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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it. Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Novo Nordisk’s shares plunge; America downs Iranian drone, and more news

2026/02/04

Novo Nordisk’s shares plunged almost 20% after it warned that sales and profits would fall this year. Also, America’s navy shot down an Iranian drone that it said “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln.

America shoots down Iranian drone; tech stocks fall on news of AI tool, and more

2026/02/04

America’s navy shot down an Iranian drone that it said “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft-carrier in the Arabian Sea, with “unclear intent”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America shoots down Iranian drone; House passes bill to end shutdown, and more

2026/02/03

America’s navy shot down an Iranian drone that it said “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft-carrier in the Arabian Sea, with “unclear intent”.

SpaceX to acquire xAI; an America-India trade truce, and more

2026/02/03

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX, his rocket company, would acquire xAI, his artificial-intelligence startup. Also, America said it will lower tariffs on Indian imports and India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil.

Donald Trump announces tariff deal with India; America-Iran talks planned, and more

2026/02/03

Donald Trump said that America will lower its tariffs on Indian imports after Narendra Modi, the prime minister, agreed to stop buying Russian oil and purchase more from America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump announces tariff deal with India; gold rebounds after slump, and more

2026/02/02

Donald Trump said that America will lower its tariffs on Indian imports after Narendra Modi, the prime minister, agreed to stop buying Russian oil and purchase more from America.

Gold prices plunge; Donald Trump hopeful of Iran deal, and more

2026/02/02

Gold fell by as much as 9% on Monday, before recovering slightly. Also, Mr Trump said that America and Iran will “hopefully” make a deal to avoid conflict.

Iran warns of regional war; Israel prepares to open Gaza border crossing, and more

2026/02/02

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned America that an attack on his country would spark a “regional war” as officials signalled they would enter talks to try to avoid military action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran warns of regional war; Israel prepares to open Gaza border crossing, and more

2026/02/01

Iran warns of regional war; Israel prepares to open Gaza border crossing, and more

Iran says America is exploiting unrest; Israel strikes Gaza, and more

2026/02/01

Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said she would propose an “amnesty law” covering the period since 1999—when Hugo Chávez, self-styled leader of the “Bolivarian revolution”, came to power Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran says America is exploiting economic woes; Israel strikes Gaza, and more

2026/02/01

Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said she would propose an “amnesty law” covering the period since 1999.

Iran says it won’t hold America talks “under threat”; Trump nominates Fed chair, and more

2026/01/31

Israel said it would open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt from Sunday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel strikes Gaza; Iran says America is exploiting unrest, and more

2026/01/31

Senate passes spending package; DoJ releases 3m more Epstein documents, and more

2026/01/31

America’s Department of Justice released more than 3 million additional pages of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump nominates Fed chair; Iran says it won’t hold America talks “under threat”, and more

2026/01/30

Donald Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh to become the new chair of the Federal Reserve.

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1027 reviews

★★★★☆

Emmabates 2026/01/21

I wish it were a human

Come on, you've got the recording studio and the talent - subscribers at least should get a human version. I love the content but I drift off because ...

★★★★☆

Andrea 🌷 2025/04/21

Good News, Wish it Wasn’t AI

The news script and information is good and concise. I just really wish they got a real person to read it. It’s honestly difficult to listen to and ma...

★☆☆☆☆

pippapippappp 2026/01/03

Sounds like a computer reading the news and too editorial

Other E podcasts better

★☆☆☆☆

Future-is-bright 2025/12/22

Dec 21, goodbye

Your program, never in love with Trump, went off the rails. You accused Trump of acting like a king. You actually have a king! We have an elected pre...

★★☆☆☆

MplsLex 2025/12/10

AI reader - can’t listen

As a subscriber, and a frequent listener of The Economist’s podcasts, I was surprised to see I hadn’t added this to my feed. I got 2mins in before I h...

★★★★★

Maui gardener 2025/05/29

Excellent information, well presented!

Really enjoying the “Bottleneck” Series. Today’s talk about transformers was an eye opener. Thank you!

★☆☆☆☆

cch28223 2025/04/22

Why do they need 3 versions of same episode each day?!

Ai voices are terrible- particularly the female one- and SO annoying that they have 3 versions per day. The 3rd one is ‘slightly’ different, but i was...

★★★☆☆

Bfdtukbde 2024/08/26

Ai report reader

I love the Econ, and a long time subscriber. But It’s a five minute pod; You couldn’t spring for a real person to read the news?

★☆☆☆☆

SoCalCuster 2025/01/24

Too many ads

This daily update now has more ads than news. Now 60 seconds at the beginning and 90 seconds at the end with little news in between. I am an Economist...

★☆☆☆☆

J.stoe 2024/12/12

i expect better

This AI voice over is awful. Please hire an actual human.

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