Joining Bloomberg This Weekend, Qatar Airways Group CEO Hamad Ali Al-Khater says passenger demand remains resilient despite regional conflict and sharply higher jet fuel costs, with travelers booking closer to departure and the carrier shifting capacity toward its most profitable routes. The airline plans to take delivery of 138 aircraft over the next five years while expanding its cargo business and continuing its Starlink rollout.
World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly as escalating Middle East tensions, the war in Ukraine and pressure on global energy supplies dominate the diplomatic agenda. Bloomberg News managing editor for European economy & government Ben Sills and CNN senior national security reporter Jennifer Hansler join Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss Europe's push for Ukrainian air defenses, the US approach to the Houthis and the prospects for diplomacy as Saudi Arabia faces renewed attacks. At the 2026 Qatar Economic Forum, UNGA Special Edition; Powered by Bloomberg.
President Donald Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center are hitting legal roadblocks as questions mount over the landmark's future. Bloomberg's Shaquille Omari breaks down the escalating battle over one of Washington's most iconic cultural institutions.
New York City is building a 36-person bureau of data scientists, technologists and economists to analyze company records for potential violations involving pricing, wages and other consumer and worker protections. NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine tells David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend that the effort is designed to give the city the technical expertise to enforce existing laws as algorithms and AI play a growing role in how companies set prices and compensation.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox joins Bloomberg This Weekend and argues Americans need more substantive disagreement without the contempt he says is fueling polarization, damaged relationships and political violence. In his new book, Off Ramp, Cox calls for healthier political conflict and stronger local connections while also arguing that policymakers need more expertise to address emerging challenges such as AI.
Vanity Fair contributing writer Chris Whipple spent six months examining JD Vance's years at Yale Law School, including the influence of professor Amy Chua and previously unreported contacts in which Whipple says Vance offered Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign advice on defeating Donald Trump. Whipple is on Bloomberg This Weekend and discusses how his reporting traces Vance's evolution from a prominent Trump critic to Trump's vice president, while examining the relationships and experiences that helped shape his political career.
Bangalore helped turn India into a global hub for software services, tech talent and outsourcing, building an ecosystem that now supports multinational firms, domestic startups and capital. But the city's success has also become one of its biggest weaknesses. India still lacks the depth of capital available in the US and China, while Bangalore's physical infrastructure has struggled to keep pace with private-sector growth. At the same time, southern India's rising economic power is colliding with demographic and political shifts that could threaten its representation in the country's Central Government, which helps support the growth that cities like Bangalore have enjoyed.
Stanford Graduate School of Business remains atop Bloomberg Businessweek's US MBA rankings, scoring strongly in areas including compensation, networking and entrepreneurship. Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Editor Dimitra Kessenides is on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains that business schools are also experimenting with AI in teaching, case studies and career preparation as they try to ensure graduates have the skills employers increasingly expect.
The Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point as policymakers confront inflation that remains above target and uncertainty tied to geopolitical developments. Merrill and Bank of America Head of CIO Market Strategy Joe Quinlan tells Bloomberg This Weekend hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that elevated diesel prices are a particular concern for businesses and could keep pressure on the Fed to raise rates further.
Evernorth has agreed to issue $30 million in convertible notes to support purchases of XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) and other ecosystem activities.
Caitlin Donovan, the Global Head of Sales at JOOPITER, discusses the rapid growth of sports memorabilia as an alternative asset class, saying the category is one of the fastest-growing parts of the collectibles market. JOOPITER, the digital auction house founded by Pharrell Williams in 2022, has put a game-worn Michael Jordan jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the market with an opening bid of $10 million. She speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."
Bloomberg's Chris Rovzar joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money" to discuss the must-read fashion books.
