The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF (http://bit.ly/3vTiACF) Just a week ahead of the earnings season, the S&P 500 headed toward its first record close since August. Strong corporate earnings, enthusiasm around the artificial intelligence trade and a US economy that has so far avoided a significant slowdown have fueled a roughly 14% advance in the S&P 500 this year. The rally is getting additional support from lower oil prices, which have helped temper concerns about rising consumer costs. On today's episode: Eric Weiner, Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Equities Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating Officer at TIAA Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures Eric So, Author of 'The Collision' & Professor of Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and editors. Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Listen to more of Bloomberg Businessweek: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0NDtGW4nghKtCxl6SCdFJfq #Bloomberg #Podcast #News #Businessweek Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Follow Bloomberg Podcasts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video