AI Slowdown Unlikely: Corient’s Daniel Pinto
Talk of an AI slowdown is 'more PR than substance' as technology companies in the US race to compete both with each other and with China says Daniel Pinto, EMEA CEO at wealth manager Corient. He spoke to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on 'The Pulse'. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Reckitt capitalizes on its pre-approved Costco status to outmaneuver competitors needing vendor slots. Meanwhile, the tech world focuses on the iPhone Duo's foldable design, iPhone 18 Pro specs, and AirPods 5 performance tests.
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Oil rose for a second day with a critical Saudi Arabian pipeline still offline. The East-West conduit — a workaround for Strait of Hormuz flows — was shut last week after attacks, with Saudi Aramco yet to say when it may restart. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television…”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Talk of an AI slowdown is 'more PR than substance' as technology companies in the US race to compete both with each other and with China says Daniel Pinto, EMEA CEO at wealth manager Corient. He spoke to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on 'The Pulse'. (Source: Bloomberg)”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Priya Misra, portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, explains the factors that can bring an end to the selloff in bonds, but says, “there’s a bunch of things that have to happen, so you have to be really careful about stepping in.” (Source: Bloomberg)”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Zorlu Enerji’s bond is poised for its biggest drop on record after the Turkish energy company hired advisers as weaker sales and a falling lira strain its ability to service international debt.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Reckitt does not need to win a vendor slot or navigate Costco's notoriously demanding supplier requirements. It is already approved, integrated, and selling.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Several thousand Romanian farmers and shepherds took to the streets of Bucharest to protest an export ban on the country’s livestock imposed by the European Union following outbreaks of sheep and goat pox.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged as much as four basis points to 5.02%, surpassing its 2023 peak to hit its highest level since 2007.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “New York Assemblyman Alex Bores and his former chief of staff are launching a $30 million effort to craft an artificial intelligence safety agenda for the 2028 presidential election.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “AI leaders loosely agree to pace development, but China and Trump have something else in mind”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Grab Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy a majority stake in Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later platform Atome Financial for $1.49 billion, staking a major bet on financial services as it builds out a new pillar of growth.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Italy’s Senate backed Premier Giorgia Meloni’s electoral-reform bill proposal, handing her coalition a political victory and setting the stage for a final vote in the lower house.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Annuities may seem like a great retirement investment, but they come with hidden downsides.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Meta Platforms Inc. shares have been on a rollercoaster ride through 2026, rising and falling as investor belief in the Facebook parent’s status as a player in the artificial intelligence space ebbs and flows.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Dutch chip startup Euclyd has raised more than €200 million in funds and named ASML Holding NV’s former Chief Executive Officer Peter Wennink as chairman.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Trustpilot Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Adrian Blair said growing demand from major brands seeking to improve their visibility in artificial intelligence-powered searches drove a 35% increase in large customers on its platform in the first half.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Lululemon is confronting fresh challenges as rivals continue to gain ground.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Amazon.com Inc. said its India quick delivery service is set to hit annual sales of more than $1 billion, intensifying competition with homegrown firms such as market leader Eternal Ltd.’s Blinkit.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Model ML, a startup that sells artificial intelligence software to investment banks and other financial institutions, is in talks to raise more than $100 million at a valuation above $1 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Brian Niccol says the turnaround phase is over, and the next phase costs about a billion.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “The cushion covers can be removed and machine washed.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The UK said it will work with other countries on the safety of artificial intelligence, amid criticism that Andy Burnham’s government has been slow to respond to warnings that the technology could inflict catastrophic harm.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Railway section failures at multiple locations in the Netherlands appear to have been caused by sabotage, according to ProRail, the Dutch government agency responsible for rail infrastructure.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “NATO jets shot down an unidentified drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus, the latest incursion on the alliance’s eastern flank amid rising concerns of Russia’s war on Ukraine spilling over into Europe.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “It has plenty of space, measuring 6 feet long by 4 feet wide.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Denmark’s military said a warship from Russia fired flares toward a Danish helicopter, the latest sign of worsening tensions between the two countries.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Tata Group companies with minority ownership of Tata Sons Pvt. jumped, bucking a broader market decline, following Indian banking regulator’s refusal to exempt the conglomerate’s holding entity from a rule that requires it to go for a public listing.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Copper steadied after declining to near $14,000 a ton as fresh deliveries of stockpiles to exchange-tracked warehouses signaled an easing of a supply squeeze.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “US stocks fell as elevated oil prices piled further pressure on Treasuries, pushing the 10-year yield to levels last seen 19 years ago and keeping risk appetite firmly in check.”
Excerpt from GitHub: “Fast, efficient, battle-tested at Alibaba's scale. Hybrid architecture code review tool: deterministic pipelines + LLM Agent, precise line-level comments, built-in multi-language ruleset (NPE, thread-safety, XSS, SQL injection), OpenAI & Anthropic compatible.”
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Excerpt from GitHub: “Source control for agents. Use multiple coding agents, track their changes and query them in one place”
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