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Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz break down the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance.

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but revealed a deepening division over the outlook for policy amid increased uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East.Four officials voted against the decision, including three who objected to language in their post-meeting statement that suggested the central bank would eventually resume cutting rates.

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- Enda Curran, Bloomberg Fed and Economy Reporter, discusses Kevin Warsh winning the backing of the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-11 party-line vote to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh's nomination had been held up by Senator Thom Tillis until the Department of Justice agreed to drop a criminal probe into cost overruns in a renovation of the Fed's Washington headquarters.

-Niraj Patel, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Software Analyst, discusses research on how AI is impacting software stocks. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: AI shocks are rippling through application-software stocks, and our analysis suggests demand disruptions in the $700 billion app-software market are set to deepen as AI-agent development accelerates.

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Pershing Square Founder & CEO Bill Ackman joins Bloomberg's Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals" to discuss his five billion dollar Pershing Square IPO, an outlook on the markets, as well as his growth and investment strategy for Pershing Square.

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The US Supreme Court limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major constitutional ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond.
Voting 6-3 along ideological lines, the justices rejected a Louisiana congressional map that was drawn with a second majority-Black district after a lower court found an earlier map to be discriminatory.
The Supreme Court ruling undercuts what had been the most significant remaining part of the Voting Rights Act, a law passed in 1965 to address rampant discrimination against Black voters. The justices had already significantly weakened the law twice since 2013.

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-Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Analyst, discusses GM earnings. General Motors Co. raised its full-year profit forecast, but said the war in Iran is fueling higher-than-expected costs. The company now expects commodity inflation to set back adjusted earnings by as much as $2 billion this year, citing higher costs for aluminum, steel, transportation and logistics.

-Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, recaps Spotify earnings and discusses whether Artificial intelligence is a threat to music. Spotify shares fell after the music streaming company forecasted operating income for the second quarter that trailed expectations.

-Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst, recaps Coca Cola earnings. Coca-Cola Co. reported organic revenue growth of 10%, topping the average of analyst estimates, and notching the company’s best organic growth in five quarters.

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-Ed Ludlow, BTech Co-Anchor, discusses news that Microsoft and OpenAI have agreed to drop the software giant’s exclusive right to sell the startup’s AI models. The new pact simplifies a complicated relationship and allows OpenAI to pursue deals with cloud-computing rivals like Amazon.com Inc.

-Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg News Senior Equities Reporter, discusses news that Billionaire Bill Ackman’s IPO of his closed-end fund and his alternative asset management company is expected to raise about $5 billion, the low end of the targeted fundraising range.

-John Butler, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Telecom Analyst, discusses Verizon Communications reporting a gain of mobile subscribers, with 55,000 net new mobile phone customers, a year-over-year improvement of 340,000.

-Sid Philip, Bloomberg Chief Correspondent for Global Aviation, discusses news that United Airlines Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby confirmed he approached American Airlines Group and that merger talks have ended.

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- Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent joins to discuss on the DOJ dropping the probe into Powell.The Justice Department is ending a controversial investigation into building-renovation cost overruns by the Federal Reserve, potentially clearing a path to confirmation for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chair of the central bank.

- Dan Ives, Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities discusses the latest in the tech space. Intel Corp. shares hit their highest level ever after the chipmaker delivered a sales forecast that shattered Wall Street expectations. As well as how Tesla has started manufacturing its Cybercab robotaxi, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Friday on his social media site X, fulfilling a long-promised launch at a time when the company’s global sales have slumped.
- Chad Moutray, Chief Economist at the National Restaurant Association joins to discuss the restaurant industry headwinds. He also discusses w hat's driving that gap, what it means for business growth and economic expectations across the sector, and what policy changes could reverse the trend before the shortage becomes structural.

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Intel gave a strong sales forecast for the current period, signaling that the struggling chipmaker is finally beginning to benefit from the giant build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Revenue will be $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion in the quarter ending in June, the company said Thursday in a statement. Analysts, on average, estimated $13 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Earnings, excluding some items, will be about 20 cents a share, compared with a Wall Street prediction of 9 cents.

The upbeat outlook suggests that Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan is making progress on a challenging comeback plan. After lining up major investments in Intel last year — helping to strengthen the company’s balance sheet — Thursday’s results suggest he’s now delivering on a promise to improve its operations.

Intel shares rose 14% in extended trading. The stock had gained 81% this year before the results were released, closing at $66.78.

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with:

• Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst Kunjan Sobhani
• Bloomberg Tech co-host Ed Ludlow

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- Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg News Senior Editor and Entertainment Team Leade discusses the Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve a takeover by Paramount Skydance Corp., despite widespread opposition to the deal in Hollywood.
-Lee Klaskow, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Transport, Logistics and Shipping Analyst joins to discuss - Union Pacific who reported adjusted earnings per share that beat estimates. Evercore ISI said expectations for the company’s results are likely to move higher as a result, even though it held guidance steady.
- Paul Gulberg, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Equity Analyst discusses Blackstone Earnings. Blackstone reported a larger-than-expected jump in distributable earnings, boosted by a robust start to dealmaking before the war in Iran rattled investors. With US markets rising and AI ventures preparing to go public, President Jon Gray predicted the firm’s “best year ever” for stock listings.
- George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, joins to discuss American Airlines earnings. American Airlines lowered its full-year earnings target, saying it may end 2026 with a loss as the carrier absorbs $4 billion in additional fuel costs from the war in Iran.

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Tesla beat Wall Street’s profit expectations to start the year as the automaker said demand for its electric vehicles is rebounding around the globe, hinting at a possible recovery for its long-struggling automotive business.

Adjusted earnings rose to 41 cents a share in the first quarter, the company said Wednesday in a statement, higher than the 34-cent average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. It’s the second straight quarter Tesla’s earnings have exceeded expectations.

Tesla said it “saw continued growth in demand for our vehicles” in parts of Asia-Pacific and South America, along with a rebound in North America and the Europe-Middle East region. The surprisingly optimistic comments come several weeks after the automaker reported one of its worst quarters of auto sales in years. 

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with:

• Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst
• Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech co-host
• Ross Gerber, President and CEO at Gerber Kawasaki 

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