On today's podcast:
1) Two members of the Israeli embassy’s staff were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
2) House Republican leaders released a new version of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill with a higher limit on the deduction for state and local taxes and other changes in a bid to win over warring GOP factions to support the legislation.
3) JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon can’t rule out the US economy will fall into stagflation as the country faces huge risks from geopolitics, deficits and price pressures.

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On today's podcast:
1) Oil rose after CNN reported that new US intelligence suggested Israel could be gearing up for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The dollar, US stock futures and Treasuries retreated.
2) Andrew Cuomo, who’s running to be mayor of New York City, hit out at the Trump administration following a New York Times report that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation over testimony he gave relating to his actions during the Coronavirus pandemic.
3) Elon Musk said he’s committed to still leading Tesla Inc. five years from now and expects to pare back his political spending, assuaging some investors’ concerns about the future of his most valuable company.

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On today's podcast:

1) Eleven days ago, European leaders took heart when President Donald Trump called for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened new sanctions on Russia. A telephone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday revealed those hopes were misplaced.

2) President Donald Trump plans to go to the Capitol on Tuesday to urge fractious House Republicans to overcome divisions and unite behind his signature tax-cut legislation.

3) Tackling the widening US fiscal deficit is a bigger issue than tariffs, which are likely to fade from view by the time of the midterm elections in Congress next year, according to Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein.

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