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Erin Price-Wright, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss defense tech investments as the Iran War reveals gaps in spending. The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin and RTX, according to the acting comptroller weapons that are in short supply as the war in Iran consumes vast amounts of the munitions.

Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Merck agreed to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion, giving the multinational company access to a promising new leukemia treatment as it faces the patent expiration of its bestselling cancer drug.

Lande Spottswood, partner of M&A and capital markets at Vinson & Elkins, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are attempting to press on with planned multibillion-dollar energy deals despite a widening conflict that's seen Iran target oil and gas infrastructure across the Middle East over the past three weeks.

Citadel Securities posted a record $12.2 billion in trading revenue last year, as the market-making arm of billionaire Ken Griffin's empire continues in its bid to compete with the largest trading desks globally. Katherine Doherty reports.

Shonnel Malani, Advent's global head of aerospace and defense, says the company plans to invest as much as $1 billion in defense tech because of increasing global geopolitical tensions. He speaks with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals."

A jury says Meta must pay at least $2.1 million in damages, and Google must pay at least $900,000 to a 20-year-old woman who said their platforms caused her to suffer a mental health crisis. June Grasso reports on Bloomberg Television.

Kleiner Perkins has raised $3.5 billion to make bets on AI startups and current portfolio companies innovating across autonomy, transportation, professional services, and space. Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Pentagon spending on defense tech from startups has more than doubled, from about $1.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2023 to $4.3 billion for Fiscal Year 2025, but still makes up less than 1% of total contract dollars. Rachel Hoff, policy director at the Ronald Reagan Institute, speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce legislation that would impose a moratorium on new AI data centers, following growing pushback on their impact on energy prices. Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, home to one of the largest concentrations of data centers in the country, discusses what approach he thinks the country should take to the AI build-out. He speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a fundraising target in its IPO of about $75 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. It would be the biggest IPO of all time. The company is looking at a market debut in June. Kiel Porter reports.

Goldman Sachs released its annual insurance survey revealing that executives in the insurance sector expect a US recession within the next three years. Mike Siegel, global head of insurance asset management and liquidity solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discusses the survey results on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Goldman Sachs' Head of Global M&A Stephan Feldgoise explains why he remains "relatively optimistic" about the M&A environment in 2026 and expects new company formations in the software space. Feldgoise spoke with Bloomberg's Dani Burger.