Allies To Plead With Trump, FTSE CEO Pay Record, Apollo’s Wizardry

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies arrive in Washington on Monday anxious to find out what Donald Trump committed to at his summit with Vladimir Putin and apprehensive that he’ll force Kyiv into making unpalatable concessions. (2) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared at a Jaguar Land Rover factory in May that his world-leading trade deal with President Donald Trump included a cut in US tariffs on British steel to zero. (3) Israel’s economy slumped in the second quarter as the country’s 12-day war with Iran imposed a total shutdown on many businesses. (4) Annual pay for bosses of FTSE 100 companies hit a record high for the third consecutive year. (5) In 1981, the year Airbus SE announced it would build a new single-aisle jetliner to take on Boeing the 737 ruled the roost. (6) Advanced Credit Solutions is a tiny finance firm based in Luxembourg that was founded by a Belgian and works with insurers. Despite its outwardly bland appearance, the business it does is anything but. Podcast Conversation: Chinese Robotic Stocks May Rise After Unitree Wins Gold in Games See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.