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Nov 5, 2026 • 23min
Tech Stocks Plunge as Traders Dump Everything With AI Exposure
Ryan Gallagher, a Bloomberg investigative reporter covering surveillance, reveals how ad data from everyday apps can help police track hundreds of millions of phones. Policy analysts Nathan Dean and Justin Teresi explore rising corporate pressure from executive power and Texas’s proposed data-center moratorium. Tech analyst Matthew Bloxham examines the AI-stock selloff, data-center uncertainty, and Qualcomm’s weak outlook amid rising costs and shifting AI expectations.

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Nov 4, 2026 • 12min
CVS Plans to Break Up $117 Billion Healthcare Conglomerate
John Tozzi, a Bloomberg healthcare reporter, examines CVS Health’s plan to spin off its retail pharmacy business from Aetna and Caremark. Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence’s global technology research chief, explores how elections, power constraints and permitting could reshape AI data centers. He also discusses Uber’s rising AI costs, autonomous-vehicle competition and AMD’s strong data-center outlook.

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Nov 3, 2026 • 15min
Disney Plans Thousands of Layoffs, Targeting 20% Cost Savings
Geetha Ranganathan, a media and entertainment analyst, discusses Disney’s sweeping cost-cutting drive and reinvestment plans for streaming, technology and parks. Anurag Rana, a technology analyst, examines Apple’s sales outlook, memory-cost pressures and new leadership. Michael Halen, a restaurant analyst, tracks Taco Bell’s recovery after a health outbreak and Yum Brands’ priorities for KFC and future growth.

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Nov 2, 2026 • 20min
Earnings Special: Apple's Forecast Disappoints, Despite Topping Estimates
Mark Gurman, Bloomberg’s global consumer-tech editor, and Anurag Rana, a senior technology analyst, unpack Apple’s earnings beat and disappointing forecast reaction. They examine iPhone Duo demand, supply constraints, China’s importance, memory costs and margins. The conversation also explores Apple’s AI challenges, Google Search revenue risk, upcoming hardware, and the company’s broader product pipeline.

Nov 2, 2026 • 24min
Marvell to Acquire Lumentum in Historic $115 Billion Tech Deal
Ryan Gould, a Bloomberg Deals reporter, explores Marvell’s proposed $115 billion Lumentum acquisition and investor concerns over its AI ambitions. Matthew Schettenhelm, a media litigation analyst, examines Anthropic’s legal exposure and the uncertain future of AI regulation. Jody Lurie covers Marriott’s strong earnings and credit strategy, while Roy Strom details the talent war sparked by Weil Gotshal’s collapse.

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Oct 31, 2026 • 44min
'Ugly' Midterms, Increasing Your Nest Egg, Everywhere Millionaires
Henrietta Treyz, co-founder of Veda Partners, explores angry voters, unreliable polls and the fiscal challenges facing Congress. Michael Conrath, J.P. Morgan’s chief retirement strategist, discusses longevity risk, healthcare costs and investing through market turbulence. Owen Zidar, Princeton economist and author of The Everywhere Millionaire, examines how local business ownership can build wealth. They also tackle housing, wages, Social Security and the future of affordability.

Oct 30, 2026 • 22min
Intel Shares Plunge After Outlook Hit by PC Slump, Supply
Emily Nicolle, a Bloomberg digital finance reporter covering crypto, examines Bitcoin’s slide after Binance suffered a record hack and the security questions it raises. Vincent Piazza, an oil and gas analyst, explores Exxon and Chevron’s refining-fueled results and volatile energy markets. The discussion also covers Intel’s PC slump, supply constraints, and Amazon’s rising cloud investment.

Oct 29, 2026 • 10min
Earnings Special: Intel Plunges on PC Sales Slump & Amazon Slips
Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence’s technology analyst, and Kunjan Sobhani, a semiconductor specialist, unpack Intel’s sharp plunge amid weak PC demand, data-center constraints and margin pressure. They examine Intel’s foundry ambitions and whether investors will wait, plus AMD’s looming results. Amazon’s AWS growth, hefty AI spending, funding challenges and data-center risks round out the discussion.

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Oct 29, 2026 • 25min
Google Erases a Record $500 Billion as AI Eats Into Sales
Nicole D’Souza, an internet and software analyst, explores Gen Z’s return to dating apps, Hinge’s relationship-focused strategy and Grindr’s AI-powered features. Mandeep Singh, global technology research chief, examines Alphabet’s search slowdown, Microsoft’s cloud resilience, potential Marvell-Lumentum and DoorDash-Instacart deals. Media analyst Matthew Bloxham compares Alphabet and Microsoft, while Caterpillar’s results test the AI infrastructure boom.

Oct 28, 2026 • 23min
Wendy’s Jumps on Report Trian Offers to Buy for $1.4 Billion
Michael Halen, Bloomberg’s restaurant analyst, examines Trian’s $1.4 billion Wendy’s bid and a potential turnaround. Mustafa Okur, an industrials specialist, explores GE Vernova’s $9 billion Trench acquisition and surging data-center power demand. Fintech analyst Diksha Gera discusses Visa’s earnings and AI-driven payments. Yale lecturer Gautam Mukunda tackles whether too much AI could suppress innovation and reshape work.


