The World Trusts US Economic Data. Trump’s BLS Firing Could Change That.
For decades, the data collected by the apolitical Bureau of Labor Statistics was seen as a gold standard — informing decisions made by the Federal Reserve, global business leaders and even presidents....
4 Aug 202514min
Is Trump’s Trade War Strategy Working?
As President Donald Trump’s goalposts for his trade war continue to shift, Big Take host Sarah Holder sits down with Bloomberg’s global trade editor Brendan Murray to discuss where things stand and ho...
1 Aug 202513min
Why It’s So Hard to Buy or Sell a House Right Now
The US housing market just posted its slowest spring season in more than a dozen years. Experts are pointing to a combination of factors: high prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty ...
31 Juli 202512min
The Promise of Stablecoin: A Cryptocurrency Meant to Be Boring
President Trump signed the Genius Act, the US’s first major federal cryptocurrency legislation, earlier this month. The law focuses on one type of cryptocurrency: stablecoins. So, what exactly is a st...
30 Juli 202518min
China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan Dam
China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environmentalists and neighboring countries concerned. On t...
29 Juli 202514min
Crunching the Numbers on President Trump’s Trade War
For months, the impact of President Trump’s aggressive trade policy has largely felt theoretical. But with an Aug. 1 tariff extension on the horizon and a consequential week ahead for the president’s ...
27 Juli 202518min
What Keeps Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Up at Night
On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss Sullivan’s tenure in the Biden White House, the...
25 Juli 202531min
Oil and Gas Made the University of Texas Rich. Can Green Energy Make It Richer?
With more than $50 billion under management, Harvard has the largest college endowment in the United States. But the University of Texas is not far behind. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Jan...
24 Juli 202510min
