
The Brutal Crime Crackdown Taking Hold Across Latin America
Nayib Bukele has brought violent criminal gangs to a heel in El Salvador, transforming the country into one of the safest in Latin America. That’s made him extremely popular, even as human rights grou...
2 Helmi 202415min

Why Wind Farms Are Paid Millions to Turn Off
The UK is in the midst of a green energy transformation, with more than 40% of its electricity coming from wind power as of December. But wind can be unpredictable and the grid can’t always handle the...
31 Tammi 202416min

A New Era for Microsoft, Activision — And for Gaming
Microsoft recently cut 1,900 jobs from its gaming division and among the layoffs were many at the recently acquired video game developer Activision Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment’s President Mike Yb...
30 Tammi 202410min

Shawn Fain Takes On the EV Industry and the Election
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has been in the news almost nonstop for successfully negotiating a new contract for union members and, most recently, endorsing President Joe Biden for re-elec...
29 Tammi 202419min

Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions
Bloomberg’s Big Take DC podcast looks into how the US managed to avoid a recession — and whether the Federal Reserve’s decisions were based on reliable data.Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin talked with Claud...
26 Tammi 202416min

The Pharmaceutical Rivalry Behind the Weight-Loss Drug Boom
The multi-billion dollar weight-loss drug market has ballooned in the past few years. And the two pharmaceutical companies currently duking it out for market dominance, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, hav...
25 Tammi 202413min

The Stock Market’s Historic Rally, Explained
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Jan. 19, for the first time in two years. It was the start of a winning streak. In today’s Big Take episode, Bloomberg markets editor Chris Nagi joins the show t...
24 Tammi 20249min

Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Hit the Global Supply Chain
For two months, Houthi militants have been launching surprise attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea. Repeated rounds of retaliatory strikes by the US and its allies haven't stopped the assaults. No...
23 Tammi 202411min





















