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OpenAI is preparing to file for an initial public offering in the coming weeks and is targeting a public debut sometime in the fall. The exact timing remains uncertain. The ChatGPT creator, co-founded by Sam Altman, is one of the world's most valuable and powerful AI companies. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow has all the details.

A majority of Federal Reserve officials warned the central bank would likely need to consider raising interest rates if inflation continued to run persistently above their 2% target, minutes of the April 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed. Mike McKee reports.

Max Kettner, HSBC chief multi asset strategist, discusses how he is investing during what he sees as a "incredibly K-shaped" US economy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Bhanu Baweja, chief investment strategist at UBS Investment Bank, tells Bloomberg Television that the equity markets rally is at risk from a slowdown in consumer spending as real disposable income growth nears zero and fiscal support fades.

Rufaro Chiriseri, head of fixed income for UK and Europe at RBC Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for Treasuries as 30-year yields climbed to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. "We're actually happy to be sort of on the shorter end," Chiriseri tells Bloomberg Television. "But at the same time, it starts to look a lot more interesting with 30-year real yields at levels that we haven't seen since the GFC."

Home Depot missed sales expectations at locations open at least a year, rising 0.6% in the latest quarter, as muted housing demand and high borrowing costs limited consumer spending on improvement projects. Drew Reading of Bloomberg Intelligence has more.

Nicolas Bickel, chief investment officer at Edmond de Rothschild Private Bank, says higher bond yields for an elongated period could pose a risk to equities, "especially the ones that are highly indebted, even hyperscalers." Bickel speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr says shrinking the central bank's balance sheet is the "wrong objective." He spoke May 14 at a Money Marketeers of New York University event.

The Conference Board Senior Economist Erin McLaughlin discusses the latest consumer spending trends amid the recent rise in inflation on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

US President Donald Trump said he made no commitment to Chinese leader Xi Jinping over Taiwan, and said he would make a decision soon over a planned $14 billion arms deal with the island. Trump's remarks aboard Air Force One came after Xi issued an unusually blunt warning that the two nations could descend into conflict if the Taiwan issue is mismanaged. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern reports from Beijing.