david rubenstein here with us. u can catch that full conversation with david malpass on david's show, "peer to peer conversations." that is at 9:00 p.m. eastern. just want to revisit roblox. we have seen it come to market at $64.50. that is above its reference price. another sign of life and health out there for issuing stocks here. that brings us to our next guest, which is in the spac space. we have been watching the spac's in the extent to which they are on fire. one of them, 3d printing maker, desktop metals. it says to have explored a takeover with a rival. we will talk with the ceo coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm amanda laying with matt miller. we have been talking about specs coming to market. one of them that came out not too long ago, desktop metal. ric fulop is with us now. word is you have explored a takeover. there is lots of opportunity out there. given somewhere you are in your thinking about acquisitions. ric: well, we laid out our acquisition and m&a strategy

david rubenstein is from carlyle group, and his conversations have been wonderful.perceive an end to the pandemic? >> not overnight, not anytime soon. i think if the vaccination program in the u.s. is successful, as the president hopes it will be, is likely by the fall, we can return to some type of formality, but i do not think it will happen overnight, no. tom: what are business people doing? you have great context with your daily work with carlisle and your earned capability over the decades. do business people ramp up for a 7% to 8% economy and hope and pray or do they settle and minutes for a 3% or 4% growth rate? which is it? >> i think the business communities assume we will have a pretty good growth rate because the stimulus package will steam in the economy. it is a very large package. i would be surprised if growth is at 3% or 4% given this stimulus. but we should recognize that the catcher has two different business communities, you have private equity or finance or technology, which is doing quite well and might do better than 4% through 7% to my but the

lisa: david rubenstein, thank you for being with us.erview is the nominal -- the interview is phenomenal. that was david rubenstein, founder of the carlyle group. you can catch the interview with leonard lauder at 9:00 tonight in new york. it will be airing on a continual basis. it does dig into the rags to riches story that used to be the hallmark of american capitalism. there is a question about how that has been transformed in an era of amazon and an era where there is more dominance by some of the top players. in market seeing a rally as we head into day two of testimony on capitol hill. janet yellen, jay powell taking the helm of the senate banking committee to talk about all things financing. the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan as well as the idea of inflation. yesterday jay powell was pretty consistent with his messaging that inflation was going to pick up but not that much in there holding tight with interest rates low. i am lisa abramowicz alongside jonathan ferro and tom keene. that makes up bloomberg surveillance. ♪ ♪ jonathan: d

we heard that from david rubenstein yesterday on the show., we have a bit of a pop, actually reversed. the nasdaq down 80 points. we see the s&p futures down 18 points, 3862. this despite the fact we got better than expected data out of the labor market. michael mckee saying we would expect given the fact that we are seeing a decline down to lowe's not seen since march 20, 2020, we should see a pop, and we are not. 10 year yields down 1.59%. the conundrum of how we get the economy back up and running and whether all of the good data is backward looking and not necessarily indicative of whether the optimism currently in markets can be confirmed i reality. coming up on "balance of power," jared bernstein talking taxes and infrastructure spending. this is bloomberg. ♪ want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile, you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network? sure thing! and with fast, nationwide 5g included - at no extra cost? we've got you co

dr rashawn ray is a david m rubenstein fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution — andn police—civilian relations. i asked him for his thoughts on this pay—out to george floyd's family. on one hand, it's unprecedented. i mean, as we know, it's pretty much the most amount that has been awarded for a civil proceeding as relates to a pre—trial leading up to the person who actually did the act. on the other hand, however, there is no amount of money that can bring back a loved one. we heard there from george floyd's brother and also the attorney benjamin crump, who made a good point about policy — that policy is the next step that needs to change to ensure that what we saw happened last year is something that can never happen again. so what kind of policies would you like to see changed? i think the biggest one that people have to recognise that this $27 million is pretty much coming from taxpayer dollars in minneapolis. and part of what needs to change is that we need to shift taxpayers being responsible for these civil payouts to police department insurance policies and e

catch up with him on the latest episode of the david rubenstein show at those times on your screen.a check of headlines. deutsche bank office space is giving up office-based in frankfurt. 200 workspaces are effective -- impacted. among adjustments as working from home because were part of the says it is working to reduce cost. -- has reported results fell short of expectations when the incomes falling 40% of the year to $540 million. the chinese dairy manufacturers and plans to restructure its supply chain as well as its business model and continue developing online sales channels. the company plans to strengthen its business across southeast asia. tencent expects minimal fallout from a potential rebound of its $120 billion --, stressing it is complied with government relations. company's president template and impacts from relations set out in recent months. shery: we returned to the credit suisse asian investment conference. our correspondent is at the event. could you have for us today -- who do you have us for today? vonnie: a busy -- sophie: a busy one above yes. whether this p

dr rashawn ray is a david m rubenstein fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution andian relations. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. the programme. thank you for having me— having me. first of all, what is our having me. first of all, what is your reaction _ having me. first of all, what is your reaction to _ having me. first of all, what is your reaction to the - is your reaction to the pay—out, $27 million going to the floyd family? {lin pay-out, $27 million going to the floyd family?— pay-out, $27 million going to the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. _ the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i _ the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i mean, i the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i mean, as| it is unprecedented. i mean, as we know, it is pretty much the most amount that has been awarded for a civil proceeding as relates to a pre—trial leading up to the person who actually did the act. on the other hand however, there is no amount of money that can bring back a loved one. we