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Podcast: Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Episode: Big Tech Soars & Lessons Learned Through Tragedy
Description: Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet sent a clear message to investors on Thursday: Our spending on artificial intelligence and cloud computing is paying off. The companies trounced Wall Street estimates with their latest quarterly results, lifted by a surge in cloud revenue — fueled in part by booming use of AI services.(2) The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady and simplified its language on bond-buying, an outcome that prompted the yen to set a fresh 34-year low amid ongoing concerns of...