Author name: Commodities Market Writer

The final budget showdown of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency is already gearing up to be France’s highest-stakes fiscal clash of the decade so far.

As Ebola cases rise in Congo and Uganda, vaccine developers are accelerating efforts to combat the rare Bundibugyo strain. IAVI CEO Mark Feinberg says a candidate vaccine could enter human trials by year-end. (Source: Bloomberg)

Russia announced the seizure of a strategic logistics hub in the Donetsk region and claimed full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, days after launching its deadliest attack on Kyiv since the war began.

China’s coast guard said a task group led by the CCGS Xiushan vessel replaced the team headed by CCGS Daishan on Saturday to continue law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan.

There is still no lasting peace deal in the Persian Gulf, but energy-hungry Asia is already drawing energy lessons from four months of war: it needs bigger buffers, a greater diversity of fossil-fuel suppliers, and a better mix of power sources overall.

Barry sits down with Kleiner Perkins Partner, Mamoon Hamid. They discuss Mamoon’s thoughts on the AI revolution and his approach to early AI investing. Mamoon also breaks down how he became an early investor in giants like Slack, Figma, and how Kleiner Perkins assesses the investments they missed. (Source: Bloomberg)