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During his Thursday night newscast, CNN anchor Jake Tapper found himself in an awkward position: reporting on the sale of his employer, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., to Paramount Skydance Corp....

Duolingo was under pressure post-earnings after it said its drive to gain subscribers would mean slower earnings growth and narrower profit margins in the short term. The language-learning app company said it would step up investment in artificial intelligence and sacrifice some degree of monetization in order to accelerate user growth and engagement, with the goal of doubling the current number of daily active users to 100 million in 2028. Duolingo Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO Luis von Ahn joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. von Ahn also weighs in on how the app is using AI to bolster its language-learning programs. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Real estate firm Compass announced a new partnership with Rocket Companies that would expand its visibility among potential home buyers on property listings platform Redfin. Compass says the three-year alliance will allow its home listing inventory to be displayed on Rocket's Redfin website and app, and also lead to more favorable Rocket Mortgage pricing for Compass clients. Compass International Holdings CEO Robert Reffkin and Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna join Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the partnership, along with their respective firms earnings results. Reffkin and Krishna speak with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Bailey Lipschultz, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Anywhere from $40 billion to $150 billion of leveraged loans packaged into US collateralized loan obligations could be disrupted by the artificial intelligence boom, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co....

A basket of outstanding US corporate loans suffered its steepest monthly decline in more than three years as fears of artificial-intelligence disruption deepened, sparking a selloff....

Denmark's intelligence services warned that foreign powers may seek to interfere in the country's March 24 general election, singling out Russia as the primary threat but also flagging the US and China as potential sources of influence....

President Donald Trump directed US government agencies to stop using Anthropic PBC's products, since the company and Pentagon can't agree on what the AI guardrails should be. Alondra Nelson, a member of the UN advisory board on AI and a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, discusses this on Bloomberg the Close. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde discusses OpenAI's $110 billion fundraise at a $730 billion valuation with key backing from Amazon. Plus, the feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon over AI use by the military continues. And Jack Dorsey's Block says it's cutting half its workforce in a bet on AI. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The week that AI upended Wall Street's investing playbook didn't begin with an earnings miss or a Federal Reserve surprise. It began with a thought experiment on Substack....

Hedge funds turned the most bullish on Brent crude since April 2024 as investors grew more concerned that US military action in the Middle East could be imminent and disrupt oil supplies flowing out of the region....

Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. will strain its credit rating, an S&P Global Ratings analyst said, even if the combined company could ultimately cut its debt levels over time....

SpaceX is targeting filing confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter. Bailey Lipschultz has more on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)...

Delta Air Lines Inc. announced an order for 34 Airbus SE jets, its third aircraft order in less than six weeks, as the airline looks to cement its lead in the US aviation industry....

Super Bowl ticket prices have surged in recent years. But sometimes, you're not only getting a seat at the game - you may have access to very specific luxuries. Randall Williams explains that some fans are willing to spend massive amounts of money for the experience. (Source: Bloomberg)...

What's in store for the future of the Super Bowl? Randall Williams dives into what the league is looking for from cities that want to host the big game in the years to come. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Kelsey Berro, fixed income portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, and Subadra Rajappa, head of research at Société Générale Americas, join Matt Miller and Emily Graffeo on "Bloomberg Real Yield." US bonds are wrapping up their best monthly performance in a year against a backdrop of rising global risks, with resurgent demand serving as proof that investors still see Treasuries as the premier haven in turbulent times. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Blackstone Inc. is launching a publicly traded acquisition company that will snap up data centers, giving millions of mom-and-pop investors a chance to bet on the artificial intelligence boom....

Apollo Global Management Inc. has netted roughly $250 million in paper gains so far from a bet it made in recent months to support Elon Musk's xAI....

On "Bloomberg Real Yield" Meghan Graper, the global of head of debt capital markets at Barclays, and Maureen O'Connor, the global head of high-grade debt syndicate at Wells Fargo, join Matt Miller and Emily Graffeo. They discuss credit concerns, issuance, and the debt spending related to AI. (Source: Bloomberg)...