New Orleans Attack, Cybertruck Explosion, US Security Fears & Market Expectations for 2025

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A gruesome attack on revelers celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans thrust US domestic security back into the spotlight less than a month before Donald Trump is sworn in as president. (2) Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday as a potential act of terror. (3) Speaking to reporters Wednesday evening, Biden offered condolences to victims’ families and said authorities were probing if there were any links between the incidents. (4) The European Central Bank’s 2% inflation target is in sight, according to President Christine Lagarde. (5) Wall Street predictions for the year ahead are usually defined by expectations for growth, inflation and other dull-but-worthy economic indicators. For 2025, those are all overshadowed by a person — and he is anything but dull. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.