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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss how President Trump’s selection of Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, is affecting tech markets. Plus, Apple reports record sales but the rising cost of memory worries investors. And SpaceX is said to be considering a merger with Tesla or xAI.
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Apple delivered record quarterly sales and a better-than-anticipated forecast for the current period, even as the company warned that rising component costs are threatening to squeeze margins.

Revenue will rise 13% to 16% in the second quarter, which runs through March, the company said Thursday during a conference call with analysts. That exceeded the 10% projected by Wall Street — showing that Apple can maintain momentum after an iPhone-fueled sales surge in the December quarter.

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily cohosts Carol and Tim speak with:
Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Global Consumer Tech Mark Gurman
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss AI capital expenditures after Meta, Microsoft and Tesla all reported raising spend in their earnings. Plus, Apple is set to release results after the bell with investors focused on holiday sales and memory costs. And, Amazon reported hundreds of thousands of pieces of content it believed included child sexual abuse material, which it found in data gathered to improve its AI models.
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Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec break down earnings from Tesla, Microsoft and Meta as heard live on Bloomberg Radio and on YouTube.

Microsoft's spending surged to a record high and cloud sales growth slowed, sending the shares down amid investor concerns that it could take longer than expected for the company’s AI investments to pay off. Microsoft shares fell about 5% in extended trading after closing at $481.63 in New York.

Meta Platforms topped projections for quarterly revenue and gave a strong forecast for the current period, boosted by a robust online advertising business that is making it possible for the company to invest in artificial intelligence at record levels this year. The social-media company’s shares jumped more than 11% in extended trading. Meta on Wednesday said first-quarter sales will be $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, beating the $51.3 billion average analyst estimate.

And Tesla plans to invest about $2 billion into xAI, giving Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup a cash infusion despite a shareholder vote last year that failed to win approval. Its shares rose in extended trading.
Carol and Tim speak with:
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Anurag Rana
James Cakmak, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Clockwise Capital
Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter Kurt Wagner
Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow
Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Manager Steve Man
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Amazon’s plans to cut nearly 5% of its corporate workforce. Plus, ASML posts record fourth-quarter orders as AI drives demand for its most sophisticated chipmaking equipment. And sources tell Bloomberg that SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $30 billion more in OpenAI.
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