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What's wrong with crypto? Bitcoin is down 25% since October to less than $100,000. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Lionel Laurent explains that it might have something to do with Mamdani's win in New York. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Caterpillar Inc. was always an unlikely winner in the artificial intelligence craze. It makes the bulk of its money selling the equipment like yellow earth movers that has made it a stalwart of American industry....

US stocks slipped on Tuesday, leaving the S&P 500 Index on track for its longest slide since August. Topping the list of worries are AI valuations and whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month. However, Robinhood Markets Chief Investment Officer Stephanie Guild believes this is just a 'healthy correction' coming off a period of no data and high valuations. She joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on 'Bloomberg Businessweek Daily' to break it down. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Uruguay extended its easing cycle by lowering the benchmark interest rate a quarter point to 8% and signaled its willingness to further lower borrowing costs....

Hilary Gosher, managing director at Insight Partners, explains how the VC/PE firm coaches the CEOs of their portfolio companies to integrate AI into their work and how it's helping augment and upskill workers. Gosher joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)...

Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during extreme conditions this winter, according to the regulatory body overseeing grid stability....

President Donald Trump met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. Bloomberg Opinion writes that "Trumps' fortune has grown thanks to crypto ventures worth more than $1 billion while ordinary Americans struggle; other moves, including the pardoning of crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao, or the Winklevoss twins' donation to the White House ballroom, complete the picture of a digital gilded age". Bloomberg's Annie Massa discusses the crypto connections between the Middle East and the Trump family. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Swedish artificial intelligence coding startup Lovable says it has reached $200 million in annual recurring revenue. Lovable CEO Anton Osika discusses what's driving the company's growth and its plans to open new offices in the US with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)...

Boyu Capital is considering bringing in Tencent Holdings Ltd., GIC Pte and potentially others as limited partners in its acquisition of a stake in Starbucks Corp.'s China business, people familiar with the situation said....

A former investment banker was charged with helping to hatch a global insider-trading ring from the Paris restaurant he owned....

Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom Group, Leila Fourie of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa of Prosus and Naspers and Daniel Mminele, Chairperson of Nedbank, examine how reform, innovation and collaboration can restore South Africa's growth momentum with Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja at Bloomberg Africa Business Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Margie Patel, senior portfolio manager and head of capital allocation at Allspring Global Investments, says she doesn't expect to see a large market correction, even as investors evaluate AI spends. She joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)...

A product born in crypto's most fevered era is being quietly rebuilt for the US stock market — trading 24-7, with no brokers and no closing bell. The perpetual swap, or perp, is a derivative that lets traders take long or short positions on a digital asset's price, without ever owning it. Now developers are extending that model to traditional assets and benchmarks. Bloomberg's Muyao Shen reports on "Bloomberg Crypto". (Source: Bloomberg)...

Gaming platform Roblox is rolling out a new photo-based age verification tool as part of its effort to step up safety on the platform that is popular with kids. Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki, discusses the move with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)...

For much of the world, there is no longer any such thing as being offline. The internet underpins the global financial and consumer ecosystem, enabling instant communication and transactions. While the system is integral to so much human activity, it's also fragile, costing billions of dollars and creating huge inconvenience when part of it stops working....

A French civil court rejected a legal complaint against Nestlé SA that could have threatened the future of its iconic, billion-dollar Perrier water brand....

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana shares his outlook on fiscal reform, investment strategy, and balancing growth with sustainability in the nation's economic recovery with Bloomberg's S'thembile Cele at Bloomberg Africa Business Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)...

BloombergNEF CEO Jon Moore sets the stage for a discussion on Africa's pivotal role in the global clean energy transition, highlighting how demand for lithium, cobalt, and other key minerals is reshaping trade, investment, and supply chains at Bloomberg Africa Business Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The US plans to greenlight the first sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the Saudi Arabian AI firm Humain, people familiar with the matter said, marking a win for the state-backed venture as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US President Donald Trump....

Bloomberg's Arijit Ghosh, Managing Editor for Africa, unveils the inaugural Africa's Startups to Watch list — spotlighting early-stage ventures driving innovation, investment, and impact across key sectors at Bloomberg Africa Business Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)...