Blackstone’s $18 Billion E-Commerce Deal, Tech Giants Face Antitrust Scrutiny, Wet and Wild Planting Season

Heather Perlberg, Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter, explains how Blackstone is doubling down on the future of online shopping, agreeing to buy $18.7 billion of U.S. logistics assets from Singapore’s GLP Pte. Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses why some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are being targeted by U.S. agencies over antitrust concerns. Andy Browne, Bloomberg New Economy Editorial Director, talks about China’s Trade War Strategy. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Energy and Commodities Reporter Brian Sullivan discuss how heavy rains and flooding have hurt the spring planting season for farmers. And we Drive to the Close with Hank Smith CIO of Haverford Trust.

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