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Brixmor Seeing Continued Consumer Traffic, Tenant Growth

Brixmor Property Group reported upbeat second quarter sales this week, seeing strong leasing spreads, record small shop occupancy, and more. Analysts from Evercore ISI and Stifel raised their forecasts on the company after earnings results. CEO Brian Finnegan joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss, saying consumer traffic remains high, up around 10% since pre-COVID, which equates to strong tenant growth as well. He also discusses the state of consumer spending, the benefits seen by Brixmor's open-air shopping center locations, and more. Finnegan speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

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Rio Tinto lifts profit 47% and boosts interim dividend 43% on price surge

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) reported first‑half 2026 underlying EBITDA of US$14.8 billion, up 28% on a year earlier, and net earnings attributable to shareholders of US$6.7 billion, up 47%, as stronger commodity prices and higher volumes drove a step‑change in performance.

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Bloomberg

XRC Ventures Founder on the Need for AI Regulation

XRC Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Pano Anthos understands the scale of the issue of AI governance with the insurance industry dropping or excluding AI risk, as companies struggle to manage their internal architectures against outside programs. He speaks to Romaine Bostick and Emily Graffeo on Bloomberg's 'The Close.'

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Bloomberg

Barnes and Noble CEO: 'The Odyssey' is Our Best-Selling Book

Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt is seeing a tremendous resurgence in the business as consumers return to a love of physical book stores, with more to offer like vinyl records and in-store cafes. He also attributes blockbuster Hollywood successes such as 'The Odyssey' being a driving force for Gen Z and older to read more. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Emily Graffeo on Bloomberg's 'The Close.'

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Bloomberg

Databricks Co-Founder: IPO a Matter of "When" Not "If"

Databricks Co-Founder and Senior VP of Field Engineering Arsalan Tavakoli sees an endless amount of possibilities in the AI space, but also the need for governance at all levels of the industry as the company waits for the right time to go public. He speaks to Romaine Bostick and Emily Graffeo on Bloomberg's 'The Close.'

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Bloomberg

Crypto Rewiring Financial Infrastructure

Dushyant Shahrawat, Bloomberg Intelligence Crypto & Assets Analyst, says crypto it here to stay and promises to change the way financial products are manufactured. He argues that just like we got used to trusting software and AI, the financial world will do the same with cryptocurrencies, and that the increased use of platforms like Venmo was just the first step.

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