Bloomberg TV and Live-Events Highlights from the Week of Oct. 31

Bloomberg TV and Live-Events Highlights from the Week of Oct. 31

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data, news and analytics, today announced highlights from its weekly lineup of live events and selected interviews that appeared on Bloomberg Television(R), Bloomberg Radio(R) and the Bloomberg Professional(R) service during the past week.

Highlights from the past week include:

Monday, October 31

* Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group Ltd., discussed the
corporation's role in addressing global-health care coverage, Virgin's
U.S. airline plans and the company's entry into the cruise ship
business, on Bloomberg Television's "Morning Call." Branson told
Bloomberg Television that the U.S. partner for Virgin America would be
revealed in the next few days. The interview is available and archived
on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, November 1

* Ed Gramlich, Economist, University of Michigan and former Governor,
Federal Reserve Board, addressed U.S. interest rates, the housing market
and Hurricane Katrina, on Bloomberg Television's "Money & Politics."
The interview is available and archived on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, November 2

* Hans-Joachim Koerber, Chief Executive Officer, Metro AG, was interviewed
on Bloomberg Television Germany, where he discussed consumer spending in
Germany, the outlook for December holiday sales, and the company's
decision to cut profit and sales forecasts for this year. The interview
is available and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via
AV < GO >.

Thursday, November 3

* U.S. Rep. James Saxton, New Jersey Republican, discussed the outlook for
Alan Greenspan's testimony on the U.S. economy before the Joint Economic
Committee, on Bloomberg Television's "Morning Call." The interview is
available and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via
AV < GO >.

Friday, November 4

* John Snow, Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury, was
interviewed on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television, where he
discussed the U.S. Labor Department's October employment report, the
outlook for the U.S. economy and China's currency policy. "China
remains committed to greater flexibility in their currency and opening
their financial markets," Snow told Bloomberg Television. "We're urging
them to move faster. It is a sovereign decision, but I think they know
it's in their own interest to continue on this path and even accelerate
it." The interview is available and archived on the Bloomberg
Professional service via AV < GO >.

Through AV < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users watch Bloomberg Television, listen to Bloomberg Radio and access stories on demand from around the world in video and audio formats in real time on their desktops. Through LIVE < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users access live coverage of events including press conferences, company presentations, industry forums, trials and extended interactive interviews with Bloomberg Television guests. These events are archived on the Bloomberg Professional service for Bloomberg users to access on an ongoing basis. Bloomberg's ten global TV channels are accessible to Bloomberg users via VID < GO >. Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130 AM is accessible to Bloomberg users via AIR < GO >. These functions allow Bloomberg customers to see and hear live and archived news from their desktops. Bloomberg's multimedia functions are available to all Bloomberg users as part of the Bloomberg Professional service, reflecting Bloomberg's commitment to add value to its all-inclusive desktop product.

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg is the leading global provider of data, news and analytics. The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service and Bloomberg's media services provide real-time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world. Bloomberg's media services include BLOOMBERG NEWS(R), the global news service with more than 1,800 journalists in 125 bureaus worldwide; BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R), the 24-hour business and financial network produced and distributed worldwide on ten separate channels in seven languages; and BLOOMBERG RADIO(SM), which provides up-to-the-minute news on XM, Sirius and WorldSpace satellite radio around the world and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. In addition, BLOOMBERG PRESS(R) publishes books for investment professionals. For more information please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/.

Source: Bloomberg

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