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-Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg News Senior Equities Reporter, discusses Bill Ackman returning to the IPO market with a combined offering for his hedge fund manager and a new closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA. The initial public offering for Pershing Square would give investors stakes in Pershing Square, with every 100 shares of the closed-end fund IPO purchased receiving 20 shares in the management company.

-Mary Ross Gilbert, Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior Equity Analyst, Covering Retail, discusses Kohl’s earnings. Kohl’s rebounded after the struggling department-store chain said it was pleased with its performance so far this year. The positive sentiment given on a call with analysts came after the retailer reported a bigger sales drop than expected last quarter and gave an outlook in-line with Wall Street estimates.

-Matthew Griffin, Bloomberg Equities Reporter, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “Iran War, AI and Private Credit Shocks Press on Market Weakness.”
The war in the Middle East has injected a new shock into the global economy, with oil prices skyrocketing and stock futures plunging before partially recovering. Multiple forces are creating new fragilities in global markets, including the emergence of AI, soured loans in the private-credit industry, a softening US job market, and stubbornly high inflation.