The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: 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 Chapters: 00:00:26 - Eric Weiner, Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Equities 00:06:11 - Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating Officer at TIAA 00:13:52 - Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures 00:21:36 - Eric So, Author of 'The Collision' & Professor of Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management -------- Get more on the Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast On Apple: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i On Spotify: http://bit.ly/3WGFd6B Anywhere: http://bit.ly/42xo9kZ Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake