On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.

Topics:

— Up Wall Street market after the worst sustained downturn since 1923 as investors break for Memorial Day holiday 

— US and European broader market drivers

— China’s continuing covid lockdowns and impact on global travel

— Rift in Europe as France and Germany negotiate with Vladimir Putin as other nations war Russian leader is seeking sanctions relief while continuing his war on Ukraine

— Whether UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be impacted by recent investigation into parties that violated covid lockdown rules 

— Outlook for continued Ukraine aid and higher US defense budgets as growing numbers of Republicans balk at higher government spending

— Rheinmetall develops new lightweight cannon artillery

— Value of tubed and rocket artillery as Washington considers furnishing Kyiv with Multiple Launch Rocket System

— Takeaways from NBAA’s European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva

— National Reconnaissance Office awards Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract