Maria Sharapova made history in 2004, becoming the youngest tennis star to win a Grand Slam since Martina Hingis in 1997. Two decades later, the now hall-of-famer and mom joins Lisa Mateo on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss venturing into a new arena - serving up compelling interviews for her new podcast 'Pretty Tough.'
Tourism is down, lower-income visitors are tightening their wallets, and online gambling means the casino now fits in your pocket. But Las Vegas isn't panicking. It's doubling down on what you can't get on a screen. The Tao Group is building a 46,000-square-foot dayclub on the Strip, its flagship nightclub is posting record revenue year after year, and the city's fast permitting process lets it rebuild itself faster than anywhere else in America.
Traffic through the waterway has been at a near-standstill since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February and Tehran threatened to attack ships in the strait. Iran has said it laid mines along the most frequently used routes of the narrow waterway, and a senior US Defense Department official says clearing the strait of mines could take six months. Domino Data Lab Chief Operating Officer Thomas Robinson joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect Iranian sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz to speed up and improve the accuracy of underwater mine detection while reducing reliance on human personnel.
The collapse of Spirit Airlines is cascading through airports across the US, leaving passengers stranded mid-journey and sending rival carriers into rapid-response mode to contain the damage. Airlines for America President & CEO Chris Sununu joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
As data centers push US electricity demand toward a projected 20% increase over the next decade, one overlooked power source is getting a second look: geothermal. New techniques borrowed from oil and gas fracking are unlocking heat from deep underground in places far beyond traditional hot springs. Private capital has poured more than $1.5 billion into next-gen geothermal since 2021, and companies like Ormat and Sage Geosystems are partnering to bring commercial projects online by 2027.
Global investors are pouring money into commercial wineries in and around Cape Town, even as wine sales slow worldwide. French, German, and Norwegian consortiums are buying into one of the few wine-producing regions where vineyard prices are still climbing. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja reports.
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the first quarter as higher oil and natural gas prices outweighed production outages from the Iran war. Bloomberg Opinion Energy and Commodities Columnist joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
Actor Ben McKenzie, known for his role in The OC, discusses his transition from acting to investigating cryptocurrency through a new film he wrote and directed: Everyone Is Lying to You for Money. McKenzie explains to Bloomberg This Weekend's David Gura and Christina Ruffini he was motivated by pandemic boredom and a suggestion to buy Bitcoin.
Telegraph Senior Foreign Correspondent Adrian Blomfield provided an on-the-ground, and on the water, report from the Strait of Hormuz. Blomfield joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss how Iran maintains its blockade despite losing much of its naval forces.
President Donald Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran but stopped short of threatening fresh military action in the nine-week conflict that's triggered a global energy crisis. Bloomberg News, Managing Editor, Middle East & Africa Paul Wallace, Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead Becca Wasser and Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
