Bloomberg Talks

Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff and former US ambassador to Japan, reacts to President Donald Trump’s proposal of a $5,000 payment tied to a Republican win in the midterms, saying "this dog won't hunt." Emanuel argues that both President Trump and Democrats want the election to be a referendum on Trump, but said Republicans are framing it as a test of Trump’s record and...

Republican Representative from Ohio Jim Jordan stopped short of supporting President Trump's pledge to give all adult Americans $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterm election and said that he would want to 'see the proposal.' The Congressman also discussed his priorities for the midterm election, saying that he is focused on helping Republican candidates across the country win their races, inc...

Beto O’Rourke said President Donald Trump’s promise to pay American adults $5,000 apiece is a "gimmick" and will never be paid. The former US representative from Texas says Republicans can't offer voters real change. He also talks about how Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico can win his race in Texas. O'Rourke talks to Bloomberg's Julie Fine and Kailey Leinz in Dallas. See omny...

DraftKings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins says the company has seen growth across all of its products and says prediction markets present a huge opportunity for the business. He talks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, discusses health care fraud and says more than $20 billion identified by the Treasury Department in suspected health care fraud and money laundering could double the life of the Medicare trust fund. Dr. Oz also says more drug pricing deals are in the works and calls on Congress to codify the administration’s mo...

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses the surge in fuel prices and says it is being driven less by crude itself than by a shortage of refining capacity. Wright also says the Trump administration intends to expand US refining capacity and expects gasoline prices to ease in the coming weeks, though he calls diesel a bigger challenge. Wright spoke with Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz. See omnystudio.co...

Ray Washburne, Co-Chair of the Republican Midterm Convention speaks with Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz and Julie Fine.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she is not running for Texas governor or a Senate seat for now. “That is a ‘no’ right now for sure,” Rollins said while speaking to Bloomberg Television from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. She is attending the event in her personal capacity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's push to support the Japanese yen, calling the threat to weaken the dollar "credible" but "very shortsighted." Speaking with Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker, Posen examines the thinking behind the Trump administration's currency policy, rising bond yields and...

The U.S. crypto industry faces a legislative test on Sept. 15, when the Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. For more, Tim Stenovec and Scarlet Fu speak with Coinbase Vice Chair Ryan Vangrack  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michigan Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed countered Republican criticism that his progressive-leaning platform is out of step with mainstream Americans by lambasting President Donald Trump’s tariffs on US trading partners, the unpopular war in Iran and the high cost of living Americans confront. He speaks with Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR CEO, says the business has good momentum but he's still focused on attracting younger viewers and getting new fans to the track. He also talks about competition among the drivers and how that helps the sport. He speaks with Bloomberg's Bailey Lipshultz and Randall Williams.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An advance in oil prices sent stocks lower, fueling concerns about higher interest rates ahead of key inflation data. Money markets priced in an over 50% chance of a Federal Reserve rate increase this month, with the case for a hike hinging on government inflation data. For more, Jim Caron, CIO of Cross Asset Solutions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Swee...

Chris Studley, USTA Managing Director of Event Services talked with Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec and Molly Smith on special edition of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily live at the US Open. He discussed how the US Open is as much a food-and-drink event as a tennis tournament. He says attendance and sales are up this year, noting more than 300,000 people came through during Fan Week and projecting about 800...

Jon Wertheim, Executive Editor of Sports Illustrated & 60 Minutes Correspondent talked with Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec and Molly Smith on special edition of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily live at the US Open. He talked about the US Open's partnership with Kalshi along with the influx of online influencers attending the tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Kelly, CEO at "The Points Guy" sat down with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Money to discuss how he built the site in 2010 while working at Morgan Stanley and using corporate travel spending to rack up credit card points. He says the site took off within 11 months after he began sharing tips for corporate travelers. Kelly also defends his broader thesis that points are a r...

Christopher Phelan, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, talks Trump's take on FED, job market, interest rates and economy. He talks to Bloomberg's Mike McKee and Isabel Lee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Bachaud, Labor Economist at ZipRecruiter, talks employment growth, job seekers bracing fewer opportunities and current labor market conditions. She talks to Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman discusses the rollout of GPT-6 Astra, the company's latest AI model, and says the tech industry has done a terrible job of communicating the benefits of AI. Speaking with Bloomberg Tech co-host Ed Ludlow as heard live on Bloomberg TV and Radio, Altman also says he assumes the company will go public one day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Christian Basnigh, Influencer & Creator of ‘Christian’s Court’, talks influencer accessibility, infrastructure and next steps at the US Open. He talks to Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec and Molly Smith from the US Open, in Flushing, Queens, New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Flink, Tennis Hall of Fame Journalist and Author of “The Immortals of American Tennis”, talks tennis memories, the future of the sport and new generation of players. He talks to Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec and Molly Smith from the US Open, in Flushing, Queens, New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Travel Association President Geoff Freeman said that the travel industry wants the government to work out 'self-inflicted' issues facing the travel industry as travelers face new visa policies and the prospect of more government shutdowns. Freeman also said that as travelers turn to AI, some of the industry remains 'inefficient' since most jobs travels companies can't 'turn over to AI.' See omn...

Snowflake posted a third straight quarter of accelerating product revenue growth and raised its full-year outlook, with CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy saying AI accounted for about half of the company’s outperformance. He discusses the rapid adoption of Snowflake’s AI coding agent Coco, growing customer usage, and how the company is competing with Databricks in the race to turn enterprise data...

HPE President and CEO Antonio Neri discusses the benefits of HPE's networking deal with Oracle and the company's earnings outlook. Speaking with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech," Neri says he is seeing "huge growth" in enterprise AI adoption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick lauds the benefits of artificial intelligence. Speaking with Bloomberg Balance of Power co-host Joe Mathieu at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Lutnick also says Anthropic has settled differences with the Trump administration and discusses the state of US-Canada trade negotiations. Listen to the full conversation, as heard live on...