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Private credit isn't collapsing, it's cooling off. That's according to Richard Farley, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. Farley joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why today's turbulence is a normal cycle after years of hype, how overinvestment is resetting the market, and why AI could become the next real stress test for lenders.

Cybersecurity CEO Vlad Rikhter, Co-Founder and CEO of Fencer, joined Bloomberg Open Interest to break down the alarming rise of AI-powered threats, from models discovering decades-old vulnerabilities to attacks happening in minutes instead of months. He explains why companies must rethink security entirely as AI accelerates both innovation and cyber warfare, and why defending at machine speed is now essential.

US and Iran tensions take center stage as officials meet this weekend to address the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Jennifer Kavanagh, Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why no major deal is expected yet, how a fragile ceasefire is being held together by mutual incentives, and why diplomacy is the only realistic path to reopening one of the world's most critical shipping lanes.

For decades, the global transition to renewable energy was a project of incrementalism — a slow-moving mosaic of carbon taxes, solar subsidies, and earnest international accords that often felt more aspirational than urgent. 

Policy wonks argued over the nuances of the Inflation Reduction Act, while climate activists lamented the glacial pace of the "energy pivot."

For the better part of a decade, the gilded youth of the financial world — the "crypto-native" generation — dismissed gold as a "boomer rock." 

To them, the heavy, yellow metal was an analog relic, a petrous souvenir of an era before the lightning-fast efficiency of the blockchain. 

For years, the global defence industry existed in a sort of polite exile. 

In the era of ESG mandates and the "peace dividend," shares in weapons manufacturers were often treated as the "tobacco stocks" of the new millennium — profitable, perhaps, but unseemly. 

U.S. hiring rebounded more sharply than anticipated in March as the return of striking healthcare workers and seasonal warming bolstered payrolls, providing a temporary reprieve for a labor market increasingly clouded by Middle East conflict and trade volatility.

The U.S. government has begun denying requests from companies seeking refunds for billions of dollars in illegal tariffs, despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the levies last month.

Global energy markets are reeling as oil tracks toward its most significant weekly gain in four years, fuelled by escalating conflict in the Middle East.