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On today's podcast:
(1) The US Justice Department told a federal judge it’s considering recommending that Google be forced to sell off parts of its operations to alleviate the harm caused by its monopolization of the online search market, in what would be a historic antitrust breakup.
(2) Ever since President Xi Jinping sought to draw a line under China’s slowdown last month, investors have clamored for him to back up monetary easing with a powerful fiscal stimulus to help fuel one of the nation’s biggest stock rallies in years.
(3) France is waking up to a harsh reality: its fall from favor in the eyes of global investors is pointing to a long, painful and uncertain rehabilitation.
(4) Regulators in the US and UK should make it easier for companies to go public, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said.
(5) Hurricane Milton churned toward Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 5 storm, with flooding and high winds expected to inflict widespread damage and put lives at risk.
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