Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 19

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 19

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data, news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live events and selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television(R), Bloomberg Radio(R), and to users of the Bloomberg Professional(R) service for the week ahead, September 19 through September 23.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, September 19

* Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank, and Siegfried Jaschinski, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, will appear on Bloomberg Television to discuss the German election results on "Bloomberg On The Markets" at 9:07 a.m. BST / 4:07 a.m. ET and 9:15 a.m. BST / 4:15 a.m. ET. The interviews will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bill Gross, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC., can be heard on "Bloomberg Simply Put" on Bloomberg Radio, WBBR 1130 AM, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Zhang Wenzhong, Executive Director, Chairman of the Board and President, Wumart Stores Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg After Hours" on Bloomberg Television at 5:00 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, September 20

* Marina Silva, Environment Minister of Brazil, will appear on "Mercado Agora" on Bloomberg Television Brazil at 11:00 a.m. BSB / 10:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* C.R. Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer, MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., will appear on "Money And Politics" on Bloomberg Television at 2:46 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, September 21

* Larry Ellison, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Oracle Corporation, will appear on "Bloomberg Live" on Bloomberg Television at 6:30 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, September 22

* Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Howard Stringer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corporation of America, speaks live at a news conference beginning at 3:00 p.m. JST / 2:00 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Andrew Liveris, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company, will appear on "Bloomberg Market Movers" on Bloomberg Television at 3:39 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Klaus Loebbe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BASF Corporation and Executive Director, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, will appear on "Bloomberg After The Bell" on Bloomberg Television at 4:30 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, September 23

* Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, Axa SA, will appear on "Spread Your Bets" on Bloomberg Television United Kingdom at 11:45 a.m. BST / 6:45 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Paul McCulley, Managing Director, Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC., and Palaniappan Chidambaram, Finance Minister of India, will appear on "Bloomberg's Open Exchange" on Bloomberg Television at 11:00 a.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. ET. The interviews will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Through AV < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users watch Bloomberg Television, listen to Bloomberg Radio and access stories on demand from around the world in video and audio formats in real time on their desktops. Through LIVE < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users access live coverage of events including press conferences, company presentations, industry forums, trials and extended interactive interviews with Bloomberg Television guests. These events are archived on the Bloomberg Professional service for Bloomberg users to access on an ongoing basis. Bloomberg's ten global TV channels are accessible to Bloomberg users via VID < GO >. Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130 AM is accessible to Bloomberg users via AIR < GO >. These functions allow Bloomberg customers to see and hear live and archived news from their desktops. Bloomberg's multimedia functions are available to all Bloomberg users as part of the Bloomberg Professional service, reflecting Bloomberg's commitment to add value to its all-inclusive desktop product.

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