Hamas Releases Hostages, Trade War Returns, AI Slop Arrives at Work

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Local media in Israel say seven hostages have been released by Hamas, under the US-brokered ceasefire deal. (2) The White House has signalled it's open to doing a deal with China to calm fresh trade tensions, days after announcing new 100% tariffs. (3) Stocks, oil and cryptocurrencies were hammered Friday by the flare-up in tensions, but US equity-index futures jumped on the change in tone. (4) President Macron has announced a new French Cabinet amid growing pressure to prevent a political crisis and pass a budget. (5) Japan's Komeito party - a former ally to the ruling LDP - has hinted it doesn't rule out cooperating with the opposition. (6) Two of the UK's largest homebuilders are introducing their own versions of the now-defunct "Help to Buy" scheme to stimulate the UK's housing market. Podcast Conversation: AI 'Workslop' Is Making a Mess for Managers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.