OpenAI Valuation Soars to $500B; US Government Shutdown Continues | Bloomberg Brief 10/2/2025

VONNIE: GOOD MORNING, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. SKYHIGH VALUATION. OPENAI BECOMES THE MOST VALUABLE START UP AT $500 BILLION, SURGING PAST SPACEX.TECH OPTIMISM IN GENERAL, MARKETS SHRUGGING OFF YOUR SHUTDOWN CONCERNS AS TECH DRIVE STOCKS TO FRESH HIGHS. IN THE WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO FILE FEDERAL WORKER THIS WEEK OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN INTO A SECOND DAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE MARKETS BECAUSE SURE, NEGATIVE JOB SPRINGS IN THE PRIVATE SPHERE WERE NOT LIKELY TO GET INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS TODAY NOR ...