i heard that he had asperger's in a mild form.ent to a psychologist and described it and he said you have asperger's. i said, why didn't you tell me? she said because i thought it might hurt your feelings. erik: you did not know this about yourself? bill: not until i read it in that book. erik: until you were in your early 70's? bill: yeah, but it explained a lot. i am sort of proud of it, or i would not be telling you. because it explains a lot about me. all aspergers are not geniuses, the intelligence thing is not necessarily a big part of it. but my personal behavior and my ability to relate to people, my singular hobbies, stamp collecting, and this, i said, hey, so maybe i do. so i did go to a psychiatrist in the first meeting i said, do you think i have asperger's? she said, oh, yeah. erik: when our conversation with bill gross returns. how he used asperger's the his advantage and what he thinks has changed most in financial markets. ♪ ♪ erik: welcome back to a conversation with bill gross. who knew the one-time bond market k

. >> my personality -- i have asperger. asperger s can compartmentalize.p it in a different universe, the universe is not affecting them as much. i had a nasty divorce and i still had feelings -- i think i did pretty well in compartmentalizing. i didn't start damning one side or the other. but it was all business. i don't think -- it's hard to know. you are not your best witness when it comes to trying to figure out whether something is effective or not. still, it's a possibility. >> i didn't know you had asperger's. is that what you meant in february of 2016? in one of your outlooks, you wrote about -- "the big short." you said you shared an attribute or reflection with one of the heroes. it wasn't his glass eye. >> if you have a minute and a half, it's a story. he was a great writer, and there was a chapter -- the things that asperger's have, that michael had as well. some of them were not being able to look somebody in the eye, which i'm not doing very well at the moment, singular hobbies like collecting. i thought, that's me. i took the book out, i sai

still, it's a possibility. >> i did know you had asperger's. what you meant in february of 2016, in one of your outlooks you wrote about mike lewis'book and the movie "the big short." you said you shared an attribute or an affliction with one of the heroes. it was in his glass eye. >> if you have a minute and a half, it's a fascinating story. he was a great writer, and there was a chapter -- the things that asperger's have, that michael had as well. some of them were not being able to look somebody in the eye, which i'm not doing very well at the moment, singular hobbies like stamp collecting etc. i thought, that's me. i took the book out to my ex-wife and i said, i think i have asperger's. she said, you do. not you do? she said you do. >> you can find more of erik schatzker's exclusive interview with bill gross on bloomberg.com, and in a special program airing this weekend on bloomberg television. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg best." i'm taylor riggs. let's resume our global tour of the top business stories. oil entered the week on something of a ra

erik: i didn't know you had asperger's. what you meant in february of 2016, in one of your outlooks, you wrote about michael lewis' book, and the movie it spawned, "the big short." you said you shared an attribute or affliction with one of the heroes of the book. and it wasn't his glass eye. bill: exactly. if you got a minute and a half, it's a fascinating story. i read that book, and lewis is a great writer. and within that chapter about you said you shared an attributs that aspergers have. that michael had as well. i read them. some of them were not being able to look somebody in the eye, which i'm not doing very well at the moment, singular hobbies like stamp collecting etc. i go, that's me. i took the book out to my ex-wife and i said, i think i have asperger's. she said, you do. not, you do? but she said, you do. taylor: you can find more of erik schatzker's exclusive interview with bill gross on bloomberg.com, and in a special she said, you do. program airing this weekend on bloomberg television. ♪ taylor: this is "bl

if somebody is an asp or -- an asperger, i don't know.n be a positive for careers, to look or will you not get dragged down in the day-to-day, to have a plan to succeed. and if you are down, you can get back up, etc. i would also say the markets are substantially different today than they were when i started. it is more day-to-day, more machine-dominated. time to work, given market conditions. staccato-like as opposed to when i started. manus: that was bill gross -- nejra: that was bill gross speaking to erik schatzker ahead of his retirement. you can catch the full show tonight at 2:00 a.m. in london. let's get more with will hobbs, cio at barclays investments. we were talking as it was running and you were saying there is a question to be asked about the dispassionate sentiment of markets in general. will: it was fascinating. what you want is to be objective and have a constantly objective and dispassionate assessment of incoming news and information. if everyone were like that, there would not be much to be made for tactical traders, b

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i heard he had a mild form of asperger's.ecause i thought it might hurt your feelings. erik: you did not know this about yourself? mr. gross: until i read it in that book. 70's? mr.our early gross: it explains a lot. i'm sort of proud of it otherwise i would not be telling you. it explains a lot about me. asperger's are not geniuses. behavior and ability to relate to people. my singular hobbies, i said maybe i do. so i did go to a psychiatrist. said do youeting i think i have asked -- and she said oh yeah. tom: bill gross will be listening today to michael mckee and discussion with one william dudley. 9:00 p.m. in new york and through the weekend as well. 7:00g up shortly in the hour. the former new york federal reserve president, bill dudley, ash xan sachs goldman sachs. this is bloomberg. ♪ this isn't just any moving day. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're u

one of the heroes of the book finds out that he has aspergers while investigating his son's aspergers gross developed the idea that he might have it. he was diagnosed by a psychiatrist and then went on a voyage of self-discovery, mentally, introspectively. who am i? does this explain how i am? does this explain the way i interact with people are have trouble with interacting? fascinating for someone like me and perhaps the rest of us, does it help to explain his success? why don't we play in next are -- an excerpt of that part of the interview. experience, it has allowed me to stay at 30,000 feet. basically, the condition is one of which is sort of up here, and as other people will know, when i come into a room, they say, bill. i will go -- uh, you know, i am up here. that is not necessarily good in terms of one-to-one. people think you are angry or an le.but it helps you to focus on longer-term things. yeah, i think it was very important because it allowed me to take what we call the secular approach at pimco, the long-term view, and it was a good view to take. erik: and many people

ben: i was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, which is a form of autism.onis: ...he still struggles as a leader. victoria: there's a lot of finger pointing that i'm not doing my job. i'm not doing anything. i'm costing the company money. lemonis: putting not only his company at risk... this is a terrible representation of the business. i'm embarrassed. ...but his most important relationships, as well. ben: then i said, "well, what's the plan?" is there a timeline? kristin: you didn't say that. ben: something like that. kristin: you didn't say that. you didn't say that. that's when you said you're the "real housewives of new jersey." lemonis: if i can't help him learn to respect his staff... ben: to be frank, i don't really see a relationship continuing. lemonis: ...and relinquish some control... do you not trust people? ben: no, i don't. kristin: there's been times when he's said to me he hasn't trusted me. lemonis: ...this business may just wither away. ben: this is my home. this is my life. sometimes i can't shake it if i don't feel comfortable. lemonis:

he revealed to bloomberg he has been diagnosed with asperger's syndrome. he said it is why he has been such a successful investor. onl: it helps you to focus longer-term things without .etting mixed up in the details it allows me to take what we call the secular approach, a long-term view, a good view to take as an asperger. debra: don't miss the full special on bloomberg tv tonight and over the weekend. an indian air force pilot imprisoned by pakistan may walk free today, but it is unclear if his release will be escalate a tense standoff between the nations. india says it will not engage in talks with islamabad unless the country takes steps against terrorism. with the election just weeks away, there is little incentive for india to back down. day,l news 24 hours a powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. and i am matt? -- anna and matt? matt: debra, thanks very much. next, musk's broken promise. tesla announces a cheaper model 3, but says it will not be profitable in the first quarter. we will disc

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his own record, his own time in decades in finance, and his diagnosis with asp burgers syndrome -- aspergeray the days of the affected the market, he was a -- heown over the bond was a man known as the bond king. but a huge influence over the market. that influence is changing. a lot of individuals don't seem to carry that same power anymore. vonnie? vonnie: all right. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ guy: live from london, i'm guy johnson. vonnie: i'm funny thing. "bloomberg markets." a busy day in the world of autos. tesla is -- elon musk is closing physical stores and warning the company will not make a profit in the first quarter. is for its group jaguar units. and tesla. with elon he talked about closing stores. do we know how many? >> this is the third time that elon musk is doing another round of job cuts. in the past, he has given a percent figure with closings, but is not elaborating on how many people. he sent an email to employees talking about significant reductions of sales and marketing spending related to the strategy of going to online ordering only. the idea that bringing those costs

he told bloomberg that he has asperger's syndrome and says he believes it has helped him to become assful investor. bill: it helps you to focus on longer-term things, without getting mixed up in the details. it has allowed me to take a secular approach, setting a long-term view. it was a good view to take. mark: to not miss the full conversation with bill gross on bloomberg tv tonight and over the weekend. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? david: thank you so much. some are concerned that president trump might be so eager to come to terms with kim that he might give away too much, but he proved them wrong this week. now the question is whether he will be too eager for a trade deal with china. we have a guest coming to us from washington. erin, good to have you. from your point of view and the people that you work with, is there concern the president may go soft here because he is so eager to get a deal? erin: i do not think so. robert li

vulnerable communities online like depression forums where they're targeting people or autistic and asperger'ses where they know vulnerable people might be that maybe aren't making connections in real life. those are the people that we really need to protect. we're failing our children right now. >> phil, talking about prevention here, we know dhs has cut resources for a program that funded community-based efforts to prevent radicalization and recruitment to terror groups. is the u.s. investing enough resources to deal with extremism? especially white supremacy? >> boy, i'm not comfortable with this. i think chris hit it dead-on. let's make sure we know what we're talking about. we're not talking about criminal behavior. we're talking about whether you want in an open society the federal government to step in when they see online activity that's not criminal and say, look, we're responsible for hate speech. hate speech may not be illegal, but if someone is talking about hate, we need to intervene. we need communities to say, i want federal government support to intervene with a child who's nev

ben: i was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, which is a form of autism.ere's a lot of finger pointing that i'm not doing my job. i'm not doing anything. i'm costing the company money.

he said he has asperger syndrome, the autism spectrum disorder. he believes that helped him to become such a successful investor. onit helps you to focus longer-term things without getting mixed up in the details. it allowed me to take what we call the secular approach, the long-term view and it was a good view to take. mark: do not miss the full special conversation on bloomberg tv tonight and over the weekend. he sat down with erik schatzker. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets, the closed. the s&p 500 in the green. extent,gy helping to an amazon disrupting the retailers. that gives us a performance up by 7%. we are seeing concerns about the new initiatives being announced. theclosing of stores, market does not like it. the market is not liking the end area this feeds into the risk on sentiment, the dollar is higher, the end is lower. to do with china. scarlet: closing

i have an aunt with special needs and my younger brother has aspergers.isa: john, how many socks do you guys have here? >> we have 2,028 socks. >> what? >> he has down syndrome and co-founder of john's crazy socks. 23-year-old entrepreneur decided to go into his business with his dad mark in 2016 when he graduated high school. john also the company's chief happiness officer. >> what's our mission? >> spread happiness. >> on the count of 3 say socks? >> 1, 2, 3. >> socks. >> true to the mission, each package spreads joy. complete with candy, a thank you note from john and sometimes they are even hand delivered. >> thank you, john. i'm so excited for my socks. >> thank you. >> but what may have started a crazy idea is now a proven success. last year the company made more than $5.5 million in revenue. and celebrities like susan luchey, kevin james, mini driver and, perhaps, most famously president george h.w. bush have all supported john's socks. >> george w. bush who signed the americans with disability act. that changed the world for millions of people. jo

he tells bloomberg yes asperger's syndrome.plain why he was such a successful investor. >> it helps you focus on longer-term things without getting mixed up in the details. it allowed me to take what we call the secular approach and it was a good view to take. viviana: do not miss the full special, a conversation with bill gross on bloomberg tv tonight and over the weekend. the u.s. laid out its vision for a post-brexit trade deal with the u.k. the trump wanting comprehensive access for agricultural goods and an end for unwarranted barriers to trade in the form industry. the u.k. has pledged not to lower its food standard. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. alix: they are not supposed to do that. you cannot do that under the eu laws, they are not allowed to make deals? david: i lived in london a few years ago. they're are very protective of their agricultural products. they want to make