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The fight for artificial intelligence supremacy is between open versus closed systems rather than where those systems are built, according to Mistral AI's chief executive officer, Arthur Mensch.

CPI slowed to 3% as expected in January, reinforcing the case for a rate cut by April, if not in March from the Bank of England.

UK inflation dropped to a 10-month low, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, bolstering the case for an interest-rate cut when the Bank of England meets next month. Jefferies economist Modupe Adegbembo, speaking on Bloomberg Television, forecasts 75 basis points of rate reductions in 2026. "We think growth is weaker than expected," she says. "The second factor is that we think looking at the labor market, the labor market conditions are not doing well right now."

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Sophie Huynh, portfolio manager and strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management, explains why the firm has had a preference for tech hardware over software stocks for over a year. "In terms of hardware, we knew that there was going to be demand for memory," Huynh explains.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Amazon by more than 75% in the fourth quarter, while also building a stake in the New York Times, his last new bet as chief executive officer of the conglomerate. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is expected to step down from her role before her eight-year term ends in October 2027, according to a Financial Times report. Lagarde wants to leave before the French presidential election in April next year, which would allow French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to find her replacement together, the report said, citing an unidentified person familiar with her thoughts on the matter. It isn't clear yet when she may exit, the report said. Bloomberg's Jana Randow explains.

Gold advanced back above $4,900 an ounce as dip-buyers snapped up the metal after a two-day drop. Meanwhile copper rose, trimming losses earlier in the week, as risk assets including equities advanced in thin holiday trading. George Cheveley, Natural Resources Portfolio Manager at Ninety One spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the market performance.

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, discusses the market's reaction to the company's revised forecast and the impact of the recent CyberArk acquisition. He speaks with Ed Ludlow on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition."

Anthropic PBC's talks about extending a contract with the Pentagon are being held up over additional protections the artificial intelligence company wants to put on its Claude tool, a person familiar with the matter said. Anthropic wants to put guardrails in place to stop Claude from being used for mass surveillance of Americans or to develop weapons that can be deployed without a human involved, the person said, asking not to be identified because the negotiations are private. The Pentagon wants to be able to use Claude as long as its deployment doesn't break the law. Bloomberg News Tech and National Security Reporter Katrina Manson joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.