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 Welcome to the weekend! Back in February, a major Hershey brand was called out by its namesake founder's grandson for skimping on ingredients. On March 31, Hershey announced its plans to shift to pure chocolate ingredients by 2027. Which brand is being changed? Find out with this week's Pointed quiz. Speaking of never skimping: This weekend we're looking at living with air strikes in Lebanon, Chinese buyers of Zimbabwe's cheap mansions, Donald Trump's very big ballroom, and how to beat menopause with boxing. Plus: Author Lionel Shriver advocates for pressing pause on immigration. Watch live coverage on Bloomberg This Weekend, from 7-10 a.m. ET on Bloomberg TV, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Don't miss tomorrow's Forecast on AI FOMO. For full Bloomberg.com access, subscribe! Outrunning IrrelevanceFrom school shootings to economic collapse, Lionel Shriver has built a career writing contentious fiction. Her latest novel, A Better Life, imagines a home overrun by migrants — a metaphor, she says, for US immigration policy. "That's one of my concerns about mass immigration," Shriver tells Mishal Husain. "When you establish whole communities of people from elsewhere, there's no need [for them] to fit in with the larger population." There's a fear at the heart of Shriver's argument: that a culture or country can lose its sense of self if things change too quickly. That anxiety — of being displaced — is also central to the age of AI. The steady stream of new models, and the sense that others are building productive AI selves, is creating a new kind of FOMO, writes Shona Ghosh. It's less about what you're doing with your time than whether you're falling behind. The urge to cement your place is familiar to Donald Trump, who remains fixated on the physical imprint of his legacy. That instinct is clearest in the White House ballroom, which hit a legal setback this week, write Jeff Mason, Courtney Subramanian and Skylar Woodhouse. "I'm so busy that I don't have time to do this — I'm fighting wars and other things," Trump told reporters. "But this is very important because this is going to be with us for a long time." Historians say Trump's focus on legacy-building while still in office is unusual. But the president's awareness of time's limits is relatable. When Rosalind Mathieson hit menopause, she began noticing its physical toll — and kept hearing that strength training matters more with age. So she tried a boxing gym. Knowing you should lift, though, isn't the same as doing it, especially when it means pushing past your limits and into male-dominated spaces. On the Ground In...Beirut, Lebanon  Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Harare, Zimbabwe  Photographer: Steven Chikosi/Bloomberg Conversation Starters401(k) innovation risks setting investors up to fail. Opening retirement accounts to private markets is pitched as democratization, but access typically arrives after the biggest gains — leaving smaller investors to absorb the losses. The US is embracing the systems it once opposed. Driven by competition with China, Washington is leaning into state capitalism, taking stakes in companies and steering investment in ways that will be difficult to unwind. Reckless Riding"The police themselves admit: Most e-bikes have been illegally modified, enforcement is patchy at best, and the public is paying the price." Harold Scruby Pedestrian Council of Australia E-bikes promise a cleaner, more efficient future. But in Sydney, that future is arriving quickly and messily. As injuries rise, authorities are confronting the unintended consequences of a transport revolution outpacing the rules meant to contain it. Is It Worth It?Netflix at $19.99: How much do you watch? The standard plan just jumped $2 per month, but the streaming service still has a deep bench of hits. A $90 Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Yes, before wine prices climb further. Tariffs are now feeding through after months of importers holding the line. A $400 Neko Health Scan: Nah. The full-body test promises early detection of cancer risk and heart disease, but doctors say it can miss real problems. British Airways Silver status: Only if you're willing to pay up. The airline now determines elite status by money spent, rather than distance and cabin class. A $156 meal at Dieci: Yes. The Hong Kong restaurant's rotating menu is a gimmick, but the execution makes it feel like a true Italian escape. A $1 million Aston Martin Valhalla: If you've got a spare mil. With 1,064 horsepower, the plug-in hybrid looks otherworldly but is easy to drive.  Photographer: Max Earey What Everyone's ReadingWhat everyone's watching: Why Orbán's Grip on Hungary Is Slipping One Last ThingMore from BloombergEnjoying Bloomberg Weekend? Check out these newsletters:
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