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On Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Brazil Country Chief Filipe Pacheco explains how turnout, public security and the economy are shaping the razor-thin presidential runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Pacheco examines Lula's last-minute push to mobilize voters through social media and what the election could mean for the future of Latin America's largest economy.

On Bloomberg This Weekend, MetLife Investment Management Chief Market Strategist Drew Matus examines how AI investment is driving markets, corporate spending and parts of the US economy as investors look to Big Tech earnings for evidence that the spending will pay off. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Matus discusses risks from rising technology investment and what markets need to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on inflation.

On Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead Becca Wasser and Bloomberg News Middle East correspondent Dan Williams examine how elections in the US and Israel could shape the next phase of the Iran war, including the possibility of renewed US strikes after the midterms. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Wasser and Williams assess potential US military options, Iran's capacity to retaliate and the political calculations facing President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris tells Bloomberg This Weekend how Scottish surgeon Joseph Bell's remarkable powers of observation inspired his student Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. Speaking with hosts Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo, Fitzharris discusses her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes, and Bell's largely forgotten work applying his diagnostic skills to real criminal investigations.

The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson tells Bloomberg This Weekend that AI offers powerful tools for businesses but poses significant risks to media, while its broader economic impact continues to lag behind rapidly advancing capabilities. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Thompson also discusses the discipline of distance running and how the sport shaped his relationship with his father and became an organizing force in his life.

Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich tells Bloomberg This Weekend how his reporting experience and knowledge of Russia helped him understand that his 2023 arrest on false espionage charges was likely intended to make him part of a prisoner exchange. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Gershkovich discusses his 16 months in Russian prisons, his memoir This Cursed Beautiful Land and what Stephen Hubbard's release says about Moscow's use of detained Americans in its dealings with Washington.

SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tells Bloomberg This Weekend how employers and workers can navigate open enrollment, AI-driven job disruption and growing generational divides in the workplace. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Taylor says companies need to communicate more clearly about benefits, help employees understand how AI can complement human intelligence and teach workers how to disagree constructively.

Seaport Research Partners Chief Equity Strategist Jonathan Golub tells Bloomberg This Weekend that stocks are not in an AI bubble, arguing that strong earnings and lower valuations show investors remain skeptical even as AI drives much of the market. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Golub says a prolonged Middle East conflict could keep oil and inflation elevated, eventually forcing the Federal Reserve to respond as strains emerge in credit markets.

Oliver Wyman Geostrategy Practice Leader Daniel Tannebaum tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the first Russian diesel shipment under President Donald Trump's deal with Vladimir Putin raises legal and compliance questions while offering limited relief for US fuel prices. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Tannebaum says private companies remain wary of doing business with Russia and warns that uncertainty over US sanctions and technology policy could push foreign governments and businesses toward alternatives to American suppliers.

Bloomberg News White House correspondent Kate Sullivan tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump is making himself a central figure in the closing days of the midterm campaign, even as some Republican candidates seek distance from him. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Sullivan discusses Trump's rally with Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, his effort to tailor his message to individual states and his intervention in a closely watched Alaska Senate race.