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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Tricia Scarlata, Head of Education Savings at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses college investing, 529 day, and missed opportunities for families saving for college. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Five years after opening Le Pavillon during the height of COVID, Michelin-starred chef and Dinex Group Owner Daniel Boulud and SL Green CEO Marc Holliday joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about how luxury dining helped reinvent New York office real estate. They discuss the…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson says the retailer delivered progress in the quarter, even after lowering its sales outlook. He says three out of their four brands are growing and they're raising the earnings outlook. Dickson speaks to Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a launchpad Thursday. Peter Elstrom explains what that means for the Bezos-backed company and its race with SpaceX. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “On this episode of Stock Movers with Alexis Christoforous: - Dell (DELL) shares are soaring after the company gave an outlook for annual sales that far surpassed analysts’ estimates, fueled by demand for servers that power artificial intelligence work. - Gap (GAP) shares plunged…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Food prices have become the animating issue in one of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature policies: a plan to open city-owned grocery stores. Azalea Fresh Market's CEO Paul Nair joins Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith on the Everybody's Business podcast to discuss…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The main US derivatives regulator said perpetual futures contracts for cryptocurrencies could trade on registered onshore platforms if they meet certain conditions, bringing to America a popular trading instrument that has until now existed almost entirely overseas.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said, “I would like to have more clarity on the economic impacts from the conflict in the Middle East and the durability of those effects,” and thinks it’s too soon to judge the inflationary impact from the Iran war…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “BlackRock Inc. is trimming its bet on stocks across its $220 billion model-portfolio business as US equities surge to record highs following a strong earnings season.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost details the company's $3.6 billion acquisition of MaintainX, emphasizing that the deal represents a strategic move to extend Autodesk's offerings from design and manufacturing into the operational phase of the built environment…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “With markets near record highs, driven by demand for artificial intelligence, it certainly seems that investors are betting big on AI growth. On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, Gita Gopinath — Harvard economics professor and the former first deputy managing director…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The European Union’s six largest economies have agreed on a plan to implement a bloc-wide capital markets union, reaching a collective stance they say will help spur the continent to action after years of delay.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Petra Diamonds Ltd. is putting one of its two mines into a business restructuring process and is considering job cuts across the rest of the company, as falling diamond prices and a strong rand erode earnings and liquidity.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “NewEdge Weath CIO Cameron Dawson discusses the outlook for semiconductor stocks during an interview with Matt Miller on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ford Motor Co. shares are set to record their best monthly gain in 17 years as the automaker’s newfound status as a possible beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom sparked an investor frenzy.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Robust first-quarter corporate results, driven by technology megacaps, have provided fundamental support to the stock-market rally, dimming worries about elevated Treasury yields, according to HSBC Bank Plc’s Max Kettner.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Roughly one-quarter of the non-Iranian large oil tankers trapped inside the Persian Gulf at the outbreak of the Iran war have managed to slip out in a slow, stealthy trickle.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Vietnamese leader To Lam told a major Asian defense forum Friday that military power alone can’t ensure security, and called for the creation of mechanisms to actively prevent conflicts from spiraling.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok signaled he has no intention of stepping down, setting the stage for a confrontation between the country’s new government and institutions still controlled by appointees of former leader Viktor Orban.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Bloomberg’s Christina Ruffini sits down with NASA's David Rager at Artist and the Machine's AI & Creativity Summit in New York on May 14 to discuss how his role as creative director is central to how one of the world’s most trusted institutions communicates discovery, science…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Max Kettner, chief multi-asset strategist at HSBC, says the strength of tech earnings “made us care a little less about higher yields.” He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Zambia started a cash tender offer to buy back its $1.36 billion bond due in 2053, becoming the latest African nation to repurchase outstanding debt as governments seek to reduce their servicing costs.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Sugar futures in New York posted the biggest gain in a month on concerns that an emerging El Niño weather pattern could curb rainfall and damage the cane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A $25 billion Danish pension fund that earlier this year made headlines by ditching Treasuries as Donald Trump was threatening to seize Greenland now says it won’t touch SpaceX.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The former Chair of Société Générale, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, has stepped down after more than a decade at the helm. Bini Smaghi says he leaves the lender with 'best in class' governance and a share price 60% higher than when he joined. But he added that the restructuring is not…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Summer events including the FIFA World Cup and America’s 250th anniversary could spur sales of sweet treats, making now a key time to snap up beaten-down shares of Hershey Co., according to the candy and snack maker’s newest Wall Street bull.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Corporate speak has changed when it comes to describing the evolving technology”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “EFG International AG, a private-banking boutique based in Zurich, is expanding its 300-person team serving clients from the Americas with an emphasis on Brazil and South Florida.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “With chatbots like Claude around, more companies are cutting back on internships.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “An important rite of passage for college students is slipping away as companies use AI for more busywork and prepare for a future with fewer entry-level positions.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist at Principal Asset Management, discusses the outlook for bond yields, equities pricing and Federal Reserve Policy. "It's gonna be important to watch how the bond yield market progresses," Shah says on Bloomberg Television. "From our…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “There's been a massive selloff in the bond market and rates are rising globally. Japan, Korea, the UK... You name it. Gita Gopinath — Harvard economics professor and the former first deputy managing director of the IMF — has long warned that bond markets are "in a…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Kenya’s inflation rate rose by the most in more than two years, after higher fuel costs driven by the war in Iran added to price pressures and spurred deadly protests last week.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Australia’s Fair Work Commission announced a review of its processes to cope with an influx of cases being lodged with the help of generative AI assistance tools, which it said has contributed to an estimated 70% workload increase over a three-year period.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Wuxi Taclink Optoelectronics Technology Co. is considering a listing in Singapore, a potential first for any company that already trades shares in mainland China, according to people familiar with the matter.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund supported all shareholder proposals at Palantir Technologies Inc. as the fund’s growing politicization puts its investments under closer scrutiny by the Nordic country’s public.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ocado Group Plc struck a deal to help British grocer Asda lift online sales, a boost for the company’s automated technology after a series of setbacks.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Homing in on stocks at the heart of Europe’s electrification push has helped a Jupiter Asset Management fund team outperform 91% of its peers this year.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Lenovo Group Ltd. recorded its best month in more than a quarter-century, with the stock doubling in May as investor enthusiasm built around the company’s AI-driven growth outlook.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang leads a parade of AI computing leaders in Taiwan for Asia’s biggest technology showcase, Computex. Over a jam-packed week, the hardware linchpins of the post-ChatGPT era will debate the most pressing issues facing their industry, from growing…”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “SpaceX is currently targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company nears its debut.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “SpaceX is currently targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company nears its debut.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “This month’s rally in the dollar, as traders priced in the prospect of higher US interest rates, is leaving Wall Street strategists wary of further gains.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Gold jumped the most in more than three weeks after US President Donald Trump said he’s making a “final determination” on a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Hopes that a ceasefire deal could pave the way for an end to the Iran conflict drove stocks toward a historic streak of weekly gains, with the market also buoyed by the artificial-intelligence trade.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Oil fell as the US and Iran tentatively agreed to extend a ceasefire by 60 days, stoking optimism the Strait of Hormuz may soon reopen.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Dell Technologies Inc. shares surged the most in two years on Friday after the hardware maker gave an outlook for annual sales that far surpassed analysts’ estimates, fueled by demand for servers that power artificial intelligence work.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Nextpower Inc. shares briefly touched an all-time high after the solar tracking provider agreed to buy battery company Prevalon Energy for as much as $365 million, marking the solar-tracking provider’s move into energy storage and the fast-growing AI data-center market.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A Brazilian artificial intelligence startup that helps police investigate violent crime is planning a rapid expansion at home, betting its technology is ready for wider use as Brazil confronts mounting public security concerns.”