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Newly-released documents offer a glimpse into the months-long effort to put a sitting president’s signature on US currency for the first time and the resulting tension inside the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Bloomberg News Senior Investigative Reporter & FOIA Files newsletter author Jason Leopold explains what's revealed in the latest addition of his FOIA Files Newsletter.

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After a turbulent stretch for the US bond market, traders are heading into the weekend with questions about what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s next move will be. Treasuries slipped Friday, led by the short end, after data showed business activity grew at its fastest pace in more than four years, backing the case for interest-rate hikes. Bloomberg Intelligence's Ira Jersey and Alpine Saxon Woods' Sarah Hunt break down the weeks' moves, and the impact of Bessent's intervention.

On today's episode:

• Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist & Sarah Hunt Alpine Saxon Woods Chief Market Strategist
• Ava Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg News Senior Legal Reporter
• Ilena Peng, Bloomberg News Agriculture Report & Vance Howard, Howard Capital Management CEO & Portfolio Manager
• Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

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Texas's ban on financial firms that "boycott" fossil fuel has led to higher borrowing costs for the state, with interest rates higher than those of California. Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Matt Winkler talks about how one Texas town is paying unprecedented costs.

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Broadcom is in talks with a group of lenders to raise more than $60 billion in debt for an AI chip financing deal that will benefit Anthropic and other companies, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The financing, which is still being ironed out, may also include a roughly $30 billion junior debt tranche, said some of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Under the proposed plan, Broadcom would guarantee a portion of the senior-secured tranche, which could range from about $60 billion to $70 billion, some of the people said. The numbers under discussion would potentially bring the total to as much as $100 billion.

On today's episode, Carol Massar and guest host Emily Graffeo speak with:

• Ryan Gould, Bloomberg News US Deals reporter
• Robin Wenzel, Wells Fargo Industry Insights Head
• Laura Bliss, Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Editor
• AJ Nicholas, Maisonette President

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Rocks, lime, concrete, and steel -- it's all feeding in to today's AI data center build out.
Carol Massar and guest host Emily Graffeo speak with Kathryn Thompson of Thompson Research Group about where the industry is headed.

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Several Federal Reserve officials favored an interest-rate hike last month and many indicated that policy tightening would be necessary if inflation didn’t decline. The FOMC voted 9-3 in July to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, with some officials dissenting in favor of raising rates. The release of minutes comes as the total US public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, with a surge of a third in less than five years.

On today's episode:

• Michael McKee, Bloomberg TV and Radio International Economics & Policy Correspondent
• Karen Veraa-Perry, Head of U.S. iShares Fixed Income Strategy, BlackRock
• Jim Caron, CIO, Portfolio Solutions, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Zocdoc, the healthcare access infrastructure that connects patients to great care, announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Gemini app to make agentic healthcare appointment booking a reality. Zocdoc’s AI-Informed Patient Report shows 26% of patients have used AI for a health question and 85% of providers are seeing more AI-informed patients.

CEO Dr. Oliver Kharraz explains how the new partnership works, saying it's important for Zocdoc to help enable patients to get the healthcare and answers they need, and quicker than ever before.

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Sovereign borrowing rates are surging around the world, with yields on 30-year US Treasuries rising to the highest since 2007. Plus, a selloff in chipmakers sent stocks lower, with the market also falling over inflation angst and rising government debt. Questions remain over what it all might mean for the Fed, and how economic pressures may sway President Trump's relationship with China ahead of a meeting with Xi Jinping next month.

On today's episode:

• Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist & Davide Barbuscia, Bloomberg News Corporate Finance Reporter
• Shehzad Qazi, China Beige Book COO
• Ian King, Bloomberg New US Semiconductor Reporter
• Vanessa Phillips, Feel Good Foods CEO & Founder

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Young Americans are reacting to economic pressure by building their own businesses and creating multiple income streams, with some investing in speculative investments or obsessively saving for retirement. Micah Stanley, a 24-year-old who never finished high school, has built a successful business with vending machines that dispense flavored vape pens and nicotine pouches, and now drives a Lamborghini and coaches others on how to start their own vending machine businesses. Gen Z is increasingly turning to entrepreneurship as a way to build wealth, with applications to form new businesses increasing by 66% in the past year, and many younger people saying they want to be their own boss and have multiple sources of income to achieve financial security.

For more, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with Redd Brown, Bloomberg News Consumer Reporter

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