Former SBA Head Sees 20-30% of Small Businesses Failing

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:Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Research Analyst, discusses Tesla sales. Tesla’s vehicle sales fell 13% last quarter to an almost three-year low, as the carmaker made over its most important model and dealt with international backlash against Elon Musk.Matthew Schettenhelm, Bloomberg Intelligence Media Litigation Analyst, discusses President Donald Trump meeting to consider a proposal for divesting TikTok's US operations from Chinese parent company ByteDance. Amazon.com has also submitted an offer to purchase TikTok in the final days before the popular video app is scheduled to be banned or sold to US investors, the New York Times reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the talks.Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Policy Analyst, discusses the latest on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. He will also look at President Trump has told his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping back from his advisory role in the coming weeks, Politico reports, citing three people close to the president. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Apr 22min

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:Henrietta Treyz, Managing Partner and Director of Economic Policy at Veda Partners, discusses President Trump's Liberation Day. This includes retaliatory tariffs, bailouts for farmers, and Senate Republicans being hopeful that they will get a final answer from the Parliamentarian either tomorrow or Wednesday as to whether they can write off the $4.6T cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts permanently.Timothy Fiore, Chair for the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, discusses ISM Manufacturing PMI data. ISM prices paid rose again to the highest level in almost three years, while the new orders-to-inventory component stayed well below one and slipped to its lowest level since 2020. The component gives a reliable short lead on the headline ISM index.Sarah Ponczek, Financial Advisor at UBS Private Wealth Management, discusses her outlook for the markets. On April 2, she expects the US to announce tariffs on most major trading partners and trigger a potential tit-for-tat cycle of escalation in the weeks thereafter. The situation appears fluid, with the WSJ on Sunday reporting “Trump has pushed his team to be more aggressive,” but that policy was not yet been agreed or set, and that a 20% tariff on virtually all US trading partners is under consideration. Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Research Analyst, discusses his autos outlook. US automakers are making a last-ditch effort to sway the Trump administration on tariffs set to take effect this week, contending that levies on the thousands of parts they source abroad could have catastrophic effects on the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Apr 26min

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:- Paige Smith, Bloomberg News Consumer Finance Reporter, on Rocket to Buy Mortgage Firm Mr. Cooper in $9.4 Billion Deal. The online mortgage provider Rocket Cos. is acquiring Mr. Cooper Group Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion that will create a mortgage behemoth that handles one in every six mortgages in the US. The combined company will service a book of $2.1 trillion of loans and nearly 10 million clients, according to a statement Monday. Mr. Cooper shareholders will receive 11 Rocket shares for each of Mr. Cooper’s stock they own, representing a 35% premium, it said in the statement.- Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist on how tariff angst is pushing traders to gold. With investors on edge ahead of President Trump’s April 2 tariff salvo, bullion has risen to yet another all-time high above $3,125 an ounce, adding to a run that’s already delivered a 19% gain this year and a string of records. It’s become overbought, according to the Relative Strength Index indicator, which measures the velocity of a security’s price moves. But gold can keep rising.- Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg News Senior Economics Writer, discusses what we know about the Trump tariffs and the lessons from similarly broad tariffs in 1930. Plus, a new Bloomberg analysis of the economic impact the tariffs could have on the US economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Mar 17min

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel On this podcast: Jennifer Bartashus, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Retail Staples & Packaged Food discusses Dollar Tree’s offloading of its Family Dollar chain for about $1 billion to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management a decade after buying the business. The deal, which is expected to close next quarter, marks a disappointing end to Dollar Tree’s bid to establish itself as a discount giant, with a price tag that’s a steep discount to the nearly $9 billion it paid for Family Dollar. Dollar Tree’s store count will roughly halve following the transaction. Ava Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg News Legal Reporter on her Big Take story on President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, as President Donald Trump vows to use the Justice Department to go after his perceived enemies and upend norms, the 58-year-old Clayton is preparing to take over an institution that has fiercely guarded its independence from Washington. Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals joins to discuss Novo Nordisk agreeing to pay United Laboratories International as much as $2 billion for a next-generation obesity drug, the Danish Ozempic maker’s latest move to refill its pipeline of experimental treatments. Diana Rosero Pena, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Staples Analyst on the pet food sector, including Chewy’s earnings. Davey Alba, Bloomberg Technology Reporter, on Big Take story on how Google is looking to reshape search using AI and its race to compete against established AI rivals like ChatGPT. Andrew Silvernail, International Paper CEO to learn more about the business, his outlook and the potential impact of tariffs. Ryan Fisher, Bloomberg BNEF EV Charging Team Leader on BYD’s new fast charging technology and how EV-competitors are responding 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.

29 Mar 39min

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:- Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent, on Friday's PCE data. Consumer spending was weaker than expected again in February while a key inflation metric picked up, in a double whammy for the economy before the brunt of tariffs. Inflation-adjusted consumer spending edged up 0.1%, on the low end of economists’ estimates, after a slump January that analysts mostly blamed on bad weather. Notably in February, Americans reduced spending on services for the first time in three years in the face of higher prices — including on dining out.- Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Policy Analyst, on tariffs, DOGE, and the Senate voting on a budget resolution. - Kirsten Fontenrose, President of Red Six International, speaks on Europe's defense spending. The European Commission is urging members to raise military budgets to 3% of gross domestic product and issue joint debt to fund weapons purchases — moves that could unlock more than €800 billion ($867 billion) in additional spending over four years. Plus Gazans protesting against Hamas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Mar 23min

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: -Herman Chan, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for US Regional Banks, on how One of American banks’ fastest-growing businesses is lending to the very companies trying to grab their market share. Traditional bank lending to non-bank financial institutions like private equity firms, hedge funds and private credit shops more than doubled in the past five years, according to data analyzed by Bloomberg. That 16% annualized rate far surpassed their lending to categories including agriculture, credit cards, commercial and industrial companies as well as foreign governments, the data show.-Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst, discusses how Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on auto imports will hurt carmakers around the world and push up prices for US consumers. Among the many losers, one winner stands out: Elon Musk’s Tesla.- Jon Lin, Chief Business Officer at Equinix on AI’s impact on the data center industry in 2025 plus how Stargate and DeepSeek impacted the conversation, and the growing focus of water usage in data centers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Mar 18min

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: Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist, discusses how US tariffs on copper imports could be imposed within several weeks, earlier than expected. US President Donald Trump in February directed the Commerce Department to open an investigation into potential copper tariffs and submit a report within 270 days, though it’s now expected to be resolved sooner, said the people who asked not to be identified because the discussions are confidential. Sally Bakewell, Bloomberg US Finance Team Leader, discusses average Wall Street bonuses surging last year, with the total pool for payouts jumping to a record $47.5 billion as industry profits soared. The average annual bonus rose by almost a third, to $244,700, the first significant increase since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to estimates by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Andrew Silvernail, International Paper CEO, discusses the latest company news, including earnings and investor day. Full-year and fourth quarter net earnings include a pre-tax charge of $395 million for accelerated depreciation and restructuring charges, including $334 million related to the previously announced closure of the Company's Georgetown, S.C. pulp mill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Mar 18min

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: Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist at the Conference Board, discusses consumer confidence data. US consumer confidence fell in March to the lowest level in four years on concerns about higher prices and the economic outlook amid the Trump administration’s escalating tariffs.Drew Reading, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S Homebuilding Analyst, discusses new home sales. Sales of new homes in the US bounced back slightly last month from a rocky start to 2025 as homebuilders benefited from better weather while leaning on generous sales incentives to stoke demand.Grace Lee, Senior Portfolio Manager for Columbia Threadneedle, discusses her outlook for the markets. Grace discusses recent eco data and the impact of tariffs on investment outlook. She’s hopeful that April 2nd will provide companies with greater certainty, but most companies have been game-planning for a while, and have offered frameworks to think about impacts. Grace expects some tariff uncertainty will continue even after 4/2 (eg autos, pharma, semiconductors, etc.)Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses senior foreign officials and major tech companies pushing the Trump administration to rethink the country’s global semiconductor strategy. This comes as the US prepares a controversial framework for controlling artificial intelligence development around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Mar 22min