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On today’s show, US President Donald Trump and Iran have rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to maintain a fragile ceasefire.”

Beijing has officially announced the date of Donald Trump’s state visit this week, publicly green-lighting the first US presidential trip to China in nearly a decade. President Trump will meet Xi Jinping on Thursday.

And the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will make a last-ditch effort to save his premiership on Monday morning with a politically charged address designed to hold back calls for a change in leadership atop Britain’s governing Labour Party.

Today’s guest: Joe Twyman, Deltapoll, Co-Founder; Freya Beamish, TS Lombard, Chief Economist; Baiba Braže, Latvian Foreign Minister.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe – 5/11/2026
00:02:41 – Trump Rejects Peace Offer
00:07:11 – Oil Price Rise
00:10:25 – Asia Markets Check
00:13:23 – Starmer’s Make-or-Break Reset Speech
00:16:45 – Starmer’s Rivals Circle
00:22:08 – Trump-Xi Summit / Hormuz / Hantavirus
00:25:26 – Front Page News
00:26:31 – Aramco Warns of Long Market Disruption
00:31:26 – Traders Brace for US Inflation Data
00:36:50 – Exclusive: Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bražee
00:45:06 – Chart Talk
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Jason Hsu, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute and a former KMT party lawmaker in Taiwan, says Beijing is using a two-pronged approach on Taiwan. He also discusses concerns over the self-ruled island being “on the menu” of expected talks between Presidents Xi and Trump later this month.

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Donald Trump said the US will guide neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday, and the Wall Street Journal reported the effort will not involve Navy vessels.

European stocks slipped in early trading, led lower by automakers after US President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on cars imported from the region.

GameStop offered to buy eBay for about $56 billion in cash and stock. It’s a bold attempt by CEO Ryan Cohen to take over a well-established e-commerce name several times larger.

Today’s guests: Maria Vassalou, Head of the Pictet Research Institute & Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow at Chatham House.

“The Pulse With Francine Lacqua” is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse
00:00:24 – Trump says US to help ships through Hormuz
00:04:02 – Beijing tells China firms to ignore US sanctions on refiners
00:07:30 – Maria Vassalou, Head of the Pictet Research Institute
00:15:02 – eBay gains after GameStop pitches $56 billion takeover
00:16:11 – Eurogroup President Pierrakakis on Europe’s ready to react to Trump’s tariffs
00:21:34 – Ukraine’s president urges for sanctions on Russian oil, banks, military
00:23:46 – Monday headlines
00:24:46 – Trump says US to help ships through Hormuz
00:27:59 – Trump casts doubts on Iran peace proposal
00:29:14 – Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow at Chatham House
00:37:07 – Spirit shutdown leaves travelers stranded
00:43:50 – eBay gains after GameStop pitches $56 billion takeover
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The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by Dr. Carlos Del Rio, Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Melissa Murray, Author of ‘The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide’ and Former Law Clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Sara Albrecht, Chairman and CEO of Liberty Justice Center, Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, Co-Founders and Co-CEO’s of Burlap & Barrel, Danny Russel, Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, Nina Bandelj, Author of ‘Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting,’ Johnny Olszewski, Democratic Representative of Maryland, Joe Gruters, Chair of the Republican National Committee, and John McCarthy, Former Biden Senior Advisor for Political Engagement.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg This Weekend Begins
00:01:41 – Qatar Sends First LNG Shipment Through Hormuz
00:10:11 – Evacuations Begin from Hantavirus-Stricken Ship
00:18:04 – News Now with Lisa Mateo
00:20:53 – Melissa Murray on John Roberts, SCOTUS’ Use of Shadow Docket
00:31:36 – Lisa Mateo with News Now
00:33:19 – Bloomberg Wins Pulitzer for “Trapped”
00:41:39 – BTW
00:49:46 – Headlines with Lisa Mateo
00:52:39 – Sam Fazeli Discusses Hantavirus Cases on Ship
00:58:45 – Wendy Benjaminson on Proposed Deal with Iran
01:05:40 – Daniel Russel on Trump, Xi Meeting in Beijing
01:12:41 – Panel Discusses Federal Trade Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
01:23:39 – News Now with Lisa Mateo
01:25:19 – Does Travel Insurance Cover Wars?
01:32:14 – Iran Submitted Response to US Proposal
01:33:41 – Nina Bandelj on Why Parenting Feels Like An Investment Strategy
01:40:57 – Headlines with Lisa Mateo
01:44:43 – Wave of Drone Attacks in Mideast Tests Ceasefire
01:48:46 – Rep. Johnny Olszewski on Iran, US Proposal
01:58:01 – RNC Chair Joe Gruters on Trump Polling Numbers, Midterms
02:08:54 – States Nationwide Work to Redraw Maps
02:15:43 – Lisa Mateo with News Now
02:17:57 – Former Biden Advisor, John McCarthy, Talks Midterms
02:25:44 – Pointed
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The US and Iran clashed near the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that threatens to further fracture a fragile ceasefire as the two …

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