Economic Updates and Corporate News

The chapter covers internal political pressure in Israel, potential early elections, and US-China relations, along with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's comments on rate lowering. It delves into recent inflation figures, market anticipation of a rate cut, and investor focus on non-farm payroll data. Company news includes ExxonMobil's expected lower earnings, Disney's shareholder vote victory for Bob Iger, and discussions on a possible Paramount Global-Skydance Media merger.