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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Lisa Abramowicz, Tracy Alloway and Tom Keene preview the Jackson Hole Symposium as all eyes will be on Fed Chairman Kevin Marsh and his first annual symposium address.

US colleges are confronting a prolonged demographic squeeze as the number of high school graduates, after peaking in 2025, is projected to decline 13% through 2041, putting particular pressure on regional schools with limited endowments. Joining David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend is Carleton College Professor of Economics Nathan Grawe who explains that institutions are cutting programs, competing harder for students and emphasizing affordability and return on investment, while inflation-adjusted tuition at public four-year colleges has fallen 7% over the past decade.

The US is preparing a new campaign of economic pressure on Iran after diplomacy and months of fighting failed to produce a durable settlement, with President Donald Trump warning countries against maintaining trade ties with Tehran. Atlantic writer and Columbia University Institute of Global Politics Distinguished Fellow Kim Ghattas is on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that sanctions remain a blunt tool that will deepen hardship for ordinary Iranians, but Tehran's weakened regional network and growing economic strain could make the latest pressure campaign different from those of the past 47 years.

Dachshunds are enjoying a global popularity boom, climbing to No. 5 in the American Kennel Club's 2025 rankings as owners embrace their small size and outsized personalities.  The surge is supporting everything from breed meetups to dachshund cafes, even as owners contend with health concerns including intervertebral disc disease, which may affect roughly one in four dachshunds. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss all things Dachshund is Bloomberg News Bangkok Bureau Chief Randy Thanthong-Knight.

US spirits exports to Canada fell 70% from March through December 2025 after most provinces removed American alcohol from their shelves, while exports elsewhere rose 2.5%. American Whiskey Association President & CEO Michael Bilello is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says restoring market access is only the first challenge, American whiskey producers also need to rebuild demand among Canadian consumers after more than a year of trade tensions.

Former Head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove joins Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the current state of the international intelligence community.  Dearlove says that UK-US intelligence cooperation remains close but expressed concern about politicization and personnel changes inside the CIA, an issue that has also drawn scrutiny amid broader changes across the US intelligence community.

Bloomberg News Executive Editor for Canada Derek Decloet joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains that Canadians are frustrated but not necessarily surprised after last-minute US-Canada negotiations collapsed, triggering 50% US tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods and a dollar-for-dollar retaliation pledge from Ottawa.

Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is Bloomberg Radio host of "Masters in Business" Barry Ritholtz and he tells hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's bond-market moves may provide short-term relief but cannot override persistent inflation, rising debt and the forces setting long-term yields.

Chinese AI models are rapidly narrowing the performance gap with US rivals while gaining users with lower prices and open-weight technology that lets companies deploy them locally. Bloomberg News Tech Reporter Luz Ding is on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that Chinese AI Models capabilities are approaching leading US models at lower cost.

Sam Palmisano says the AI boom is built on long-cycle bets in data centers, chips and energy, even as AI software changes at breakneck speed. If adoption slows or cheaper Chinese open-source models gain traction, Big Tech may have to rethink the spending plans behind today's AI race.

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom to continue while the Supreme Court considers whether to grant a longer stay, after lower courts said the project required congressional authorization. Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr joins hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to explain that the court also weighs challenges involving Trump's mail ballot order and the administration prepares for expected litigation over its new Canada tariffs.

US-Canada trade talks collapsed late Friday, triggering 50% US tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods and a pledge from Prime Minister Mark Carney to retaliate dollar for dollar. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend are Bloomberg White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Bloomberg Markets and Economic Columnist Jonathan Levin to discuss how the dispute could deepen a lasting rupture between the allies while tariff-driven inflation, rising Treasury yields and the $40 trillion US debt load complicate the administration's economic message ahead of the midterms.