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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Isabelle Lee

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

Jennifer Bartashus, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Retail Staples & Packaged Food, discusses Walmart earnings. Walmart delivered solid sales and earnings growth, but cautioned that tariffs and economic turbulence will lead to price increases.

Mari Shor, Senior Equity Analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, joins to break down U.S Retail Sales. US retail sales rose 1.4% in March, the most in over two years, driven by a jump in car purchases and other goods such as electronics.

Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses President Donald Trump saying he’s asked Apple’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel 

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

Sid Philip, Deputy Team Leader for Global Aviation, discusses Boeing signing an accord with Qatar Airways for up to 210 widebody aircraft, including the 787 Dreamliner and 777X model, in a deal valued at $96 billion. The agreement is a major win for Boeing, Qatar Airways, and President Donald Trump, who witnessed the signing ceremony and congratulated Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on the record-breaking order.

Sean O'Hara, President of Pacer ETFs, joins the show to talk about ETF investing, markets, and current flows. Sean says three key headwinds have been pressuring markets: tariffs, tax policy, and Federal Reserve uncertainty.
Recent progress in U.S-China tariff negotiations removes a major source of uncertainty.


Joe Mastrangelo, CEO of Eos Energy Enterprises, discusses energy storage systems. He discusses American energy policy, energy innovation, and company performance and growth.

Austin Carr, Bloomberg Technology Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Threatens US Dominance of AI.”
Description: DeepSeek’s sudden emergence illustrates how China’s industry is thriving despite Washington’s efforts to slow it down.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel 

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

-Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Rate Strategist, discusses U.S CPI data. US inflation rose by less than forecast in April amid tame prices for clothing and new cars, suggesting little urgency so far by companies to pass along the cost of higher tariffs to consumers.

-Sarah Ponczek, Financial Advisor at UBS Private Wealth Management, discusses her outlook for the markets. The stock market rallied, wiping out losses for the year, on speculation that trade war tensions are cooling, with the S&P 500 rising 0.9% and the Nasdaq 100 climbing 1.7%.

-Glen Losev, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Equity Analyst, discusses UnitedHealth earnings. UnitedHealth Group Inc. unexpectedly replaced its chief executive and suspended earnings guidance, raising increasing questions over how the company once regarded as a safe bet by investors has got its cost predictions so wrong.

-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Microsoft saying it will cut thousands of workers with a focus on reducing layers of management. The planned terminations will amount to less than 3% of total headcount, a spokesperson said. They will occur across geographies, employee levels and include LinkedIn, the spokesperson added.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel 

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses President Trump attempting to slash drug prices for Americans by more closely aligning their costs to lower prices paid abroad, renewing and expanding upon a failed push from his first term.

Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Policy Analyst, discusses talks between Washington and Beijing to temporarily lower tariffs and de-escalate the trade war. The tariff arrangement will see the combined 145% US levies on most Chinese imports reduced to 30% and the 125% Chinese duties on US goods will drop to 10% for three months to give the countries time to negotiate a broader agreement on trade.

James Abate, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Centre Asset Management, discusses the latest on the markets. Investors betting the US-China trade reprieve marks the end to an all-out tariff war that had threatened to tip the world into a recession sent stocks rallying, while spurring a slide in defensive corners of the market from bonds to gold and haven currencies.

Brant Standridge, President, Consumer and Business Banking at Huntington Bank, discusss Huntington's expansion as banks pull back, and overall growth story. Huntington is a top-10 U.S. regional bank and a Fortune 500 company with $204 billion in assets. It’s one of the only regional banks to post growth in the first quarter of 2025, driven by increased loans and deposits, expanded net interest margin, growth of fee revenues, and rigorous expense management.

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Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel

On this podcast:

- Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Walt Disney earnings.
- Jennifer Bartashus, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Retail Staples & Packaged Food, discusses Tyson Foods earnings.
- Brian Egger, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Gaming and Lodging Analyst, discusses Marriott earnings.
- Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses BioNTech earnings.
- Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst, discusses Ford earnings.
- Pol Lezcano, BloombergBNEF Senior Associate, discusses U.S clean power.

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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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel 

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

-Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg News Senior Economics Writer, discusses President Donald Trump floating an 80% tariff on China ahead of negotiations due to begin Saturday as he urged Beijing to do more to open their markets to US goods.

-Josh Pantony, Co-founder and CEO of Boosted.AI, discusses AI spending, arms race, and how investors are using AI. Recent earnings reports from the largest companies in the world -- Meta, Microsoft and Amazon -- underscore that spending on AI continues to grow exponentially.

-Henrietta Treyz, Managing Partner and Director of Economic Policy at Veda Partners, discusses U.S-China talks and President Trump’s tax plan. Veda Partners' forecast says there is growing optimism, particularly as business leaders at the Milken conference posited that 50-60% tariff rate reductions could come soon, and that this week's first meeting between the US and China will lead to a sharp reduction in tariffs in the very near term, perhaps immediately. 

-Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses US prosecutors and regulators investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike and Carahsoft Technology. They are probing what senior company executives may have known about it and are examining other transactions made by the cybersecurity firm, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel 

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

Enda Curran, Bloomberg Global Economy Reporter, and Joe Mayes, UK Government Reporter, discuss US President Donald Trump announcing a trade framework with the UK, which will bring down barriers and expand market access for American goods, including beef and ethanol.

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Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro 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 Chair Jerome Powell said officials are not in a hurry to adjust interest rates, adding tariffs could lead to higher inflation and unemployment. “If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced or sustained, they’re likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth and an increase in unemployment,” Powell said Wednesday at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Washington. “The effects on inflation could be short lived, reflecting a one time shift in the price level,” he said. But it’s “also possible that the inflationary effects could instead be more persistent.”

Officials voted unanimously to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it has been since December. In a statement, policymakers said they see a growing risk of both higher inflation and rising unemployment. “Uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased further,” the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement. They added, “the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.”

The S&P 500 index of US stocks and Treasury yields fell following the announcement, while the dollar pared gains.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

-Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Walt Disney earnings. Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates and raised its outlook for the full year, citing strong performances from theme parks and streaming TV.

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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel

Today’s Podcast Features are: 

-Ros Mathieson, Bloomberg News Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, discusses German Parliament backing Friedrich Merz as German Chancellor.

-Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses DoorDash announcing two multibillion-dollar acquisitions: buying London-based delivery company Deliveroo Plc for £2.9 billion and hospitality tech company SevenRooms Inc. for $1.2 billion.

-Bess Freedman, Chief Executive Officer at Brown Harris Stevens, discusses the state of commercial real estate. Topics include: CRE Lending Rebound Amid Lingering Uncertainty, Retail Sector Faces Ongoing Challenges, and Retail Sector Faces Ongoing Challenge.

-Pol Lezcano, BloombergBNEF Senior Associate, gives his outlook for clean energy. BNEF says clean energy buildout (solar, onshore wind and energy storage) in the US won't slow down despite Trump's efforts to build more fossil fuel power generation and nuclear.

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