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Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Iran Strikes Delayed (Podcast)

1 week 3 days ago
The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic. Trump's comments came despite Iran ramping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran-backed militants in Yemen attacking energy facilities in Saudi Arabia. The US will keep a naval blockade of Iranian exports in place, and recently moved its B-1B bombers from a base in the United Kingdom due to possible Iran-linked threats. The remarks follow recent reporting in The Atlantic that Trump was mulling plans to strike Iran before the midterm contests and that the White House had asked the Pentagon to prepare options for strikes beforehand. (Source: Bloomberg)

US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms, Mideast Fighting Spurs Inflation Fears

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The Trump administration is launching investigations into the use of foreign exchange visa programs at nine top colleges including Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, in its latest broadside against international students and scholars at elite schools. We speak with Bloomberg's Mike Shepard in Washington. Oil surged as fresh tanker attacks by Iran threaten to curtail a recent uptick in flows from the Middle East, as President Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of November’s midterm elections. Ellen Wald of Transversal Consulting joins for a closer look. We examine the state of the American labor market and the outlook for Fed policy with Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors. Plus - youth flag football participation has soared in an almost impossibly short time, especially among girls. Bloomberg's Amanda Mull joins to explain. All on the latest episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily. (Source: Bloomberg)

US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft

1 week 3 days ago
Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson said that President Trump is balancing shoring up support from tech firms for his vision of an AI future with a base that remains anti-immigration, as the Trump administration suspends an immigration program for multiple tech firms including Microsoft. Benjaminson also discussed President Trump's announcement on Truth Social that the US would not be striking Iran until after the midterm elections, saying that even without strikes voters aren't going to forget the impact of war with Iran on affordability. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump Rules Out Iran Attack for Now

1 week 3 days ago
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the White House. On today's show, Cohen Group Senior Advisor Jen Gavito, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Messina Group Vice President Hannah Muldavin. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump Says US Won’t Attack Iran Before Midterm Election

1 week 3 days ago
Jen Gavito, a senior advisor at the consultancy firm Cohen Group and a former State Department official, said that it is 'unusual' for a president to signal that he will or will launch an attack, as President Trump posted on Truth Social that the US would not strike Iran again until after the Midterm elections. Gavito said that even if the US decides to attack Iran again, military strikes 'can’t be the strategy or the end game in of itself.' (Source: Bloomberg)

US Suspends Visa Program for Microsoft and Other Tech Firms

1 week 3 days ago
The Trump administration said it would suspend an immigration program for multiple tech firms, including Microsoft Corp., alleging widespread abuse of a worker visa system. Vice President JD Vance made the announcement Thursday afternoon. Bloomberg's Mike Shepard reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
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