IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discusses IBM's $11 billion acquisition of Confluent. Krishna also spoke about the impact of AI, his expectation for IBM to pursue more AI deals, the regulatory environment for those deals, and how AI is a tailwind for the company, causing no net decrease in workers. Krishna spoke with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde.

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Strategas Research Partners Chairman and CEO Jason Trennert discusses his book, the purpose of the financial services industry, the potential challenge of private credit to the future, and the effect of geopolitical risk. Trennert spoke with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney.

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US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum says the Trump administration is taking steps to increase US energy production amid the war in Iran. He speaks on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition."

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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, a City University of New York professor, reacts to a federal judge's ruling that blocks a federal investigation of Fed Chair Powell. Krugman says President Trump and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro are "harassing" Powell. Krugman says the independence of the Fed is on the line.

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Burlington Stores CEO Michael O'Sullivan says an aggressive response to tariffs led to "spectacularly successful" earnings growth. He speaks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Dani Burger.

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Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, and Darío Gil, US Department of Energy under secretary for science, talk about working together on the build-out of a national AI infrastructure. Dell also comments about Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon over using AI tools. They speak to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow.

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Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez says it's too soon tell how the war in Iran is impacting the company, but he says their supply chain is diversified and flexible. He also talks about explosive demand for Hot Wheels and Barbie dolls, and how its partnership with OpenAI is working.

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Korey Dropkin, US Olympic Curling Silver Medalist, speaks on curling's rise in popularity and the launch of Rock League with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Alexis Christophorous

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