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Listen to Bloomberg This Weekend for unique conversations spanning news, politics, lifestyle and culture. David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring you unique discussions
Listen to Bloomberg This Weekend for unique conversations spanning news, politics, lifestyle and culture. David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring you unique discussions and in-depth conversations with lawmakers, business leaders and cultural icons. Bloomberg This Weekend gives you insight to make sense of the world. Here are the stories we're covering today A searing heat dome was set to push electricity demand across the eastern US toward record levels over the July 4 holiday, straining power grids and halting one of Washington DC’s main events for hours.
Americans hit the peak of the summer driving season this July 4 holiday weekend wincing at the cost of gasoline, still running nearly a dollar a gallon higher than before the war with Iran despite falling sharply in recent weeks. From a flotilla parade of old-timey ships to a traveling “Freedom Plane” carrying rare historic documents, historians, curators and other organizers are pulling out all the stops for America’s 250th anniversary.
In the past, investors treated US political risk as background noise, a subject for the ivory tower, not the trading floor. As the US celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, that is no longer the case. Wall Street is grappling with a new reality: political risk is now a central factor shaping market moves. Today's show includes conversations with Ken Burns, Renowned Documentary Filmmaker, “The American Revolution” Vice Adm.
Kevin Donegan (Ret.), Fmr. Director of Navy Staff, Fmr. Commander US Fifth Fleet Susan Marenoff-Zausner, Intrepid Museum, President Robbie Lauf, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Director Brittany Spanos, Pop Culture & Celebrity Journalist Lt. Gen. Michael Linnington (Ret. - Army), USO CEO Gov. Wes Moore (D) Maryland Robert Snyder, Rutgers University, Professor Emeritus of American Studies
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