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McKinsey's Kutcher Says AI Creates Jobs and Opportunity

Eric Kutcher, McKinsey & Co. chair of North America, is very bullish on the US economy. He says there will be more jobs in 2035 then there are today. He says artificial intelligence is creating jobs and points out that software developers who help AI write code are in high demand. He appears on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

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Will Trump & Republicans Get 'Absolutely Hammered' in US Midterm Elections?

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group, says Republicans will lose control of the US House of Representatives and could also lose the Senate in November's US midterm elections. Bremmer discusses the political risks facing President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as polls show dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war, amid rising fuel prices and low approval ratings. Bremmer spoke to Bloomberg TV's Francine Lacqua on "The Pulse."

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IMF Chief Warns Governments to Act Now on Record Debt

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says governments must act urgently to address challenges from the energy shock, rising interest rates and record debt piles. Increased spending following the Covid-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Middle East have pushed some nations "out of the safe zone," Georgieva tells Bloomberg Television.

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JPMorgan's Guven Toktamis on Private Equity DPI & Outlook

Pressure to show strong distributed paid-in capital (DPI) is top of mind in the private equity space, says Isik Guven Toktamis, JPMorgan EMEA Head of Private Equity Investment Banking. "2026 has been actually been a good year for sponsored M&A. Overall, M&A volume is up by 40%, and we continue to have a very strong pipeline, of exits," she added. Guven Toktamis spoke with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at the JPMorgan Tech Stars Conference in London on Oct. 6.

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French School Protests Draw More Than 250,000

Hundreds of French high schools were shut on Tuesday as teacher unions joined a student-led movement that has spread across the country and sometimes turned violent. The protests are demanding more money for education, highlighting the difficulty the government faces in trying to rein in public spending while also providing all of the core services its citizens want. Bloomberg Economics' Jean Dalbard breaks down the situation.

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ServiceNow President and COO Amit Zavery on AI Demand

ServiceNow's Amit Zavery remains bullish on the broader AI sector, citing strong enterprise demand for AI-powered software. The President and COO says ServiceNow continues to outperform its financial targets, thanks to a favorable outlook. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of Token2049 in Singapore.

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Covenant Plans Mass Production of Cruise Missiles in Germany

Defense startup Covenant says their new heavy-payload, long-range missile called Anthem will become key to Europe's deterrence. The company plans to mass produce the missile at a new factory in eastern Germany, as NATO allies look for ways to refill depleted stocks of precision-strike weapons. Covenant President Abby Denburg spoke with Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll from Berlin, on October 6, 2026.

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