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US Army Wants to Let Companies Test Weapons Faster

The US Army wants to see new weapons on the battlefield faster. So the Pentagon will open up five military ranges to private industry to let them test drones, counter-drone technology, long-range missiles, low-cost air defense interceptors and other weapons. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall sat down with US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

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GTA VI Preorders Are 'Unprecedented,' Take-Two Says

Take-Two shares climbed after quarterly bookings beat estimates, but investors remain focused on the biggest event in the company's pipeline, the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier discusses what Take-Two is calling "unprecedented" preorder demand, why expectations for the game are so high, and what to watch for when Rockstar unveils an extended look at GTA VI gameplay ahead of its November release. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

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FCC Removes Nationwide Cap Limiting Local TV Ownership

The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines Thursday to repeal a nationwide audience cap that historically has limited the number of TV-viewing households a single broadcaster could reach.  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr led the vote overturning two decades of precedent in favor of a new case-by-case approach and teeing up a legal issue that is almost certainly headed for federal appeals court. Bloomberg's Matthew Schettenhelm joined Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss.

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4% Rule Doesn't Reflect Realities of Retirement, Says Bruce Wolfe

Soaring markets have swollen the ranks of 401(k) millionaires, and companies have largely freed themselves from costly traditional pension plans in favor of self-directed, employee-funded savings that bestow tax benefits on employers and workers. Bruce Wolfe, founder at CS Wolfe & Associates, discusses how inflation and market uncertainty are changing the way we save for, and spend during, retirement.

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Port of LA Partners with California for Vincent Thomas Bridge Project

US importers are rushing goods into the nation's two busiest ports, pushing up ocean transport costs during the wait for more tariffs and an extended bout of economic uncertainty stemming from the Iran war. Gene Seroka, CEO of the Port of Los Angeles, discusses port labor, innovation, and supply shocks impacting trade with the US.

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US Employers Cut Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls

Nonfarm payrolls decreased 23,000 last month following a combined 103,000 downward revision to the May and June figures, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as labor force participation continued to slide, and wage growth slowed. Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors and Constance Hunter, Chief Economist at EIU, react to July jobs data.

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