Jason Palmer and Ora Ughambi are joined by Goldman Sachs' team of global economists. They break down the key factors driving the markets and the economy each week. Russia's warships are getting a makeover for tactical reasons. Have you ever had cheese and pickle-flavored ice cream? Trust me, you probably don't want to try it.
After no party won a majority, forming a government may take weeks—or another election. But predictions that Vox, a far-right party, might enter government failed to materialise. Russia’s navy is repainting its vessels in a bid to frustrate munitions powered by artificial intelligence (10:03). And why the push to invent outlandish ice-cream flavours such as ketchup is deeply misguided (17:59).
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