Cruises Are So Back — And Straining Port Cities
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 this year. But as the industry tries to keep up with this demand, it’s facing growing pains in the port cities it relies on most. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporter Redd Brown travels to Galveston, Texas — a port city that’s at the center of the industry’s ambitious expansion plans, and that is wrestling with the challenges that opportunity brings. Read more: Why Two Million Tourists Are Boarding Cruise Ships on a Texas IslandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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For $10 Billion Dollars, the Lakers' Buss Family Steps Off the Court
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 billion valuation. On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura and Bloomberg’s sports business reporter Randall Williams break down what we know about the deal so far and discuss why America’s wealthiest families seem to be getting out of the game. Read more: Los Angeles Lakers Confirms Majority Stake Sale to Mark Walter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gap's Quest to Stay Cool Just Hit Its Latest Roadblock: Tariffs
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 splashy ad campaign with the actress Parker Posey. Influencers were posting its clothes online. But then President Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporters Amanda Mull and Lily Meier walk host Sarah Holder through Gap’s history, its recent re-invention and the challenges it faces now. Plus, we hear from Richard Dickson himself. Read more: Inside Gap’s Last-Ditch, Tariff-Addled Turnaround PushSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Where the China-Iran Relationship Goes From Here
China is Iran’s biggest trading partner, and sources about 14% of its oil from the country. Between China’s economic relationship with Iran and its ongoing trade negotiations with the US, the conflict between Israel and Iran, and especially US involvement, has put China in a difficult position. Today on Big Take Asia, host Oanh Ha is joined by John Liu, who oversees Bloomberg’s China coverage from Beijing, to discuss what’s at stake for China in Iran and how the conflict could change China’s game plan – not just in the Middle East, but on the global stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Lead Negotiator of Previous Iran Deal on the Odds of Another
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 truce to lasting peace is complicated, particularly as Iran tries to advance its nuclear ambitions. On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with former US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who helped negotiate an Iran deal reached in 2015, and with Bloomberg’s Nick Wadhams. They discuss the current state of Iran’s nuclear program, what’s succeeded at the negotiating table in the past and President Trump’s objectives as he tries to broker a deal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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There’s War in the Middle East. Why Are Oil Prices Falling?
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 Opinion’s Javier Blas and host Sarah Holder talk about the emergence of the US as the world’s largest oil producer — and how that new power dynamic is playing out in the war in Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What’s Next for Iran, Israel and the US
The United States conducted airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend, marking a dramatic escalation of the US’s involvement in Israel’s deepening war with Tehran.On today’s Big Take Podcast, Bloomberg national security and intelligence reporter Natalia Drozdiak and Israel Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner join host Sarah Holder to talk through what led to President Trump’s decision to strike, how the surprise attack happened and what comes next. Read more: A Weakened Iran Can Still Inflict Pain on the US — and the WorldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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President Trump’s 12 Billion Dollar Tourism Wipeout
Global tariff wars, multi-country travel bans, detentions and phone-seizures at the border. President Trump’s “America first” policies create a grim picture for one group in particular: international tourists. Foreign visitors to the US have been on the rise since the pandemic, with analysts previously expecting 2025 to be a bumper year for tourism. That is, until President Trump’s second term began. This drop in tourism is forecasted to cost the American economy $12.5 billion this year. On Today’s episode of the Big Take, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg reporter and Big Take Asia host K. Oanh Ha to look at the state of the tourism industry in the US, and where in the world tourists are going instead. Read more: Trump’s $12 Billion Tourism Wipeout The US Is on Track to Lose $12 Billion in Travel Revenue in 2025 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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