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Pointed! Bloomberg’s Weekly News Quiz For Risk-Takers

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…

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The Entrepreneurs Behind Poppi Start Over

Poppi founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth tell Bloomberg This Weekend how they turned a farmers market business into a nearly $2 billion beverage brand and what they learned from the decade-long journey. Speaking with hosts David Gura…

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How China’s Intelligence Operations Target Tech

Former CIA counterintelligence analyst Peter Mattis tells Bloomberg This Weekend how China’s Ministry of State Security can use business and personal relationships to gather intelligence and potentially influence decision-making in…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

The Stadium Bidding War Shaking Up the Midwest

The Chicago Bears are weighing three possible homes for a new stadium: downtown Chicago, suburban Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana. The competition has turned into a high-stakes economic development battle involving billions of…

TechThe Verge

Here are our favorite deals from REI’s giant Holiday Sale

Black Friday has become a shopping season of its own, with retailers once again offering discounts well ahead of the actual shopping holiday. We’ve already rounded up some of the best early Black Friday deals we’ve come across, but if…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

SpaceX Pushes Starship Reusability to New Test

Space Network co-founder Ross Hamilton tells Bloomberg This Weekend why SpaceX’s attempt to catch Starship after its return from orbit could mark a major step toward making the rocket system fully reusable. Speaking with hosts David Gura…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Bessent, Lutnick Clash Over Nvidia China Curbs

Axios AI policy reporter Maria Curi tells Bloomberg This Weekend about tensions inside the Trump administration over efforts to restrict the flow of advanced Nvidia chips to China and scrutiny of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Paraguay Bank Scandal, Corruption Charges Shakes Safe Haven Status

Paraguay won over investors in recent years thanks to strong growth, low taxes and a reputation as a safe haven in a volatile region. But the president’s downfall, a central bank in disarray and a financial firm in ruins have left…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Trump Heads to China for Talks With Xi and Putin

Bloomberg White House correspondent Jeff Mason tells Bloomberg This Weekend how the Trump administration responded to a nationwide FAA ground stop and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s push for $50 billion to modernize the US air…

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David Cameron Sees Hope in Alzheimer’s Research

On Bloomberg This Weekend, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron discusses the personal toll of losing his mother to Alzheimer’s and the accelerating search for better diagnostics, treatments and ultimately a cure. Cameron tells hosts…

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Ukraine Peace Push Turns to NATO and Donbas

Bloomberg Economics defense lead Becca Wasser tells Bloomberg This Weekend that a US proposal linking NATO membership to Ukrainian concessions in the Donbas represents movement in peace talks but faces significant political and security…

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Air Travel Chaos Puts FAA Systems in Focus

Bloomberg Intelligence senior airlines analyst George Ferguson tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the nationwide ground stop underscores the difficulty of modernizing an aging US air traffic control system while keeping flights moving…

MarketsNYT Business

5 Big Questions as C.E.O.s Meet in China

President Trump and U.S. tech executives are expected to gather for a major summit in Shenzhen next week. On the agenda: a stalled trade war, expanding export controls, and suspected spy games.

TechThe Verge

A gadget to make your dumb house smarter

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 152, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, thank you for taking time away from Zelda to be here, and also you can read all the old editions at the…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Privatize Air Traffic Control, Redux

Yesterday the FAA grounded every domestic departure in the United States for more than four hours. Such groundings appear to be happening more often. The last nationwide grounding was in 2023, and regional ones have hit Newark, Dallas, and…

MarketsCNBC Top News

Meet the seven co-founders of Anthropic

Four researchers, a former journalist, a public policymaker, and an engineer founded Anthropic in 2021. They're now poised to become multi-billionaires.

TechThe Verge

Jensen Huang and the decline of the visionary showman founder CEO

On January 6th, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got his rockstar moment at last. He strode triumphantly onstage, hand raised in the air, to the claps and cheers of a 14,000-person arena absolutely packed with influencers and fans, their…

TechWired

How to Run SteamOS on Your Mac

A free app lets you boot SteamOS in a virtual machine on your Apple Silicon Mac, unlocking PC and legacy games that otherwise won’t run.

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Russia Struggles to Restore Key Statistics Two Weeks After Hack

Russia’s statistics service still can’t fully publish and collect some of its main economic data, two weeks after a cyberattack knocked parts of its infrastructure offline — leaving officials who depend on the figures without some of their…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Goldman Sachs Sees 19% Return on Asia ex-Japan Stocks in 2027

Goldman Sachs expects earnings growth to drive a 19% return for the MSCI Asia ex-Japan Index in dollar terms next year, even as it warned that uncertainty over artificial intelligence could fuel volatility.

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Odd Lots: Wall Street and the Post-Huang Nvidia Era (Podcast)

Nvidia's post-Jensen Huang era has just begun and there are so many open questions about the company's future. Who will the board choose to be Nvidia's next CEO? Will the government crack down on the chipmaker's business practices,…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

People like their jobs, even British people

This paper investigates the role of work in providing meaning, purpose, community, and other non-monetary benefits. Using an original cross-national survey of 8,234 working-age adults across the UK, US, Denmark, and India, I study the…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Blackstone’s AirTrunk Advances $11 Billion India Data Center Bet

AirTrunk has filed detailed plans for two hyperscale data center campuses in southern India that could involve about 1.03 trillion rupees ($11 billion) of investment, advancing one of the country’s biggest proposed digital-infrastructure…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

The Power and Roots of Aspirations

Aspirations have become a common theme in empirical economics studies but there is no unified understanding of the range of outcomes they influence, the factors that shape them, and how to measure them. We survey this growing literature.…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

China’s Market Regulator Warns of Global Asset Repricing Risks

Global capital markets are undergoing a new round of asset repricing and rebalancing in the face of geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty, according to Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Yes Bank Seeks India Top Court Review of $893 Million Bond Order

Yes Bank Ltd. asked India’s top court to review a ruling that revived 84.2 billion rupees ($893 million) of bonds written off during its 2020 rescue, a decision the lender has said could cut a key capital ratio by about 2.5 percentage…

TechWired

The FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is Over

The five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Cruise Ship Capsizes After Tanker Collision in New Orleans

All passengers and crew members aboard a river cruise ship that capsized after a tanker collision in New Orleans on Friday were accounted for, with 32 people hospitalized but none critically injured, according to Mayor Helena Moreno.…

TechThe Verge

Amazon has a plan to index the world’s online shopping data

Amazon has plans to build a vault of data on every product sold anywhere on the internet, even products Amazon doesn't sell, and make the information available through its own site, according to Reuters. The project, called the "World…

MarketsBloomberg Markets

Nvidia’s Board CEO Hunt, Stocks Finish Week Higher, Retail in Focus

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Franklin Templeton Institute’s Head Market Strategist Chris…

MarketsWSJ Markets

U.S. Stocks Mixed on Nvidia Fallout Fears

U.S. stocks finished mixed as rate fears resurfaced and tumult at Nvidia spilled into the wider semiconductor sector, dragging down technology indexes.

MarketsWSJ Markets

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on gold futures, Press Metal Aluminium, Evolution Mining and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

MarketsWSJ Markets

Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Air France-KLM, HMM and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector.

TechThe Verge

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours

Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." More than four hours after the stop was issued,…

TechHacker News

FAA issues national ground stop – lifted 4.5 hours later

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis?adv_date=11132026&a... https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis?adv_date=11142026&a... https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/13/us/ground-stop-natio... Comments URL:…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Joe Carlasare on “Extreme Fear” in Bitcoin: “I’m A Buyer Here”

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Joe Carlasare on “Extreme Fear” in Bitcoin: “I’m A Buyer Here” Bitcoin went from 57,000 to 82,000 in less than 90 days earlier this year, and Joe Carlasare says that's why he rejects the idea that capital can't flood…

TechThe Verge

ChatGPT Wallet lets OpenAI’s Dots agents make purchases for you

After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18 and older using a US billing address and…

MarketsNYT Business

Why Jensen Huang Was Essential to Nvidia’s Rise

Jensen Huang was the driving force at Nvidia, with 60 direct reports and no clear succession plan. Tripp Mickle, one of our technology reporters, examines Mr. Huang’s central role in the company and the artificial intelligence industry.

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Bill Miller IV: “They’re Not Printing More Bitcoin”

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Bill Miller IV: “They’re Not Printing More Bitcoin” Bill Miller IV, Chairman and CIO of Miller Value Partners, joins Grace Remington and Sean Hagan on BMTV to explain why he is still bullish on Bitcoin with sentiment…

TechThe Verge

Here’s how you can save on your GTA VI preorder ahead of launch

The long-awaited launch of GTA VI is around the corner, happening next Friday, November 19th. While discounts on the game itself will be rare for some time, there’s a clever workaround to save you a few bucks on your digital copy. We found…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Are we witnessing an intelligence explosion?

From Luis Garicano and Alex Imas: Hence AI capabilities improved 1.91 times faster after October 2025, but R&D spending grew 6.19 times and the technical workforce 3.10 times. So measured capability gains per dollar fell by approximately…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Why Private AI is More Important Than Ever

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Why Private AI is More Important Than Ever Mark Suman, co-founder and CEO of Maple AI, joins BMTV to talk about private AI built so that even its own team cannot read your chats. This post Why Private AI is More…

TechHacker News

Show HN: Isometric SF – A pixel-art map of the SF Bay Area

Technical Write-up: https://www.justinchavez.com/blog/isometric-sf-how/ Hi HN! Showcasing this fun project. I took 1300 square miles of the SF Bay Area from Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and transformed them into a cohesive pixel map.…

TechThe Verge

Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too

Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of water- and chemical-intensive factories,…

EconomyWSJ Economy

Canada Factory Activity Flatlines in September

Manufacturing activity stalled in September despite a tailwind from higher energy prices, signaling a weak end to the quarter as the industry struggles with trade tensions and heightened uncertainty.

TechWired

The Microsoft Outage Is a Warning for the World

Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.

TechThe Verge

The new Apple TV has a YouTube problem

People who received the brand new Apple TV 4k today saw some strange error messages as soon as they opened the YouTube app. As the first units arrived, the app was initially only showing a black screen with a QR code and an error message…

MarketsNYT Business

Despite Nvidia’s Drop, Stocks Push Ahead

A drop in Nvidia shares after the ouster of the company’s chief executive has not spread to the rest of the market, as stocks have held their ground broadly.

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Friday assorted links

1. Peru cancels the Moche sculptures for obscenity? 2. Claude translates from The Kalevela. 3. David Chalmers on AI speed-ups. 4. Cass Sunstein picks Bob Dylan’s best songs. 5. “Hobby dogging”? 6. Argentina worries and updates. 7. Jon…

TechThe Verge

Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage might be over

Service is recovering for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state on Friday morning, some people (including…

MarketsMarketWatch

14 dividend stocks selected for long-term growth

These stocks feature attractive dividend payouts and are trading low to the companies’ intrinsic value, according to John Buckingham of Value87 Investment Partners.

TechThe Verge

The Verge’s 2026 gift guide for dads

Gone are the days when you could just buy your father a random tie or some leather-clad alcohol vessel or a shaving kit. Dads want - nay, deserve - something memorable. Luckily for you, it's not that hard to find something special that…

TechTechCrunch

The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline

Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Over 300 Pro-Crypto Lawmakers Are Coming Into Congress

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Over 300 Pro-Crypto Lawmakers Are Coming Into Congress Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, joins BMTV to talk through what the midterms mean for Bitcoin and crypto. This post Over 300 Pro-Crypto…

MarketsWSJ Markets

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Relinquish Some Gains

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower, giving back the previous day’s weather-driven gains as a spell of cold weather is set to lift near-term heating demand.

TechThe Verge

What’s really at stake in the Jensen Huang saga

One part of the saga surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ended on Thursday, when Huang resigned from his position at the top of AI's most important company. But in the coming weeks and months, a much bigger story may be about to unfold. A…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Fed’s Logan Calls for Clearer Separation of Market Operations

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said the US central bank should separate assets purchased for market-functioning purposes from the ones it holds for monetary-policy operations in order to more clearly communicate its…

MarketsBBC Business

Shoplifters 'stealing to order' in Scottish shops

Shopworkers in Scotland say they're facing rising levels of violence, including attacks with harpoon guns and machetes, as reports of shoplifting rise dramatically.

CryptoThe Block

Ethereum and Layer 1s Explained

Ethereum 101 explains how Ethereum made blockchains programmable. It covers smart contracts, accounts and the EVM, ETH and gas fees, Proof of Stake, network upgrades, and how alternative Layer 1s trade off security, decentralization and…

TechThe Verge

Claude’s Duet agent is a little neurotic and surprisingly helpful

Normally, the products I test don't offer to help me write up my experience with them. Duet is different. Claude Duet is Anthropic's AI agent for consumers, the latest attempt by an AI company to try to convince us that agents can be…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Bessent Blames Lutnick, Commerce for Not Blocking Megaspeed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his agency had long supported putting Megaspeed International on a trade blacklist but that responsibility for doing so rested with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

EconomyProject Syndicate

The Rare-Earth Game

China will probably not impose a rare-earth embargo, but it will keep the specter of one alive. And the West will probably not achieve self-sufficiency in this critical sector, but it will keep seeking to reduce its vulnerability to a…

EconomyProject Syndicate

Why Research Matters

Over the past 21 months, in the country that has leveraged research to greatest effect, the government is slashing funding for it, closing centers where it is done, politicizing grant-making decisions, and bullying its single biggest…

EconomyProject Syndicate

Africa Needs a Different Kind of Climate Finance

Roughly half of the climate finance that flows to Africa comes in the form of debt, with multilateral and bilateral development-finance institutions often lending at commercial rates to economies already struggling to carry the added…

TechThe Verge

Apple should have made the MacBook logo RGB

When Apple CEO John Ternus announced the first touchscreen Mac last month, the biggest reaction in the room wasn't for the PROLED MacBook Pro's OLED touchscreen or the thinner and lighter chassis; it was for the illuminated lid logo. It's…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

The Economics of Rent Controls

I appear on Ryan Bourne’s excellent new podcast, The Economics of It. We discuss The Economics of Rent Controls drawing on my essay, Rent Control: The Ceiling Trap. It’s a very good discussion. Here’s one bit (edited slightly to remove…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Digital Credit: Comparing The Six Bitcoin Preferred Stocks

Bitcoin Magazine Digital Credit: Comparing The Six Bitcoin Preferred Stocks A simple four-part investor framework for evaluating Digital Credit. This post Digital Credit: Comparing The Six Bitcoin Preferred Stocks first appeared on Bitcoin…

TechThe Verge

Let’s talk about Jensen Huang’s many affairs!

Usually, we'd be offering to answer your questions about a news event, but honestly we don't really have any answers about what the hell is going on over at Nvidia. I can't speak for Nilay but at the rate Jensen Huang's new mistresses are…

TechWired

TCL QM7L Mini-LED TV Review (2026)

$1,500 buys you vibrant color, deep blacks, and a fast screen fit for just about anything. Just be sure the wide pedestal fits your setup.

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Outlook email is still down

And GMU is on the Outlook system. If you need to reach me, you can extrapolate my gmu address to my gmail address, or try Twitter, or use your imagination in other ways. Sorry for the inconvenience! (Although it seems my Outlook system…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

Private Credit, Stablecoins Pose Risks Beyond Size, Bailey Warns

Private credit and stablecoins could become systemic risks before they achieve systemic size, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warned on Friday, signaling that global policymakers should continue to be vigilant on those corners of…

EconomyWSJ Economy

U.S., Eurozone Bond Yields Rise

Bond yields rose in Europe and the U.S. as inflationary pressures kept expectations for further Federal Reserve interest-rate increases strong.

MarketsNYT Business

Democrats Eye Strict New Limits on White House Budget Powers

The incoming majority is also planning aggressive oversight of the White House budget director, who appears to be working to install an ally to monitor the budget office’s handling of federal spending.

EconomyProject Syndicate

Effective Climate Action Requires Capable States

With delegations from around the world gathering for another international climate conference, the question today is not whether governments should do more to address the climate crisis, but whether they even have the capabilities to do…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

The U.S. Federal AI Observatory

Federal AI at a glance 41 agencies · 3,611 reported use cases · OMB 2025 Inventory. Portfolio size reflects reporting, not performance. From Irakli Petriashvili of Tblisi, here is the site. The post The U.S. Federal AI Observatory appeared…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Do not overrate zero-sum status-seeking

If people really preferred relatively higher income in a poorer society, then those born in Western Europe and the US would be saving up their money so they could live like kings in Africa. Very few people of middle- or upper-class status…

EconomyBloomberg Economics

S&P Sees Nigeria’s 2029 Investment-Grade Goal as Unrealistic

Nigeria’s ambition to return to investment grade within the next three years may be overly optimistic, given how long similarly assessed sovereigns have historically taken to reach that level, according to S&P Global Ratings.

EconomyGuardian Economics

World is now in ‘age of electricity’, energy agency chief says

Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge The world has left behind the age of coal, oil and gas and is now firmly in “the age of electricity”, the world’s leading…

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MarketsWSJ Markets

Oil Futures End Week Lower

Oil futures settled mixed with Brent practically unchanged and WTI off 0.2%, but both benchmarks saw a second straight weekly decline.

MarketsWSJ Markets

Gold, Silver Futures Post Weekly Losses

Gold futures held their ground in choppy trading as a below-estimate U.S. producer price reading and steadying oil prices ease inflation concerns that sank the metals the previous session.

TechThe Verge

Donald Trump really wants Tim Cook to run Nvidia

Jensen Huang resigned this morning as Nvidia's CEO following reports of affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. Right now, the company is being led by its CFO on an interim basis. But President Donald Trump is already throwing…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Jane Street Lifts Its Strategy (MSTR) Stake 54% to 4.1 Million Shares

Bitcoin Magazine Jane Street Lifts Its Strategy (MSTR) Stake 54% to 4.1 Million Shares A 13F filed Thursday shows Jane Street held 4,119,097 Strategy shares as of Sept. 30, up 53.8%. This post Jane Street Lifts Its Strategy (MSTR) Stake…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Faces Two Red Years For the First Time Ever

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Faces Two Red Years For the First Time Ever Bitcoin has never posted back-to-back losing years, but 2026 could change that. This post Bitcoin Faces Two Red Years For the First Time Ever first appeared on Bitcoin…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Peter Schiff on the Bitcoin Crash: “Get the Hell Out”

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Peter Schiff on the Bitcoin Crash: “Get the Hell Out” Challenged on why two or three down years would matter for Bitcoin when gold and the Nasdaq have had similar streaks before recoveries, Peter Schiff says the…

CryptoThe Block

Avalanche Owns Five Percent of Tokenized Stocks

One Venue, One Chain Over this past week, three U.S. tokenized stock venues picked three different blockchains to launch on. The WSJ reported Monday that NYSE chose Avalanche as the sole settlement chain for its planned 24/7 platform. On…

CryptoBitcoin Magazine

Simon Dixon: What It Would Take for Me to Sell My Bitcoin for Gold

▶ Bitcoin Magazine Simon Dixon: What It Would Take for Me to Sell My Bitcoin for Gold Simon Dixon, CEO and co-founder of BnkToTheFuture, tells BMTV there are only three things that would make him sell all of his Bitcoin and buy gold. This…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

My Barcelona talk on AI

The post My Barcelona talk on AI appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

EconomyProject Syndicate

Why Is Mexico Defying Latin America’s Right Turn?

How Mexico’s left has managed to retain strong support is a key question of contemporary Latin American politics. The most likely answer centers on the ruling Morena party’s pragmatic brand of left-wing politics, which combines bold…

EconomyGuardian Economics

Home sales hit 16-year low in October amid soaring mortgage rates

Sales of built units fell to 3.75m in October, down by 8.8% from last year, with mortgage rates at nearly three-year high US existing home sales hit a 16-year low in October as buyers were driven away by high mortgage rates and rising…

EconomyMarginal Revolution

Thursday assorted links

1. New Texas A&M podcast: Economists Unscripted. 2. A new tool for AI-proof homework assignments. “It’s called https://deb8.tv — students get paired and have live video debates with one another.” 3. “The average French person believes…