Terez founder and CEO Zara Terez Tisch tells Bloomberg This Weekend how the growing number of women sports fans is creating new demand for fashionable team apparel and expanding opportunities for her company across professional sports.
Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Barry Ritholtz tells Bloomberg This Weekend that AI remains a transformational technology, but investors face a difficult task determining which companies will ultimately emerge as winners and losers. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Ritholtz discusses CoreWeave's selloff, concerns about AI financing and valuations, and the challenges facing Tesla as competition in electric vehicles intensifies.
International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband tells Bloomberg This Weekend that cuts in US and European aid are weakening the humanitarian response as conflicts and other crises intensify around the world. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Miliband discusses conditions in Ukraine, Yemen and Sudan, the challenge of containing disease outbreaks and the potential benefits and risks of AI in humanitarian work.
Bloomberg News video game reporter Jason Schreier tells Bloomberg This Weekend how Rockstar Games nearly doubled its workforce and overhauled its production culture while building the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. Speaking with hosts Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo, Schreier explains Rockstar's efforts to curb excessive overtime, the extraordinary commercial expectations for the game and why the company believes its next major release could take less time to develop.
Factories built to supply America's electric-vehicle boom are getting a second life making batteries for the power grid. As EV demand weakens and electricity demand from data centers and new factories strengthens, battery makers are shifting toward stationary storage, but the new market still relies on federal incentives and a supply chain that remains partly dependent on China. The shift is visible at TransGrid's Atlas projects in Arizona, where the contractor Qcells is using LG Energy Solution's US-made battery cells.
David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of Carlyle Group, has released two books in recent weeks: Inside the Owner's Box, about the experience of owning a sports franchise, and Speaking of America, which brings 19 conversations he held with members of Congress at the Library of Congress into public view ahead of the midterm elections. He discusses the private setting encouraged Washington figures to speak more candidly than they would in public. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."
Andrew Benin, CEO of Graza, said the company's appeal starts with the quality of its olive oil, while its squeezable bottle helped make the product approachable and popular. Benin emphasized sourcing transparency: bottles identify the oil's origin, varietal, harvest season, bottling date and best-by date, while the brand aims to deliver a consistent peppery, flavor-forward profile despite agricultural variability. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."
Ray Blanchette, CEO of TGI Fridays, says the restaurant aims to stand out in casual dining through value, quality food and attentive service. He identifies food, service and atmosphere as the priorities for attracting customers, with a renewed focus on scratch cooking and bringing energy back to the business. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."
Amid renewed jitters in AI stocks and a sharp drop in CoreWeave bonds, Anita Verma-Lallian of Arizona Land Consulting says the market is repricing excess hype, not losing demand for viable data-center projects. She describes AI infrastructure as facing a delivery constraint: sites with land, power, zoning and infrastructure are attracting more demand than ever. She speaks with Romaine Bostick & Kristine Aquino on "The Close."
Thomas Hoenig said Kevin Warsh's refusal to signal the Fed's next move was appropriate and gives policymakers flexibility ahead of the late-October meeting. Hoenig noted that inflation has risen and could climb further, citing energy costs and their spillover into core prices. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Kristine Aquino on "The Close."
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Candidates on both sides of the aisle are rushing to keep up with the swelling public opposition to data centers, which has mushroomed into a top midterm campaign issue. Bloomberg Television's Tyler Kendall reports on the pushback, which has implications for the buildout of the backbone of artificial intelligence.
