Former Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren isn't surprised by a weaker retail sales number with the American consumer dealing with higher oil prices while AI and tech investment drive a large portion of investment spending. He speaks to Romaine Bostick and Isabelle Lee on Bloomberg's 'The Close.'
Hollywood has once again cheated death. The first seven-plus months of 2026 have revived the industry's faith not just in movies but in the act of going to the theater. Global ticket sales have increased 15% from a year earlier and are on pace for their best annual total since 2019. Five movies have eclipsed $1 billion, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day almost clearing that on opening weekend. With new installments of Dune and Avengers coming, that group could swell to seven the second-most on record. Bloomberg News Media & Entertainment Managing Editor Lucas Shaw brings us the latest from Hollywood.
Bloomberg News Senior Investigative Reporter writes a weekly newsletter, The FOIA Files. This week's edition show "records, which include emails, spreadsheets and training slides, provide a window into the internal deliberations at the highest levels of government as officials discussed how to review, redact and release the Epstein files."
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
Mike Wilson, chief US equity strategist & chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money."
Bloomberg's Lisa Mateo joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss how young women rushing sororities have been paying from $3K to $12K for coaches to teach them southern sororities unwritten rules in hopes of getting accepted.
Bloomberg's Zijia Song joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." Sports betting is increasingly competing with traditional investing for younger Americans' attention, with more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their long-term financial strategy, according to a survey by personal finance platform Betterment.
Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene discuss their must-read book on this weeks edition of "Bloomberg Money." They discuss "Shoeless Joe: The Inspiration for Field of Dreams" by W. P. Kinsella and "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City" by Jonathan Mahler.
Kristen Bitterly, head of global Wealth at Work at Citi, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss retirement and how some become indifferent to planning.
Kristen Bitterly, head of global Wealth at Work at Citi, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss how the increase in life expectancy is changing how people plan for retirement.
Clara Gillispie, senior fellow for climate and energy at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that both oil producers and buyers are now considering the possibility that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed or operating at a reduced capacity a year in the future. Gillispie said that as countries look for workarounds to the Strait, they are looking both alternative routes and ways to decrease their insurance risk exposure.
Bloomberg's Paulina Cachero joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." The American Dream of owning a home is alive, at least in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Almost half of all new homeowners in Kent County are younger than 35, as the area is a high concentration of affordable homes and plentiful job opportunities.
