matt: markus duesmann, the new ceo of audi.so told me the company is working on a new version of its r8 sports car. this is bloomberg. ♪ greg: this is bloomberg markets. i'm greg bonnell. peloton shares under some pretty significant pressure today, worse than expected quarterly results, and the problems keep mounting. now the company confirming it has been subpoenaed by the u.s. department of justice and homeland security over its reporting of treadmill injuries. earlier today, we spoke with the ceo john foley. >> we will always cooperate with authorities whenever there is an investigation. we are making the right decisions. i will say, another government agency, the consumer product safety commission, also investigated us but we were working with them to get on the right side of the line of safety forever lower price tread that we announce will be for sale in canada, the u.k., and the u.s. next week for the first time. greg: definitely a turn of events, shift of fortunes for the company, considering where it was during the hei

maria: -- that was marcus -- markus soeder.is someone who has not been an effective candidate. this is not about the elections, per se, but the lower he goes in polls, the more his authority as the head and successor to angela merkel becomes questioned. mark: what are the main issues for the cdu, csu? is it personal polling, or what are the main issues for voters? maria: to say this is all about the candidate would be, perhaps, and exaggeration. there are a number of issues that are problematic for the cdu. any germans say this is a party that has not convinced them when it comes to the potential -- the future of germany. going back to the one-on-one we did with markus yesterday on bloomberg, he said the focus would be on substance and the cdu would prove that they have a plan. that's take a look at that. >> the election campaign has been occupied the whole time with trivial matters. it is also very unfair for the public perception, and now it is the case that in the last few weeks, it has gotten worse, but i am sure the polls

markus: discussions on the possible production in the u.s.ng but we don't know at the moment what the result will be. we do have factories where we produce platforms. it is an important part -- point. the customers are super important for us. the likelihood of our production in the u.s. is there. tom: the audi ceo speaking exclusively to bloomberg. let's get the first word news with angel. angel: hurricane ida landed in the louisiana, packing winds of 150 miles per hour and threatening to swamp new orleans with mass flooding. it moved ashore on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. more than 750,000 homes and businesses are without power and blackouts could last weeks. huarong asset management reported a record loss of almost $16 billion after revealing its results for 2025 months late. $18 billion on impairments and losses, but returned to profit in the first half of 2021. they plan to shed non--- all of their non-core subsidiaries, and that could affect the next 12 months. 80% of singapore's population is fully vaccinated against covid

markets a little bit too optimistic -- markus soeder a little bit too optimistic. to talk the talk given how far down the road we are with this. a huge shift in terms of the polls but it has building for some time. what are people saying about the calculus surrounding how you can afford a government as the polls currently sit. maria: when we went into this election, you remember this is the story of a two party coalition that would emerge from the september 26 vote. when you look at the polls, they paint a market coalition. none of the two leads would be able to govern with a single ally. they would lead at least -- they would need at least two. the focus is on the sep, whether they could be kingmaker. this is not about the greens. it is almost guaranteed that in whatever government, the greens would be -- it is interesting about the third one. germany is at a moment of huge transition. you can feel that in the debate on the streets, but it is also a moment in which it could pivot -- stick with the center right, no deficit, we do not want to inject more debt, or ac