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On today's podcast:

(1) Britain’s next prime minister must not pile more pressure on companies with further tax rises, one of the country’s largest business lobby groups has warned.

(2) Influential figures in Andy Burnham’s entourage have urged the would-be prime minister to break up the Treasury to refocus the government’s agenda on growth.

(3) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte played to President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the US leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.

(4) Micron Technology, the largest US maker of computer memory chips, surged in late trading after its quarterly sales forecast crushed Wall Street estimates, signaling that an AI-fueled growth run remains strong.

(5) A searing heat wave continues to disrupt schools, transport and tourist attractions across Europe.

(6) Key parts of the oil market are suddenly awash in supply, as a stream of cargoes out of the Strait of Hormuz accelerates after the US-Iran agreement to open the waterway.

(7) Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior scored twice yesterday evening as his country booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) The UK’s grid operator issued a rare summer power supply warning for Wednesday evening as soaring temperatures put stress on the energy system. Bloomberg Opinion's Lara Williams joins us to discuss her latest piece Welcome to the Heat Dome’s Recurrent Dangers

(2) Global stocks failed to hold onto early gains following Tuesday’s tech-led rout, as a fresh bout of selling weighed on the sector ahead of highly anticipated results from memory chipmaker Micron Technology

(3) President Donald Trump said Iran will be able to use funds released from frozen accounts only to purchase food and medical supplies from the US, seeking to ease concerns about peace negotiations that both sides say are making progress.

(4) Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani sought to mend fences with the US, saying the two countries should work to de-escalate tensions after a spat between President Donald Trump and Premier Giorgia Meloni.

(5) England and Ghana play to 0-0 draw at World Cup despite flurry-filled final minutes

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) Andy Burnham appears set to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Keir Starmer laid out a timeline for his own departure and potential rivals backed a quick transition to the popular Manchester politician.

(2) Starmer entered Downing Street less than two years ago, as the US president headed toward a second term. And he will leave later this summer as yet another short-lived British prime minister who failed to come to terms with the world Trump forged.

(3) SpaceX shares slipped for a third straight day, shedding hundreds of billions of dollars in market value, after the Elon Musk-led company said it is selling investment-grade bonds for the first time, part of what’s expected to be a massive borrowing spree to fund its artificial-intelligence ambitions.

(4) The US issued a 60-day license allowing Iran to sell oil on the international market, giving Tehran an economic lifeline as the two adversaries continued talks for a permanent peace deal.

(5) The German and French governments are set to hold equal stakes in KNDS NV, one of Europe’s most important defense companies, as it gears up for an initial public offering in the near future.

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