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Mar 2024
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TikTok's Fight on Capitol Hill, Inflatio...

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Bloomberg Tech reporter Alex Barinka joins to discuss TikTok's fight on Capitol Hill as it hopes to avoid sweeping US legislation that would force the app's parent company to sell it or face a ban. Bloomberg News markets reporter Abigail Doolittle, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief Rates Strategist Ira Jersey and Bloomberg News International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee take part in a roundtable to break down today's CPI report and what it means for the US economy and the Fed's inflation battle. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace Analyst George Ferguson and Sheila Kahyaoglu, Aerospace, Defense and Airlines analyst at Jeffries discuss Boeing's latest woes. And, Michael Lohan, chief executive officer at IDA Ireland joins to talk about the prospect for US corporate growth and foreign direct investment. 

Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan, with assistance from Justin Milliner.

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