Israel Strikes Iran, Oil Jumps & Stocks Tumble

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On today's podcast:

(1) Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran less than a week after Tehran’s rocket and drone barrage, according to two US officials, but Iranian media appeared to downplay the incident in the hours that followed the initial reports.

(2) Oil and gold surged, then retreated, after Iranian media appeared to downplay retaliatory strikes following last weekend’s unprecedented bombardment of Israel.

(3) The strikes comes hours after a top Iranian general said his country may reconsider its nuclear policies if Israel threatens to attack its atomic sites, an implicit warning that Tehran might race toward a nuclear weapon as rhetoric continued to escalate in the wake of its April 13 drone and missile attack.

(4) Netflix posted its best start to the year since 2020, attracting more new customers than anyone expected thanks to a strong slate of original programs and a crackdown on password sharing.

(5) Some lenders to Thames Water could face losses of as much as 40% in the event that it ends up being nationalized by the UK government, according to contingency plans drawn up by officials.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.