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"I think that Russia is testing the reaction of the West. That's how [a] bully acts." Ukrainian Parliament Member @GoncharenkoUa on suspected Russian drone incursions over European airspace.


Danish Minister for Digital Affairs Caroline Stage Olsen on Denmark's plan to ban social media for users under the age of 15.


"Because we can make content for only about one dollar an episode, if I get about twenty people to listen to that podcast, then I've reached unit profitability," Inception Point AI Cofounder & CEO Jeanine Wright on her AI podcast startup.


"We're doing particularly well with younger investors who are finding that there is now a weight or a denomination of physical gold assets for everybody." The Royal Mint's Andrew Dickey on this year's gold rally.


"International spending is up in every single country except unfortunately the U.S. when you compare 2024 to 2025." @WTTC Interim CEO @GGuevaraM on the global tourism landscape.


"I don't think the stock market in general is in a bubble. I do think the U.S. stock market judged by the S&P 500 is expensive because it's in a position that it's never been." Tocqueville Asset Management's John Petrides on the state of U.S. markets.


Afri-Expo Textiles Founder & Managing Director Teboho Kobeli on how the expiration of a 25-year long trade deal between the U.S. and Africa is impacting the African textile industry.


.@BizCouncilofCan President @goldyhyder on Mark Carney's trade deal talks with Donald Trump.


"Any economy which stands on just one leg makes for a very fragile foundation." Breakout Capital Founder Ruchir Sharma on AI investments and U.S. growth.


Richard Quest builds an @IKEA chair with @IngkaGroup CEO Jesper Brodin


"The fundamental worst-case scenario for the market is the political instability." @Barclays European Economics Research head Silvia Ardagna on French stocks and Prime Minister Lecornu's resignation.


"You cannot understand what's happening in the economy without starting with the presumption that it's all about national security and it's all about domestic politics." Economist @elerianm on navigating the economy without government data.


"If these expanded subsidies go away, it's going to be disproportionately Republicans who are going to be affected by it." @KFFHealthNews Washington Correspondent @jrovner on the importance of healthcare subsidies


"Investors are already betting that the economy and the labor market in particular is weakening enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates again." @barronsonline analyst @LaMonicaBuzz on the market's reaction to the government shutdown.


"The super rich, they're really good at finding new loopholes....This idea of a minimum tax is powerful because it attacks all possible forms of tax avoidance." Paris School of Economics professor @gabriel_zucman explains his wealth tax proposal for top French households.


"We need to make a budget for the future not for the past if we are to deliver on many of Draghi's recommendations." Danish Finance Minister @NWammen on the EU's need to boost investment.


"If Donald Trump's such a deal maker, what's going on?" U.S. House Democrat @RepScottPeters ahead of the government shutdown.


Retired U.S. Army Major General Mark MacCarley discusses Pete Hegseth's speech to top U.S. military officers.


"It's very unlikely that RÚV and Iceland will participate...if there will be no changes within the EBU." RÚV Director General Stefán Eiríksson on Iceland's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete.


"I think you'll see brands raising their prices at least to some degree, but I think it's a little early to tell." RollieFest founder Geoff Hess on the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on the luxury watch industry.


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