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The Forecast: The '70s Global Crises and Today

The Forecast Newsletter on Bloomberg.com: Spend your Sunday thinking about what's ahead with predictions and analysis from around the world. Journalist and author Philip Delves Broughton joins Bloomberg's David Gura and Christina Ruffini to examine the parallels between the current Middle East war driven energy shock and the 1973 Yom Kippur crisis.

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6-Time Olympic Medalists Humphries and Meyers Taylor

On International Women's Day, Bloomberg's Christina Ruffini and David Gura speak with U.S. bobsled greats Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, both six-time Olympic medalists and mothers in their forties. Both athletes stress the importance of support systems family, childcare, teammates, and national programs in enabling women to compete at the highest level. Watch, on "Bloomberg This Weekend."

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Philip Morris CEO Says Cigarettes Belong in a Museum as Zyn and IQOS Surge

For more than a century, tobacco has been one of the world's most heavily regulated industries and with each wave of regulation, it has reinvented itself. Now Philip Morris International is accelerating a shift away from combustible cigarettes toward smoke-free products like IQOS and Zyn, arguing that eliminating combustion dramatically reduces harm. The company says cigarettes should eventually disappear altogether. But as nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products gain popularity, public health experts warn that long-term effects remain uncertain and addiction risks persist, raising new questions about whether this is transformation or reinvention.

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China Foreign Minister Seeks Stable US Ties

Despite the conflict in Iran and recent tariff shakeups, China remains committed to keeping relations with Washington on a stable track. Foreign Minister Wang Yi's 1.5-hour briefing makes it clear: for Beijing, crucial trade and economic ties are currently taking priority over geopolitical friction. Bloomberg's Minmin Low reports from Beijing.

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Rising Gas Price Concerns, Fed Policymakers Cautious

Bloomberg News Economics Editor, Michael McKee, joins Bloomberg's David Gura and Christina Ruffini to discuss recent comments from Tom Barker of the Richmond Fed regarding the impact of rising gasoline prices on the US economy. The Federal Reserve is aware that lowering interest rates will not reduce gasoline prices and could instead fuel inflation, so they are monitoring for secondary effects on the broader economy rather than reacting directly to fuel cost changes. Watch on "Bloomberg This Weekend."

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