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Jeffrey Epstein's Black Card: How He Moved Women With His Exclusive American Express Card

For years, Epstein's office relied on American Express to arrange trips not just for the disgraced financier, who'd pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution, but for dozens of women, often Eastern European. His Centurion relationship manager also booked and canceled trips that were never meant to be taken, a move aimed at helping the women obtain visas, according to emails released by the Department of Justice. Bloomberg's Max Abelson discusses with host Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

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US Inflation Driven Higher in April by Gasoline, Food

US inflation accelerated in April amid an ongoing climb in gasoline prices and a jump in the cost of groceries. The consumer price index rose 3.8% from a year earlier, the fastest pace since 2023, while the core CPI, which excludes food and energy, increased 0.4% from a month earlier and 2.8% from a year earlier. Michael McKee breaks down the numbers on Bloomberg Television.

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JPM's Lakos: Dwindling Oil Inventories Could Force Reopening of Hormuz

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, with the US President saying the ceasefire is on "massive life support". Dubravko Lakos, Global Head of Market Strategy at JPMorgan, says inventories have helped to offset to the energy shock so far, but we're now heading towards so-called "operational stress levels" that could potentially force the reopening of the Strait. Lakos joined Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at JPMorgan's Global Markets Conference in Paris.

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JPMorgan's Sanjay Jhamna: Software Shock is Over

Private credit may have been hit by negative headlines, but inflows are unquestionably strong, says Sanjay Jhamna, Head of Global Credit Trading at JPMorgan. He says the fact that recent AI model releases did not result in a negative market reaction shows that the shock has passed for the software sector. Jhamna joined "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" at the JPMorgan's Global Markets Conference in Paris.

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