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Anu Aiyengar, JPMorgan's head of M&A talks to Bloomberg's Dani Burger at the Milken Conference in Beverly Hills. She reveals why the market is exploding with megadeals despite global uncertainty. From massive scale advantages to hidden valuation gaps, she breaks down why big companies are getting bigger, and why volatility isn't stopping them.

The value of imports rose by 2.3% while exports increased 2% in March from the prior month. The trade gap now stands at $60.3 billion. Bloomberg's Michael McKee has the data breakdown.

Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, expects that productivity gains from artificial intelligence will probably result in more jobs being created than are lost, similar to the effects after China joined the World Trade Organization.

Duke Energy's CFO Brian Savoy joins Bloomberg Open Interest to break down a strong earnings beat and explains why the company isn't raising guidance yet. He reveals how AI data center demand is reshaping the power grid. He says the real edge is Duke's  "speed to power" strategy that gets customers online years faster while managing grid strain.

Italian cable maker Prysmian is scouting the market for a potential acquisition, Chief Executive Officer Massimo Battaini told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. Potential targets could be similar in size to Encore Wire acquired in 2024 with an enterprise value of around 4 billion ($4.68 billion). Battaini spoke on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on Bloomberg TV.

Jorge Leon, senior VP and head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy, says demand destruction has begun in the global oil market due to the Iran war and looks at the potential for additional supplies coming to the market if prices remain at elevated levels.

Moody's Marc Pinto says private credit has proven resilient through a recent liquidity crunch, with software-heavy BDC portfolios holding up and troubled borrowers still low at around 0.5%. Pinto, the Global Head of Private Credit at Moody's Ratings, says the sector should continue expanding, though elevated redemptions are likely through year-end before stabilising closer to 5%. Pinto discussed the outlook on Bloomberg The Opening Trade with Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie.

Moody's Marc Pinto says private credit has proven resilient through a recent liquidity crunch, with software-heavy BDC portfolios holding up and troubled borrowers still low at around 0.5%. Pinto, the Global Head of Private Credit at Moody's Ratings, says the sector should continue expanding, though elevated redemptions are likely through year-end before stabilising closer to 5%. Pinto discussed the outlook on Bloomberg The Opening Trade with Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie.

The French Trade Minister argued the EU will use tools if Donald Trump makes excessive threats to strategic industries, and is seeking to build a more 'predictable' trade relationship with the US. Nicolas Forissier spoke exclusively to Bloomberg TV ahead of France presiding a meeting of G7 Trade Ministers in Paris on Wednesday.

French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier discusses the trade relationship between the European Union and the US as President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the EU to 25%. EU officials have said all options will be on the table if Trump follows through with the threat as the two sides work to implement the agreement. "There was an agreement last July, and so now we have to implement it," Forissier tells Bloomberg Television.

RBA Governor Michele Bullock defends the hike to 4.35%, warning that the Iran war and oil shocks have "complicated" the inflation fight and increased recession risks.

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) has pivoted to a self-funded model, marking an operational milestone as it transitions towards fully underground mining.