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AI Benefiting SF Real Estate: JPM's Asset Mgt.'s Tredway

Chad Tredway, Global Head of Real Estate at JPMorgan Asset Management, discussed the impact of the AI cycle on the real estate sector during a live financial news segment. While not directly investing in data centers, Tredway highlighted opportunities in the surrounding infrastructure and real estate that support AI operations. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Isabelle Lee on "The Close."

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The Crypto-Treasury Dream Unravels After a 90% Stock Plunge

Bloomberg's Maria Clara Cobo joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." The business model of launching a public company to buy crypto is falling apart. As a result, those in the queue to do so through blank-check companies are facing pressure from investors against a market backdrop that is fiercely unfriendly.

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We Can't Use The Strategic Petroleum Reserve For Political Purposes Says Mike Sommers

Mike Sommers, president of the American Petroleum Institute, joined Balance of Power to discuss the American Energy Security Framework. Sommers said the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is "in desperate need of upgrading."

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NYC Heads to Polls With Democrats Split Over Age, AI, Israel

New York City is experiencing a highly contested Congressional primary season with a number of hotly contested races. The primaries will test the political strength of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has endorsed several insurgent candidates against Democratic stalwarts, and will speak to demographic and generational shifts within the party. Daniel Squadron, former New York State Senator (D) and co-founder of The States Project, author of the new book "The Fourth Branch" joins to discuss on Balance of Power.

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Trump Says Iran's Unfrozen Funds to Remain Under US Control

President Donald Trump said Iran will only be able to use funds released from frozen accounts to purchase food and medical supplies from the US, seeking to ease concerns about peace negotiations that both sides say are making progress.  Brett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room and former White House Director of Global Engagement joined Balance of Power to discuss.

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How Eli Lilly's CEO Plans to Defeat Pharma's Boom-Bust Cycle

When Dave Ricks became chief executive officer of Eli Lilly & Co. in 2017, he was facing an industry under siege. Americans held drug companies in lower esteem than airlines, law firms and even the federal government. President Donald Trump, then starting his first term, was excoriating them for their high prices. A mounting number of reports showed that soaring costs were even forcing some diabetics to ration insulin. Ricks, the 11th CEO in Lilly's 150-year history, concedes that one was a public-relations nightmare. Almost a decade later, the mood at Lilly has shifted dramatically. The company's hit diabetes shot, Mounjaro, and obesity shot, Zepbound, have transformed its fortunes and, in many ways, its public image. We speak with Madison Muller, Bloomberg News Healthcare Reporter, for a closer look.

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