Samsung earned a nearly nine-fold rise in quarterly operating profit, and TSMC's sales jumped 51%, reflecting the spoils of relentless spending on AI infrastructure. The Iran-backed Houthis struck two airports in Saudi Arabia, killing three people and injuring dozens as the militant group intensifies its attacks on the kingdom while fighting Saudi-backed forces in Yemen. Bloomberg has learned China managed to get a hold of parts from an F-35 stealth fighter jet after a UPS employee missed an email warning not to route the shipment through Hong Kong. Today's guests: Tom Becker, BlackRock Senior Portfolio Manager; Michele Della Vigna, Goldman Sachs EMEA Head of Natural Resources Research; Jean-François Rial, Voyageurs du Monde CEO; Mike Greenley, MDA Space CEO -- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua 00:00:28 - 'Missed email led to China getting F-35 parts 00:03:20 - EU striking harder line on China's trade gap 00:05:05 - Samsung posts 3Q profit record, misses estimates 00:07:01 - Tom Becker, BlackRock Senior Portfolio Manager 00:13:11 - Oil, gas climb on reports on US strike plan against Iran 00:16:32 - Michele Della Vigna, Goldman Sachs EMEA Head of Natural Resources Research 00:23:43 - Thursday 00:24:13 - EU striking harder line on China's trade gap 00:28:26 - Global trad faces sternest test 00:30:54 - Jean-François Rial, Voyageurs du Monde CEO 00:39:22 - Russia plague-lab worker's death spurs WHO transparency push 00:41:59 - Mike Greenley, MDA Space CEO -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts