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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 202420min
The Vicuñas and the $9,000 Sweater
On today’s Big Take podcast, we trace the origin of Loro Piana’s $9,000 vicuña sweaters to the Andes mountains. Bloomberg’s Marcelo Rochabrun joins host Sarah Holder to unspool what it all means for t...
13 Mars 202415min
