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-Lindsay Dutch, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Hardlines Senior Analyst, discusses earnings from Dick's Sporting Goods. Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. forecast full-year sales growth across its namesake stores and the Foot Locker chain, a sign that the company’s efforts to turn around its new acquisition are making progress.

-Jennifer Bartashus, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Retail Staples & Packaged Food, discusses Dollar General earnings. Dollar General forecast sales in-line with analyst estimates, slowing momentum for a company that had routinely been exceeding Wall Street expectations.

-Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg News Senior Equities Reporter, on Bloomberg Big Take story: "SpaceX IPO Lures Investors Into Murky Private Deals.”
Financial elites are seeking access to special purpose vehicles to invest in private shares of companies like SpaceX and OpenAI, which could lead to significant returns if the companies go public.

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-Mandeep Singh, Global Tech Research Head at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses news that Nvidia will invest $2 billion in Nebius Group as part of a strategic partnership to develop and build artificial intelligence data centers.

-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Oracle shares soaring on Wednesday after the company reported strong sales and issued an outlook that suggests little letup in demand for AI computing.

-Herman Chan, Senior Analyst, US Banks for Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses JPMorgan Chase restricting some lending to private credit funds after marking down the value of certain loans in their portfolios, the latest sign of stress in the $1.8 trillion industry.

-Diana Rosero Pena, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Staples Analyst, discusses earnings from Campbell’s. Campbell’s cut its profit outlook to the lowest in a decade as consumers eschew chips and pretzels while supply constraints are weighing on sales of freshly baked goods.
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-Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg News Senior Equities Reporter, discusses Bill Ackman returning to the IPO market with a combined offering for his hedge fund manager and a new closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA. The initial public offering for Pershing Square would give investors stakes in Pershing Square, with every 100 shares of the closed-end fund IPO purchased receiving 20 shares in the management company.

-Mary Ross Gilbert, Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior Equity Analyst, Covering Retail, discusses Kohl’s earnings. Kohl’s rebounded after the struggling department-store chain said it was pleased with its performance so far this year. The positive sentiment given on a call with analysts came after the retailer reported a bigger sales drop than expected last quarter and gave an outlook in-line with Wall Street estimates.

-Matthew Griffin, Bloomberg Equities Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “Iran War, AI and Private Credit Shocks Press on Market Weakness.”
The war in the Middle East has injected a new shock into the global economy, with oil prices skyrocketing and stock futures plunging before partially recovering. Multiple forces are creating new fragilities in global markets, including the emergence of AI, soured loans in the private-credit industry, a softening US job market, and stubbornly high inflation.


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-Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary reaching a settlement with federal antitrust authorities, according to the Justice Department. The agreement was announced with no details provided, but it would reportedly open parts of Live Nation's ticketing arm to third-party sellers and make it easier for other promoters to put on shows at amphitheaters that Live Nation controls.

-Madison Muller, Bloomberg News Health Reporter, discusses Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers Health working together to sell obesity drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, on the Hims platform. Hims will no longer advertise its copies of the Novo medicines and will only sell compounded versions of Wegovy and Ozempic if a doctor deems them necessary for a patient.

-Deborah Aitken, Bloomberg Intelligence Luxury Goods Analyst, discusses the impact of the war in the Middle East on the luxury sector. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: Luxury-goods sector global 2026 organic growth could fall 150 bps for every 10% slowdown in Middle East sales and 1% elsewhere, if the US-Israeli war on Iran is prolonged.

-Bess Freedman, Chief Executive Officer at Brown Harris Stevens, discusses the latest in the residential housing market. According to Bess, geopolitical instability always introduces caution into financial markets, and real estate is no exception. That said, New York has historically been viewed as a safe haven during global uncertainty. We often see capital move toward stability and prime U.S. real estate is considered a stable asset class.
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-Brian Chappatta, Bloomberg, Managing Editor of Leveraged Finance and Distressed Debt, discusses BlackRock curbing withdrawals from its $26 billion HPS Corporate Lending Fund after client requests for redemptions spiked, capping repurchases at 5%.

-Dan Ives, Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities, discusses the latest in the tech sector. He discusses how investors are now navigating an uncertain Iran military conflict in the Middle East, adding to the nervousness already in the tech trade with the AI Ghost Trade and Anthropic worries abound.

-Lauren Hochfelder, Head of Global Real Assets at Morgan Stanley, discusses her outlook for the U.S real estate market. Lauren discusses how she thinks we’re past bottom in most global markets, with tangible evidence of price movement.
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