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Doug Farrar, principal at Maywood Strategies and former senior adviser to FTC commissioner Lina Khan, weighs in on the Trump administration's use of the FTC as a tool to facilitate AI deals and other mergers, including Pfizers takeover of obesity drug maker Metsera. (Source: Bloomberg)

"New & novel" ETF filings that are often leveraged products, and connected to crypto, need to still fit listing rules. This is according to Giang Bui, head of US equities & exchange traded products (ETPs) at Nasdaq. She speaks on "Bloomberg ETF IQ". (Source: Bloomberg)

Nashville’s airport authority plans to sell $1.3 billion of debt in January to meet unprecedented growth — an offering that also bodes well for the broader market to see large deals next year.

Wall Street has been shaken in recent weeks by the collapse of an auto-parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy with more than $10 billion in debt after questions arose about its borrowing and accounting practices. The unraveling of First Brands Group has ensnared major financial firms, including Jefferies Financial Group Inc., that had lending and other financial arrangements with the company.

Giang Bui, head of US equities & exchange traded products (ETPs) at Nasdaq, joins "Bloomberg ETF IQ" to discuss the competition for listings, leveraged ETF filings, crypto products, tokenization and share classes for funds. She speaks to Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas. (Source: Bloomberg)

Gold Reserve Ltd. sued rival Rusoro Mining Ltd. for allegedly violating an agreement to join a bid to acquire the controlling shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp. as a part of a US court auction of the Venezuela-owned oil refiner to satisfy debts owed by the government.

Snow in Chicago is compounding the travel chaos across American airports as government-mandated restrictions on flights continue. The number of cancellations from US airports has exceeded 1,400, with the total expected to grow. Imposed government cuts to daily flight volumes are set to begin increasing, with airlines required to cancel a certain percentage of their services. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that the stress on the US national air traffic system will continue to grow ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season. Bloomberg's Siddharth Philip joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on 'Bloomberg Businessweek Daily' to break it down. (Source: Bloomberg)

Traders are rushing to hedge against swings in the dollar ahead of a potential reopening of the US federal government that will pave the way for a slew of data, including key labor reports, to be released after a blackout of over a month.

Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa became the first Syrian president — and first leader in decades — to visit the White House Monday, securing relief on long-held sanctions against the country and marking a political transformation for the former jihadist. Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

"Bloomberg ETF IQ" focuses on the opportunities, risks and current trends tied to the trillions of dollars in the global exchange traded funds industry. Today's guests: NASDAQ Head of US Equities and ETPs Giang Bui and TEMA ETFs CEO Maurits Pot. (Source: Bloomberg)

Arizona Democratic Representative Greg Stanton said he doesn't plan to vote for the deal to end the shutdown because it doesn't extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and there's no guarantee the House would take up the issue. (Source: Bloomberg)

Governments across Europe and the Middle East are rushing to ensure the sprawling oil operations of Russian energy giant Lukoil PJSC can keep running after the US Treasury sanctioned the company and then quashed a key bid for its assets last week.

Esentia Energy Development SA de CV is seeking to raise around $610 million, much of it through an initial public offering in Mexico, as the midstream gas company looks to tap demand from firms moving operations closer to US customers.

Parker-Hannifin Corp. is in talks to buy Filtration Group from Madison Industries, according to people familiar with the matter.

Gold’s scorching rally is likely to take prices above the $5,000 an ounce mark next year, driven mainly by buying from central banks in emerging-market economies, according to J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Lenders joining the retail syndication of the $38 billion debt offering to help fund Vantage Data Centers’s Oracle Corp.-linked projects in Texas and Wisconsin will need to commit at least $300 million to qualify for the highest fees, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Credit strategies drove the most fundraising for the biggest publicly traded alternative asset managers in the third quarter, underscoring the increasing importance of the asset class despite recent headwinds.

Several Democrats break ranks and support a Senate bill to end the government shutdown. The Senate still has to fully vote on the measure then send it to the House. Bloomberg's Megan Scully breaks down what happened and what it all means for Democratic leadreship. (Source: Bloomberg)

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