Azerbaijan Plane 'Hit by Russia', Israel Strikes Yemen & Squid Game Stocks Tank

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer SA 190 aircraft was damaged by Russian air defense systems near Grozny before it crashed in Kazakhstan during an attempted emergency landing, according to Azerbaijan government-backed Caliber news website. (2) Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago. (3) The Bank of Japan signaled that a rate hike next month still remains on the table even as cautious views among the majority swayed the stand-pat decision at a policy meeting last week. (4) Membership for the populist Reform UK party has surpassed that of the Conservatives, according to the party led by Nigel Farage. (5) Apple is seeking to fight the US over a proposal in its monopoly case against Alphabet Inc.’s Google that would prohibit the search giant from entering into commercial deals with the iPhone maker. (6) A less-than-perfect debut for the new season of Netflix’s blockbuster series Squid Game sent shares of related South Korean companies sharply lower Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.