Elon Musk Backs Tesla-SpaceX Mega Merger

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Elon Musk openly endorsed the prospect of combining SpaceX with Tesla in what would be the biggest-ever corporate merger, uniting assets from electric cars to AI data centers to rocket and satellite capabilities. Billionaire Ken Griffin said investors are “almost certainly” in the midst of an artificial intelligence bubble as many companies are still grappling with just how much they’ll spend on the technology and how it will transform the economy. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union would seek to avoid a trade conflict with China even as it protects itself from a new dimension of overcapacity and an undervalued currency. Today's guests: Holger Schmieding, Berenberg Chief Economist; David Reger, Neura Robotics Founder & CEO; Philipp Freise, KKR Co-Head of European Private Equity -- "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 Live from Berlin 00:02:31 - Fink: Slow data center buildout is inflationary 00:03:27 - Holger Schmieding, Berenberg, Chief Economist 00:12:57 - Griffin: Top priority is to grow economy 00:14:06 - Nvidia developer conference kicks off in Berlin 00:17:25 - Merz addresses Berlin Global Dialogue 00:25:12 - Wednesday headlines 00:26:01 - David Reger, Neura Robotics CEO 00:34:44 - Merz: Protectionism 'throwing a wrench' at global trade 00:42:01 - Philipp Freise, KKR, Co-Head of European Private Equity -------- 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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