WorldFighting continues between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, while fears of the conflict spilling across the region continue to grow.
WorldFighting continues between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, while fears of the conflict spilling across the region continue to grow.
EconomyThe Ontario government is offering financial support to businesses caught in the crossfire of the Canada-U.S. trade war.
PoliticsBloomberg discusses the conclusion of meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, including Trump’s statement that he will meet Xi two more times. The program also examines rising stocks, falling oil prices and what the summit accomplished.
PoliticsThe Supreme Court ruled Friday that states may use a controversial citizenship data-collection tool to review voter rolls, a major win for President Donald Trump’s effort to identify non-citizen voters. In an unsigned opinion, the justices rejected claims that the administration acted unlawfully by making the system easier to use for checking voters’ citizenship status.
WorldPope Leo XIV is visiting France, seeking to restore the Catholic Church’s standing after abuse scandals. He is expected to renew calls for global rules governing AI development and present his vision for Europe’s future.
CultureFilm critic Jackson Weaver reviews the biopic Primetime, with Robert Pattinson playing Chris Hansen, the host of the reality crime series To Catch a Predator. Directed by Lance Oppenheim and written by Ajon Singh, the film seeks to expose the rot behind the NBC show.
PoliticsChinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House, where President Trump announced that a pair of giant pandas would be given as a gift. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce by two months; Xi was warmly received, while US lawmakers had mixed reactions.
TechMicrosoft shares rise as the company unifies its Copilot artificial intelligence offerings. Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio and YouTube provide cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close.
CultureTaylor Swift will debut her new song “Patient Zero” and its music video this weekend at the MTV Video Music Awards.
PoliticsCBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton presents a weekly look at essential political news and issues affecting Canadians, examining the latest headlines through the experiences of those living them.
EconomyBarry Ritholtz, founder and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth, discusses his observations on how most wealthy Americans achieved success and talks about his new book, “How Not To Invest,” on Bloomberg Money.
PoliticsXi Jinping’s state visit to Washington has ended after a highly ceremonial trip that was expected to produce breakthroughs on AI cooperation and Taiwan. Despite the red carpets and warm rhetoric, the meeting made little progress on several key issues.
TechPope Leo XIV warned at UNESCO that artificial intelligence should serve humanity rather than become an “instrument of domination and injustice”. AI has been a central focus of his pontificate.
CulturePope Leo XIV celebrated Vespers at Notre Dame Cathedral on Friday, becoming the first pontiff to celebrate there since the landmark was nearly destroyed by fire in 2019. The organ played as he prayed inside the restored 12th-century Gothic cathedral.
PoliticsThe US Supreme Court has approved using an expanded immigration database to check voter eligibility ahead of the November midterm elections. Elsewhere, Xi Jinping’s US visit ends, Benjamin Netanyahu defends Israel at the UN as delegates walk out, the Pope heads to France, and carbon-credit tree planting threatens farms and livelihoods in a New Zealand town.
PoliticsDecades of declining trust in US institutions have evolved into distrust of the facts they provide. With the midterms approaching, the programme examines whether that skepticism now extends to vote counts, with guests from Pew Research Center and Echelon Insights.
EconomyWith home prices falling and stock markets rising, CBC examines whether buying a home or renting while investing is the better path to building wealth.
PoliticsYeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations and his response to anti-Israel protesters on 'America’s Newsroom.'
PoliticsThe Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded database containing citizenship information as Trump urges states to purge voter rolls. Critics say the data is unreliable and could result in U.S. citizens being removed from the rolls.
EconomyJeff Rosenberg, a portfolio manager for BlackRock’s systematic alternative ETF, discusses developments in bond markets and recommends that investors broaden their allocation to a 50/30/20 portfolio.
SocietyProtesters gathered in Granada to support 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after she was evicted from her apartment in Madrid.
EconomyBloomberg Money examines everyday financial life with guests including Mexico’s Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco Alvarez, BlackRock portfolio manager Jeffrey Rosenberg and Ritholtz Wealth chairman and CIO Barry Ritholtz. Topics include housing, interest rates, migration to Philadelphia, buy now, pay later and Gen Z finances.
EconomyThe New York Stock Exchange closes a volatile week as markets weigh uncertainty over which industries will gain or lose from artificial intelligence, concerns about the US war with Iran, and a sharp rise in US Treasury yields.
EconomyCorn and oats have jumped since August, fueling a grain-market rally despite the price patterns usually associated with harvest season. Rising energy costs, disrupted Black Sea exports and weather risks are behind the move, while volatility could continue through winter.