Picpay CEO Eduardo Chedid on the Rise of Brazil's Fintech Players

Brazilian fintech company PicPay launched in 2012 as a digital wallet and now operates as a full-service digital bank with nearly 66 million customers. Controlled by the Batista family, owners of JBS, PicPay has posted strong revenue and profit growth, becoming one of the first major Brazilian comp…

Musk’s SpaceX Said to Combine with xAI Ahead of Mega IPO

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Elon Musk plans to merge SpaceX with xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that encompasses the billionaire’s increasingly costly ambitions to d…

Aon CFO Edmund Reese on 4Q Earnings, Global Risk Outlook

Aon's initial 2026 margin guidance is slightly better than analyst estimates, on the heels of a solid fourth quarter. Bloomberg Intelligence notes that organic growth was in line with Wall Street as upside in reinsurance offset a miss in health. The 2025 result of 6% is close to the previous three …

Bloomberg Businessweek Weekend - January 30th, 2026

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…

Warsh Set to Face Early Reality Check as Trump’s Man at the Fed

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Kevin Warsh waited almost a decade before finally clinching President Donald Trump’s nomination to be chair of the Federal Reserve. He won’t need to wait as long be…

Trump’s H-1B Chaos Is Fueling an AI Boom in Indian Tech Industry

The Trump administration has pushed a sweeping policy agenda intended to hinder immigration. This has included a move in September to increase the fees on H-1B visa applications to $100,000 apiece, a staggering tenfold hike, along with other changes that have made the program less desirable to empl…

Apple Sales Crush Estimates in Record Quarter for the iPhone

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Apple Inc.’s revenue in the holiday quarter trounced Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for the new iPhone 17, growth in services and a rebound in China…

Forge Global CEO Kelly Rodriques on SpaceX and the IPO Outlook

SpaceX has lined up four banks to lead its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite firm moves forward with plans for the biggest-ever listing. The company sees Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. an…

Trade and Geopolitics on the High Seas

Stamatis Tsantanis is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. He joined the Company in 2012 and led its rise to a world-renowned pure-play Capesize company listed in the US, with cargo carrying capacity exceeding 3.4 million deadweight tons. Stamatis is also the…

S&P 500 Hits Record High as Dollar Selloff Deepens

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Wall Street traders sent stocks to all-time highs on speculation that solid corporate earnings will keep powering market gains. The dollar slid to an almost four-year low. Gold held above $5,000. Not even a slump in consumer …