Chloe Mele, a Bloomberg earnings reporter, dives into the latest financial headlines. HSBC's earnings disappoint, raising questions about their increased expenses and Chinese bank holdings. Meanwhile, Santander celebrates a record profit and substantial stock buyback. The conversation threatens to overshadow urgent tsunami warnings for Hawaii and California, sparked by a powerful earthquake in Russia. Also on the table are U.S.-China tariff negotiations dangling on a knife-edge, highlighting the fragile state of global trade relations.