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EasyJet agreed in principle to a takeover offer of more than £5 billion from Castlelake, which swooped in as the UK budget carrier was reeling from soaring jet fuel prices and suppressed demand after the Iran war. Bloomberg's Danny Lee reports.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to travel to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand this week. Bloomberg's Swati Pandey discusses the agenda for the leader's Indo-Pacific tour.

James Park, CEO at Rakuten Travel Xchange, discusses the trends shaping Japan's tourism market as inbound arrivals extended its decline in May, weighed down by reduced flights across routes and a prolonged slump in Chinese visitors. He speaks with Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade."

Vincent Ledoux-Pedailles, Chief Commercial Officer at CarbonScape, discusses the deal that will see Chinese battery giant CATL and Hong Kong based Lochpine Capital take a 20% strategic stake in the company. CarbonScape converts forestry byproducts into graphite for lithium batteries. He says the partnership will help scale CarbonScape's technology over the next two years, with commercial production targeted for 2029 2030. He speaks exclusively with Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade."

SK Hynix Inc.'s $29 billion US stock-market listing may help the company compete in the global stock market for memory chips used in AI computing. Bloomberg's Sangmi Cha breaks down the strategy.

Western navies continue to say that the threat risk in the Strait of Hormuz is substantial and that the center of the strait has been mined, as ships try to avoid the attentions of Iran's military. Bloomberg's Michael Heath reports.

David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo of "Bloomberg This Weekend" play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr says the court's latest term largely advanced long-standing conservative legal priorities rooted in the Reagan era, while rejecting several Trump-specific initiatives, including broad tariff powers. Joining David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend, Stohr says the justices left unresolved questions over presidential authority to remove Federal Reserve officials, signaled potential future debate over birthright citizenship and agreed to hear major challenges to state assault weapons bans next term.

Victories by Democratic Socialist candidates are intensifying debate over the Democratic Party's ideological direction, as Dem leaders seek to balance a broader coalition while avoiding internal divisions ahead of the midterm elections. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend for this discussion are Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Gautam Mukunda, and Politico Reporter Madison Fernandez who explain that Republicans are moving quickly to use the rise of democratic socialism as a political line of attack, creating a new messaging challenge for Democrats.

The USMNT remains competitive heading into its Round of 16 match against Belgium despite the suspension of striker Folarin Balogun, while France remains the tournament favorite led by Kylian Mbappé. Bloomberg News Senior Sports Reporter Randall Williams joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on the couch of Bloomberg This Weekend and explains that the expanded FIFA World Cup has shattered attendance records and delivered a significant tourism and economic boost to host cities across the US, with packed stadiums and fan zones driving spending.

America250 Commissioner Reginald Browne joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says the congressionally created initiative met its goal of engaging Americans in the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations and views the commemoration as an ongoing effort that will continue beyond this year's events. Browne explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini how private sponsors helped offset a federal funding shortfall and describes the Trump administration's Freedom250 initiative as complementary rather than competitive, broadening participation in the anniversary.

Pony beers, household chores robots, 'bare nails' trend, and a new screen-time helper: Lisa Mateo shares with David Gura and Christina Ruffini the headlines explaining these topics that you and they may have missed this week. Watch Bloomberg This Weekend, Saturday and Sundays 7am EST.