Viewsroom
Breakingviews columnists talk about the big numbers, crunchy deals and nasty spats in global business and economics, offering a weekly dose of financial insight that goes beyond the concise and provocative views readers get from our columns every day.
Episodes
November 5, 2025 • 21 mins
Tech giants in the world’s second largest economy are rapidly rolling out new machine learning models at a fraction of the price of US rivals. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain how this cheaper offering may give Beijing more soft power globally.
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October 29, 2025 • 27 mins
President Javier Milei’s party stormed to victory in midterm elections, helping to secure $20 bln or more of US support. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how the iconoclast’s somewhat conventional economic plan might nonetheless struggle from here.
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October 22, 2025 • 17 mins
The world’s two largest economies are ratcheting up tensions amid a tussle over access to rare earths and chips. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why both sides need to give ground, what a deal might look like, and what happens if it all falls apart.
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October 16, 2025 • 21 mins
In many cases, the market charges nearly triple what others do, a discrepancy that has put President Trump on the warpath. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how Americans subsidize novel treatments and how tricky it will be to spread the burden.
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October 9, 2025 • 20 mins
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund and private equity firm Silver Lake are pouring vast resources into their $55 bln acquisition of the ‘FC’ videogame developer. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how the record deal turns received M&A wisdom on its head.
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October 2, 2025 • 28 mins
The Supreme Court will rule whether Donald Trump can fire Governor Lisa Cook in a test of the president’s powers over the central bank. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explore the consequences for the US economy and markets if the Fed loses its independence.
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September 25, 2025 • 23 mins
A $100,000 fee for hiring skilled foreign workers sent panic through tech giants like Google and Microsoft, whose own CEOs once used the H-1B program. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the plan’s merits and how it clashes with other economic aims.
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September 18, 2025 • 25 mins
Anglo American’s $50 bln agreed merger with Teck Resources reignites the fitful quest by big extractors to join forces in the hunt for metal essential to the energy boom. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the likely consequences.
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September 10, 2025 • 25 mins
The shock success of GLP-1 treatments for obesity carries massive implications for wealthy societies and manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly alike. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how this would-be jackpot has companies running to keep up.
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September 3, 2025 • 22 mins
Bleak finances, surging far-right support and a key vote that could topple Prime Minister François Bayrou: long-simmering instability in the No. 2 euro zone economy may boil over. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means for the bloc’s future.
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August 13, 2025 • 17 mins
As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin, an effort to punish Indian purchases of Russian crude complicates a delicate post-war supply balance. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss how traders view this crucial pincer moment.
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August 6, 2025 • 21 mins
Machine learning is already saving office workers from laborious research, but it also could herald the end of professional services’ fee structure. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate how lawyers, auditors and other consultants can mitigate the risk.
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July 31, 2025 • 23 mins
Tokyo wants companies to embrace dealmaking to boost the low-growth economy. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why the $33 bln buyout of Toyota Industries and failed $46 bln bid for Seven & i offer a poor verdict on the official value push.
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July 24, 2025 • 27 mins
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley all released results in recent weeks. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why, despite looming tariffs and stubborn inflation, these lenders appear to be firing on all cylinders – but also why it may not last.
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July 17, 2025 • 21 mins
Europe is still reeling after the US president announced 30% levies on all exports. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate how Brussels and others can react, and why, given the thus far measured response, Trump has reason to push even harder.
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July 9, 2025 • 26 mins
The budget law passed by the US president’s Republican Party may add $3 trln to the debt while cutting healthcare, green energy and more. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the consequences for firms across the globe that were banking on an American boom.
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July 2, 2025 • 20 mins
The Japanese steelmaker pushed its $14.9 bln bid for United States Steel past the line with some big concessions. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the golden share it handed to the US government and what this means for others eyeing stateside expansion.
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June 25, 2025 • 17 mins
CoreWeave, Circle Internet Group and Chime Financial all enjoyed dizzying success after their stock market debuts. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why investors are scrambling to own these companies and how scarcity may be adding to their allure.
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June 19, 2025 • 23 mins
The outbreak of armed conflict between the two nations is a perilous new front in the ongoing Middle East hostilities. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the dissonance between a mild market response and the manifold paths to further escalation.
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June 12, 2025 • 25 mins
The Tesla and SpaceX billionaire boiled over with criticism of the US president after leaving his government cost-slashing role. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the tale of the tape for the bruising bust-up.
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