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FDA Pulls Warning Labels From Hormone Replacement Therapies Nov 13, 2025

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Hormone replacement therapies (HRTs) used to treat menopause symptoms no longer need to carry strict warnings about some potential side effects, including cancer and heart disease, the US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency is asking drugmakers to remove the strict black box warnings, with the goal of encouraging more women to take them. Labels on the medicines currently list potential side effects including cardiovascular disease, blood clots, breast cancer and dementia.

Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist and Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Elahi discusses the implications of this move and the importance of such therapies, particularly for women approaching menopause, with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.

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Lumen Inks Palantir Deal as Growth Strategy Takes Hold Nov 13, 2025

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Lumen Technologies is on track to restore revenue gains by 2030 by shifting to growth products and divesting noncore assets. Bloomberg Intelligence notes that the company recently announced the sale of the Mass Markets fiber unit to AT&T for $5.75 billion in cash. It's also building new fiber routes for hyper-scaler cloud providers and social-media companies for AI traffic between data centers. It aims to tap other high-growth segments like edge compute and security to restore top-line growth, though the enterprise segment could inflect earlier. Lumen is carefully managing capex and seeks to eliminate $1 billion in costs by year-end 2027 to maximize free cash flow.
Chris Stansbury, the company's Chief Financial Officer, breaks down Lumen's path back to growth also details the firm's recent $200 million deal to source AI software from Palantir Technologies. Chris speaks with Carol Massar, Tim Stenovec and Bloomberg News Senior Editor Nina Trentmann on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.

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Trump-Epstein Ties Back in Spotlight as Fight in Congress Looms Nov 12, 2025

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Democrats returned to pressing Donald Trump on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting a selection of emails in which the late financier and convicted sex trafficker suggested the president knew of his activities.
A congressional committee on Wednesday released some 20,000 pages of documents, pivoting attention away from the ongoing government shutdown and forcing the White House to respond to an issue that has frustrated the president and drawn scrutiny from parts of his base.
The trove of documents included emails in which Epstein — who died in 2019 while facing sex-trafficking charges — appeared to allege that Trump spent hours in a house with one of Epstein’s victims.
The new information came the same day that a new House lawmaker was officially sworn into office. Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, immediately signed a petition forcing a vote on legislation to compel the Justice Department to release files on Epstein.
Today's show features:

Bloomberg News National Security Reporter Jamie Tarabay on emails released by congressional Democrats, which suggest Donald Trump spent hours in a house with one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims (according to Epstein)
Bob Michele, Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group for JPMorgan Asset Management on the fixed income market, the US economy and ripple effects from the shutdown
CFO Briefing: Tricia Tolivar, Chief Financial Officer of Cava, and Bloomberg News Senior Editor Nina Trentmann
Peter Atwater, President of Financial Insyghts and Adjunct Lecturer of Economics at the College of William and Mary, on the US economic outlook

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Redefining Advanced Air Mobility Nov 12, 2025

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Lisa Wright is the Founder and CEO of Landings, a pioneering company developing a network of rural vertiports that expand access to advanced air mobility across the US. With over 20 years of experience in architecture, design, and operations, Lisa brings a unique perspective at the intersection of infrastructure, technology, and community development. Since founding Landings, she has led the company in building partnerships with municipalities, regional economic development agencies, landowners, and equipment manufacturers to catalyze investment in rural communities.
Lisa lays out her vision for building this cutting-edge aviation infrastructure, which she says can also create hubs for clean energy, workforce training, and economic revitalization. Lisa speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.

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Wall Street Gains on Optimism US Will Soon Reopen Nov 11, 2025

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Wall Street’s bets that the largest shutdown in US history is soon coming to an end drove a rebound in stocks, spurring optimism that access to official economic data will shed light on the Federal Reserve outlook.
The S&P 500 erased losses, with about 345 shares gaining. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2%. FedEx Corp. — a barometer of the economy — jumped over 5% as it expects profit this quarter to improve from a year ago. Nvidia Corp. sank 3% as SoftBank Group Corp. sold its entire stake in the chipmaker for $5.83 billion to help bankroll artificial-intelligence investments.
With the bond market closed for Veterans Day, Treasury futures rose after ADP Research data suggested the labor market slowed in the second half of last month. Traders have relied on private numbers as the government closure has delayed the release of official statistics.
A record-setting US shutdown is on a path to end as soon as Wednesday after the Senate passed a temporary funding measure. Reopening the government now depends on the House, which plans to return to Washington to consider the spending package. It would keep most of the government open through Jan. 30 and some agencies through Sept. 30. If approved, the bill goes to President Donald Trump, who has already endorsed the legislation.
Today's show features:

Eddie Ghabour, Co-Founder and CEO of Key Advisors Wealth Management, on the post-government-shutdown market landscape
Neil Dutta, Head of Economics at Renaissance Macro Research, on the US economic and monetary policy outlook
Bloomberg Businessweek National Correspondent Josh Green on the political blowback as Congress moves closer to officially ending the US government shutdown
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Media Analyst Geetha Ranganathan on Paramount Skydance shares jumping after the company raised its target for job cuts and cost-saving measures

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Buffett Says He’s ‘Going Quiet,’ Picking Up Donation Pace Nov 10, 2025

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Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who turned an aging textile mill into a more than $1 trillion conglomerate, said he’s “going quiet,” marking the end of an era for one of the business world’s most-watched investing gurus.
In a letter disclosing that he’s donating more than $1.3 billion to four family foundations, the 95-year-old investor, who is stepping down from his role of chief executive officer at the end of the year, said he’s going to stop writing Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual letters and speaking at its meetings
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And while he said he generally feels “good,” he is planning to “step up the pace” of his charitable giving to his kids’ foundations while he’s still alive.
“Though I move slowly and read with increasing difficulty, I am at the office five days a week where I work with wonderful people,” Buffett said in the letter released Monday. “Occasionally, I get a useful idea or am approached with an offer we might not otherwise have received. Because of Berkshire’s size and because of market levels, ideas are few – but not zero.”
Buffett is expected to hand his role of CEO to his successor Greg Abel at year-end. Letters such as the one released Monday, along with the ones that accompany the firm’s annual results, have become a must-read for his fans, who seek out the pearls of wisdom, investment advice and witticisms that drew a legion of fans to the billionaire investor.
Today's show features:

Bloomberg News Senior Editor, Equities Americas Eric Weiner on Warren Buffett's final weeks at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway
Henrietta Treyz, Co-Founder and Director of Economic Policy at Veda Partners, on what a potential end to the shutdown could mean for SNAP recipients and the Affordable Care Act
Alli McCartney, Managing Director of Wealth Management with Alignment Partners at UBS, on whether the equities market can sustain recent gains
Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Executive Officer of Magna International, on recent earnings, the global automotive market and the impact of tariffs

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The Truth About Seed Oils and Ultra-Processed Foods Nov 10, 2025

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In mid-October, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health hosted a media briefing to examine the health implications of seed oils and ultra-processed foods, topics that are generating increased public attention.

Seed oils, such as canola, soybean, and sunflower, are a major source of essential fatty acids in diets worldwide and are often the subject of conflicting information. Ultra-processed foods account for more than half of daily calories consumed in the US but have been linked to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions.

Dr. Julia Wolfson, Associate Professor with the International Health Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses her research related to the effects of these foods on our bodies, and whether government policy under the Trump administration is a net-positive or negative for public health. Dr. Wolfson speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.

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The Cutting Edge of Software Development in the AI Era Nov 10, 2025

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Ryan J. Salva is a veteran product leader at Google who has been at the forefront of building AI tools for developers. He is responsible for Google's products such as the recently launched Gemini CLI, an open source AI agent for developers, as well as Gemini Code Assist, the tech giant's AI coding assistant, both of which are changing how software is developed and deployed by individuals and organizations.

Ryan details the evolution of Google Gemini and its coding tools for developers with Carol Massar, Tim Stenovec and Mandeep Singh on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.

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Bloomberg Businessweek Weekend: November 7th, 2025 Nov 08, 2025

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Featuring some of our favorite conversations of the week from our daily radio show “Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.” Hosted by Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec Hear the show live at 2PM ET on WBBR 1130 AM New York, Bloomberg 92.9 FM Boston, WDCH 99.1 FM in Washington D.C. Metro, Sirius/XM channel 121, on the Bloomberg Business App, Radio.com, the iHeartRadio app and at Bloomberg.com/audio. You can also watch Bloomberg Businessweek on YouTube - just search for Bloomberg Global News. Like us at Bloomberg Radio on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @carolmassar @timsteno and @BW

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Duffy Warns of More Flight Cuts If Government Shutdown Drags On Nov 07, 2025

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US officials warned that the number of flight cancellations may need to double if the government shutdown drags out and air-traffic controller staffing shortages worsen, potentially escalating travel disruptions as the country heads into one of its busiest travel seasons.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Fox News Friday that regulators will continue to assess the strain on the aviation system and if the data moves in the wrong direction, the current plan to reduce flights by 10% by the end of next week could grow to 15% or even 20%.
With hundreds of services already trimmed and more on the way, air travel has become a flash point in the long-simmering clash between Republicans and Democrats over federal funding as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure to forge a deal.
The Republican-led administration has said the reductions are necessary to keep flying safe as staffing shortages strain resources. At least one top congressional Democrat has called for more transparency to ensure the move isn’t politically motivated.
Today's show features:

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airlines Analyst George Ferguson on the broader impact of the shutdown on the US airline industry
Karin Kimbrough, Chief Economist at LinkedIn, on the health of the US labor market
Alexis Browne Roberts, COO & Portfolio Manager at Alexis Investment Partners, on whether market valuations are being stretched
Rick Smith, CEO of Axon, on this week’s quarterly earnings report and stock swings since the company announced the $625 million acquisition for Carbyne

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