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Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu

-Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Paramount Skydance making enhancements to its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, addressing some of the company’s concerns. She also discusses Spotify Technology adding 38 million new listeners to reach 751 million monthly active users, with paid premium subscriptions increasing 10% to 290 million.

-Caroline Hyde, BTech Co-Anchor, discusses top tech stories. Alphabet Inc. raised almost $32 billion in debt in less than 24 hours, showing the enormous funding needs of tech giants competing to build out their artificial intelligence capabilities. Separately, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s January sales grew at their fastest clip in months, a sign of sustained global AI spending even as concerns persist about an industry bubble.

-Lindsay Dutch, Bloomberg Intelligence Consumer Hardlines Senior Analyst, discusses Hasbro earnings. Hasbro Inc. more than doubled year-over-year revenue from its popular card game Magic: The Gathering in the fourth quarter. Tie-ins from beloved franchises like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Final Fantasy contributed to Magic’s $502.4 million in revenue in the fourth quarter, the company said.

-Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst, discusses Coca Cola earnings. Coca-Cola Co. offered a 2026 full-year sales outlook with organic sales growth of 4% to 5%, which is lower than the average analyst expectation of 5.01%. The company faces challenges in winning over shoppers with its portfolio of beverages as consumers shift away from traditional full-calorie soft drinks and toward healthier options.

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-Robert Schiffman, Senior Tech Credit Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses Alphabet looking to raise about $15 billion from a US high-grade dollar bond sale, adding to a borrowing spree by companies at the forefront of the artificial intelligence investment boom.

-Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses the latest in the biotech sector. Eli Lilly & Co. is paying $350 million upfront to collaborate with Innovent Biologics Inc. in developing new treatments for cancer and immune disorders. Novo Nordisk A/S is suing Hims & Hers Health Inc. for breaching its US patent on semaglutide, the active ingredient in medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy.

-Scott Levine, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Energy Services Analyst, discusses Transocean agreeing to acquire the offshore drilling firm in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion. Valaris shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 15.235 shares of Transocean stock for each common share of Valaris.

-Drew Reading, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S Homebuilding Analyst, discusses why a potential antitrust probe into US homebuilders by the Trump Administration -- as reported by Bloomberg News -- may prove to be more political than driven by illicit behavior.
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Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu

On this podcast:

- Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, discusses Walt Disney saying Parks Chief Josh D’Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as CEO.
- Christian Bruch, Siemens Energy CEO, discusses Siemens Energy investing $1 Billion in the US.
- Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses Pfizer earnings and obesity data.
- Kunjan Sobhani, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst, recaps AMD earnings and talks Texas Instruments.
- Diksha Gera, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Fintech and Payments Analyst, discusses PayPal earnings.
- Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst, discusses PepsiCo earnings.
- Woo Jin Ho, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Hardware and Networking Analyst, discusses his 2026 outlook for global communications and networking equipment.

Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P., has more than 400 professionals who provide in-depth analysis on more than 2,000 companies and 135 industries while considering strategic, equity and credit perspectives. BI also provides interactive data from over 500 independent contributors. It is available exclusively for Bloomberg Terminal subscribers.
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-Mandeep Singh, Global Tech Research Head at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses big tech. Four of the biggest US technology companies have forecast capital expenditures that will reach about $650 billion in 2026 for new data centers and gear.

-Poonam Goyal, Senior U.S. E-Commerce and Retail Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses Under Armour and Amazon earnings. Under Armour boosted its adjusted earnings per share guidance for the full year; the guidance beat the average analyst estimate. Amazon.com Inc. shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in the long run.

-Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst, on Phillip Morris earnings. Philip Morris International reported higher profit in the fourth quarter, helped by strong sales of smoke-free products such as Zyn nicotine pouches.

-Katherine Doherty, Bloomberg News Finance Reporter, discusses JPMorgan Chase., Goldman Sachs Group, and Bank of America boosting their bonus pools for bankers and traders by at least 10%.
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Amazon said it plans to spend billions more than expected on data centers, chips and other equipment, fueling investor concerns that the company’s massive bet on artificial intelligence will take longer to pay off than anticipated.The company reported $39.5 billion on property and equipment expenses in the fourth quarter, topping estimates by almost $5 billion, and said its capital expenditures would reach $200 billion this year. Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with: Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for E-Commerce and Athleisure Poonam Goyal and James Cakmak, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Clockwise Capita
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