 NYMEX crude oil is down 0.2% on $0.17 at $82.65 a barrel. COMEX gold down 1.6% on $39.40 at $24.17 an ounce. The euro, 1.0879 against the dollar. The British pound, 1.2909. The yen, 157.35. Bitcoin down 0.25% at about $63,700. That's a Bloomberg Business Flash. Now here's Michael Barr with more on what's going on around the world. Michael.