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Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Isabelle LeeToday’s Podcast Features are: - Stuart Paul, US Economist with Bloomberg Economics, discusses comments from Scott Bessent, U.S treasury Secretary at the Institute of International Finance. Bessent said that the Trump administration is looking at multiple factors with regard to China beyond just tariffs — including non-tariff barriers and government subsidies. He also said that the strongest relationship between Washington and Beijing is at the top, and that there was no timeframe for engagement.-Craig Trudell, Bloomberg Global Autos Editor, recaps Tesla earnings. Tesla shares rose after CEO Elon Musk pledged to retreat “significantly” from his US government work to concentrate on the electric-vehicle company as his work with DOGE is “mostly done.” This comes after Tesla trimmed its spending plan after its stingiest quarter since 2021.-George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses Boeing earnings. Boeing Co. reported first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street’s estimates, giving the embattled planemaker a greater degree of stability to navigate dislocations in global trade that have complicated exports. The planemaker used $2.3 billion in free cash in the three months ended March 31 as it ramped up jet production, Boeing said in a statement Wednesday-Shelby McFaddin, Investment Analyst at Motley Fool Asset Management, discusses her outlook for the markets. The latest equity gyrations signal there’s no let up in Wall Street’s trade war obsession, with volatility-inducing policy pronouncements rocking investors big and small.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Apr 24min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel*Broadcasting Live from NJIT* Today’s Podcast Features are: Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent, discusses the latest from the IMF and World Bank spring meetings.Wunmi Sadik, NJIT Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science, discusses the development of nano-sized analytical sensors for measuring pain biomarkers in the human body.Tara Alvarez, NJIT Distinguished Professor, Bio-Medical Engineering, discusses OculoMotor Technologies, a startup developing VR solutions for optometrists to use in diagnosing and treating vision disorders.Chao Yan, NJIT alumnus; co-founder and CEO of Princeton NuEnergy, discusses (PNE), which is a global leader in lithium-ion battery direct recycling.Eric Fortune, NJIT Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, talks about how he recently led a team competing to record the biodiversity in a square kilometer of the Amazon rainforest.Elisa Kallioniemi, Assistant Professor of bio-medical engineering at NJIT, talks about the benefits of brain stimulation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Apr 41min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel Today’s Podcast Features are: Tom Orlik, Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist, discusses US stocks falling on Monday due to concerns that President Donald Trump will fire Fed Chair Jay Powell and implement policies that could lead to a recession.Phil Orlando, Chief Equity Market Strategist and Head of Client Portfolio Management at Federates Hermes, discusses his outlook on the markets. A selloff in US assets deepened as President Donald Trump stepped up criticism of Jerome Powell on social media, with stocks, the dollar and longer-dated Treasuries sliding amid concerns about the Federal Reserve’s future independence.Ros Mathieson, Bloomberg News Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, discusses death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis, who encouraged Catholics to embrace a more compassionate view on many issues but found it difficult to close the book on past abuses by clergy, died at the age of 88.Julie Biel, Chief Market Strategist & Portfolio Manager at Kayne Anderson Rudnick, discusses her outlook for the markets. Trump’s assurances that tariff talks were progressing did little to stop a market rout. The S&P 500 and other major stock indexes fell nearly 3% each while the dollar index weakened to a 15-month low.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Apr 25min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Alix SteelOn this podcast:Michael Shah, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Pharma-Biotech Analyst, discusses Pfizer terminating development of its obesity pill.George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, talks about China ordering its airlines to stop taking deliveries of Boeing jets. Deborah Aitken, Bloomberg Intelligence Luxury Goods Analyst, discusses LVMH earnings. David Welch, Bloomberg Detroit Bureau Chief, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “GM and Its Eight-Year, $35 Billion EV Bet Brace for Tariff Hit.” Woo Jin Ho, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst, talks about news that Elliott Investment Management is said to have built a position in H-P-E worth more than $1.5 billion. Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, talks about Intel agreeing to sell a 51% stake in its programmable chips unit ‘Altera’ to Silver Lake Management.Mark Gurman, Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Global Consumer Tech, discusses the latest news on Apple.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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Apr 38min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Emily Graffeo Today’s Podcast Features are: Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, and Justin Teresi, Bloomberg Intelligence Antitrust Litigation & Policy Analyst, discusses a federal judge finding Google guilty of illegally monopolizing online advertising technology markets for advertising exchanges and ad servers. The judge ruled that Google did not meet the definition of a monopoly for tools used by advertisers to buy display ads.Glen Losev, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Equity Analyst, discusses UnitedHealth Group cutting its annual forecast and reporting its first earnings miss in more than a decade, in a foreboding sign that sent shares across the insurance industry tumbling. The company said it was blindsided by rising medical costs as the first quarter closed, upending a forecast it had affirmed just three months ago.Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist, discusses recent comments from Fed Chair Jay Powell in Chicago. Today, President Donald Trump said Powell’s termination from his position can’t come quickly enough, arguing that the US central bank should have lowered interest rates already this year, and in any case should do so now.Huw Worthington, Bloomberg Intelligence European Rates Strategist, discusses today’s ECB decision. The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the seventh time since last June due to global trade tensions threatening the region's economic recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Apr 26min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Norah Mulinda Today’s Podcast Features are: Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses the latest on global tech. Technology stocks led losses on Wednesday after Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices said President Donald Trump’s administration has curbed the export of its chips to China.Mari Shor, Senior Equity Analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, joins to break down U.S Retail Sales. US retail sales rose substantially in March on a jump in car purchases and other goods such as electronics, suggesting consumers were scrambling to get ahead of tariffs.Michael Shepard, Bloomberg Senior Editor in Washington, discusses the latest on U.S-China tech. Advanced Micro Devices said it expects to take a charge of as much as $800 million after the Trump administration put new restrictions on semiconductor exports to China. The company came to the conclusion after it completed an initial assessment of a new license requirement for the export of its MI308 products, it said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.David Voreacos, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses Harvard University tapping a white-hot lawyer with conservative bona fides to fight the Trump administration’s threat to withhold billions in funding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Apr 25min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Norah Mulinda Today’s Podcast Features are: George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses China ordering a halt in Boeing jet deliveries. It’s part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on 5% on Chinese goods, according to people familiar with the matter.Alison Williams, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Global Banks and Asset Managers, discusses U.S bank earnings. Bank of America Corp.’s stock traders posted a record quarter as the company reaped the benefits of volatile markets and net interest income topped analysts’ estimates. Citigroup Inc. inched closer to a key profitability target in the first quarter as the firm’s traders surpassed expectations and the bank drew a record haul from its wealth and retail businesses.Janet Lorin, Bloomberg Higher Education Finance Reporter, discusses Harvard University President Alan Garber rejecting the Trump administration's demands to combat antisemitism, citing concerns over academic freedom and government interference in higher education. In response, a government task force on antisemitism plans to freeze $2.2 billion of multiyear grants to Harvard, and President Trump threatens to revoke the university's tax-exempt status.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Apr 21min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Emily Grafffeo Today’s Podcast Features are: Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses Intel agreeing to sell a 51% stake in its programmable chips unit ‘Altera’ to Silver Lake Management, making good on plans to start spinning off non-core assets. Intel will continue to hold a 49% stake in the business. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2025. Bloomberg reported previously on the talks between the two companies.Alison Williams, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Global Banks and Asset Manager, discusses earnings from Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs’ stock traders posted their highest quarterly revenue haul on record, riding a wave of volatility triggered by an emerging global trade war that’s roiled financial markets.Michael Shah, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Pharma-Biotech Analyst, discusses Pfizer halting development of its highest profile experimental drug, an obesity pill aimed at the blockbuster weight-loss market dominated by shots from Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly & Co., after it was linked to liver damage in a clinical trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Apr 19min