YVONNE: WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LABUBUS HERE TODAY. TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE STOCK OF POP MART ITSELF. CERTAINLY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS 40% SLUMP WE'VE SEEN IN THE SHARES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT CERTAINLY RAISES YES ABOUT THE COMPANY'S LONGER TERM PROSPECTS.THERE'S THIS FEAR THAT LABUBU MANIA MHT BE OVER. THE STOCK IS TRADING NEAR RECORD LOW VALUATION. CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.MAYBE IT'S JUST A STOCK STORY. MAYBE PEOPLE ALREADY RUNG THE STOCK UP TOO HIGH. WHEN IT COMES TO THE GROWTH PRO ...

Wizards of the Coast, which produces both Dungeons and Dragons and Magic. The gathering is the growth engine for Hasbro. It's expected to contribute nearly 40% of 2025 sales.I visited Wizards headquarters outside Seattle with Gina Geter to find out what Magic Hasbro is casting to drive the success of these games. This year we launched Final Fantasy, which is the biggest set ever in Magic's history. I think it was the biggest set ever on day one of the launch, but it's not our IP where we're paying someone f ...

The challenge, especially within my supply chain, is now how do you have enough productivity initiatives to offset the the increased cost of of all the products for the industry as a whole. You have more than 80% dependence on China as a sourcing market for some of the bigger players. That exposure is less and they have more nimble, more flexible supply chains to navigate this disruption For the medium sized and smaller players, this has been very, very disruptive.Can you just move your supply chain out of ...

US-Venezuela Relations & Oil Industry Implications - The US is implementing a "quarantine" against Venezuela, targeting sanctioned oil tankers, which is a step below a blockade [1][2] - A de facto quarantine already exists due to vessels being hesitant to transit near Venezuela [2] - The US justifies the quarantine by enforcing existing sanctions on these tankers [3][4] - The action chokes off a vital feedstock (oil) for the Venezuelan economy, which is heavily reliant on oil exports [5][6] - Venezuela's oil exports are currently just below 900,000 barrels [6] Potential Economic Impact on Venezuela - The scope and enforcement mechanism of the quarantine will significantly impact Venezuela's ability to generate revenue [7] - There are approximately 30 US-sanctioned tankers in Venezuelan waters out of about 80 vessels [8] Shifting Justifications & Potential Motives - The initial justification of stopping drug trade has shifted to acquiring land and oil rights [16][17] - President Trump alleges that the US had oil rights that were taken away and "we want it back" [17] - The US may be using this as an opportunity to reclaim oil assets, with Chevron being the only remaining US company with a presence [18][19] - The operation may ultimately be about regime change and pressuring Nicolas Maduro [20] - The end goal might involve Venezuela making a deal with the US to return what Trump alleges has been stolen [21][22]

I realize what happened in the House with that discharge petition involves a unique tool in the House. Will John Thune be compelled to bring a similar extension back to the floor after what we just saw today. Well, I hope so, because what what you're talking about has happened in the House is based on the need of the American public.I think both Democrats and Republicans realize the American public is demanding that they still have affordable health care in this country. That includes those subsidies for en ...

We have two uh issues to deal with. One is the immediate expiration of these enhanced premium tax credits that were put in place by Democrats during co uh as a temporary measure to address healthc care affordability uh during a pandemic. Secondarily is the fact that under Obamacare, healthcare premiums have risen by 96% while insurance company profits have grown by over 2,000% during the last 15 years.Uh and so we need to tackle both of these issues concurrently. It's why I've been working in a bipartisan w ...

You're, of course, one of a handful of Republican members who crossed the aisle to sign a discharge petition that Democrats had put forward to extend Obamacare subsidies. How did we get here, Congressman. And what are you seeing that your party's leaders are not.Well, look, we have two issues to deal with. One is the immediate expiration of these enhanced premium tax credits that were put in place by Democrats during COVID as a temporary measure to address health care affordability during a pandemic. Second ...

When you get into a conversation with CEOs, they want to hear data. They want to hear facts. And I have watched him evolve and grow over the last eight months where we had conversations last week, one on housing, one on child care, where he was there with a pen and a notebook, taking notes, asking questions, and coming back with very substantive responses.So he has absorbed a lot and is now digging deep on these issues that um you know Ken Griffin expressed concern about the fact that uh he made a lot you k ...

And right now we are 2 minutes away from the end of the trading day. Romaine Bostick alongside Katie Greifeld, taking you through to that closing bell with a global simulcast. We're joined now by Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec from the radio room.Welcome to our audiences across all of our Bloomberg platforms, including our partnership with YouTube. A decidedly down day. Stocks at session lows right now as we get just less than 2 minutes to those bells and Carol Massar, we're going to close below some key mov ...

We started with just one prediction market on the platform uh which was the presidential election in 2024 and since then we've gone to over 1,500 contracts on the platform across uh pretty much every domain. We've got politics, we've got world affairs, economics, culture, and we recently added weather and and of course as you mentioned sports. Well, we've had a few incidents now of alleged insider trading in prediction markets.Do you think insider trading poses a risk to fairness in prediction markets or co ...