Whirlpool Corp CEO Marc Bitzer discusses earnings and seeing soft discretionary purchases from shoppers but a strong replacement business. Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz talks about earnings and the impact of the Barbie movie on sales. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Pat Regnier, Editor of Bloomberg Markets Magazine, provide the details of Pat's Businessweek story Bankman-Fried Takes Stand in Reminder of Crypto’s Epic Fall.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. 

Whirlpool Corp CEO Marc Bitzer discusses earnings and seeing soft discretionary purchases from shoppers but a strong replacement business. Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz talks about earnings and the impact of the Barbie movie on sales. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Pat Regnier, Editor of Bloomberg Markets Magazine, provide the details of Pat's Businessweek story Bankman-Fried Takes Stand in Reminder of Crypto’s Epic Fall. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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Whirlpool and Mattel CEOs Share Insights on the Consumer

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As fans of FX’s new limited series, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette search for real-life versions of the characters' wardrobes, they're running into roadblocks. According to Google Trends, searches for “Calvin Klein 90s” shot up 850% in the US the week Love Story premiered. When customers found more fleece joggers and graphic tees on its website than the sleek basics they were looking for, some turned to secondhand sellers. PVH Corp., the apparel conglomerate that bought the Calvin Klein brand from the designer of the same name in 2003, declined to comment on its CBK strategy—or lack thereof—citing a quiet period ahead of its next earnings release. 

Dina Katgara, Bloomberg News Consumer Reporter, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

As fans of FX&rsquo;s new limited series, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. &amp; Carolyn Bessette search for real-life versions of the characters' wardrobes, they're running into roadblocks. According to Google Trends, searches for &ldquo;Calvin Klein 90s&rdquo; shot up 850% in the US the week Love Story premiered. When customers found more fleece joggers and graphic tees on its website than the sleek basics they were looking for, some turned to secondhand sellers. PVH Corp., the apparel conglomerate that bought the Calvin Klein brand from the designer of the same name in 2003, declined to comment on its CBK strategy&mdash;or lack thereof&mdash;citing a quiet period ahead of its next earnings release. Dina Katgara, Bloomberg News Consumer Reporter, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Calvin Klein Is Missing Its Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Moment  

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The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy.

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.

President Donald Trump made an emphatic declaration on Friday about his intentions in the widening Middle East war: He’d accept no deal with Iran other than “unconditional surrender” and pledged the US “will work tirelessly” to restore the country’s economy if a new leader is installed whom he deems acceptable.Nearly a week in, the military campaign has sent oil prices soaring and roiled equity and bond markets across the globe. The online missive showed the president — who campaigned as a pro-peace candidate — is digging in on policies that threaten to tear his fragile political coalition apart.

The revolt of “Make America Great Again” influencers including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Marjorie Taylor Greene, along with several GOP politicians, has produced a chorus of betrayal. “No one should have to die for a foreign country,” Kelly said on her radio show this week.
Their backlash comes after Trump has already tested his base’s loyalty with an earlier strike on Iran and an operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro that represent the kind of military adventurism he’d built his political career on rejecting, as well as his handling of the Epstein files, which frustrated some MAGA devotees who expected the swift and full transparency he promised.

At the same time, the Iran campaign risks alienating the more-casual Trump voters who cast a ballot for him hoping he’d shore up the economy, and see Middle East conflict as a distraction — or even a hindrance. Gasoline prices this week rose to their highest level at any time during a Trump presidency.

Today's show features:
Nancy Cook, Bloomberg News Senior National Economic Correspondent on Big Take: ‘MAGA Is Split': Trump Digs In on Iran War, Divides Loyalists
Jennifer Welch, Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst on ongoing impact of Iran/Hormuz on gas prices, inflation/stagflation, energy and other commodities prices
Madison Muller, Bloomberg News Health Reporter on Novo Drops Hims & Hers Lawsuit and Will Sell Wegovy on Site, FDA Plans to Loosen Testing Rules to Boost Biosimilar Drugs
Bloomberg News White House Editor Jordan Fabian on President Trump Says War with Iran is ‘Very Complete'

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>. President Donald Trump made an emphatic declaration on Friday about his intentions in the widening Middle East war: He&rsquo;d accept no deal with Iran other than &ldquo;unconditional surrender&rdquo; and pledged the US &ldquo;will work tirelessly&rdquo; to restore the country&rsquo;s economy if a new leader is installed whom he deems acceptable.Nearly a week in, the military campaign has sent oil prices soaring and roiled equity and bond markets across the globe. The online missive showed the president &mdash; who campaigned as a pro-peace candidate &mdash; is digging in on policies that threaten to tear his fragile political coalition apart. The revolt of &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; influencers including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Marjorie Taylor Greene, along with several GOP politicians, has produced a chorus of betrayal. &ldquo;No one should have to die for a foreign country,&rdquo; Kelly said on her radio show this week. Their backlash comes after Trump has already tested his base&rsquo;s loyalty with an earlier strike on Iran and an operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro that represent the kind of military adventurism he&rsquo;d built his political career on rejecting, as well as his handling of the Epstein files, which frustrated some MAGA devotees who expected the swift and full transparency he promised. At the same time, the Iran campaign risks alienating the more-casual Trump voters who cast a ballot for him hoping he&rsquo;d shore up the economy, and see Middle East conflict as a distraction &mdash; or even a hindrance. Gasoline prices this week rose to their highest level at any time during a Trump presidency. Today's show features:
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<li>Nancy Cook, Bloomberg News Senior National Economic Correspondent on Big Take: &lsquo;MAGA Is Split': Trump Digs In on Iran War, Divides Loyalists</li>
<li>Jennifer Welch, Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst on ongoing impact of Iran/Hormuz on gas prices, inflation/stagflation, energy and other commodities prices</li>
<li>Madison Muller, Bloomberg News Health Reporter on Novo Drops Hims &amp; Hers Lawsuit and Will Sell Wegovy on Site, FDA Plans to Loosen Testing Rules to Boost Biosimilar Drugs</li>
<li>Bloomberg News White House Editor Jordan Fabian on President Trump Says War with Iran is &lsquo;Very Complete'</li>
</ul>

‘MAGA Is Split': Trump Digs In on Iran War, Divides Loyalists

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Featuring some of our favorite conversations of the week from our daily radio show &ldquo;Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.&rdquo; 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

Bloomberg Businessweek Weekend: March 6th, 2026

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Whirlpool and Mattel CEOs Share Insights on the Consumer

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