Russ Brownback, BlackRock's Deputy CIO and Head of Global Macro Positioning, says 2% productivity growth allows the economy to expand without adding hours worked, and that generative AI is poised to push productivity even higher. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
Medra, which programs robots with AI to conduct and improve biological experiments, has raised $52 million to build what it says will be one of the largest autonomous labs in the United States. Medra CEO Michelle Lee joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Lululemon Athletica Inc. said Chief Executive Officer Calvin McDonald is stepping down as the pricey yoga-wear brand looks to reignite growth amid pressure from upstart competition and it founder. Chief Financial Officer Meghan Frank and Chief Commercial Officer André Maestrini will serve as interim co-CEOs. BTIG Analyst Janine Stichter joins "Bloomberg The Close."
Beth Kindig, lead tech analyst at the I/O fund, says investors should keep an eye on the moment when there is an inflexion - which hasn't happened yet, but which is what tech CEOs are "banking on." She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Chip-design software maker Synopsys gave an upbeat first quarter forecast, following a significant equity investment from Nvidia earlier this month. Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Disney is licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the startup. Bloomberg News reporter Hannah Miller and Bloomberg Opinion contributor Dave Lee join Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Alex Zukin, Managing Director and Senior Analyst covering enterprise software at Wolfe Research, discusses the fall in Oracle shares and why he thinks it is more about a "timing mismatch" and the company is getting "overly penalized". He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Following Wednesday's decision by the Fed to lower interest rates once again, New York life Investments Chief Market Strategist Lauren Goodwin believes that rates falling into the lower bound of neutral will spur the markets to say 'no more,' forcing the 10-year yield to move higher. She joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on 'Bloomberg Businessweek Daily' to discuss the market's reaction to the Fed decision and how inflation could impact the Fed in 2026.
Oracle Corp. shares plunged after the company escalated its spending on AI data centers and other equipment, erasing more than $100 billion in market value. The latest earning report and share slide marks a reversal of fortunes for a company that just a few months ago was enjoying a blistering rally and clinching multibillion-dollar data center deals. Bloomberg's Robert Schiffman joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on 'Bloomberg Businessweek Daily' to break it down.
