Iran Deal ‘6 Months Away’, Starmer Faces Crisis, Netflix Fails To Thrill
4/17/202617 min
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On today's podcast:
(1) Some Gulf Arab and European leaders believe that a US-Iran peace deal will take about six months to be agreed and that the warring sides should extend their ceasefire to cover that timeframe, according to officials from the regions familiar with the matter.
(2) The UK and France will host a summit to discuss setting up a naval force that would ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Europe seeks to rebut US claims that it’s not doing enough to secure the waterway.
(3) Netflix gave a forecast for the second quarter that fell short of analysts’ expectations, sending the shares tumbling in extended trading.
(4) War and an historic energy shock are tough financial stability risks, yet Anthropic's unreleased AI model Mythos added a layer of dread to conversations among policymakers in Washington.
(5) The Chinese government is pressuring Spain to help thwart European Union proposals aimed at making the bloc’s companies more competitive, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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[upbeat music] This is the Bloomberg Daybreak podcast. Good morning. It's Friday the seventeenth of April. I'm Caroline Hepker in London.
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And I'm Stephen Carroll in Brussels. Coming up today, European and Gulf officials tell Bloomberg an Iran peace deal could take six months.
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The UK's Keir Starmer faces more calls to quit over revelations Peter Mandelson failed security vetting for his role as US ambassador.
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Bloomberg has learned that some European and Gulf leaders believe securing a lasting US-Iran peace deal could take around six months. According to officials familiar with the discussions, these leaders want both sides to extend the current ceasefire to cover that timeframe, allowing space