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Creators Miss Out on AI Agentic Economy, Says Parallel CEO

Parallel, a web API purpose-built for AI, is launching 'Index', a new marketplace that pays publishers and data providers based on how much their content helps an AI agent complete a task. Parallel founder and CEO Parag Agrawal, also the former CEO of Twitter, joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

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US Consumer Navigating Shocks 'Remarkably Well,' Says Michelle Meyer

Elevated energy prices have stoked inflation fears, raising the risk that the Federal Reserve and other central banks may need to keep rates elevated. Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Institute at Mastercard, discusses how the consumer is faring amid an increasingly uncertain economic picture, especially as summer travel picks up.

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Bessent Urges Allies to Aggressively Enforce Iran Sanctions

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed US allies to join the US in enforcing sanctions on Iran and other malicious actors, saying, "Crushing the threat of terrorism compels all of you to step up and join us in rooting out the financing that sustains it." Bessent addressed the No Money for Terror conference on Tuesday, part of the meeting of the Group of Seven Nations in Paris.

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How Natural Gas Will Power the AI Future

Williams CEO Chad Zamarin joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the AI boom is triggering the biggest natural gas demand surge in decades. He explores why data centers are overwhelming the power grid, why natural gas is becoming the backbone of AI infrastructure, and how America's energy "superpower" could protect the US from global energy shocks.

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Behind the AI Debt Boom

JPMorgan's David De Boltz explains why Wall Street is pouring unprecedented money into AI infrastructure, data centers, and GPU financing, while abandoning parts of the software market. On Bloomberg Open Interest, he breaks down the $5 trillion AI buildout, why investors are still buying despite rising rates, and the hidden refinancing risks emerging in tech credit.

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Inflation Angst Drives US Long-Dated Bond to 2007 High

Yields on the US Treasury's longest-dated bond rose to the highest level in almost two decades as investor concern over accelerating inflation fueled a selloff in global debt markets. The move represents a new high-water mark after a recent bond selloff pushed government yields around the globe to multiyear highs. Joe LaVorgna, Chief Economist at SMBC Nikko Securities, discusses the impact of higher inflation on rates, the US consumer, and President Trump's economic agenda.

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Liberty Media CEO on the Media Landscape

Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang discusses the company's decision to simplify its corporate structure by breaking up into multiple entities, noting that it aims to better serve shareholders' interests in the evolving media landscape. He speaks with Lisa Abramowicz on the sidelines of the JPMorgan global technology, media and communications conference in Boston.

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