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Structured Products Are Back. Why the Boom and What’s the Catch?
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When he announced the Fed’s decision to lower interest rates by 25 basis points, Fed Chair Jerome Powell made clear there’s still a bumpy ...
Introducing IVF Disrupted: The Kindbody Story
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kindbody, one of the largest fertility companies in the US, sought to disrupt egg freezing and IVF by combining spa vibes with Silicon Valley efficien...
With Inflation Still Sticky, Fed Shifts Focus to the Jobs Market
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, a move intended to address concerns about cracks in the labor market. It w...
The Gen Z Protestors Challenging Asia’s Ruling Elite
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across South Asia, Gen Z protestors are flooding the streets, demanding change. These protests have resulted in some of the worst violence Nepal and I...
Tesla’s $1 Trillion Bet on Elon Musk’s Leadership
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, news broke that Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently bought about $1 billion worth of Tesla stock causing the company’s share price to jump. ...
What We Know About the Man Arrested for Charlie Kirk’s Death
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI has identified 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Robinson was arrested on suspic...
Trump Ally and Political Strategist Charlie Kirk Killed at 31
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Turning Point USA co-founder and close ally of President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon while speaking at an even...
We Got 18,000 of Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg News has obtained 18,000 emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal email account. The emails cover two decades and a wide range of topics...
John Malone Laid the Groundwork for Cable TV. Then Streaming Arrived
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire John Malone earned the nickname “Cable Cowboy” for revolutionizing television and laying the groundwork for the modern interne...
Xi’s Bromance Diplomacy Is Challenging Trump’s World Order
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The leaders of China, Russia and India shared smiles and handshakes, putting on a surprising show of unity in a striking moment that went viral earlie...
Trump Is Unwinding Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By slashing budgets, cutting staff and revoking funding for grants and permits, the Trump administration has effectively gutted key U.S. climate polic...
A Judge Ruled Google Monopolized Search. Then Came AI
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, a federal judge reached a decision in a landmark antitrust case against Google and its monopoly over online search. But the company avoide...
Can a Smaller HUD Fix the Housing Crisis?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America is in the midst of a historic housing crisis, with record homelessness levels and a nationwide shortage of affordable housing. Addressing this...
Why Long-Term Bond Yields Are Up in the US, UK and Japan
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A global selloff in long-dated bonds — including 30-year UK gilts, US Treasuries and Japanese government bonds — has deepened. On today&rs...
What Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Means for China and the World
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beijing is holding its first military parade since 2019, showcasing the strength of China’s armed forces. Underneath the show of power, a Bloomb...
The Crises Vying for Dwindling Foreign Aid
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dismantling of USAID is contributing to a 17% drop in foreign aid this year. That’s put some of the world’s worst conflicts in competi...
The Latest Science on Extreme Heat: How Hot Is Too Hot?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly half a million people die every year as a result of extreme heat. That’s more than the total from hurricanes, earthquakes and floods comb...
Taylor Swift Wedding Predictions Are the Hottest New Trade
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gamblers on prediction sites like Polymarket and Kalshi are already trying to cash in on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement — bett...
Trump Has a Shipbuilding Dream. Can South Korea Make It a Reality?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korean shipyards are busier than they’ve been in years. Seoul and Washington are working to finalize a new trade deal that will include a ...
Why Trump Is Trying to Fire Lisa Cook
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump shared a letter on social media Monday night, addressed to Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook stating he had made the dec...
What the End of the De Minimus Trade Loophole Means for Your Shopping
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday, a big change is coming for the more than 4 million inexpensive packages that enter the US daily from abroad: President Donald Trump is en...
What Powell Said About the Possibility of a September Rate Cut
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Fed Chair Jerome Powell left the door open for a possible interest rate cut in Septe...
Welch’s Fruit Snacks Get a MAHA-Friendly Makeover
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump Administration wants to “make America healthy again” and one of its top priorities is removing artificial dyes from food. The co...
What Does It Cost to Replace a CEO?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Starbucks and Intel to Petco and Astronomer: top CEOs are getting replaced at record rates. And the costs of these ousters can spiral quickly, di...
What Could Happen Next in the Russia-Ukraine Peace Process
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After meeting with President Trump separately, Presidents Putin and Zelenskiy could be headed toward a pivotal face-to-face meeting to begin peace tal...
How The Hunger Crisis in Gaza Unfolded Despite Months of Warnings
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At this point in the war between Israel and Hamas, it’s difficult to get more than anecdotal evidence out of Gaza. Almost every organization tha...
Hims Wants to Keep Mailing You Copycat GLP-1s. It’s Getting Trickier.
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a shortage of brand-name weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy cleared the way for companies like Hims to fill the gap with cheaper, compound...
Why Trump Is Letting Nvidia Sell (Some) AI Chips to China
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an unusual deal, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenue from AI chips they sell to China. The ...
What’s at Stake Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump is heading to Alaska to host a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin to talk about finally, maybe, ...
How China Is Bringing Hong Kong’s IPO Market Back to Life
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a years-long slump, Hong Kong’s IPO market is roaring back to life, thanks to a growing number of Chinese companies that are raising billi...
Who’s Really Paying for Tariffs? Hint: It’s Not Foreign Companies
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs have pushed the average US tariff rate to 15%, up from just over 2% last year. But who’s ac...
Who Will Win the Race for Greenland’s Rare Earths?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, President Donald Trump has voiced his ambitions to expand the US presence in Greenland. But making that happen is easier said than done. Bl...
Private Equity Is Coming for Your 401(k)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump just signed an executive order that aims to allow private equity into a $12 trillion piece of America’s retirement mar...
Inside the Trump Family’s Money-Making Machine
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since President Trump kicked off his reelection campaign in November 2022, his net worth has more than doubled — to roughly $6.4 billion. No mod...
India Won’t Stop Buying Russian Oil. Now It’s Paying the Price.
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has been cranking up the pressure on India, a country the US has courted as a strategic counterweight against China. Last week, Trump ...
The World Trusts US Economic Data. Trump’s BLS Firing Could Change That.
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the data collected by the apolitical Bureau of Labor Statistics was seen as a gold standard — informing decisions made by the Feder...
Is Trump’s Trade War Strategy Working?
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As President Donald Trump’s goalposts for his trade war continue to shift, Big Take host Sarah Holder sits down with Bloomberg’s global tr...
Why It’s So Hard to Buy or Sell a House Right Now
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US housing market just posted its slowest spring season in more than a dozen years. Experts are pointing to a combination of factors: high prices,...
The Promise of Stablecoin: A Cryptocurrency Meant to Be Boring
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump signed the Genius Act, the US’s first major federal cryptocurrency legislation, earlier this month. The law focuses on one type ...
China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan Dam
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environme...
Crunching the Numbers on President Trump’s Trade War
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For months, the impact of President Trump’s aggressive trade policy has largely felt theoretical. But with an Aug. 1 tariff extension on the hor...
What Keeps Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Up at Night
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. In a wide-ranging conversation, they...
Oil and Gas Made the University of Texas Rich. Can Green Energy Make It Richer?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With more than $50 billion under management, Harvard has the largest college endowment in the United States. But the University of Texas is not far be...
After US-Japan Trade Deal, What’s Next in Trump’s Trade War
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman spent years crisscrossing the globe as US Trade Representatives for George W. Bush and Barack Obama, respectively. They h...
Trump’s Tariffs Force Europe to Rethink Ties With China
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, top European Union leaders are traveling to Beijing for a high-level summit which could set the tone for the relationship between the EU an...
What Worries Former Pentagon Chief Robert Gates
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over many decades of public service, Robert Gates has served as secretary of defense for two presidents and the director of the CIA.On today’s B...
Mayor Eric Adams on the Future of New York City
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Incumbent NYC Mayor Eric Adams didn't run in the Democratic primary. But he'll be on the ballot in November, running as an independent against Zohran ...
How Locked Shelves Broke Shopping
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been to a store like CVS, Walgreens or Target in the last few years, you may have noticed a trend: more and more essentials are locked...
What Is Jane Street? And Why Are Regulators Watching It?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Street is one of Wall Street’s most profitable and secretive firms. And when Indian regulators accused it of market manipulation earlier th...
Murder on Rainbow Mountain
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At over 16,000 feet, Peru’s Rainbow Mountain is hard to reach — and its bright colors are hard to miss on social media. After a community ...
The Leaked Phone Call that Plunged Thailand Into Crisis
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A leaked phone call between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen has ignited a significant political crisis in Thai...
How Copper Tariffs Affect Everything You Touch
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, President Trump sent markets into a tizzy, when he proposed tariffs on one of the world’s most valuable commodities: Copper. On...
America’s Flood Mitigation Math Problem
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Big Take podcast, we examine what the disaster in Kerr County, Texas reveals about the growing risk of flooding across the country as...
Wall Street Banks Are Battling for Japan’s Top Young Talent
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s hottest banking talent is in high demand as Wall Street goes all out to woo new hires with fancy dinners, strong-arm tactics and higher ...
OPEC+ Makes a Big Bet on Oil Demand
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OPEC+, a coalition of some of the world’s top oil producers, surprised markets over the weekend with plans to boost production by more than half...
China's Plans to Make AI a Utility
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a remote part of China's northwestern Xinjiang region, dozens of data centers rise from the desert. A Bloomberg analysis of investor and tax docume...
The White House Wanted ‘90 Deals in 90 Days.’ There’s One Day Left
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In late April, shortly after President Trump’s announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs sent markets reeling, the White House announced a 90-...
A Farewell to an American Icon: The Penny
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the penny has cost more to produce than it’s worth. Now, the US government is finally stopping production of the one-cent coin for ...
With Tax Bill, Trump Ushers in New Era of Executive Power
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After weeks of legislative wrangling, the House passed President Trump’s signature tax bill, sending it to his desk just before his July 4 deadl...
The Great Car Buying Bonanza Is (Probably) Over
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The auto sector saw buyers race to dealerships after President Trump announced 25% tariffs on car imports and parts from outside the US. And according...
The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s trade war has thrown American businesses, which source everything from aircraft parts to baby strollers from China, into chaos. Now some...
Cruises Are So Back — And Straining Port Cities
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The cruise industry is an outlier right now. Even as US summer travel is down, cruise companies are setting sail with record numbers of passengers thi...
For $10 Billion Dollars, the Lakers' Buss Family Steps Off the Court
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Late last week, the Buss family, longtime owners of the Los Angeles Lakers, announced that they would sell the franchise for a record-breaking $10 bil...
Gap's Quest to Stay Cool Just Hit Its Latest Roadblock: Tariffs
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of 2025, Gap was cool again. The legacy American brand had started to turn around sales and rebuild its image. It was in the middle of a ...
Where the China-Iran Relationship Goes From Here
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China is Iran’s biggest trading partner, and sources about 14% of its oil from the country. Between China’s economic relationship with Ira...
Lead Negotiator of Previous Iran Deal on the Odds of Another
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump lashed out at Iran and Israel today over concerns that a ceasefire between the two was already breaking down. But going from a fragile...
There’s War in the Middle East. Why Are Oil Prices Falling?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The conventional wisdom used to be that war in the Middle East would send oil prices soaring. Not anymore.On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg...
What’s Next for Iran, Israel and the US
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States conducted airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend, marking a dramatic escalation of the US’s involv...
President Trump’s 12 Billion Dollar Tourism Wipeout
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global tariff wars, multi-country travel bans, detentions and phone-seizures at the border. President Trump’s “America first” polici...
Doing the Math on Trump’s Tax Bill
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the debate about President Trump’s tax bill — known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — plays out among lawmakers in Wa...
How China Is Building a Powerful Army of Hackers
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teams from China used to dominate international hacking competitions, until Beijing ordered them to stop attending and take part only in domestic tour...
Why Trump Ditched the G-7 Summit
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump was in Canada this week for the Group of Seven summit. But after dinner on Monday night, Trump left early, citing the conflict in the ...
Where Does the Israel-Iran Conflict Go From Here?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict between Iran and Israel has been simmering for decades — but escalated rapidly in the last few days after Israel bombed key nuclear fac...
Live from Hong Kong: Why China Can Afford to Wait for a Deal, and the US Can’t
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Big Take, we bring you a new episode of Trumponomics, straight from the live stage at Bloomberg’s Hong Kong Invest conference. Step...
Bloomberg’s Interview With UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of next week’s G-7 Summit in Calgary, Canada, Bloomberg Weekend Editor-at-Large Mishal Husain sat down for an exclusive interview with Bri...
Everything We Know About the Air India Crash
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moments after taking off, an Air India flight bound for London from an airport in Western India crashed with over 200 passengers on board. Hundreds ha...
Fed Chair Scott Bessent? The Race to Replace Jay Powell
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says his decision on who will succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell “is coming out very soon.” And according to new reporting fr...
The US and China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Representatives for the US and China are in London this week trying to hammer out a potential trade deal. But with US access to China’s rare-ear...
What Happens Next in Los Angeles?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Big Take, Bloomberg national immigration reporter Alicia Caldwell joins host David Gura from Los Angeles to discuss the protests over ICE...
The New Economics of Broadway
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Broadway has always been a high-risk, high-reward kind of business — but with costs to mount a production higher than ever, producers are leanin...
Looking for a Job? The World Desperately Needs Engineers
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's a vital puzzle piece missing as rich nations aim to transform their electricity grids for the AI age: millions of skilled engineers.On today&r...
What’s Driving Europe’s Political Shift to the Right?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poland’s election of a Trump-backed conservative nationalist president early this week is part of a larger shift to the right across the Europea...
Nintendo's Big Bet on Switch 2
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Nintendo Switch has generated some $100 billion in sales for the Japanese gaming giant since its launch in 2017, propelling the company’s sh...
A Turning Point in Trump’s Trade War
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re more than halfway through the 90-day pause on President Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs. That three-month delay was supposed to ...
The Dollar’s Dominance is Unwinding in Asia
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump tries to remake global trade, the dollar’s historic dominance in Asia is under pressure. After Taiwan’s currency saw the b...
Where to Go If You Need a CEO
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, General Electric — the conglomerate known for making everything from trains to microwaves — was also known for churning out e...
The Financial Stakes of Trump’s Attacks on Harvard
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration has ramped up its attacks on Harvard University — threatening its tax-exempt status, federal funding and its ability to...
The MAGA-ification of Mark Zuckerberg
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been going through a bit of a MAGA rebrand, complete with a new look — gold chains, grown-out hair, custom boxy, bl...
They Bought Dream Homes in Tulum. Then Came the Nightmare
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tulum, Mexico has exploded in popularity since the early years of the pandemic. The area’s few Covid restrictions, picturesque beaches and laidb...
Are Current Beauty Trends Recession Indicators? It’s Complicated.
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2001, it was lipstick. After the 2008 financial crisis, it was DIY haircuts. In times of economic turmoil, consumers tend to change the way they sp...
Who Is the Mysterious Founder of China’s DeepSeek?
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the global hype around China’s DeepSeek, very little is known about the man behind it – Liang Wenfeng. On today's Big Take Asia Po...
At 83, Media Mogul Barry Diller Is Ready to Tell His Story
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After decades in the public eye, 83-year-old media mogul and Fox co-founder Barry Diller is finally ready to tell his story. On today’s Bi...
Bloomberg’s Elon Musk Interview
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On stage at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday, editor at large for Bloomberg Weekend Mishal Husain conducted a nearly 40-minute, wide-ranging interv...
Did Apple Sleep Through the AI Revolution?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past year, Apple has pulled out all the stops to tout shiny new AI tools: from big presentations at its Worldwide Developers Conference to ad...
What It Takes to Negotiate With China
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As of this week, the trade war between the US and China is on pause, with both sides hoping to agree on a new trade deal by early August. But question...
President Trump’s Plans to Monetize the Middle East
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is wrapping a whirlwind trip to the Middle East — complete with a flurry of proposed investment deals , controversial gifts and ...
Small Towns Are Getting Hooked on ICE Detention
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking immigrants up. A lucrativ...
How India and Pakistan Averted War
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, India and Pakistan saw the worst fighting in half a century — and came close to an all-out war. But the conflict came to an uneasy an...
Is the US-China Trade War Over?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a stunning turn of events, the US and China announced a dramatic reduction in tariffs, which President Trump portrayed as a “total reset&rdqu...
What's Behind the World's Matcha Shortage
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Japan has a matcha shortage despite record levels of production. Shops are selling out of the green tea powder as soon as they hit the shelves. On tod...