Barclays warns oil shock still caps Europe despite AI-fueled market highs
Clariant CEO: Demand Remains Solid Despite Hormuz Blockade
Demand for chemical products remains high, even though the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has complicated supply chains, says Conrad Keijzer, CEO of Swiss chemicals company Clariant. He spoke on “The Pulse with Francine Lacqua” on Bloomberg TV. (Source: Bloomberg)
UK Bonds Rally as Starmer Says He’ll Stay as Prime Minister
UK government bonds rallied as Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would stay as the Labour leader despite the party’s election losses.
BofA Didn’t Have Block Trade Mandate at Time of Segantii Calls
Bank of America Corp. didn’t have a mandate to work on a block trade in Esprit Holdings Ltd. when it had phone calls with Segantii Capital Management to discuss the deal, a prosecution witness said during the hedge fund’s trial for insider trading.
Gold Fields’ Spat With Ghana Contractor Heads for Arbitration
A $740 million dispute between Gold Fields Ltd. and a mining contractor in Ghana will be fought out in arbitration.
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Gold Gains As Dollar Dips Ahead Of Jobs Report
(RTTNews) – Gold traded higher above $4,700 an ounce on Friday as the dollar index struggled around the 98 mark ahead of the U.S. jobs report due later in the day and the CPI report, scheduled for next Tuesday.
Bulgaria Lawmakers Approve Radev’s Cabinet After Landslide Win
Bulgaria’s parliament voted in the nation’s first single-party government with a majority this century after Rumen Radev’s landslide victory, ushering in another European Union leader critical of the bloc’s mainstream.
Mariana Mazzucato Thinks We Need More Moonshots
A conversation about the political economy of innovation.
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Odd Lots: Mariana Mazzucato on the Need for Moonshots (Podcast)
Today’s guest Mariana Mazzucato is one of our most requested. Mazzucato, who is the director of the University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, specializes in the political economy of technological development and public sector investment. In our conversation, recorded in Madrid while at the Bloomberg CityLab conference, she explains her concept of the “mission economy,” her definition of state capacity, how to prevent top talent from fleeing to the private sector, and