France, Italy, Spain Win Key EU Roles; Iraq PM on US Troops | Bloomberg The Pulse 09/17/24

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a sweeping financial and industrial portfolio for France in her next European Commission, after a dramatic last-minute switch in nominees. Teresa Ribera, Spain’s climate minister, was tapped to oversee the digital and energy transitions, including the antitrust portfolio, while Italy’s European affairs minister, Raffaele Fitto, is tasked with overseeing cohesion policy and regional development. In geopolitics, Iraq’s prime minister told Bloomberg US troops are no longer needed in his country because they have largely succeeded in vanquishing ISIS, and he plans to announce a timetable for their withdrawal soon. Today's guests: Eva Sun-Wai, M&G Investment Mgmt.; Sonja Marten, DZ Bank Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua 00:00:47 - Eva Sun-Wai, M&G Investment Mgmt. 00:11:02 - Intel to make AI chips for Amazon 00:12:10 - Microsoft announces $60 billion buyback 00:17:24 - Von der Leyen.: New EU Commission won't have Vice Presidents 00:18:34 - EU Commission President unveils slate of new Commissioners 00:27:11 - Key roles in VDL's new cabinet annnounced 00:30:51 - Sonja Marten, DZ Bank 00:36:27 - EXCLUSIVE: Al-Sudani: Iraq in 2024 is not the same as in 2014 00:42:08 - Unicredit plans to seek ECB nod to own up to 30% of Commerzbank -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts