Clinton Testifies in Epstein Probe, Trump Wants a Dependent Cuba, More

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Amy Morris 0:28
News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Amy Morris. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying in the House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation. It's a closed-door deposition at her home in Chappaqua, New York, but she posted her opening statement on X saying she had no idea about the late sex offender's criminal activities and doesn't recall meeting him. Committee Chair James Comer says he still has a lot of questions.
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We know that Jeffrey Epstein said many times in emails that he was the first person to raise money for the Clinton Initiative, the Clinton Foundation. That's not saying anything's illegal, but there are a lot of questions pertaining to Secretary Clinton with respect to Epstein and her relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Amy Morris 1:10
This is the first of two days of closed-door depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to appear before lawmakers tomorrow. So now Democrats are demanding President Trump follow the Clintons' testimony with his own. Representative Robert Garcia, the panel's top-ranking Democrat, says the Clintons aren't the only people who should be testifying before this committee.
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She's never met Jeffrey Epstein. We have no evidence of her having any interactions with Mr. Epstein. But the Department of Justice continues to lead a White House cover-up. The person who actually appears more times in the file is President Donald Trump. And so let's get President Trump in front of our committee.
Amy Morris 1:48
Garcia says the House committee's subpoena to a former president sets a precedent. The Trump administration's move to ease fuel shipments to Cuba's private sector is part of a plan to make the island more reliant on the U.S. for supplies, increasing Washington's leverage to bring about political and economic change. Sources tell Bloomberg the plan is beginning to take shape, although tensions are running high after a speedboat carrying 10 people approached Cuba's north shore and opened fire on Cuban soldiers. The soldiers returned fire, killing four people and wounding six more. The U.S. government is gathering information about that incident. Iran says nuclear talks with the U.S. have progressed very intensely and very seriously as the two sides continue negotiations over a deal in Switzerland.
Amy Morris 2:35
Oman says technical-level talks will be held next week in Vienna. Iran's Tasnim news agency says today's meeting was limited to a handshake and, quote, basic courtesy. And Axios reported on social media that White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were disappointed by what they heard from Iran in today's meeting.

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Amy Morris 2:53
NVIDIA suffered its worst stock decline in three months after the company's latest forecast failed to dispel fears of an AI bubble. Investors are seeking stronger assurances that booming AI spending can be maintained, with lingering questions over whether the current AI spending wave can sustain growth beyond the next few years. NVIDIA shares are now more than 5% lower. The stock retreat deepens as NVIDIA fails to impress its investors. We check the markets for you all day long here at Bloomberg. The S&P 500 is down 0.8%. NASDAQ down 1.6%. The Dow is little changed on the downside. The 10-year Treasury yield at 4.02% and the 2-year yield at 3.44%. Bitcoin is down 2.25%, around $67,000. Warner Brothers Discovery reported lower fourth quarter sales and earnings, underscoring challenges it's facing as it considers competing takeover bids from Paramount and Netflix.
Amy Morris 3:51
CEO David Sazlov on a call with investors.
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