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Viewsroom: Disastrous debate, Italian soccer deal

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The first of the U.S. presidential debates was shambolic, with almost no substance on economic policy for investors or markets to sink their teeth into. On a lighter front, though, Italy’s Serie A soccer league has a chance to regain its glory. Breakingviews columnists discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, just leave on work now. Sorry, it's a bit loud.

0:03.3

Um, basically, so I was thinking we could get Macies tonight. Had a big Mac on my mind all day, and delivery fee on the app is now from 99P. So you win? Of course you are. Love you. Bye! Exclusively on the McDonald's app. 18 plus, service fee and small order fee may apply. Participating restaurants. Serving times and teas and seas apply. The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Roiders' News.

0:30.2

Welcome to the views, a weekly podcast brought to you by Reuters' Breaking Views.

0:34.2

I'm Rob Cox, the editor of Breaking Views, coming to you from Zurich, Switzerland, the land of cows, chocolate, gold bars, and neutrality. So Tuesday night's U.S. presidential

0:43.7

debate was really just a mess. Donald Trump blustered over Joe Biden repeatedly, and really

0:48.8

there was almost nothing to glean on the future of U.S. economic policy or any policy whatsoever.

0:55.2

So I talked to Anna Shemansky, who stayed up late, watching and writing on the debate, wrote a piece for us that

0:58.9

was widely read. It tells you there's extraordinary interest in the U.S. election, of course,

1:03.2

but not a lot of hope after watching this shambolic 90 minutes. But dear listener, do not despair.

1:09.2

There are two more coming up.

1:13.8

Plus, the vice presidential debate, so tune in.

1:18.3

On a lighter note, I traveled to Milan this week and caught up with our columnist Lucy Yucca.

1:25.6

She wrote a pretty interesting piece on why Italy's Sierra A soccer club should accept a deal from CBC Capital to sell 10% of itself.

1:29.5

Essentially, the bio is designed to quell squabbling among the 20 teams in the league, bolster media rights, and make Italian soccer great again. Next week,

1:35.2

we'll know whether the owners of clubs like Juventus and Lazio also agree with Lisa. Anyway,

1:40.7

give it a listen. Anna Schimamansky, good to hear from you.

1:46.4

Good to see you.

1:47.3

You're in Brooklyn, but you got a taste of Cleveland on Tuesday night when you listened and

1:53.4

tuned in and watched the first of the American presidential debates and wrote a piece about

1:59.6

it, which our clients eagerly read.

2:04.4

It was, we don't want to dwell too much on what that all meant.

2:07.4

It was a pretty, it was pretty gruesome and pretty disjointed.

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