NEWS & MEDIA
MAY21

2026

Waymo Takes Multi-City Pause on Floods, Suspends Freeway Access

Waymo has temporarily halted service in four cities over concerns that its robotaxis may attempt to drive on flooded roads, the latest setback over an issue that recently led the company to recall thousands of vehicles.

MAY21

2026

Investors Look Beyond TSMC as AI Boom Spreads to New Winners

After several years flying high as Asia’s best Nvidia Corp. proxy, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is increasingly vying with other artificial intelligence stocks for investor attention.

MAY21

2026

Spacex’s IPO & the Future of the AI Build-Out | The Close 5/21/2026

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Gerber Kawasaki Investment Management’s Ross Gerber, 1789 Capital Partner Paul Abrahimzadeh, Space Capital Founder & CEO Chad Anderson, Research Affiliates Director of Research Campbell Harvey, Man Group’s Matt Rowe, Coresight Research Founder & CEO Deborah Weinswig, RXO CEO Drew Wilkerson, Advanced Machine Intelligence Executive Chair Yann LeCun & Bioptimus Co-Founder & CEO Jean-Philippe Vert, & New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. (Source: Bloomberg)

MAY21

2026

Netflix, Spotify to Face Higher Costs Under New Canada Rules

Canada will require streaming giants including Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA to spend 15% of their annual Canadian revenue on local content, moving ahead with rules that have been identified as a trade irritant by the US Trade Representative.

MAY21

2026

The Next Phase of Artificial Intelligence

Yann LeCun & JP Vert discuss artificial intelligence and LLMs, and how they can translate into the physical world in the future. The two talk about the new techniques and infrastructures that will need to be built, as well as where some of the physical AI components can be built. They speak with Roman Bostick on “The Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)

MAY21

2026

Gold Steady as US-Iran Signals Keep Rate Hike Bets Simmering

Gold moved in a narrow range as conflicting signals on the progress of US-Iran ceasefire talks continued to keep traders guessing over whether central banks may need to keep interest rates higher for longer to combat inflation.

MAY21

2026

Yield Curves May Steepen Further in Key Southeast Asian Markets

The yield gap between short- and long-dated bonds in several Southeast Asian countries may widen further, as elevated oil prices increase inflationary pressures and deepen fiscal strains.

MAY21

2026

Asian Stocks Set to Rise on Iran Talks Optimism: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks were poised for a second day of gains and US equity-index futures edged higher as optimism over ongoing US-Iran talks buoyed sentiment.

MAY21

2026

Ross Raises Forecasts Amid Sales Surge, Record Same-Store Growth

Ross Stores Inc. raised its sales and profit guidance after first-quarter results surpassed consensus estimates, aided by strong customer traffic among younger shoppers and the highest same-store growth in the company’s history.

MAY21

2026

Only High-Earning Britons Are Defying the Energy Shock, GfK Says

Confidence among the lowest-earning Britons plunged in May and even those on average pay are digging into savings to meet everyday expenses as the Iran energy shock hits household budgets, a key survey found.