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-Sri Natarajan, Bloomberg News Chief Wall Street Correspondent, discusses McKinsey's leadership discussing cutting about 10% of headcount across non-client-facing departments, which could amount to a few thousand job cuts over 18 to 24 months.

-Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses regulatory concerns for acquiring Warner Bros Discovery. Netflix is trying to close its $82.7 billion deal after Paramount made a hostile offer for Warner Bros., with the CEOs expressing confidence in their agreement despite regulatory concerns.

-Zeke Faux, Bloomberg Investigative Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “A Shadowy Global Network Helped Trump Make Millions in Memecoi.”
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-Drew Reading, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S Homebuilding Analyst, discusses his outlook for homebuilders in 2026. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: US homebuilder fundamentals will remain pressured in 2026 amid sluggish top-line growth and ongoing margin headwinds.

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On this podcast:

- Matthew Bloxham, Bloomberg Intelligence Tech Analyst, discusses the BI Survey: “AI’s Cross-Industry Industry Disruption.”

- Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses the FDA probing if covid shots might be linked to deaths of adults.

- Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, recaps Oracle earnings.

- Matthew Palazola, Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior Analyst, P&C Insurance, discusses the succession plan at Berkshire Hathaway.
 
- Michael Halen, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Restaurant and Foodservice Analyst, recaps Cracker Barrel earnings.

- Diana Rosero Pena, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Staples Analyst, discusses the latest with packaged foods/Campbell’s.
 
-  Ana Davies, Bloomberg BNEF Head of Renewable Fuels discusses US biofuel trade flows.

Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P., has more than 400 professionals who provide in-depth analysis on more than 2,000 companies and 135 industries while considering strategic, equity and credit perspectives. BI also provides interactive data from over 500 independent contributors. It is available exclusively for Bloomberg Terminal subscribers.

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-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Oracle pushing back the completion dates for some of the data centers it’s developing for the artificial intelligence model developer OpenAI to 2028 from 2027, according to people familiar with the work.

-Kunjan Sobhani, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst, recaps Broadcom earnings.  Broadcom, a chip company vying with Nvidia for AI computing revenue, suffered the worst stock decline in 10 months after its sales outlook for the market failed to meet investors’ lofty expectations.

-Poonam Goyal, Senior U.S. E-Commerce and Retail Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses Lululemon Athletica earnings. The company boosted its full-year outlook and announced that its chief executive officer would step down.

- Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Walt Disney  licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the startup. 

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- Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Oracle shares plunging by the most since January, erasing more than $100 billion in market value, after the company escalated its spending on AI data centers and other equipment, rising outlays that are taking longer to translate into cloud revenue than investors want.

-Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses the latest on Warner Brothers Discovery. A sale of news network CNN, which President Donald Trump says is required for any Warner Bros. Discovery transaction, stands to fetch at least a $3.6 billion valuation when applying a conservative 4.5x multiple to 2026 Ebitda of around $800 million, as estimated by Kagan.

-Madison Muller, Bloomberg Health Reporter, discusses how a next-generation obesity shot from Eli Lilly & Co. helped patients lose almost a quarter of their body weight, potentially making the experimental drug the most potent weight-loss medicine yet.

-Lindsay Dutch, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Hardlines Senior Analyst, discusses Bloomberg Intelligence’s North America Consumer Hardlines outlook for 2026. According to BI, revenue gains should extend in 2026 for most consumer-hardlines retailers in our coverage, building on demand that's poised to push top-line growth to a three-year best, on average, in 2025.

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Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Lisa Abramowicz discuss remarks from Fed Chair Jay Powell following the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance. 

Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 Wednesday to lower the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.5%-3.75%. It also subtly altered the wording of its statement suggesting greater uncertainty about when it might cut rates again.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Chair Jerome Powell suggested the Fed had now done enough to bolster against the threat to employment while leaving rates high enough to continue weighing on price pressures: “This further normalization of our policy stance should help stabilize the labor market while allowing inflation to resume its downward trend toward 2% once the effects of tariffs have passed through,” he said.

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

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--Ed Ludlow, BTech Co-Anchor, discusses Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg getting personally involved in day-to-day work and pivoting the company's focus to an artificial intelligence model it can make money off of. He also talks about SpaceX moving ahead with plans for an IPO.

- Matthew Bloxham, Bloomberg Intelligence Tech Analyst, discusses Bloomberg Intelligence’s survey on AI’s cross industry disruption. AI is no longer a side project, with C-suites across nine industries racing to wire it into their business cores and 36% making it their top priority, driven more by fear of disruption than promise of growth or head-count cuts, a Bloomberg Intelligence survey finds.

-Diana Rosero Pena, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Staples Analyst, discusses Chewy earnings. Chewy Inc.’s third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street estimates, as its loyalty program and subscription service helped drive faster active customer growth. The results suggest that even budget-pressed shoppers are staying committed to their pets and gravitating toward Chewy’s services, which include the Autoship subscription program and telehealth. 

-Michael Halen, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Restaurant and Foodservice Analyst, recaps Cracker Barrel earnings. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. expects sales to fall faster than it previously forecast, showing the country-themed restaurant chain is still struggling following backlash to its failed logo change earlier this year.

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-Caroline Hyde, Bloomberg BTech Co-Anchor, discusses Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China. This marks more than just a shift in US tech policy. It also raises questions about how far he’ll go to steady ties with Xi Jinping.

-Laura Martin, Senior Analyst at Needham & Company, discusses the latest at Warner Brothers Discovery. While Netflix and Paramount Skydance vie for President Donald Trump’s blessings in their competing bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, investors have an irony to consider.

-Matthew Griffin, Bloomberg Stocks Reporter, discusses Home Depot offering cautious preliminary guidance for next year, expecting comparable sales growth to be in a range of flat to up 2% for the year.

-Diana Rosero Pena, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Staples Analyst, discusses the latest with packaged foods. Campbell’s 1Q adjusted EPS and organic sales beat consensus estimates. While the reported number was positive thanks to some holiday inventory build by retailers, without this effect organic sales decline would have been worse. 

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-Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg News Senior Editor and Entertainment Team Leader, discusses Paramount Skydance launching a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix.

-Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses the regulatory hurdles for acquiring Warner Brothers Discovery. According to Bloomberg intelligence: Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and streaming assets will likely undergo rigorous antitrust scrutiny in the US and elsewhere and it's at risk of antitrust challenges.

-Stephen Flynn, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Credit Analyst, discusses debt commitments for Warner Brothers Discovery acquisition. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: Netflix net leverage could increase to more than 3x and the raters may put the company on negative outlook, if it were to reach an agreement to buy Warner Bros. studios and streaming operations for about $75 billion in a mostly cash deal.

-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses IBM buying the data-streaming platform Confluent Inc. for about $9.3 billion, marking one of its largest takeovers yet and a major bet on the kind of enterprise software that artificial intelligence tools need to perform tasks in real time. 

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Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Norah Mulinda

On this podcast:

- Brian Egger, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Gaming and Lodging Analyst, discusses New York Mets owner Steve Cohen winning approval to operate a casino next to Citi Field in Queens.

- Mary Ross Gilbert, Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior Equity Analyst, Covering Retail, discusses Macy's earnings.

- Lily Meier, Bloomberg Retail Reporter, discusses Dollar Tree earnings.

- Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Salesforce earnings.
 
- George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses Airbus shares dropping on  report of quality issues on dozens of A320s.

- Jeffrey Langbaum, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior US REIT Analyst, discusses latest in real estate.

-  Helen Kou, BNEF Head of US Power Markets Research, discusses power demand from AI/data centers

Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P., has more than 400 professionals who provide in-depth analysis on more than 2,000 companies and 135 industries while considering strategic, equity and credit perspectives. BI also provides interactive data from over 500 independent contributors. It is available exclusively for Bloomberg Terminal subscribers.

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