Lots More on the Parabolic Surge in Cocoa Prices
The cost of cocoa beans has surged to a record $10,000 per metric ton. That's expected to make chocolate more expensive for millions of confectionary fans around the world. But why have prices more th...
29 Mar 202422min
The Mega Corporations That Control What Americans Eat
Walk into a grocery store today and there are seemingly endless shelves of product to choose from. But behind all those different options are a handful of agricultural giants that have grown to domina...
28 Mar 202450min
Sal Mercogliano on the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
On March 26th, a massive container ship called the Dali ploughed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major overpass just outside the city's port. The collision caused the bridge to dramatical...
26 Mar 202429min
Listen Now: The Big Take
The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories tha...
26 Mar 20241min
The Economist Who Believes AI Will Be Great for the Middle Class
AI is an incredibly exciting space, provoking both great wonder and fear. One of the big worries obviously is: What will happen to everyone's job? Will it make more people's livelihoods obsolete, caus...
25 Mar 202453min
Lots More on the Big Can Kick in Commercial Real Estate
Last year, we spoke with Rich Hill, head of real estate strategy and research at Cohen & Steers, about where stress was building in the $20 trillion market for commercial real estate. Fast forward to ...
22 Mar 202421min
Why Home Insurance Markets in California and Florida Imploded
In recent years, we've seen home insurance premiums soar by historic amounts. Not only have prices gone up, but in some instances, we've seen national carriers simply announce that they're abandoning ...
21 Mar 20241h 10min
How the US Dollar Became an International Weapon of War
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US took a number of extraordinary steps to cut Moscow out of the international financial system. The country immediately was hit with a slew of sanctions. It wa...
18 Mar 202446min
