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-Seth Fiegerman, Bloomberg AI Team Leader, discusses SpaceX agreeing to take over Cursor in a deal that values the startup at $60 billion, part of Elon Musk's efforts to catch up with rivals on coding tools. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, with Cursor investors having the right to receive SpaceX stock based on the implied $60 billion equity value of the startup.

-Gautam Mukunda, Lecturer at Yale School of Management and Bloomberg Opinion contributor, discusses his Bloomberg Opinion column: “Trillionaires and Republics Will Be a Toxic Mix.” SpaceX’s initial public offering made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, giving him absolute power. A mega-billionaire has resources that approach or exceed those of many nation-states and can convert their wealth into power. The exchange rate between wealth and power has never been so favorable, with some individuals spending large sums on presidential elections and having significant influence over government decisions.

-Poonam Goyal, Senior U.S. E-Commerce and Retail Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses how AI is pushing US e-commerce into a new growth phase. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: Amazon.com's Prime Day will be an early test of whether AI-driven shopping and bargain hunting can coexist. As inflation, higher gas prices and tariff-related costs keep consumers focused on value, Bloomberg Intelligence's fifth annual proprietary survey suggests shoppers are entering the June 23-26 event seeking deals with convenience and delivery speed defining Prime's core appeal.

-Michael Halen, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Restaurant and Foodservice Analyst, discusses Yum! Brands selling its Pizza Hut division for $2.7 billion to focus on its KFC and Taco Bell chains. Private equity firm LongRange Capital will acquire Pizza Hut excluding China for $1.5 billion, and Yum China Holdings Inc. will buy the rest for $1.2 billion.
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-Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Fox agreeing to acquire Roku Inc. in a deal valued at about $22 billion including debt, creating a new television juggernaut and marking a big push into ad-supported streaming.

-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, discusses Salesforce agreeing to buy Fin, a firm that develops artificial intelligence-powered customer agents, for about $3.6 billion as the software company works to win new business for enterprise AI.

-Mandeep Singh, Global Tech Research Head at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses the US government ordering Anthropic to disable access to its most advanced AI platforms for all foreign nationals after discovering it's possible to "jailbreak" the Fable 5 AI model.

-Carmen Reinicke, Bloomberg Equities Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “The $12 Trillion Stock Squeeze Gives Way to IPO Market Boom.” The US stock market is poised to see a surge in new equity issuance, with IPOs, secondary offerings, and other share sales expected to add roughly $1.5 trillion of stock to the market over the next two years. Companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are leading the charge, with plans to raise hundreds of billions of dollars in capital to fund their expansion and meet the enormous spending demands of the artificial-intelligence boom.
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-Anthony Hughes, Bloomberg US Equity Capital Markets Reporter, discusses SpaceX’s IPO. Shares of SpaceX climbed in their first day of trading after the company made history with a $75 billion IPO. The stock sold for $150 in its opening trade on Nasdaq, 11% above its $135 offering price, and climbed as high as $168.75.

-George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses SpaceX’s IPO. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: The strongest 2Q revenue growth should come from xAI, as the Anthropic data-center deal adds $1.5 billion and propels SpaceX sales to $7.3 billion.

-Ross Hamilton, Chief Operating Officer at Space Network, discusses the broad impact of SpaceX’s IPO, and the space economy.
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-Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, recaps Oracle earnings. Oracle Corp. shares declined after the company reported quarterly capital expenses that were higher than estimates, raising investor concerns about the profitability of the AI infrastructure business.

-George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses SpaceX’s IPO. Retail investors bidding for shares in SpaceX’s initial public offering have submitted more than $100 billion in orders, according to people familiar with the matter, as the potentially record-breaking debut enters the home stretch.

-Lily Meier, Bloomberg Retail Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “Nike’s Savior CEO Is Grappling With a 45% Stock Slump.” Nike CEO Elliott Hill, a longtime company veteran, came out of retirement with much fanfare to right a sinking ship. Over a year in, not much is working – sales and shares are down and new products aren’t resonating. Competitors, meanwhile, are gaining traction among consumers, pushing Nike deeper into a hole with trying stay relevant.
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