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SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda discusses the SEC's push to rethink core parts of market structure, including where stocks trade, how prices are discovered, company reporting frequency, shareholder voting, and whether private assets belong in retirement accounts. Uyeda said the current approach emphasizes pilot projects and guardrails, arguing the agency wants to gather observations and data before proposing new rules. He speaks with Romaine Bostick live from the Psaros Center at Georgetown University on "The Close."

Workiva CFO Barbara Larson discusses how AI implementation is reshaping labor costs, productivity and margin expansion, and how finance leaders are weighing the economics of investing in artificial intelligence.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi joins Bloomberg's David Gura at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the nuclear situation in Iran. He says there is still a fairly important amount of nuclear material in Iran and that the IAEA can get on the ground and assess pretty fast if there is the political will for it.

David Booth started Dimensional Fund Advisors out of a Brooklyn brownstone in 1981 with an idea that challenged conventional investing: investors should have exposure to smaller companies as part of a diversified portfolio. More than four decades later, Dimensional manages over $1 trillion. Booth is on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations to discuss how he built Dimensional and the investment philosophy behind the firm. This interview was recorded August 10 in New York.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Founder and Chairman David Booth explains his investment philosophy of staying calm during periods of market volatility. He explains why he didn't panic during the 2020 pandemic, when markets collapsed. He's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded August 10 in New York.

The M&A firm Weil is eyeing its own merger options as top leaders within the firm are leaving. Weil Partner Michael Aiello explains the factors he is weighing as he gets ready to join a new firm, and JPMorgan Global Head of M&A Charlie Bouckaert describes the "war for talent."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the European Union needs to reduce its dependency on China and rebalance its dependence on other economies. Sanchez, who sat down with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, said that one of the EU's strengths its is willingness to open its economies to other regions.

Bessemer Venture Partners has raised $5.75 billion in fresh capital, its largest fundraise ever, including $4 billion dedicated to growth-stage investments as AI companies raise larger rounds and remain private for longer. Partner Sameer Dholakia discusses why the firm sees a "special moment" for investing across AI applications and physical AI, its early bet on Anthropic, and why he believes intelligence could ultimately become an economic input comparable to oil. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

As AI shifts from technology that talks to technology that acts, Rosenblatt Securities Analyst Catharine Trebnick says securing autonomous agents is becoming a major new opportunity for cybersecurity companies. She discusses growing demand for products from CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks that track AI agents, identities and permissions, and explains why increasingly capable frontier models are more likely to strengthen established cybersecurity platforms. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas says the convergence of AI and robotics could have a transformational impact on the global economy, potentially multiplying GDP as physical AI spreads across transportation, manufacturing and everyday life. He discusses why the robotics race is inseparable from rebuilding US manufacturing, where China holds an advantage across key supply chains, and how Tesla and SpaceX could play complementary roles in a future where billions of connected robots perform more AI inference at the edge. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Democrat Senator from Arizona Mark Kelly discussed his plans to unveil a new bill aimed at mitigating AI impact on the workforce and said that it is important to generate revenue from AI companies to 'give people options.' Kelly also weighed in on President Trump's summit with China's President Xi and said he does not expect the president to have a serious negotiation on AI with his Chinese counterpart.

Microsoft will spend $10 billion through 2030 in four Persian Gulf countries. The software giant will build out infrastructure and strengthen cyber security. Microsoft President Brad Smith spoke with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow to discuss. He also spoke about AI saying that AI safety won't advance if we rely on two companies as well the need for independent evaluators.