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The Trump administration’s deal giving a US-led venture access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil could reshape the countries’ economic relationship, but questions remain over its political durability and whether it will provoke a backlash inside Venezuela. Former Deputy National Secuirty Advisor for Middle East Affairs and the Heritage Foundation's Victoria Coates is on Bloomberg This Weekend and argues the agreement could encourage US investment and restore Venezuela’s energy sector, but
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A rush of retail investors and quant funds has caused a shift toward more borrowed money and more short-term trading.
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Gold bulls rejuvenated by the Treasury Department’s efforts to keep US borrowing costs in check are turning to exotic options and spreads to bet on higher bullion prices.
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Costco rotisserie chicken, marmots terrorizing hikers, and Starbucks dust problem: These are some of the headlines from this week that Bloomberg's Lisa Mateo, Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz think you should see. Watch, on Bloomberg This Weekend. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Icelandic voters rejected restarting EU accession talks, with opposition particularly strong outside Reykjavik as concerns over sovereignty, fisheries and agriculture outweighed arguments for closer European ties. RÚV Iceland News Defense & Security Correspondent Ingólfur Sigfússon is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says says the result puts membership talks on hold and could shift attention toward Norway as Nordic countries reassess their relationships with Europe amid geopolitical uncertainty.
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Dollar Tree says a helium squeeze has hit sales of balloons and party supplies. Researchers note this could foreshadow higher costs for other industries that depend on the gas.
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A stellar year for emerging-market bonds is set to get even better as the return of the “dollar debasement trade” amplifies inflows into the asset class, fund managers say.