How Venezuela Shifts China’s Calculus
The US strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves across the globe — particularly in China, Venezuela’s top crude buyer and creditor. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast,...
6 Jan 18min
What Maduro’s Ouster Means for the Global Economy
President Trump announced early Saturday morning that the United States had carried out a strike against Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. The pair was taken to the U...
5 Jan 15min
Wall Street’s Predictions for 2026
Every year, Wall Street’s top minds — strategists, economists and portfolio managers — pack their best ideas into dense market outlooks, often running a hundred or more pages apiece. And every year, B...
1 Jan 16min
How Much Would You Pay to Buy Back Your Time?
Tired Americans are increasingly willing to pay a premium for items or services that save time or ease their fatigue: a laundry machine that both washes and dries, a grocery delivery service that puts...
31 Dec 202514min
How China Defied the Odds in 2025
China started 2025 with deflation, a property crisis and fears of a “lost decade” damping sentiment. By year’s end, it had stunned the world with an AI breakthrough, a trillion-dollar trade surplus an...
30 Dec 202520min
Why African Startups Are Embracing DeepSeek
Chinese tech companies Huawei and DeepSeek are teaming up to offer cloud computing and AI services. And they’re pitching African startups on using their offerings over Western competitors like OpenAI ...
29 Dec 202518min
Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Three
Since the start of his second term, US President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs – especially on China, where most toys are made. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host Oanh Ha talks with R...
26 Dec 202523min
Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two
The US-China trade war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and where its products are made, even as it challenges the ...
25 Dec 202522min
