Xi Has Embraced China’s Tech Titans Once Again. Will It Last?
Four years after launching a regulatory crackdown that plunged the tech sector into turmoil, China’s President Xi Jinping sat down publicly with Alibaba Group’s co-founder Jack Ma, whose firm bore the...
26 Helmi 202515min
Inside Walmart’s Next Chapter With CEO Doug McMillon
Doug McMillon has been running Walmart since 2014. He’s credited with pushing the company into the digital age and successfully steering it through the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he’s turning his attenti...
24 Helmi 202516min
Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now
The price of eggs was up 15% in January, driving overall inflation higher. The cause? Bird flu. We’re joined by farmer Jim Hayes, as well as the hosts of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, Joe Weisenthal a...
21 Helmi 202516min
Undocumented Workers Helped Build Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory
Over the last four-and-a-half years, the footprint of Elon Musk’s Texas business empire has undergone rapid expansion. It now includes SpaceX facilities and a sprawling Tesla gigafactory outside the s...
19 Helmi 202519min
How Amazon Rival Temu Got Sucked Into Trump’s Trade War
Since its US launch in 2022, Chinese marketplace Temu has rapidly risen to become America’s biggest e-commerce platform after Amazon, thanks to ultra-low prices on almost every product imaginable. On ...
18 Helmi 202516min
How a Libertarian Island Experiment Became an $11 Billion Nightmare
Prospera is a city-state operated by a private company on the Honduran island of Roatan. It offers businesses single-digit tax rates and the ability to choose their own regulations. Its proponents hav...
17 Helmi 202519min
It’s Not You. There’s a Dating Recession Happening Right Now
This Valentine’s Day, as many as 13 million more Americans are single than before the pandemic. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporter Ben Steverman shares what he’s learned about the cause ...
14 Helmi 202515min
How Intel Lost Its Edge
Intel invented computer processors and was a dominant supplier of chips for decades. Now AI is fuelling record demand for next-generation chips. But Bloomberg’s Ian King says Intel is no longer the go...
12 Helmi 202517min
