Chapter 1: What recent actions has Venezuela taken regarding US citizens?
News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner. The government of Venezuela has started to release prisoners with U.S. citizenship. We are told at least one U.S. citizen has already left the country. This is the first known release of a U.S.
citizen since authorities in Caracas began freeing detainees, and it's part of an effort to meet Washington's demands following the capture of Nicolas Maduro. President Trump says he's cutting off federal funding to sanctuary cities at the end of the month. His administration has given 90-day notices to states like California that bill the federal government. Here is Trump.
Starting February 1st, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. And it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come. So we're not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary cities.
At the same time, President Trump said he's disappointed in Fed Chair Jay Powell for not cutting interest rates.
And just last week, the average 30-year mortgage dropped below 6% for the first time in many years. It's coming down very rapidly, and that's not with the help of the Fed. If I had the help of the Fed, it would be easier. But that jerk will be gone soon.
Now, Trump said he will announce his nomination to replace Powell within the next few weeks. His remarks come in the midst of backlash over the Department of Justice's probe over the Fed. Iran has experienced more than two weeks of deadly nationwide protest, and the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights Group is now warning the death toll could be more than 6,000.
Today, President Trump urged Iranians to keep up their protest, and he said that help is on the way. Here is Bloomberg's Nick Wadhams.
Well, if they take him seriously and they do ramp up those protests and face violence from the government, I mean, what we've heard is that hundreds of people have been killed so far as the government tries to crack down on these protests.
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Chapter 2: What are Trump's plans for federal funding to sanctuary cities?
So if they go out there thinking that the U.S. is somehow going to have to have their back, what pressure or obligation does that put on President Donald Trump?
That is Bloomberg's Nick Wadhams. Meantime, we are being told that SpaceX is now offering free Starlink satellite service in Iran after a days-long internet blackout. Netflix is working on revised terms for its proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. We are told Netflix is discussing making its offer all cash for Warner Studios and streaming businesses.
Here's Bloomberg's Chris Palmieri.
The big takeaway here is that Netflix is in this. There's been a question mark. They were sort of a surprise bidder to begin with. This isn't their thing, doing these big acquisitions. And so people wondered, how committed are they to this? This is a signal that they're still committed to doing this deal.
Paramount from here, as they're trying to get more details about the valuation process that Warner Brothers went through public, They're continuing with their tender offer. If it comes down to a shareholder vote over the deal, they'll oppose that. If it comes down to an annual meeting, they will propose an alternative slate. So that's Paramount's strategy.
That is Bloomberg's Chris Palmieri. Now, the Netflix offer has faced opposition not only from politicians, but Paramount's guidance as well. And institutional investors have been divided on their support. JPMorgan Chase led a slide among bank stocks today after reporting quarterly results. Investment banking fees missed guidance and revenue from both underwriting and advising on mergers declined.
Shares in J.P. Morgan fell more than 4% today. Tomorrow, we'll hear more from the big banks. Bloomberg's Tom Busby has a preview.
At Bank of America, net interest income, what it earns from lending, and revenue from trading and investment banking fees will be key for investors. Bloomberg Consensus calls for revenue of $15.48 billion on adjusted earnings per share of 95 cents. At Wells Fargo, investors want to see how the California-based bank's push into investment banking and trading is progressing.
Net interest income forecast to rise 5%. Bloomberg Consensus calls for total revenue of $21.64 billion on earnings per share of $1.68. And finally, we'll hear from Citigroup, which is cutting about 1,000 jobs this week and will report a pre-tax loss on the sale of its operations in Russia. Look for revenue of $20.42 billion on earnings per share of $1.65.
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Chapter 3: What does Trump say about interest rates and the Federal Reserve?
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The Supreme Court is likely to uphold laws in both Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender girls and women from competing on female athletic teams. More from Bloomberg's Amy Morris in Washington.
Idaho Solicitor General Alan Hurst argued before the justices that hormone treatment doesn't make a difference.
Medical transition does not reliably suppress all male-like advantages. Sports are assigned by sex because sex is what matters in sports.
Kathleen Hartnett is the lawyer for a transgender student who wants the Supreme Court to overturn the laws.
We represent the group of people that do not have an athletic advantage, transgender women that have mitigated their biological advantage of being born male.
Last February, President Trump issued an executive order allowing federal agencies to deny funding to schools that allow transgender athletes to compete on girls' or women's teams. In Washington, Amy Morris, Bloomberg Radio.
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