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US wholesale inflation increased in April to the fastest pace since 2022 on increased energy prices. The producer price index rose 6% from a year ago, while a core measure of wholesale inflation that excludes food and energy increased 5.2% from April 2025, the biggest advance in more than three years. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.

Orange plans to double its solar-powered base stations across Africa. CEO Christel Heydemann spoke to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja in Nairobi, Kenya.

International Energy Agency oil industry and markets head Toril Bosoni discusses the outlook for oil supplies and prices amid the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Inventories are falling around the world at a record pace, the IEA said in its latest monthly report, and will continue to drop for months as the Middle East conflict continues. Bosoni speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Max Kettner, chief multi-asset strategist at HSBC, discusses the outlook for equities and whether there is a risk of a pullback. "All of our positioning stuff, both systematic and discretionary, is so far away from sending a sales signal," he tells Bloomberg Television.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Siemens CEO Roland Busch discusses the outlook for orders, profit guidance and supply chain "uncertainties" stemming from the war in the Middle East. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, he also discusses artificial intelligence regulation in Europe and plans for a 6 billion ($7 billion) share buyback.

Anthropic is in early talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing, according to people familiar with the matter. The Claude maker is in discussions to raise the new capital at a valuation of more than $900 billion, not including the investment, said the people. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

Oil shipments from Iran's main export terminal appear to have come to a standstill over the past several days. European satellite imagery compiled by Bloomberg shows there were no ocean-going oil tankers observed at Kharg Island on May 8, 9 or 11. If Kharg Island were to remain idle, it would increase the pressure on the country's remaining storage facilities. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace reports.

Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang joined US President Donald Trump on his visit to China as a last-minute addition to the trip, thrusting AI and technology into the spotlight before the high-stakes summit. Other US leaders on the trip include Apple's Tim Cook, Tesla's Elon Musk, Boeing's Kelly Ortberg and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon. Bloomberg's Minmin Low reports from Beijing.

MobiKwik has reported a second consecutive profitable quarter, highlighting stable payments margins despite zero fee UPI transactions and ongoing investments in new businesses. The company says this reflects a key inflection point in its growth and profitability journey. Upasana Taku, Co Founder, Executive Director and CFO of MobiKwik, talked more about her outlook for the company on Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin.