Now There's a Helium Shortage and It Affects More Than Balloons
Ripple effects from the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to widen. There's yet another brewing shortage, this time in helium. While most people associate helium with balloo...
27 Mars 50min
This Is How Big Money Is Trading the War in Iran
Markets are often said to be "headline-driven," but that cliché has rarely felt more true than it does right now. A single tweet or Truth Social post can send prices sharply higher or lower, and inves...
26 Mars 39min
The Petrochemicals Shock That's Already Rippling Through Plastics
Everyone knows by now that war in Iran is curbing the flow of oil around the world. But oil isn't just a gasoline and jet fuel story, of course. It's also a crucial feedstock for a bunch of petrochemi...
25 Mars 53min
David Shor and Byrne Hobart on the Politics of a White-Collar Wipeout
Nobody knows when or if AI will lead to mass displacement of white-collar work. But the anxiety is clearly here now, and there's very little evidence that our politicians are taking it seriously. Of c...
24 Mars 55min
What the Iran War Means for Dubai's Luxury Boom
Dubai has become a huge destination for the rich, with an influx of high-net-worth residents driving up property prices and boosting the UAE's tax revenues in recent years. And of course, Gulf countri...
23 Mars 55min
Here's Why The Iran War Is Prompting A Safe Haven Rethink
Here's Why is Bloomberg’s short explainer podcast, where we take one big news story and break it down in just a few minutes with help from our experts across the newsroom. We're dropping into your fee...
21 Mars 12min
Greg Brew on Surging Energy and the 'Strategic Trap' of the War in Iran
The war in Iran has already lasted longer than many people might have expected. There was an initial assumption, after oil prices started surging, that President Trump could just declare victory at an...
20 Mars 53min
How War in Iran Will Squeeze America's Farmers Even Further
America’s farmers can’t seem to catch a break. Years of thin margins and rising costs have already stretched them to the limit. And now, war with Iran is making things even harder. The conflict is dri...
19 Mars 47min
