October 17, 2026

The number of homes auctioned in Australia dropped over the past week as interest rates at a 15-year high weigh on activity in the housing market.

Pointed offers a strategic twist to the news quiz format, testing not just players’ knowledge of the news but also their confidence in their answers. Join Bloomberg’s Lisa Mateo, Christina Ruffini and David Gura as they play and check out the quiz for yourself at Bloomberg.com (Source: Bloomberg)

Junk bond buyers are increasingly freezing out tech startups looking for financing, as CoreWeave Inc.’s pain raises bigger questions about how artificial intelligence companies will fund themselves.

Northwell Health President and CEO Dr. John D’Angelo tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the traditional US health care model is unsustainable and that improving affordability will require a greater focus on wellness, prevention and chronic disease. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, D’Angelo discusses workforce shortages, the financial pressures facing nonprofit hospitals and how AI could reduce administrative burdens while preserving the human role in consequential medical decisions. (Source: Bloomberg)

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee traveled to rural Illinois to hear directly from farmers facing lower crop prices and rising costs for fuel, fertilizer and other inputs. Those conversations offer the Fed a ground-level view of inflation pressures that may emerge before they are fully reflected in national data. (Source: Bloomberg)

Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Canada and other democracies must become less reliant on the US while remaining open to rebuilding the Western alliance. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Freeland discusses Alberta’s separatist movement, President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia and Ukraine, and lessons from her negotiations with the US that inform her new book, Unreliable Boyfriend. (Source: Bloomberg)

Terez founder and CEO Zara Terez Tisch tells Bloomberg This Weekend how the growing number of women sports fans is creating new demand for fashionable team apparel and expanding opportunities for her company across professional sports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.

Tesla’s Roadster, Zuckerberg vs pint of Guinness, retirees not spending for pleasure, and AI born false memories: Join Lisa Mateo, David Gura and Christina Ruffini for a roundup of headlines you may have missed, but gotta see. (Source: Bloomberg)