Bloomberg Intelligence

15 hours ago | bloomberg.com | Will Wade |Heesu Lee

Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, energy reporters Will Wade and Heesu Lee look at South Korea’s nuclear potential in the small modular reactor space. South Korea is fast becoming the world’s go-to supplier for big nuclear reactors. But as the atomic energy renaissance gathers pace, it could be the smaller, modular units that help the country make an even bigger mark.

15 hours ago | bloomberg.com | Joao Lima

Andre Ventura during a campaign rally in Braga, northern Portugal, on May 8. (Bloomberg) -- Portuguese far-right Chega party leader Andre Ventura was helped away from a campaign event after feeling unwell, just days before a snap election. Ventura, 42, was taking part in an event in Odemira, southern Portugal. He was taken to hospital by an ambulance, according to television channel SIC Noticias. It’s the second time this week that Ventura has felt unwell at campaign events.

16 hours ago | bloomberg.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Andra Timu

Poland’s gross domestic product rose 3.2% in the first quarter year on year. (Bloomberg) -- Poland’s economy expanded the fastest in Eastern Europe in the first three months of the year, driven by private consumption. Poland’s gross domestic product rose 3.2% in the first quarter year on year, in line with forecasts, while economies in Romania and Slovakia expanded 0.2% and 0.9% respectively, both coming short of expectations, according to preliminary data released Thursday.

18 hours ago | bloomberg.com | Ilena Peng |Deena Shanker |Agnieszka de Sousa

(Bloomberg) -- From canola oil to colorful dyes, the US food industry is girding for a shift away from the ingredients that made American diets among the cheapest in the world. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embracing policies and ideas that curb ultra-processed foods and discourage the use of seed oils, colorings, high-fructose corn syrup and pesticides, all of which he blames for the overall poor health of Americans.

18 hours ago | bloomberg.com | Peter Laca |Andra Timu

Campaign posters for presidential candidates in Bucharest. (Bloomberg) -- Investors are treating Romania’s eurobonds on par with junk-rated debt after months of political turmoil, and now the weekend’s presidential ballot brings fresh risks for the currency and local debt as well. The victory of ultranationalist George Simion in the first round triggered the resignation of the prime minister, sparked outflows from bonds and stocks and pushed the currency to a record low.