US Targets Russian Oil, Musk Hijacks Tesla Earnings, Deepseek in Africa

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On today's podcast:

(1) The Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil producers, rolling out its first major package of financial punishments on President Vladimir Putin’s economy as part of a fresh bid to end the war in Ukraine.

(2) The Trump administration is weighing export restrictions against China that would bar the purchase of a wide swath of critical software, a White House official said Wednesday.

(3) Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla’s earnings call pleading with investors to ratify his upcoming $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against the plan.

(4) SAP, Europe’s most valuable software company, reported third-quarter cloud revenue that missed analysts’ estimates in a sign that trade disputes and a weaker economy are weighing on sales.

(5) A majority of European Union countries, including Germany and France, are calling for a systematic review of the bloc’s regulations by the end of the year to dismantle old rules that pose challenges for the competitiveness of its companies.

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