Bloomberg Markets

By The Way: Headlines You May Have Missed

Tesla's Roadster, Zuckerberg vs pint of Guinness, retirees not spending for pleasure, and AI born false memories: Join Lisa Mateo, David Gura and Christina Ruffini for a roundup of headlines you may have missed, but gotta see. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg Markets

Global Aid Cuts Deepen Humanitarian Strain

International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband tells Bloomberg This Weekend that cuts in US and European aid are weakening the humanitarian response as conflicts and other crises intensify around the world. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Miliband discusses conditions in Ukraine, Yemen and Sudan, the challenge of containing disease outbreaks and the potential benefits and risks of AI in humanitarian work. (Source: Bloomberg)

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MarketWatch

Silver’s recent 50% drop from a record high hints that an economic slowdown looms

There’s a relatively off-the-radar commodity that can provide hints on where the economy is headed — and it’s seen its value drop more than 50% from a record high earlier this year.

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Bloomberg Markets

Rockstar Rebuilt Itself to Make GTA VI

Bloomberg News video game reporter Jason Schreier tells Bloomberg This Weekend how Rockstar Games nearly doubled its workforce and overhauled its production culture while building the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. Speaking with hosts Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo, Schreier explains Rockstar’s efforts to curb excessive overtime, the extraordinary commercial expectations for the game and why the company believes its next major release could take less time to develop. (Source: Bloomber

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MarketWatch

Microsoft, Shopify and 3 more AI stocks that are favorite Wall Street earnings plays

As earnings season kicks off, select tech companies have the opportunity to deliver big positive surprises for investors.

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NY Times Business

States Are Stepping Up as the New Antitrust Enforcers

With the Trump administration taking a relaxed approach, attorneys general around the country have ramped up their scrutiny of mergers.

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Bloomberg Markets

Trump Puts New Russia Sanctions on Hold

Bloomberg News Russia economy and government editor Anthony Halpin and White House correspondent Jeff Mason tell Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump’s waiver of new Russia sanctions could offer Moscow economic and diplomatic opportunities while adding pressure on Ukraine. (Source: Bloomberg)

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MarketWatch

It was another great week for the average stock as market leadership shifts away from tech

The S&P 500’s tech sector just had its worst week in a year and a half, while an equal-weighted version of the index cemented a second-straight weekly advance.

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Bloomberg Markets

Stellantis Plans to Hire Hundreds More Engineers in Europe, US

Stellantis NV Chief Engineering and Technology Officer Ned Curic plans to continue hiring more engineers as the automaker rolls out dozens of new models as part of its turnaround plan.

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MarketWatch

Fed interest-rate decision this month is a closer call than markets think

Here are some of the arguments against a Fed rate hike — and why some economists disagree with them.

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Bloomberg Markets

Oil Trader Yaoyao Liu Who Made Billions for Vitol Is Leaving

Yaoyao Liu, whose trading in oil derivatives made billions of dollars for Vitol Group over a career marked by dramatic highs and lows, is leaving the commodities trading giant.

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Financial Times

Corporate donations flood US attorneys-general election races

Officials tasked with enforcing state laws have emerged as a formidable check on the Trump administration’s policies

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NY Times Business

The Reporter Who Exposed Elizabeth Holmes on Nathan Fielder’s Documentary

Ms. Holmes handed the makers of “You Can See Everything” — and the rest of the world — a microscope with which to observe and dissect her lies.

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NY Times Business

Corporate Tax Revenue Falls Even as Profits Soar Under Trump

The annual decline was about $70 billion. Companies are writing off billions in A.I. investments, taking advantage of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law.

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NY Times Business

Can Cereal Be Healthy? Big Companies Are Trying.

As more Americans turn away from the snap, crackle and sugar, the industry is trying to capitalize on our current obsession with wellness.

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NY Times Business

It’s Time to Shop Medicare, and This Year, It’s Extra Important

Be sure to read your mail this fall — big changes to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage provider networks are coming, and could cost you more.

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NY Times Business

Weak Links Start to Show in A.I. Borrowing

Debt trouble at CoreWeave, Oracle and SoftBank raises questions about whether there is broader trouble with the data center build-out.

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NY Times Business

Weak Links Start to Show in A.I. Borrowing

Debt trouble at CoreWeave, Oracle and SoftBank raises questions about whether there is broader trouble with the data center build-out.

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Bloomberg Markets

David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life

History is littered with ideas that have been tossed aside, only for them to gain relevance at some later date. Think of Moby-Dick: forgotten in Melville’s time, but now regarded as the great American novel. Or the work of economist Hyman Minsky, which became influential a decade after his death, when the 2008 financial crisis made “the Minsky Moment”a mainstream term. These are just a couple of the things we talk about with the legendary musician David Byrne on today’s podcast. Byrne’s new book

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Bloomberg Markets

Lagarde Says Sustainable Finances Key for Economic Stability

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed the importance of sound public finances when she addressed ministers in charge of budgets from around the world in Thailand.

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