Critical minerals and data centers remain top investment opportunities in Africa, according to Bloomberg Businessweek's latest Investors Guide to Africa. Bloomberg's Chief Africa Correspondent Jennifer Zabasajja reports
European asset management firm Eurazeo has opened its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi. Mathieu Teisseire, Eurazeo, Head of Investor Relations told Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on why they decided to expand in the region despite the geopolitical tensions.
Roy Larke, Co-founder at consultancy JapanConsuming, discusses the outlook and challenges facing Japan's retail and consumer sector. He speaks with Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.
President Trump is hitting the gas on the campaign trail, hoping to turn red-state rallies into Republican votes. As Shaquille Omari explains, the GOP push comes with political headwinds.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the Justice Department is expanding investigations into alleged election crimes ahead of the midterms, including noncitizen voting, and plans to deploy monitors to polling locations across the country. Speaking with Myles Miller, Blanche also discusses the department's misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges, its review of the Federal Reserve headquarters renovation and the administration's defense of its tariff authority.
Bloomberg White House Correspondent Kate Sullivan and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Ron Brownstein are on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing President Donald Trump's midterm campaign push as Republicans defend increasingly competitive races in states including Ohio and Alaska. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, they examine how voter concerns about the cost of living, the Iran war and data centers are shaping the campaign as Trump seeks to rally Republican voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
Schwab Head of Macro Research and Strategy Kevin Gordon tells Bloomberg This Weekend that AI-related technology stocks are supporting the broader market even as many individual companies have suffered significantly larger declines, highlighting increasingly narrow market leadership. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Gordon says a gradual Federal Reserve tightening cycle and a labor market that avoids widespread layoffs could support stocks, while investors are increasingly focused on whether companies sustain their enormous AI capital spending.
Bloomberg Brazil Country Chief Filipe Pacheco is on Bloomberg This Weekend as voters cast ballots in a closely contested presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with smaller-party candidates also competing in the first round. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Pacheco explains the importance of turnout, the potential for an Oct. 25 runoff and concerns about possible foreign interference as Brazil conducts its election. Bloomberg's latest coverage confirms the race is tight and that a runoff will be held if no candidate wins a majority Sunday.
Taiwan's Representative to the US, Alexander Yui, tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Washington has reassured Taipei its Taiwan policy remains unchanged following President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, even as a $14 billion US arms package remains stalled. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Yui says Taiwan wants faster weapons deliveries and is deepening its economic relationship with the US through major investments in semiconductors and other industries.
America's college-age population is shrinking, putting pressure on universities with high fixed costs and fewer students to fill their campuses. Schools like Bowling Green State are responding by adding career-focused programs and trying to stand out in a crowded market, while institutions that fail to adapt are facing cuts, closures and economic fallout for the towns that depend on them.
Bloomberg Pursuits Senior Features Writer Thu-Huong Ha tells Bloomberg This Weekend about spending 48 hours in Singapore without relying on a smartphone, navigating a city where transportation, payments, dining and government services are deeply integrated with digital technology. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Ha says the experiment required more patience and effort but also made her more observant of her surroundings and convinced her there is value in experiencing boredom without immediately reaching for a screen.
Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey tells Bloomberg This Weekend that softer September jobs data give the Federal Reserve room to hold rates steady in October, but persistent inflation could still lead policymakers to raise rates again in December and early next year. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Jersey says strong economic growth and loose fiscal policy are also contributing to higher global bond yields, keeping pressure on central banks to restrain inflation.
