Investors Navigate AI Disruption Fears
Bloomberg Surveillance
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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The latest in finance, economics and investment.
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul SweeneyWednesday, February 18th, 2026
Featuring:
1) Nouriel Roubini, Chairman & CEO at Roubini Macro Associates, joins for an extended conversation on the global inflation backdrop and the risks posed by AI and tariffs
2) Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater Associates, examines diversification away from US tech.
3) Tina Fordham, Founder at Fordham Global Foresight, on the latest negotiations between US and Iran, as well as Russia-Ukraine talks.
4) Jay Timmons, President & CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, on NAM's 2026 State of Manufacturing tour.
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