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Fmr. Fed General Counsel Discusses DOJ's Powell Probe

Scott Alvarez, former general counsel at the Federal Reserve Board and adjunct professor at the George Washington School of Law, joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." The Justice Department is ending a controversial investigation into building-renovation cost overruns at the Federal Reserve, potentially clearing a path to confirmation for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to be the next chair of the central bank.

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Islamabad Return Signals Iran, US 'Don't Want to Go Back to War,' Says Amb. Herzog

Amb. Michael Herzog, former Israeli Ambassador to the US, said the decisions from the US and Iran to send envoys back to Pakistan signal that they countries 'don't want to go back to war. ' resident Donald Trump will send envoys to Pakistan with the intention of meeting with Iranian officials, while Tehran sounded a pessimistic tone on the prospects for talks to end the eight-week war roiling the global economy. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are set to depart Saturday for talks this weekend, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Fox News interview on Friday. The New York Times reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi plans to meet with Witkoff and Kushner in Islamabad, citing unnamed Iranian officials. The foreign minister intends to present a written response to a US peace proposal, according to the paper.

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CB1 Capital Management: Eased Cannabis Restrictions Biggest News for Industry Since Nixon

Todd Harrison, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer at CB1 Capital said the reclassification of marijuana as less dangerous was the biggest news for the cannabis industry since Nixon. The US Justice Department reclassified state-regulated marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a major shift that could increase legal cannabis sales and help a struggling industry. The directive signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche moved licensed marijuana products from Schedule I the same federal category as heroin and LSD to the less strictly controlled Schedule III. The action stops short of fully legalizing the drug for recreational use nationwide, but it meets the demands of many advocates who have long argued for looser restrictions.

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Defense Tech Startups See Opportunity in Ongoing Conflicts

The wars in Ukraine and Iran have underscored the growing importance of autonomous air and sea vehicles. Erin Price-Wright, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says the conflicts have also been wake-up calls for defense procurement, driving interest in startups building those crafts. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

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US Soldier Charged With Using Classified Data to Bet on Capture of Maduro

A US Army soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was charged with using classified information to bet on if then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be removed from office. Prosecutors say Van Dyke used Polymarket's prediction market and made more than $400,000. Van Dyke was part of the US team that eventually arrested Maduro in Venezuela. Matt Miller and Dani Burger discuss.

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Baker Hughes Set to Invest More in Oil and Gas Production

Baker Hughes beats on earnings, sees outlook hold despite Mideast disruption. Lorenzo Simonelli, president and CEO of Baker Hughes, says the "outlook for the business fundamentals remains unchanged," excluding the ongoing impacts in the Middle East. He spoke with Dani Burger and Matt Miller on Open Interest.

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