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Bloomberg News Middle East Reporter Dan Williams is on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing how the expiration of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is unlikely by itself to trigger a return to all-out fighting, with diplomatic efforts over the Strait of Hormuz continuing despite repeated attacks on commercial vessels. Williams explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that the Trump administration is increasingly emphasizing economic pressure on Tehran as hopes for a broader settlement remain elusive and Israel assesses whether sanctions could force Iran toward concessions.

Private equity has long promised investors better returns than public markets, while offering entrepreneurs like Dan Namerow life-changing exits. But the market that made those deals work has changed. Higher interest rates have made debt-financed buyouts harder to justify, while deals struck at peak valuations in 2020 and 2021 have become more difficult to exit. University of Chicago Booth professor Steven Kaplan says US buyout funds largely beat public markets for decades, but that pattern has reversed since 2019, while PitchBook reports that the backlog of companies held by private equity firms has risen to more than 33,000. The result is a tougher environment where firms are being judged less on leverage and multiple expansion, and more on whether they can actually improve the businesses they buy.

Rescuers in western Colombia are still searching for survivors after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 287 people. Bloomberg News Latin America Government Reporter Mie Dahl joins Bloomberg This Weekend from Bogotá and explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that the disaster has also disrupted coffee exports and created an immediate leadership test for President Abelardo de la Espriella, who was sworn in just days before the quake struck.

Bloomberg News Cyber Security & Tech Reporter Katrina Manson got a firsthand look at autonomous drone-swarm technology that allows multiple aircrafts to coordinate and strike targets even when communications or GPS are disrupted. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend, Mason explains to Carol Massar that the Pentagon is testing the technology as part of its Swarm Forge program, but experiments in which AI identified civilian vehicles as potential targets highlight the risks as militaries push toward greater autonomy in warfare.

Joining Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the war in Ukraine one year after the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, Former Republican Congressman and current CEO of RIIG Technologies Denver Riggleman also spoke with hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar about the role of private companies in offensive US cyber operations. Riggleman says that these operations could create serious risks if targets are misidentified or attacks produce unintended consequences.

Bob Iger and Josh Kushner moved from pursuing a Las Vegas NBA expansion team to agreeing within days to buy the Los Angeles Lakers in a record $12.5 billion deal. Bloomberg News Host of Sports City Randall Williams is on Bloomberg This Weekend with hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar and explains that the transaction comes as Madison Square Garden Sports moves toward separating the Knicks and Rangers businesses and Jeff Bezos joins a group taking a minority stake in Liverpool, underscoring investor demand for scarce live-sports assets.

PNC's Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati is on Bloomberg This Weekend with hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar and says that strong earnings and economic fundamentals continue to support US stocks, even as elevated Treasury yields and midterm uncertainty threaten to bring more volatility.

Shifting US objectives and neither side able to secure a decisive military victory make a lasting resolution difficult and Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead Becca Wasser says risks the the US-Iran conflict becoming a protracted war. Joining Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar on Bloomberg This Weekend, Wasser explains that repeated pauses could allow both sides to adapt and rearm, potentially expanding the conflict geographically and making direct US-Iran talks necessary for a durable settlement.

President Donald Trump is touting a "golden age" for the US economy, but Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Catherine Lucey is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says persistent concerns over gas, food and housing costs are complicating that message ahead of the midterms. Lucey explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that Republicans in competitive races face a difficult balance between embracing Trump's economic record and addressing voters who remain frustrated about affordability and the economic fallout from the Iran war.

Author of the book 'From Presence to Power' Rashad Robinson is on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that visibility, media attention and public support do not amount to power unless activists build the leverage needed to change decisions and institutions. Robinson draws on campaigns involving LGBTQ rights, racial justice and technology companies to make the case for moving beyond awareness toward strategies that produce lasting change.

Navy veteran and military journalist Natalie Oliverio joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says reported food, sanitation and communication problems aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln risk undermining sailors' readiness. Oliverio explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that families and lawmakers are demanding answers as the carrier has spent more than 240 consecutive days at sea, while the Pentagon disputes reports portraying conditions aboard the ship as dire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Independence Day address to lay out an ambitious path toward making India a developed economy by 2047, emphasizing self-reliance, semiconductor manufacturing, AI and nuclear power. Joining hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the Prime Ministers speech is Bloomberg News Senior Reporter Dan Strumpf.