0921 | Oil Diplomacy, AI Chip Frenzy and a Big Week of Deals

Oil slips on US-Iran diplomacy while Russia extends its diesel export ban, chipmakers rally on Meta's new AI agent, and we check in on crypto, ETFs, a wave of dealmaking, and the week's politics from the UN to the White House press fight. Timeline: 00:00:04 Opening 00:01:28 Oil Falls on US-Iran Hopes, Diesel Costs Bite 00:03:28 Russia Extends Diesel Ban as Zelenskyy Seeks Trump Meeting 00:05:28 Meta's Muse Agent Fuels a Chip Stock Rally 00:06:30 Washington and the AI Race: Liability, China and Critical Metals 00:08:02 Crypto: Bitcoin Tops $86,000 and Strategy Returns to Buying 00:09:01 ETF Boom: Autocallables, Swaps and Themed Funds 00:10:44 Dealmaking: Paramount Clears Way for Warner Bros., KKR Bets on Korea 00:12:40 The Zombie Office Apocalypse 00:13:47 Politics: Press Ban Lawsuits and the Triumphal Arch Fight 00:15:17 GLP-1s and Corporate Watch: Lilly Gains, Novo Stumbles 00:17:18 Workers, Consumers and Quick Hits 00:21:12 Closing View episode details → https://bri.so/show/episode/01a0c5fc-214e-7290-a184-b559b083043d This episode is produced by Bri. Bri uses advanced AI technology to turn the feeds you care about into podcasts made for listening. https://bri.so Contact us at [email protected].