The US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns about a potential military offensive on the Gazan city of Rafah, which President Biden opposes, according to a senior official. In other geopolitical news, China-based ByteDance makes clear it won't comply with a new US law requiring it to sell TikTok, while the US revokes licenses allowing Huawei to buy semiconductors from Qualcomm and Intel, further tightening export restrictions against the Chinese telecom company. Today's guests: Nataliia Lipikhina, JPMorgan Chase; Wayne Griffiths, CEO, SEAT; Jon Stanton, CEO, Weir Group —— "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.