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Shockwave of War Is Rippling Through the Global Economy
Mar 21, 2026
Shockwave of War Is Rippling Through the Global Economy

The global economy’s first collective health check since war broke out in the Middle East will arrive in the form of business surveys from the US to the euro zone....

State Street, Voya Seek Shelter From Default Risk
Mar 21, 2026
State Street, Voya Seek Shelter From Default Risk

As rising energy prices and growing inflation fears make corporate bonds look increasingly risky, big money managers including State Street and Voya Investment Management have been looking at buying mortgage bonds and other securitized debt instead....

Negative West Texas Gas Prices Reveal Mismatch in Global Energy
Mar 21, 2026
Negative West Texas Gas Prices Reveal Mismatch in Global Energy

A dislocation in global energy supplies means that even as buyers in some parts of the world are desperate to secure gas, there’s so much extra production in Texas that producers are burning it off as quickly as they’re allowed....

Bloomberg This Weekend 03/21/2026
Mar 21, 2026
Bloomberg This Weekend 03/21/2026

The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by The Associated Press Pentagon Reporter Konstantin Toropin, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fell...

Netflix Grows Live Event Push With BTS Comeback Spectacular
Mar 20, 2026
Netflix Grows Live Event Push With BTS Comeback Spectacular

Netflix Inc. has turned the heart of Seoul into a global stage as K-pop megastars BTS returned to the stage with a livestream comeback show that was expected to draw millions of viewers worldwide as part of a new drive by the US entertainment powerhouse to show live events that can “pull people toge...

Cuban Envoy: No One Can Tell Us What We Can Do
Mar 21, 2026

In a wide-ranging exclusive conversation with Bloomberg This Weekend's David Gura, Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, says his country will not remove Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in order to appease the US. Watch the full conversation on 'Bloomberg This Weekend.'...

Iran’s Strike Attempt on Diego Garcia Reveals Missile Range
Mar 21, 2026
Iran’s Strike Attempt on Diego Garcia Reveals Missile Range

Iran launched ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in Diego Garcia on Friday, demonstrating a weapons capability that goes beyond what Tehran was known to have possessed....

Pointed News Quiz | Diplomacy, Bankruptcies, Oscars
Mar 21, 2026

David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo of “Bloomberg This Weekend” play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com (Source: Bloomberg)...

DHS Shutdown Leads to Travel Chaos at US Airports
Mar 21, 2026
DHS Shutdown Leads to Travel Chaos at US Airports

A partial US government shutdown has lead to long lines for travelers and missed paychecks for thousands of government workers. Bloomberg News' Senior Editor Wendy Benjaminson and Managing Editor of Space & Aviation Benedikt Kammel join David Gura and Christina Ruffini this morning on Bloomberg This...

Why AI Might Not Replace Your Job After All
Mar 21, 2026
Why AI Might Not Replace Your Job After All

Since ChatGPT’s debut, AI has been framed as everything from a world-changing breakthrough to an existential threat. Companies are pouring hundreds of billions into the space as commentators debate potentially utopian and dystopian futures. But researchers like Princeton’s Arvind Narayanan argue the...

Hedge Fund Sees 31% Gain From Oil-Stock Bet Before Prices Surged
Mar 21, 2026
Hedge Fund Sees 31% Gain From Oil-Stock Bet Before Prices Surged

Old West Investment Management went all in on energy stocks when oil was trading around $60 a barrel, Nicolás Maduro was still president of Venezuela and the prospect of a Middle East conflict that would send the world into a crisis was still only a distant worst-case scenario....

The Best Retirement Is No Retirement at All
Mar 21, 2026
The Best Retirement Is No Retirement at All

As health and quality of life improves throughout the nation, older workers are delaying - or even coming out of - retirement. Bloomberg News, Senior Editor Stacey Vanek Smith joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini this morning on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the new trend. Watch the show LIVE...

United Air Sees Risk of Surging Fuel Cost, Says Airline Is Ready
Mar 21, 2026
United Air Sees Risk of Surging Fuel Cost, Says Airline Is Ready

United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby warned of $175 oil prices that would dramatically drive up jet-fuel expenses, outlining worst-case scenarios even as the aviation industry benefits from current record travel demand....

Andy Weir talks "Project Hail Mary", from Book to Blockbuster
Mar 21, 2026
Andy Weir talks "Project Hail Mary", from Book to Blockbuster

Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir sits down with Christina Ruffini to discuss his bestselling novel-turned-blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling and opening this weekend. Watch Bloomberg This Weekend LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning: (Source: Bloomberg)...

BTW: Banksy, BTS, and Bachelorettes
Mar 21, 2026

Catch up on all the headlines with 'BTW'. Lisa Mateo, Christina Ruffini and David Gura dive into the headlines you may have missed on Bloomberg This Weekend. (Source: Bloomberg)...

As Iran War Continues, Natural Gas Prices Soar
Mar 21, 2026
As Iran War Continues, Natural Gas Prices Soar

Glenfarne Group CEO and Founder Brendan Duval joined Christina Ruffini and David Gura this morning on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss how the Iran War is upending the market for the commodity. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Conflicting Signals on Timeline and Strategy in Persian Gulf
Mar 21, 2026
Conflicting Signals on Timeline and Strategy in Persian Gulf

As thousands of troops head to the Middle East, US President Trumps claims US is "considering winding down" the war. Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, Elisa Ewers, and the Heritage Foundation's Senior Research Fellow, Steve Yates, discuss the conflicting signals with Bloomberg's David Gura...

India’s Modi Stresses Need for Secure Shipping in Call With Iran
Mar 21, 2026
India’s Modi Stresses Need for Secure Shipping in Call With Iran

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the importance of keeping shipping lanes open and secure in a call with Iran’s President Ahmad Masoud Pezeshkian....

Fed Contends With Iran War Uncertainty
Mar 21, 2026
Fed Contends With Iran War Uncertainty

Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles says that the uncertainty from war could hit the economy sooner than we think. He cautions that business investment is liable to fall because of a volatile and uncertain environment. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Uncertain Fed Meets an Uncertain AI Future
Mar 21, 2026
Uncertain Fed Meets an Uncertain AI Future

Randy Quarles says dealing with inflation will be `data dependent’...

Trump: US "Considering Winding Down" Iran Operation
Mar 21, 2026

Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar, Skylar Woodhouse and The Associated Press' Konstantin Toropin join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on “Bloomberg This Weekend” to discuss the implications for US foreign policy and the political dynamics surrounding Trump's approach to Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Coming Up on Bloomberg This Weekend | Iran Still Front and Center
Mar 21, 2026
Coming Up on Bloomberg This Weekend | Iran Still Front and Center

The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Iran War Premium Pushes Some Oil Products to Over $200 a Barrel
Mar 20, 2026
Iran War Premium Pushes Some Oil Products to Over $200 a Barrel

Three weeks into the Iran war, there’s an ever-growing gap between the price of oil futures and supplies that determine costs for consumers in the real world....

Iran Unwilling to Talk About Hormuz as Regime Digs In
Mar 20, 2026
Iran Unwilling to Talk About Hormuz as Regime Digs In

Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contacts with Tehran....

EU Tells Member States Not to Wait to Fill Up Gas Storage
Mar 21, 2026
EU Tells Member States Not to Wait to Fill Up Gas Storage

The European Union’s energy chief has told member states to start filling gas storage early in order to avoid competition for supplies that could cause a spike in prices over the summer, as the bloc seeks to mitigate the fallout from the Iran war....

Austria Eyes €2 Billion in Budget Cuts With Risk From ‘Dumb War’
Mar 21, 2026
Austria Eyes €2 Billion in Budget Cuts With Risk From ‘Dumb War’

Austria must find €1 billion to €2 billion ($1.16 billion to $2.31 billion) in budget savings as part of its consolidation efforts, with risks to the economic outlook growing from the war in Iran, said Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer....

Iranian Navy Guided Indian Tanker Through Hormuz, Crew Member Says
Mar 21, 2026
Iranian Navy Guided Indian Tanker Through Hormuz, Crew Member Says

A senior officer onboard an LPG vessel said the ship was given permission to pass through the strait by Iran, following negotiations between Tehran and New Delhi...

US Allows Sale of Stranded Iran Oil to Cap Fuel-Price Rises
Mar 20, 2026
US Allows Sale of Stranded Iran Oil to Cap Fuel-Price Rises

The US has allowed the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products that have been loaded onto tankers, its latest effort to counter rising oil prices due to the Middle East war....

Zombie Ship Posing as LNG Carrier Appears to Transit Hormuz
Mar 21, 2026
Zombie Ship Posing as LNG Carrier Appears to Transit Hormuz

A ship that appears to be taking on the identity of a scrapped gas carrier exited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, showing how strategies to get through the waterway are evolving as the Middle East war progresses....

The Anti-War Democrat Courting MAGA Voters
Mar 21, 2026
The Anti-War Democrat Courting MAGA Voters

"Spending $2 billion a day in Iran is an extraordinary waste of resources." California Representative Ro Khanna tells Mishal Husain that Donald Trump is facing growing pressure over the Iran war, including from his own supporters. (Source: Bloomberg)...

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