Democrats Sweep House and Senate in Midterm Rebuke of Trump

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Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in a midterm election landslide that amounted to a rejection of President Donald Trump following widespread voter discontent with the economy and the war in Iran. US futures erased losses after Democrats swept to power in Congress and President Donald Trump said he would accept the results, easing uncertainty and prompting investors to buy the recent dip in stocks. Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla and Spacex fell in US premarket trading, sharpening investor concern over the future of the Republican megadonor’s key holdings. Today's guests: Emmanuel Cau, Barclays Head of European and APAC Equity Strategy, Negah Angha, King's College London Visiting Fellow; Mike Doustdar, Novo Nordisk CEO; Morris Reid, Actum Partner -- "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 00:00:38 - Democrats win control of congress 00:02:08 - 2026 Midterm Roundtable: King's College London's Negah Angha, Barclays' Emmanuel Cau & Bloomberg's Stephanie Baker 00:10:54 - Mike Doustdar, Novo Nordisk CEO 00:19:40 - Emmanuel Cau, Barclays Head of European and APAC Equity Strategy 00:25:08 - Wednesday headlines 00:26:52 - Democrats win control of congress 00:30:08 - US futures erase kneejerk election losses 00:32:50 - Morris Reid, Actum Partner 00:41:28 - Midterm blue wave puts spotlight on big tech 00:45:57 - What US midterm results mean for Europe -------- 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

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