Bloomberg Talks

At an agricultural commodity futures conference in Kansas, Bloomberg’s Tyler Kendall speaks with Kalshi CEO and Co-founder Tarek Mansour about the growing role of prediction markets in elections and the regulatory challenges facing the industry. Mansour calls this the first election in which prediction-market use is becoming institutionalized, saying campaigns rely on the markets for real-ti...

Ann Miletti, Head of Equity Investments at Allspring Global Investments, talked to Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney on Bloomberg Surveillance. She discussed her hometown Milwaukee Brewers representing the National League in the 2026 MLB World Series.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaking with Tyler Kendall at an agricultural commodities futures conference in Kansas, CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the agency and exchanges monitor political prediction-market contracts for manipulation risks, including low trading volume. He said exchanges review contracts before listing them and surveil markets for suspicious activity. Asked whether investigations are underway related to the...

Nicușor Dan, President of Romania, joined Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu and Keiley Leinz on Balance of Power to discuss the war in Ukraine. Dan stated “The Russians are trying to escalate, to provoke all the European countries,” and that “We don’t have to go into this escalation process.”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Levchin, CEO of financial technology company Affirm, joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his company's new partnership with Sam's Club as the retailer's exclusive buy-now, pay-later partner, just weeks before the key holiday shopping season kicks off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OpenAI’s model helped identify a potentially catastrophic cybersecurity vulnerability in a programming language that runs millions of websites and applications. Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI, and Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare — which helped protect websites before the flaw was publicly exposed — joined Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow to explain how AI is empowering cyber defenders...

Blackstone President Jon Gray doesn't think there is an AI bubble. He says demand for AI is "almost parabolic." He spoke to Bloomberg's Dani Burger about investing in AI and the firm's third-quarter earnings results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramaco Resources CEO Randall Atkins says China is the 'bad guy' for dumping cheap steel onto global markets. The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed metallurgical coal miner also says the company is pivoting towards rare earths development as the scramble for the metals accelerates, and both the US and Europe push to end their reliance on foreign supplies of critical materials. He spoke with Bloo...

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah said that company told customers that it would do 'everything possible' to ensure shipments of crude would continue despite the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Al-Sabah said that the company has been able to produce over 2 million barrels a day and is looking into future pipelines to move crude. Al-Sabah spoke with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick...

With Bose acquiring Skullcandy today, CEO Lila Snyder discusses what the deal means for both companies, how the audio company is trying to reach the next generation with wired headphones, and the role AI will play in future products. Snyder spoke with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meta Platforms boosted its capital spending outlook and announced plans for a new class of nonvoting stock, escalating its already-stratospheric bet on artificial intelligence. Capital expenditures will be $135 billion to $145 billion in 2026, the social-media giant said during its quarterly earnings report Wednesday, raising the bottom end of the range from $130 billion. The moves...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the sharp rise in fuel prices is weighing on the airline’s outlook, though United has passed on about 72% of the increase so far. Recent booking yields are up more than 20%, and Kirby said United could approach full fuel-cost recovery with roughly a three-month lag if fuel prices stop rising. He expects the airline to remain profitable despite earning les...

Billionaire Ken Griffin said investors are “almost certainly” in the midst of an artificial intelligence bubble as many companies are still grappling with just how much they’ll spend on the technology and how it will transform the economy. Speaking to Bloomberg's Dani Burger on stage at the annual Citadel Securities Future of Global Markets conference in NYC, Griffin talks about...

SpaceX exceeded estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, driven by substantial growth in its artificial intelligence and satellite internet businesses. Elon Musk’s satellite, rocket and AI conglomerate posted $4.4 billion in net income for the quarter ended in September, far better than analysts’ average projection of $1.88 billion. Revenue increased 161% from a year ago and also be...

Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank, joins Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz to discuss what he says is a "lack of growth" in Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dana Telsey, founder at Telsey Advisory Group, joins Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney to discuss the widespread use of GLP-1s, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to not only defeat Ukraine, but to also undermine democracy in Europe and further integration. “My biggest concern is the underestimated Russian impact on our societies,” Merz said Monday in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua. “Russia is on the way to destabilize the...

Partial curfews will be put in place in some parts of France following protests at the weekend that deteriorated into riots, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said. More than half a million people took to the streets to protest the high cost of living, with demonstrations degenerating into riots in Paris, Marseille and other cities. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Paris. See omnystudio.com/li...

Suzanne Clark, President and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, says businesses want greater certainty, including faster permitting, more legal immigration, lower tariffs and additional trade agreements to open markets and make supply chains more consistent. Clark says businesses are still seeing demand, but face labor shortages, particularly in construction and skilled trades. She spoke to Bloomb...

Dan Ives, Partner at Yorkville & Ives, talks fears around CoreWeave, NVIDIA cost of capital, and credit markets. He spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray Blanchette, CEO of TGI Friday's discusses the company's 2026 business outlook and overall restaurant industry with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After struggling to build products on three continents, Apple turned to China’s seemingly endless supply of cheap labor. It soon deployed thousands of engineers, trained millions of workers, and invested hundreds of billions of dollars to create the most advanced global supply chain. These efforts fueled the iPhone’s dominance—but also laid the foundation for a powerful, state-su...

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine is calling on Anthropic to delay its possible initial public offering due to artificial safety concerns. He says the company needs to address safety work and mitigate risks now, before it faces shareholder pressure to perform. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Wurster, president and CEO at The Charles Schwab Corporation, discusses customer trends in investing, efforts to attract younger investors, and why the firm is blocking unauthorized AI agents.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Porsche AG unveiled a concept previewing a new supercar, the Mission S, that will be positioned above the 911 in its lineup. Speaking with Matt Miller, Porsche CEO Michael Leiters discusses the new supercar and also comments on the state of the China market, the future of electric vehicles and the German automaker's storied legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.