Car Mega Merger: Nissan's Top Shareholder Renault Said Open to Honda Talks | The Pulse 12/18/2024

Renault is open to Nissan pursuing merger talks with Honda as the French automaker seeks way to insulate itself from the crisis plaguing its long-time alliance partner, according to people familiar with the situation. Renault is eager for the Japanese company to find ways to become stronger given it isn’t itself willing to inject cash into Nissan, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters. In geopolitics, Russian authorities have detained an Uzbekistan national on suspicion of killing a top general in a Moscow bomb attack. Moscow says he'd been recruited by Ukrainian security services to carry out the assassination.

Today's guests: Nataliia Lipikhina, JPMorgan Chase; Thomas Buberl, AXA CEO; Elisabeth Braw, Atlantic Council

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00:00:48 - Fed Widely Expected to Cut Rates
00:03:05 - JPMorgan's Lipikhina: Don't Expect Much Upside in Europe
00:07:13 - AXA CEO Reveals 2024 Future Risk Report
00:16:33 - Honda, Nissan Explore Potential Merger, Renault Reaction
00:19:25 - Trump Pledges to End Russia-Ukraine War Swiftly
00:23:10 - Russia Arrests Suspect in Killing Top General Kirillov
00:28:47 - Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Braw Says Putin is Over-Extended
00:29:47 - UniCredit Lifts Commerzbank Stake
00:33:25 - UK Inflation Hits 8-Month High
00:37:09 - Brazil Fiscal Crisis
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