President Trump Says U.S. Will Hit Iran Tonight

About this episode

President Trump announces military action against Iran while discussing economic impacts from rising energy prices and Oracle's financial struggles.

Plus: The ECB is the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to rising energy prices. And Oracle shares are plunging after it reported higher spending tied to the AI data-center buildout. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Bansie

Topics covered

• U.S. foreign policy
• interest rates
• energy prices
• Oracle financials
• AI data-center
• Wall Street Journal

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• ECB
• interest rates
• Oracle
• AI
• energy prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ECB, Oracle

Places: U.S., Iran

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