Is the US-China Trade War Over?
In a stunning turn of events, the US and China announced a dramatic reduction in tariffs, which President Trump portrayed as a “total reset” with China. Stocks rose following the news, but what lies a...
12 Maj 202516min
What's Behind the World's Matcha Shortage
Japan has a matcha shortage despite record levels of production. Shops are selling out of the green tea powder as soon as they hit the shelves. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks ...
9 Maj 202517min
Big Tech Is on Trial. What That Means for the Future of the Internet
Google has lost two antitrust cases in the past year; Meta is currently in court over alleged anti-competitive behavior. Big Tech is in a moment of reckoning that could reshape the industry – and your...
8 Maj 202520min
Telemarketers’ New Trick to Sell Bare-Bones Health Plans
A few years ago, a former sitcom writer came up with a weird way to sell Americans cheap health plans, using a loophole in the Affordable Care Act. More than 100,000 households have signed up, but man...
7 Maj 202518min
How a CEO’s Faked Results Led to a $300 Million Wipeout
In late 2018, five years after launching fish-feeding company eFishery, Gibran Huzaifah found himself all out of cash. To save his business, the CEO started plugging fake numbers into financial report...
6 Maj 202516min
Warren Buffett Passes the Baton
Warren Buffett shocked shareholders when he announced he’d be stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The 94-year-old business giant had been running the behemoth company for more than 50 years, a...
5 Maj 202516min
Your Morning Commute Could Get Way Worse
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US government stepped in with aid to keep mass transit agencies afloat. But that money is running out and ridership hasn’t rebounded.On today’s Big Take pod...
2 Maj 202515min
Earnings Are In. Companies Can’t Hide From Tariffs Anymore
One month after Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, Q1 earnings reports for a range of US companies are in. On today’s episode, Bloomberg’s Shelly Banjo joins host Sarah Holder to talk through what tho...
1 Maj 202517min
