Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Oil steadied — following its biggest one-day jump in almost a year — as fears that Israel may decide to strike Iranian crude facilities in retaliation for a missile barrage kept the market on edge.(2) Planned tax increases to get France’s budget deficit under control will hit about 300 of the country’s biggest companies, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said.(3) Online fashion retailer Shein is preparing to start early, informal meetings with investors to gauge interest ahead of a potential initial public offering in London, according to a person familiar with the matter.(4) HSBC has canceled some internal events and further curtailed travel as the bank’s new chief executive seeks to keep a tight lid on costs ahead of his first quarterly results.(5) Economists anticipate that hiring picked up slightly in September while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, an outcome that would assuage any lingering concerns that labor demand is deteriorating.
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