[Music] With headline inflation ticking up to 3% year-over-year in September, its highest level since January, and the unemployment rate sitting at 4.3%, the Federal Reserve faces a classic dual mandate dilemma. Persistent price pressures clash with a slightly softer labor market where job gains have slowed and revised data reveal 911,000 fewer positions created from April 2024 through March 2025 than previously thought. Yet the Fed will likely prioritize jobs.Despite stubborn inflation, officials have sign ...

[Music] Tech companies are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into infrastructure to ramp up artificial intelligence. In fact, some projections show that spending may be fueling nearly half of this year's estimated GDP growth. In the second quarter, techreated categories contributed over 4 percentage points to overall investment growth, which offset declines elsewhere.Revenue is growing rapidly in a very short amount of time and margins at many of the largest AI companies are all on the rise. It's like ...

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Craving fried chicken in New York City, but don't know where to go. Head to Times Square. Here you'll find flagship locations for raising Cane's Popeyes and Jollibee.Fried chicken chains have become full blown fandoms with followers who swear by each fast food, chicken's taste and quality. But one chain is missing. Kentucky Fried Chicken.Where is it. The colonel practically invented the idea of a fried chicken chain way back in 1930. What does its absence in a high foot traffic area like Times Square say ab ...

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Earnings, layoffs, and lofty forecasts--Investors are wading through results from UPS to UnitedHealth as Wall Street eyes 7,000 on the S&P. Corporate America tightens its belt with new job cuts at Amazon and Paramount. Plus, Apollo’s Scott Kleinman on a fresh deal with Keurig Dr. Pepper, and Merlin’s Matt George on the defense tech boom taking off in Massachusetts. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Open Interest 00:02:0 ...

The US strikes four suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the strikes on X. He says there were three strikes on the boats Monday, killing a total of 14 "narco-terrorists." Mexico took over the search for one survivor. President Donald Trump has been targeting drug-trafficking boats heading for the US off the coasts of Latin America since September. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notificati ...

Geopolitical Risk & Market Impact - Israeli Prime Minister instructed military for powerful strikes in Gaza Strip, testing US-brokered ceasefire [1] - Hamas allegedly violated ceasefire by failing to return all hostage remains, while Hamas claims difficulty due to Israeli destruction [2] - Uncertainty surrounds Gaza reconstruction and Hamas disarmament [3] - Israeli shekel lost 0.2% of its value against the US dollar following the announcement [4] US-Japan Alliance & Countering China - US and Japan aim to bolster alliance and counter China [5] - Japan pledged to increase US military supply imports [6] - US and Japan signed a critical minerals deal and a shipbuilding memorandum of understanding to counter China's market grip [6] - US aims to focus on energy, AI, and car manufacturing sectors to counter China [6]

Let's talk about the data if we can. You're in a position now where you've got a ton of data yourself. What's it like at the Federal Reserve.Just this idea of flying blind without having that official data. What does that mean. On the margin, they can still use private sources and they can talk to businesses.The sense is that hiring is sluggish. I think you hear that from business. You also hear from business.We're not we may be belt tightening, but we're not firing significantly either. And so the reason t ...

Who are you meeting with and what thus far has been the response been to this pay package that could see loan paid as much as $1,000,000,000,000 one. Well, thank you for having me today. Yes.As part of our annual shareholder meeting, I met with the top investors in Tesla on the institutional side and obviously also talk to retail investors through forums like this this morning to to encourage everybody to vote, but also to answer any questions that they have. From a board perspective, we really like to enga ...

US-Japan Alliance & Trade - The US aims to strengthen its alliance with Japan, viewing it as stronger than ever before [1][2] - The US expresses willingness to assist Japan in any way possible, emphasizing a strong alliance [2] - Optimism is expressed regarding overcoming trade differences between the two countries [2] - Japan is expediting its pledge to increase military spending to GDP [4] - Japan will increase imports of US military supplies [4] - The US and Japan signed an agreement on critical minerals [4] - A memorandum of understanding was signed regarding shipbuilding [4] Geopolitical Strategy - The US is trying to secure leverage ahead of talks with China [3] - Bolstering the US-Japanese alliance is seen as a way to counter China [4] Investment & Business - A planned investment fund from Japan of $550 billion was mentioned [5] - President Trump hosted a leader reception with business executives in Tokyo [5] - Japanese companies like SoftBank and Toshiba were highlighted [6]