BI Weekend: Rocket Deal, Restaurant Spending, Gen AI

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Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel

On this podcast: Tim Craighead, Bloomberg Intelligence Research Director for Content, discusses 10 companies to watch in the second quarter of 2025. Chris Gadomski, Bloomberg NEF Lead Nuclear Analyst, discusses the growing enthusiasm for nuclear power. Paige Smith, Bloomberg News Consumer Finance Reporter, discusses Rocket agreeing to buy mortgage firm Mr. Cooper in a $9.4 Billion deal. Jon Lin, Chief Business Officer at Equinix, discusses the future of AI and powering data centers. Michael Halen, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Restaurant and Foodservice Analyst, talks about the rising costs of food and how that is impacting the consumer. Julie Choi, CMO of Cerebras, discusses generative AI.

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