President Donald Trump signaled that his appetite to ban exports of US diesel has cooled given the risk of unintended price spikes, and one of his top deputies indicated Europe might soon put fresh supplies of the fuel on the market.
"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) says the federal government must play a role in regulating artificial intelligence and work to establish guardrails, arguing that competition with China does not give Washington a pass on oversight. Francis deSouza, Scale AI CEO, says comprehensive testing is needed to understand what AI models can do and the risks they pose before determining how to mitigate them. (Source: Bloomberg)
Francis deSouza, Scale AI CEO, says comprehensive testing is needed to understand what AI models can do and the risks they pose before determining how to mitigate them. He argues for an evidence-based approach to AI development, saying the debate over moving faster or slowing down should be guided by a clearer understanding of the technology's capabilities and risks. deSouza also says evaluations should cover both frontier and open-weight models. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) says the federal government must play a role in regulating artificial intelligence and work to establish guardrails, arguing that competition with China does not give Washington a pass on oversight. Dean also criticizes President Trump's handling of the war with Iran, saying the administration should bring in experienced diplomats to help end the conflict. She speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said a pilot who stabbed a colleague in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight en route to Israel was “perhaps a terrorist” and said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a sweeping speech to junior officers and enlisted troops, announcing new military commands and projects, including one to be led by Elon Musk, Anduril Industries Inc. founder Palmer Luckey and former House speaker Newt Gingrich to research the future of warfare.
A coalition of advocacy groups urged key lawmakers on Wednesday to hold technology companies accountable for alleged scams occurring on their platforms.
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US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Inflation-adjusted personal spending climbed 0.6% in August from a month earlier, for the biggest monthly jump since March 2025. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy, rose a less-than-expected 0.2%. The prior month was also revised lower.
On today's episode:
Mike McKee, Bloomberg News & Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel
David Bahnsen, Founder & CIO at The Bahnsen Group
Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist
Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said he discussed the case of imprisoned Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their summit last week, but did not offer details on whether it yielded any results.
A vast majority of Americans favor requiring artificial intelligence companies to meet independent safety benchmarks for their models, even if those standards mean slowing development of the technology, according to a new poll.
US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Inflation-adjusted personal spending climbed 0.6% in August from a month earlier, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Wednesday. That was the biggest monthly jump since March 2025. We get reaction from Bloomberg's Mike McKee and Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel. Bruce Markets CEO Jason Wallach joins Bloomberg News' Bernard Goyder to discuss the company's role in Robinhood Markets' plan to debut weekend equity trading. Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective, discusses the evolving non-bank lending landscape. All on the latest episode of "Bloomberg Businessweek Daily."
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The Trump administration faced skeptical questions from a US trade court about the legal foundation underpinning President Donald Trump’s latest round of global tariffs, once again putting one of his signature economic policies under a judicial microscope.
Record spending on 2026 midterms is shaping the handful of Senate races that are newly in play for Democrats and will impact the 2028 presidential race.
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President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors over findings the central bank mismanaged the renovation of its headquarters.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called press coverage of the Iran war “a national betrayal,” and described journalists as anti-American traitors for reporting on the actions of the Pentagon.
Crypto billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss poured more than $2.9 million in just one day into advertising to fight Senate Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown, adding to the escalating financial firepower the crypto industry is training on the Ohio populist.
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from DC. On today's show, Republican Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democratic Congresswoman Ami Bera of California and former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Lt. General Karen Gibson (Ret.). (Source: Bloomberg)
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said his withdrawal from a high-stakes climate change case involving the oil and gas industry was a “difficult judgment call” he made even after the court’s legal office said he didn’t have to disqualify himself.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new command to oversee and coordinate drone development and deployment supporting overseas operations.
