About this episode
Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Norah Mulinda Today’s Podcast Features are: George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses China ordering a halt in Boeing jet deliveries. It’s part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on 5% on Chinese goods, according to people familiar with the matter. Alison Williams, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst, Global Banks and Asset Managers, discusses U.S bank earnings. Bank of America Corp.’s stock traders posted a record quarter as the company reaped the benefits of volatile markets and net interest income topped analysts’ estimates. Citigroup Inc. inched closer to a key profitability target in the first quarter as the firm’s traders surpassed expectations and the bank drew a record haul from its wealth and retail businesses. Janet Lorin, Bloomberg Higher Education Finance Reporter, discusses Harvard University President Alan Garber rejecting the Trump administration's demands to combat antisemitism, citing concerns over academic freedom and government interference in higher education. In response, a government task force on antisemitism plans to freeze $2.2 billion of multiyear grants to Harvard, and President Trump threatens to revoke the university's tax-exempt status. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.