fighting in Lebanon affect the negotiations?
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Impact politics.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the US's memorandum of understanding with Iran?
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