The Human Egg Trade: Episode 2 - The Theft
A new series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs. It’s a global and opaque market where demand is so great, that even where regulations are in place, there are pow...
20 Joulu 202424min
The Race for Asylum Before Trump Takes Office
Tens of thousands of migrants in Mexico are currently in limbo after new policies put in place there and in the US changed the process for how people seek asylum. Now, with President-elect Trump promi...
18 Joulu 202415min
China Had a Plan to Rescue Its Housing Market. It’s Not Working
China’s property crisis has become a massive headache for the world’s second-largest economy. Tens of millions of newly built apartments lie vacant, home prices have tumbled and cash-strapped develope...
17 Joulu 202414min
Germany’s Economy Is Facing a Slow-Moving Disaster
Germany’s economy is stagnating; households have less disposable income, and businesses report having less faith in the future. Once the growth engine of Europe, the country has gradually been losing ...
16 Joulu 202416min
The Human Egg Trade: Episode 1 - The Lie
A new series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs. It’s a global and opaque market where demand is so great, that even where regulations are in place, there are pow...
13 Joulu 202423min
Janet Yellen: The Exit Interview
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been a fixture in the economic policy world for decades. She was President Clinton’s chief economic adviser, a Federal Reserve governor and served as Fed Chair unde...
12 Joulu 202416min
The Most Powerful Families in South Korea Brace for the Next Revolt
South Korea’s family-run conglomerates – or chaebols – have been big drivers of economic growth, and because of that they’ve largely been seen as untouchable. Until now. The chaebols are being challen...
11 Joulu 202417min
Inside UnitedHealthcare in the Days After CEO Shooting
Since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed last week, there’s been a deluge of posts on social media expressing rage at the insurance industry and solidarity with the shooter. Bloomberg repo...
10 Joulu 202414min
