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Bloomberg's Siddharth Philip joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." AerCap Holdings is in discussions to buy Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft, people familiar with the matter said, potentially adding to a slate of leasing-company deals at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow.

Carmen Lu, partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and Shaun Mathew, partner and head of shareholder activism and hostile takeover defense at Kirkland & Ellis, join Dani Burger  on "Bloomberg Deals." Campaigns by activist investors have hit an all-time high this year even as the portion of them leading to proxy battles continues to fall. The number of activist campaigns during the first six months of 2026 increased 20% from the same period last year to 184, a record that is 38% above the five-year-average, according to a report by Lazard.

Scott Sperling, Co-CEO of THL Partners, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Private equity company Thomas H. Lee (THL) Partners over 50 years has managed or deployed $50 billion of equity capital, worked with over 175 partner companies around the world and fueled more than 700 add-on acquisitions representing an aggregate enterprise value of over $260 billion.

Bloomberg Intelligence's Jibril Lawal joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Utz Brands agreed to be taken private in a $2.9 billion deal with Intersnack Group, giving the European snacking powerhouse its first foothold in the US market.

Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." This week Disney's ESPN began a round of layoffs tied to its takeover of the NFL Network. The job cuts also hit Pixar and National Geographic.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning a vote on President Donald Trump's crypto market structure legislation as soon as next week, with the outcome expected to determine where the industry deploys its massive political warchest ahead of November's midterm elections. Senate Republicans released the updated bill text on Wednesday even though bipartisan talks have so far failed to reach a final deal. They would need at least seven Democrats to overcome procedural hurdles to ultimately pass the measure. Thune said he expected to vote on the legislation even if no deal with Democrats can be reached. We get reaction from Patrick McHenry, former Republican Congressman from North Carolina and former House Financial Services Committee Chairman.

Monica Paul, executive director of the Dallas Sports Commission, talks about hosting the World Cup this year and how the city hopes to attract the women's World Cup in 2031. She speaks to Bloomberg's Julie Fine in Dallas.

Wall Street is looking for signs Tesla is putting its AI ambitions into action. Investors want clarity on the EV maker's planned $25 billion in capex spending. TD Cowen analyst Itay Michaeli previews the earnings report on Bloomberg Open Interest.

Caroline Chua, Asia Pacific Energy Transition & Trade Specialist, BloombergNEF examines the forces reshaping global energy supply chains at the 2026 Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in Singapore.

Marc Rosen, CEO of Catalyst Brands -- the parent company of JCPenney, Brooks Brothers, Aéropostale, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica -- says shoppers are making fewer trips but buying more per visit. He tells Dani Burger and Isabelle Lee on Bloomberg Open Interest that families continue to prioritize back-to-school purchases despite inflation.

OpenAI's AI hacking incident has sparked new questions about the future of cybersecurity, but HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague says the episode should be viewed as a success, not a failure. She joins Bloomberg to explain why stress-testing advanced AI models is essential, what defenders can learn from the incident, and why organizations need to prepare for a new era of AI-powered cyber threats. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

OpenAI says one of its most advanced AI models unexpectedly hacked Hugging Face during a controlled cybersecurity test, raising new questions about the capabilities, and risks, of next-generation AI. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz breaks down what happened and why the incident is likely to intensify the debate over AI safety and regulation. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."