October 19, 2026: Trump Slams Zelenskyy Again, France Protest Response, More

0:02 News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner. There is more stress between the Ukraine and the U.S. Ukrainian officials say they suspect the U.S. is intermittently restricting intelligence sharing, and they believe information was cut off during a first wave of Russian attacks, allowing some missiles to get through without warning, and that would include a ballistic missile fired on Sunday. Now, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Bloomberg he didn't want to believe that Washington wanted to end the war at Ukraine's expense. US officials have rebuffed accusations of any slowdown in intelligence. Meantime, President Trump says it's time for Ukraine to find someone else to negotiate on its behalf.

0:43 Zelensky is a man that should have had this war settled a long time ago. If he would have listened to me, he would have made a much better deal a long time ago, and he'd have a million people living from his side. And to be honest, I think it's time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine.

1:00 Now, at the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting with both President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine. German Chancellor Friedrich Moers says the dangers posed by Russia are being underestimated. Speaking to Bloomberg, Moers says Russian President Putin is seeking to undermine democracy in Europe.

1:21 The big picture is that Russia is on the way to destabilize the entire political order of our European continent. And this is obviously underestimated by many people in my country as well.

1:37 That is German Chancellor Friedrich Mörs speaking to Bloomberg. Protests across France have largely died down after authorities rolled out tougher security measures that would include targeted curfews. Over the weekend, there were protests targeting the cost of living. These demonstrations turned violent and included vandalism and looting. Here is Bloomberg's Oliver Crook.

1:59 These are the sorts of things that they're trying to do to sort of circuit break the and bring some of this sort of tension out of the air. Of course, the great difficulty is if you put those things in place and people object to them and start to fight back, you may escalate the situation. That's the very difficult balancing act that this police now has to deal with.

2:14 That is Bloomberg's Oliver Crook. Meantime, French officials have pledged aid for businesses affected by this unrest.

2:21 The U.S.

2:22 Stock market rebounded from last week's selling thanks to strength among chipmakers. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 1.6%. And much of today's price action was described as dip buying as the market began to focus on tech earnings. This week's results from Meta platforms will likely provide the basis for confidence in the so-called AI trade. This will be Meta's first report since launching its Muse AI agent. Those numbers, by the way, are due Wednesday after the closing bell. Today, shares in Meta were down about a half of 1%.

2:55 Oil rose to a five-month high as the market fretted over supply risk. given a flare-up in fighting across the Middle East. And at the same time, Iran said it has no choice but to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude oil was up 2.2% in New York trading to $ 103. 66 the barrel. Meantime, the Trump administration is allowing sanctioned oil tankers to undergo a process to begin legitimately shipping crude oil. Here is U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

3:26 These are sanctioned ships because they're owned by sanctioned owners and they've carried illicit oil.

3:32 But there's a lot of.

3:32 Them that are idle.

3:34 So a lot of people are coming to us and saying, hey, we'll buy those ships. We'll fix them up. We'll operate them legally and only to carry legal oil. So we're going to move some of the ships from what I call the bad guy fleet to the good guy fleet. They will not carry sanctioned oil anymore. They will not deal those things. They've got to change their stripes. And so there's an approval process to go through that.

3:57 That is Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaking to Bloomberg at a Citadel securities event in New York City. Saudi Arabia is postponing its flagship investment conference until next year because of those continued attacks by Houthi militants. Organizers of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh say this decision was made to ensure the event can deliver the scale and quality delegates are expecting. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to resolve civil rights investigations. Now, this will include scrutiny of the school's use of race in admissions. The settlement comes without adverse findings or penalties, and it preserves UNC's eligibility

4:42 for federal funding. UNC is required to appoint an internal administrator to oversee compliance. The Justice Department wants a federal judge to keep a former OpenAI engineer behind bars. Abdul Rahman Alfazan is being accused of placing a hidden recording device inside the company's San Francisco offices. Prosecutors say he was just days away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia when he was arrested. They argue Al-Fazan has little reason to remain in the U.S., and he has the resources and support to leave the country. But Al-Fazan's lawyers dispute that and say he was planning to return to the Bay Area after a trip to Saudi Arabia. They also argue that Al-Fazan should be confined to his family home with

5:28 GPS monitoring and travel restrictions rather than remaining in federal custody. Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is rebutting false claims from President Trump that sought to cast doubt on the integrity of vote counting in that state. We have more from Bloomberg's Amy Morris in Washington.

5:46 Raffensperger told Balance of Power that he expects the state's election results by midnight on Election Day, calling the process free, fair and fast.

5:55 We'll have quick results, short lines on Election Day, and people can trust the results here in Georgia. And that's our job. It's not to pick Republican winners or Democratic winners. It's to make sure that the winner wins. And in Georgia, they do.

6:09 Trump repeated claims that the 2020 election had been rigged against him and that Senator John Ossoff of Georgia had never been legitimately elected. Raffensperger and others have disputed that. In Washington, Amy Morris, Bloomberg Radio.

6:22 In sports, the Philadelphia Eagles will be without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts for the remainder of the NFL season. He has blood clots in both lungs. Hertz has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and he is being treated with blood thinners. The Eagles say that Hertz is expected to make a full recovery. In MLB postseason action, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 to win the American League pennant in six games. The Rays now advance to the World Series where they will take on the Milwaukee Brewers. That action begins Friday night. And that is news when you want it. With Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner, and this is Bloomberg.