{"id":137033,"date":"2026-02-24T13:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/press-announcement\/meet-askb-a-first-look-at-the-future-of-the-bloomberg-terminal-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:25:59","slug":"meet-askb-a-first-look-at-the-future-of-the-bloomberg-terminal-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai","status":"publish","type":[3815],"link":"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/press-announcement\/meet-askb-a-first-look-at-the-future-of-the-bloomberg-terminal-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet ASKB: A First Look at the Future of the Bloomberg Terminal in the Age of Agentic AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-compact bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a04938f730b6'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-10\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #0062dd;\">PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 10px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Meet ASKB: A First Look at the Future of the Bloomberg Terminal in the Age of Agentic AI<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-compact row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a04938f78b80'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-6 bbg-column--m-width-6\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 25px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">February 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2 bbg-column--valign-middle bbg-column--m-width-2 bbg-column--s-padding-right-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"bb-tts\"\n\tdata-selector=\"main\"\n\tdata-label=\"Speak this page\"\n\tdata-custom-play=\"Play\"\n\tdata-custom-pause=\"Pause\"\n\tdata-custom-stop=\"Stop\"\n\tdata-overlay=\"false\"\n\tdata-invert=\"false\"\n\tdata-no-time=\"false\"\n\tdata-no-button-text=\"false\"\n\tdata-one-button=\"true\"\n\tdata-one-style=\"true\"\n\tdata-hide-stop=\"true\"\n\tdata-voice=\"Gordon\"\n\tdata-pitch=\"1\"\n\tdata-speed=\"1\"\n\tdata-align=\"flex-start\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a04938f7b0ee'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A new conversational AI interface brings speed, clarity, and intelligence to investment research on the Bloomberg Terminal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 <\/strong>Bloomberg today introduced ASKB, a powerful new conversational AI interface, now in beta, that reshapes how investors discover, analyze, and act on information using the Bloomberg Terminal<em>\u00ae<\/em>. Built on Bloomberg\u2019s long-standing leadership in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/solutions\/ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence and its application in finance<\/a>, ASKB is designed to help clients unlock even more value from their Bloomberg Anywhere (BBA) subscriptions \u2014 by dramatically accelerating research and insight generation.<\/p>\n<p>With ASKB, financial professionals focused on company and equity market analysis can use everyday language to quickly tap into Bloomberg\u2019s vast universe of structured data and unstructured documents, news, research, and analytics, which they already trust for their decision-making. By reducing friction and delivering clear, transparent source attribution, ASKB helps users move faster from questions to conviction \u2013 supporting smarter, more confident investment decisions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<style>#bloomberg-video-6a04938f8812c .bloomberg-video__wrapper { background-image: url(https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&type=webp&url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB-WEb-100x60.png); }@media (min-width: 100px) { #bloomberg-video-6a04938f8812c .bloomberg-video__wrapper { background-image: url(https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&type=webp&url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB-WEb-552x311.png); } }@media (min-width: 552px) { #bloomberg-video-6a04938f8812c .bloomberg-video__wrapper { background-image: url(https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&type=webp&url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB-WEb-768x432.png); } }@media (min-width: 768px) { #bloomberg-video-6a04938f8812c .bloomberg-video__wrapper { background-image: url(https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&type=webp&url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB-WEb-800x450.png); } }<\/style><div class='bloomberg-video' data-aspect-ratio='16:9' data-service='vimeo-video' id='bloomberg-video-6a04938f8812c'><div class='bloomberg-video__wrapper bloomberg-video__wrapper--core'>\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bloomberg-video__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1166742383\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-id=\"1166742383\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-orientation=\"Horizontal\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-loop=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-title=\"ASKB_Cutdown 260220\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Play Video\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\">Ask anything about companies and markets using ASKB by Bloomberg AI.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--md\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p>\u201cASKB is a revolutionary new mode of interaction with the Bloomberg Terminal that will enable our customers to tap into the full power and context of Bloomberg\u2019s trusted data and analytics,\u201d said Shawn Edwards, Bloomberg\u2019s Chief Technology Officer. \u201cThis agentic AI system enables users to ask detailed questions in conversational language and receive comprehensive answers synthesized from our extensive data, documents, news, research, and analytics. Early feedback from beta clients shows ASKB is driving efficiency, improving discovery, and helping users surface actionable insights at speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>Agentic AI, Built for the Speed of the Markets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ASKB brings agentic AI directly into the Bloomberg Terminal through a coordinated network of AI agents working in parallel. These agents dynamically access Bloomberg\u2019s data, news, research, and analytics to deliver rich, contextual answers to complex questions about markets, companies, and investment ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Built using multiple commercial and open weight LLMs in alignment with Bloomberg\u2019s Responsible AI principles, ASKB grounds every response in high-quality, trusted data and includes transparent attribution to original research documents and news sources. When responses include data analysis, ASKB provides the underlying Bloomberg Query Language (BQL) code \u2014 so users can immediately extend their analysis in Microsoft\u00ae Excel\u00ae, BQuant Desktop, or BQuant Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 1440w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 100w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/ASKB_Homepage-with-prompt.png 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n        \n                <figcaption class=\"bbg-single-image__caption\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n                <p class=\"caption\">From questions to insights.<\/p>\n\n        <\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>One Interface. Maximum Depth. Global Coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ASKB delivers broad coverage across all asset classes and supports a wide range of analytical and research queries. Its AI agents simultaneously draw from Bloomberg\u2019s premium content library, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hundreds of millions of company documents<\/li>\n<li>Fast-breaking Bloomberg News coverage, including 5,000 original stories and more than 1.1 million curated stories daily<\/li>\n<li>Sell-side and independent research from over 800 providers, including the world\u2019s leading global banks<\/li>\n<li>Research from Bloomberg Intelligence, BloombergNEF, and Bloomberg Economics, spanning thousands of companies, industries, and economic forecasts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1361\" height=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 1343w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Access-a-comprehensive-overview-with-transparent-attribution-to-source-materials.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\" \/>\n        \n                <figcaption class=\"bbg-single-image__caption\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n                <p class=\"caption\">Access a comprehensive overview with transparent attribution to source materials.<\/p>\n\n        <\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>A Smarter Way to Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s investment research is often fragmented and manual \u2014 requiring professionals to jump between screens, assemble information, and spend hours synthesizing results.<\/p>\n<p>ASKB changes that.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of navigating screen-to-screen, users can ask questions in natural language and let ASKB\u2019s AI agents perform discovery across Bloomberg\u2019s entire content universe. ASKB then analyzes and synthesizes the findings into a clear, contextual foundation for decision-making \u2014 helping investors keep pace with the speed, scale, and complexity of modern markets.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 1363w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 1345w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Further-analyze-with-conversational-follow-up.png 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/>\n        \n                <figcaption class=\"bbg-single-image__caption\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n                <p class=\"caption\">Further analyze with conversational follow-up.<\/p>\n\n        <\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>ASKB Workflows: From Hours to Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ASKB goes beyond conversational Q&amp;A to speed up repetitive research tasks. With ASKB Workflows, users can describe multi-step activities such as pre-earnings preparation, post-earnings analysis, or meeting prep \u2013 and ASKB will assemble a structured output in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Users can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define objectives, structure, and tone<\/li>\n<li>Save workflows as reusable templates in a Workflow Library<\/li>\n<li>Re-run workflows across companies, time periods, or parameters<\/li>\n<li>Share workflows across teams within their firm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ASKB Workflows help scale research processes without sacrificing flexibility or rigor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Investment research is on the cusp of a significant transformation, with AI poised to revolutionize the way researchers work in 2026\u201d, says David Easthope, Crisil Coalition Greenwich Senior Analyst in Market Structure &amp; Technology and co-author of a new report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwich.com\/market-structure-technology\/top-market-structure-trends-watch-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Top Trends in Financial Market Structure for 2026<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAs adoption accelerates, we expect AI to unlock new insights, automate complex analyses, and drive efficiency, with its full potential only just beginning to be realized. We see these tools becoming more mainstream and they are increasingly embedded in major desktop solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features of ASKB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conversational AI \u2013<\/strong> Ask and refine questions in natural language and get concise summaries of complex documents<\/li>\n<li><strong>ASKB Workflows \u2013<\/strong> Accelerate multi-step research by assembling data, news, research, and analytics into structured outputs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breadth of Coverage \u2013<\/strong> Explore documents, news, cross-asset and alternative datasets, and analytics simultaneously<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Visualization \u2013<\/strong> Create charts and tables with intelligent annotations highlighting key events and insights<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deeper Data Analysis \u2013<\/strong> Generate Bloomberg Query Language (BQL) code for advanced analysis in Excel or BQuant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community &amp; Collaboration \u2013<\/strong> Instantly connect via Instant Bloomberg (IB) with analysts behind relevant research<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanded Document Analysis \u2013<\/strong> Users can generate even more comprehensive insights by providing their own documents (e.g., PDF, Word, etc.) to ASKB so they can be analyzed alongside Bloomberg\u2019s trusted data and content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help, Built In \u2013<\/strong> Learn relevant Bloomberg Terminal functionality in context<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access on the Go \u2013<\/strong> Use ASKB and your Workflow Library via the Bloomberg Professional\u00ae app on supported Apple and Android devices, including Apple Vision Pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about ASKB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/solutions\/ai\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a04938f96c40'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <hr class=\"bbg-separator bbg-separator-1\" style=\"height:1px;\" \/>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a04938f98c8e'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<h5><strong>About AI at Bloomberg<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"small\">Since 2009, Bloomberg has been building and using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/solutions\/ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a> in the finance domain \u2013 including machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), information retrieval (IR), time-series analysis, generative models, and agentic AI architectures \u2013 to help process and organize the ever-increasing volume of structured and unstructured financial information. With this technology, Bloomberg is developing new ways for financial professionals and business leaders to derive valuable intelligence and actionable insights from high-quality financial information and make more informed business decisions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<h5>About the Bloomberg Terminal<\/h5>\n<p class=\"small\">For more than four decades, the Bloomberg Terminal has revolutionized the financial services industry by bringing transparency and innovation to the capital markets. Trusted by the world\u2019s most influential decision-makers, the Terminal provides real-time access to news, data, insights and trading tools that help our customers turn knowledge into action.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<h5>About Bloomberg<\/h5>\n<p class=\"small\">Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to markets. The company helps connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg.com\/company<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/request-demo\/?utm_source=bbg-pr&amp;bbgsum=dg-ws-core-pr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request a demo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><em>Microsoft and Microsoft Excel are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<h5 class=\"bbg-card__title\">Bloomberg media contact<\/h5>\n<p>Chaim Haas, <a href=\"mailto:chaas30@bloomberg.net\">chaas30@bloomberg.net<\/a>, +1 (212) 617-7025<\/p>\n<p>Read the press release in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com.br\/blog\/conheca-o-askb-a-primeira-visao-do-futuro-do-bloomberg-terminal-na-era-da-ia-agentica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portuguese<\/a>, <a 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