Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.

• In the US – a look ahead to earnings from Netflix and a focus on three bank stocks for the week ahead.
• In the UK – a look ahead to the next election in Hungary.
• In Asia – a look ahead to Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's trip to China.

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On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz, as Israeli strikes in Lebanon and the continued closure of the vital waterway jeopardized diplomatic talks.

(2) Saudi Arabia has lost more than half a million barrels a day of oil output capacity because of Iranian attacks while a key pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz was also hit, ratcheting up risks to global energy supplies from the war in the Middle East.

(3) The White House sent an internal staff-wide email that warned employees against using confidential information to place trades on financial markets and fast-growing event betting platforms.

(4) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned Wall Street leaders to an urgent meeting on concerns that the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic PBC will usher in an era of greater cyber risk.

(5) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, the state-backed aerospace and defense contractor, while retaining CEOs at energy firms Eni and Enel.

(6) Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are reshaping investor risk perceptions, highlighting Africa as more resilient than its reputation suggests.

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On today's podcast:

(1) Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon since the start of its invasion, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah even after the US announced a ceasefire in the wider Middle East conflict.

(2) The White House announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran even as continued fighting in the Middle East, punctuated by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire in the six-week conflict

(3) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Europe to play an “effective” role in supporting lasting stability and security in the region and to pressure the US and Israel to adhere to their commitments and counter any violations to the ceasefire agreement, in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron.

(4) The US wants specific commitments from European allies on their pledge to help secure the Strait of Hormuz after the fighting in Iran stops, requesting that the countries present concrete plans to ensure navigation through the waterway within days, according to a senior NATO official.

(5) President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO after meeting with the military alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, making clear that his anger over the organization’s stance on the Iran war remained acute.

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