About this episode
U.S. markets are in the green despite the U.S. economy posting a second consecutive negative quarter. The Biden administration, however, refuses to acknowledge the economy has tipped into recession. In tech news, Apple posts record Q3 revenues with iPhone demand remaining steady despite macro headwinds. Amazon’s AWS unit helps the e-commerce giant to a quarterly revenue beat. Meanwhile, rising interest rates boost Asia-focused UK lender Standard Chartered. Profits are up 19 per cent for the first half and the bank announces a $500m share buyback scheme. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .