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The Jet Fuel Crunch Arriving Just in Time for Your Summer Vacation

For global airlines, this year was supposed to be a big one. The industry projected record profits — backed by more than 5 billion passengers — and a busy summer travel season ahead. But t...

2026-05-05

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Weekend Listen: Writer Amitav Ghosh on Why India Has Lost Its Way

For more than 30 years, the Indian-born writer Amitav Ghosh has built a global following with novels that draw on deep historical research.  But his latest offering, Ghost-Eye, is more esoteric...

2026-05-03

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The Online Games Where the House Always Wins

Game apps like High 5 Casino and Monopoly GO! are wildly popular. Players pay up for perks and the mobile game industry makes money – a lot of money. But scrutiny on these kinds of games and wha...

2026-05-02

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How the US Government Plans to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs

The US government is required to pay back $166 billion in revenue it collected as part of sweeping global tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. On today’s Big Take podcas...

2026-05-01

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The $10 Billion Startup Training AI to Do Your Job

Amid the nervousness about whether AI will replace human workers, one company has been aggressively seeking professionals. The San Francisco startup, Mercor, isn’t hiring experts to perform thei...

2026-04-30

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North Korea’s Nuclear Program Reaches Tipping Point for the US

As global attention is focused on war in the Middle East, North Korea has been accelerating its nuclear and missile program — testing new weapons and producing more warheads. On today’s ...

2026-04-29

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The Stock Market’s ‘Curious Exuberance’ Despite the Iran War

Global markets have been remarkably resilient amid major geopolitical and economic disruptions, from the Iran war to US tariffs, as investors find cause for optimism in strong earnings and AI. On to...

2026-04-28

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Apple’s New CEO

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Apple guru Mark Gurman joins David Gura to reflect on Tim Cook’s wins and losses as CEO of Apple and what it will take for John Ternus to suc...

2026-04-25

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An AI So Powerful Anthropic Kept It From the Public

Building powerful AI tools is the goal of companies like Anthropic. But after realizing how powerful its latest update was, Anthropic moved to keep it from the public and turn it into a cybersecurity ...

2026-04-24

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Kevin Warsh Makes His Case for Fed Chair

In a nomination hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh fielded an array of questions about his personal finances and economic policy views. There was even a referen...

2026-04-23

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China’s Tech Grip Threatens India’s Manufacturing Ambitions

India wants to become a manufacturing powerhouse to rival China — but its reliance on the Chinese supply chain for things like batteries and semiconductors makes for a complex and exceedingly di...

2026-04-22

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Can the US and Iran Break Their Deadlock?

President Trump said Monday the US will not be rushed into a “bad deal" with Iran. But he also said he was unlikely to extend the ceasefire that expires Wednesday. Meanwhile, the two sides seeme...

2026-04-21

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Foundering: Tech Executive’s Death Prompts San Francisco Doom Loop Panic

Three years ago, Bob Lee, a tech executive famous for creating Cash App, was found stabbed in San Francisco. His killing set off a wave of online fury. Reporter Shawn Wen takes us back to the turbulen...

2026-04-19

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The Strait of Hormuz Was (Briefly) Open. Now What?

The Strait of Hormuz is now open. In a social media post Friday morning, Iran’s Foreign Minister wrote that Iran will be letting ships through the vital waterway for the duration of a 10-day cea...

2026-04-18

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Iran and Global Debt Cloud IMF-World Bank Meetings

The atmosphere was grim at this week’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings, as global central bankers grappled with economic shocks from the war in Iran, AI and mounting debt. On today’s ...

2026-04-17

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The Winners and Losers of Trump’s Tax Policy

President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought about a host of changes to US tax policy, from tax breaks on tips and overtime to an increased cap on state and local tax deductions, also kn...

2026-04-16

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Trump’s Plan to Open the Strait of Hormuz? Close It

The ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire next week and the US is trying a different tactic to pressure Iran into a deal: a naval blockade. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg ...

2026-04-15

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What Orbán’s Loss Means for Hungary, Russia and Trump

Hungarians handed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a resounding defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Peter Magyar and his upstart Tisza won the election by a landslide on the promise of...

2026-04-14

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It’s Not Just Oil. War in Iran Will Hike the Price of Nearly Everything You Buy

A core US demand heading into peace talks with Iran this weekend will be reopening the Strait of Hormuz, where a near-total shipping shutdown has led to rising global oil prices and threatened supplie...

2026-04-11

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One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for the Lunar Economy

Need a little ‘moon joy’? Over the past eight days, four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission have been flying through the cosmos, breaking records for human spaceflight and sharing nev...

2026-04-10

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