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Mercedes Reports Robust Profits

Mercedes-Benz Group reported resilient carmaking profits that beat expectations even as deliveries fell due to a slump in China. The company kept its 2026 carmaking margin outlook at 3% to 5%, but it cut its forecasts for revenue and vehicle deliveries to slightly below last year's levels. Bloomberg's Elisabeth Behrmann reports.

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Randstad CEO on AI & Future of Work

Sander van 't Noordende, CEO of recruitment giant Randstad, says their base case is that 7-8% of jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence over the next 5 to 10 years. However, Van 't Noordende says he does not see the "doomsday scenario" that some predict. In an interview on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on May 21, van 't Noordende said AI will be a "wave" over the next decade, but also presents many opportunities, enabling many workers to be more productive, and requires massive infrastructure.

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Samsung Workers to Go Ahead With Strike

Talks between Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union broke down, raising the prospect of a workers' strike. A general work stoppage will go ahead on Thursday, labor leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters. The collapse in negotiations puts the global technology supply chain at risk because Samsung is the world's biggest supplier of the chips that go into devices from data center servers to smartphones and electric vehicles. Bloomberg's Yoolim Lee reports.

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BlackRock's Jewell Warns 'Don't Get Macro Complacent'

Helen Jewell, CIO of fundamental equities at BlackRock, discusses the potential for dip buying opportunities as the war in the Middle East rattles global markets. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, she also says that investors shouldn't lose focus of macro data. "Couple of weeks ago we were talking about AI and the implications of AI. I think that's where we need to focus because we don't know when Hormuz is going to be reopened," Jewell says.

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