Subscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSMay 18, 2026Tensions are once again rising around conflict in the Middle East, rattling global markets. Government bond and oil prices are both up this morning.

DownloadAngela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesSubscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSSegments From This EpisodeHow Brazil became BYD’s biggest market outside of Chinaby Gisele RegatãoGisele RegatãoIn four years, the Chinese EV carmaker has sold almost 250,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the country, with the goal of being the No. 1 car seller there by 2030.

DownloadThe TeamNancy Marshall-Genzer HostMeredith Garretson Morbey Supervising Senior ProducerAlex Schroeder Senior ProducerAriana Rosas ProducerErika Soderstrom Associate ProducerTamar Faggen Assistant ProducerAshley Rodriguez Assistant ProducerEmma Condon Assistant ProducerDylan Miettinen Digital ProducerBrian Allison Audio EngineerTessa Bloch Audio EngineerDavid Schreck Audio Engineer