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Anthropic Says Claude Can Mimic How The Human Brain Processes Information
Jul 7, 2026
Anthropic Says Claude Can Mimic How The Human Brain Processes Information

Yesterday Anthropic launched a video stating that Claude was able to mimic how the human brain processes information. Calling 'the collection of these patterns the J-space—named after the technique we used to find them, involving a mathematical concept called the Jacobian." Miriam Vogel, Presi...

NATO Agrees to $50 Billion in Defense Deals to Placate Trump
Jul 7, 2026
NATO Agrees to $50 Billion in Defense Deals to Placate Trump

NATO allies have agreed to at least $50 billion in defense industry deals to show US President Donald Trump that Europe is heeding his spending demands. Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, joined Balance of Power to discuss this as well as the war in Ukraine. She said...

Amazon’s New Bonds Get Cooler Reception as AI Debt Floods Market
Jul 7, 2026
Amazon’s New Bonds Get Cooler Reception as AI Debt Floods Market

When Amazon.com Inc. sold its biggest ever bond earlier this year, it was inundated with investor orders amid hype about the artificial intelligence boom. This time around, there’s less fanfare....

Brazil Treasury Has Patience and Cash to Ease Local Bond Stress
Jul 7, 2026
Brazil Treasury Has Patience and Cash to Ease Local Bond Stress

Brazil’s Treasury is ready to step up actions to alleviate stress in the nation’s 2.3-trillion-real ($447 billion) inflation-linked bond market that has been hit by shifting demand and investors’ concerns about public spending....

World Cup Fails to Boost Mexico’s Beleaguered Airport Industry
Jul 7, 2026
World Cup Fails to Boost Mexico’s Beleaguered Airport Industry

Shares across Mexican airport operators fell Tuesday after June traffic figures disappointed expectations that the FIFA World Cup would provide a boost to an industry beset by problems....

Chip Stocks Slide on Worries Rally Has Run Too Far: Markets Wrap
Jul 6, 2026
Chip Stocks Slide on Worries Rally Has Run Too Far: Markets Wrap

A selloff in chipmakers dragged down the stock market on concerns over whether massive artificial-intelligence investments will justify lofty valuations after a breakneck surge from war-driven lows....

Samsung Soars as Chip Stocks Slide | Open Interest 7/7/2026
Jul 7, 2026
Samsung Soars as Chip Stocks Slide | Open Interest 7/7/2026

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Samsung posts record profits, but chip stocks slide as investors demand even more from the AI trade. SpaceX heads for the Nasdaq 100, while some look for ways to avoid the name. Rising Strait of Hormuz tensions add...

Chile’s New Pension Rules Spark Industry Divide on Effects
Jul 7, 2026
Chile’s New Pension Rules Spark Industry Divide on Effects

Analysts, strategists and investors are struggling to weigh the impact — if any — a new investment regime for Chile’s pension funds will have on the broader market....

Italy Sells $6 Billion in First Dollar-Bond Sale Since 2021
Jul 7, 2026
Italy Sells $6 Billion in First Dollar-Bond Sale Since 2021

Italy returned to bond market for the first time since the pandemic, broadening its pool of foreign investors after the country’s improving finances won credit-rating upgrades....

Oil Climbs as Fresh Tanker Strike Highlights Risks Around Hormuz
Jul 7, 2026
Oil Climbs as Fresh Tanker Strike Highlights Risks Around Hormuz

Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, joined Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Stacey Vanek Smith to talk the uncertain oil market during the ongoing conflict in Iran.  Oil nudged higher following attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting continu...

Samsung’s Record Profit Fails to Impress After AI Chip Rally
Jul 7, 2026
Samsung’s Record Profit Fails to Impress After AI Chip Rally

For years, the Magnificent Seven tech giants commanded investors’ attention, dominating the S&P 500 Index and determining which way the overall stock market was headed. Those days are over. While the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index is up 16% in 2026 and the S&P 500 has climbed 10%, an index of the...

Hyperscalers Look ‘Downright Cheap’ to Morgan Stanley’s Shalett
Jul 7, 2026
Hyperscalers Look ‘Downright Cheap’ to Morgan Stanley’s Shalett

Morgan Stanley’s Lisa Shalett has one message for investors: Don’t count the Magnificent Seven out....

Getty’s Lenders Organize on Renewed Risk of ‘Unsustainable’ Debt
Jul 7, 2026
Getty’s Lenders Organize on Renewed Risk of ‘Unsustainable’ Debt

Lenders to Getty Images Holdings Inc. have started to organize after the debt-laden photo archive business scrapped a planned merger with Shutterstock Inc., according to people familiar with the matter....

'We Assume Immigration Policy Returns to Baseline in 2029' Says Martha Gimbel
Jul 7, 2026
'We Assume Immigration Policy Returns to Baseline in 2029' Says Martha Gimbel

Martha Gimbel, Executive Director at Yale Budget Lab, discusses immigration, debt, AI and the labor market. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Tech Stocks Fall on Semis Weakness; SpaceX Gets Bullish Calls
Jul 7, 2026
Tech Stocks Fall on Semis Weakness; SpaceX Gets Bullish Calls

US technology shares extended declines on Tuesday after earnings from Samsung Electronics Co. failed to satisfy investors, spurring worries over the durability of this year’s red-hot artificial intelligence trade....

Gold’s Bull Market Has Ended and Now All Eyes Are on Bears
Jul 7, 2026
Gold’s Bull Market Has Ended and Now All Eyes Are on Bears

A wave of profit taking in the gold market has brought a three-year bull run to an end, but there’s little evidence yet that investors are putting on large-scale short positions in anticipation of further declines....

Why Hedge Funds Posted Such a Strong First Half
Jul 7, 2026
Why Hedge Funds Posted Such a Strong First Half

Hedge funds posted a strong first half with Lone Pine Capital posting a 43% gain and David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management returning 32%. Sridhar Natarajan has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)...

Midtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Collapse Warning
Jul 7, 2026
Midtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Collapse Warning

Construction crews were pulled from a 37-story Midtown Manhattan building Tuesday morning after bricks were reported falling from the 21st floor, emergency officials said, prompting building evacuations and street closures. (Source: Bloomberg)...

BNP Names Jain Global’s Gupta as Head of FICC Trading Americas
Jul 7, 2026
BNP Names Jain Global’s Gupta as Head of FICC Trading Americas

BNP Paribas SA has appointed Kavi Gupta — previously at multistrategy hedge fund Jain Global — as head of fixed income, currencies and commodities trading across the Americas....

SK Hynix US Listing Said to Be Multiple Times Oversubscribed
Jul 7, 2026
SK Hynix US Listing Said to Be Multiple Times Oversubscribed

SK Hynix Inc.’s $28 billion US listing is multiple times oversubscribed ahead of pricing on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter....

BlackRock's Bold AI Credit Call
Jul 7, 2026
BlackRock's Bold AI Credit Call

BlackRock Investment Institute Global Head Jean Boivin joined Open Interest to talk about how AI is fueling the biggest investment transformation in history, making private credit one of the biggest long-term beneficiaries. He explains why investors don't need to pick AI winners to profit, why balan...

Some Investors Rethink SpaceX Exposure
Jul 7, 2026
Some Investors Rethink SpaceX Exposure

As SpaceX prepares to enter major indexes, wealth managers say clients are increasingly asking how to avoid owning the company because of Elon Musk's polarizing reputation.  Ellevest head of wealth management Emily Green joined Open Interest to discuss the  real cost of excluding stocks from index p...

BB Energy Strikes Deal with South Sudan to Unblock Oil Sales
Jul 7, 2026
BB Energy Strikes Deal with South Sudan to Unblock Oil Sales

BB Energy agreed to relax an injunction on the government of South Sudan in exchange for receiving three cargoes of oil, in a significant easing of tensions in the $142 million legal dispute between the trading house and the African nation....

SpaceX’s Biggest Bull Sees Valuation Soaring Above $10 Trillion
Jul 7, 2026
SpaceX’s Biggest Bull Sees Valuation Soaring Above $10 Trillion

SpaceX has no shortage of fans on Wall Street, but one analyst stands out among the rest as by far the most bullish: Raymond James’ Brian Gesuale....

MIdtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Officials Warn of Collapse
Jul 7, 2026
MIdtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Officials Warn of Collapse

Construction crews were pulled from a Midtown Manhattan building after bricks were reported falling from the 21st floor, prompting building evacuations and street closures. (Video courtesy of WABC) (Source: Bloomberg)...

US Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Rose in June, NY Fed Survey Says
Jul 7, 2026
US Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Rose in June, NY Fed Survey Says

Americans’ expectations for inflation over the near and medium term rose in June amid strong increases anticipated for medical care costs and rent, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Tuesday....

SpaceX Joins Nasdaq 100; Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Soars on Buyout | Stock Movers
Jul 7, 2026
SpaceX Joins Nasdaq 100; Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Soars on Buyout | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Fiserv (FISV) is climbing as the Wall Street Journal reports big banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC Financial Services Group have held preliminary discussions about a deal to acquire a network owned by the financial-technology com...

China Buys More US Soybeans as Key Agricultural Trade Ramps Up
Jul 7, 2026
China Buys More US Soybeans as Key Agricultural Trade Ramps Up

China has purchased more soybeans from the US, according to people familiar with the matter, as the key agricultural trade gains momentum following a summit between the leaders of the two nations in May....

China Regulator Keeps Close Eye on Susquehanna Case
Jul 7, 2026
China Regulator Keeps Close Eye on Susquehanna Case

China’s securities watchdog said it is paying close attention to a legal case brought by Susquehanna International Group against alleged insider traders, after the US market maker said regulatory officials may have been involved in the trades....

Bloomberg Surveillance 7/7/2026
Jul 7, 2026
Bloomberg Surveillance 7/7/2026

Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives for the trading day. (Source: Bloomberg)...

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