Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals Have a Black Market Problem
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite program touts itself as a source of reliable internet in hard-to-reach places. But there are some countries where Starlink’s services aren’t licensed, or where the company ...
26 Mar 202416min
Employees Describe Pattern of Harassment and Drug Use in Citigroup Unit
Citigroup was the first major Wall Street bank with a female CEO. But interviews with 22 people who worked in or closely with the bank’s equities division suggest a pattern of harassment and discrimin...
25 Mar 202417min
What TikTok Tells Us About China’s Soft Power
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill with an ultimatum for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance: sell the app, or be banned in the US. Today on The Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Dan Flatley...
21 Mar 202419min
Japan Has a New Interest Rate: Zero.
For the first time in almost two decades, Japan has raised interest rates out of negative territory. The reason? Inflation has finally arrived in the country’s economy. Today on The Big Take podcast, ...
20 Mar 202415min
The MLB Wants to Make It Big in Asia. Shohei Ohtani Can Help
Major League Baseball has a big problem: it’s tapped out on new fans in the US. So it's looking abroad to Asia to bring in new ones. Japanese baseball prodigy Shohei Ohtani is crucial to that plan. O...
19 Mar 202415min
Crypto Is Back. Bubble or Blastoff?
Cryptocurrencies have been on a tear. Over the past few weeks, Bitcoin has been hitting all-time highs. And many say this is just the beginning. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Stacy-Marie I...
18 Mar 202417min
The Plumber Shortage Clogging Up the US Economy
The US has a plumber shortage. And as more and more baby boomer plumbers reach retirement, there aren’t enough young people coming in to fill the gap. On today’s Big Take podcast, we talk to Bloomberg...
15 Mar 202412min
The Federal Reserve's Tricky Economic and Political Terrain, Explained
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is trying to navigate a tricky economy – stubborn inflation and persistent fears of a recession. Now, two men hoping for a second term in the White House are drawin...
14 Mar 202420min
