Luxury travel, owls in NYC, and science competition instead of beauty pageants: Join hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo on Bloomberg This Weekend for Bookmarked, where they share stories that caught their attention over the past week. (Source: Bloomberg)
Banque du Caire is looking to raise as much as 24.25 billion Egyptian pounds ($454 million) via the sale of a 30% stake, in what would be the North African country’s largest initial public offering in years.
Latin America’s rightward, market-friendly shift is reshaping its relationship with Donald Trump’s Washington, including new flows of money from the multilateral lenders historically villainized in the region for pushing fiscal austerity.
Rep. Marc Veasey, a Texas Democrat, tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump’s recent moves involving Russia and Ukraine warrant greater congressional scrutiny, while warning that questions over Ukraine’s access to US military technology could undermine allies’ confidence in American defense products. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Veasey also says Tarrant County will be crucial to Democrats’ chances in Texas, arguing that strong performance there could help Senate candidate James Talarico win statewide. (Source: Bloomberg)
Condé Nast Traveler senior features editor Megan Spurrell tells Bloomberg This Weekend what nearly 800,000 reader votes reveal about travelers’ favorite cities, including Chicago’s enduring appeal and the rise of destinations such as Phnom Penh. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Spurrell says affordability, food, hospitality and evolving local cultures are helping both familiar destinations and less-traveled cities win devoted fans. (Source: Bloomberg)
Former Canadian deputy prime minister and “Wall Street Week” contributor Chrystia Freeland and former US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen say that globalization became dangerously dependent on countries willing to weaponize trade and supply chains. Freeland recounts her shared sentiment with Yellen in her new book, “Unreliable Boyfriend.”
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