It’s Really Hard To Help Syria’s Earthquake Victims
The recent earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria have left millions of people in desperate need of help. But those seeking to bring food, medicine, and supplies into the country face daunting o...
16 Feb 202328min
Thousands Claim A Blockbuster Drug Gave Them Cancer
In 2020, the enormously popular heartburn medication Zantac was pulled from store shelves after samples were found to contain the probable carcinogen NDMA. The drug has since been re-introduced with a...
15 Feb 202327min
Why Car Prices Are Still Crazy High
Buying a new car today is more painful than ever. Auto prices have risen a shocking 30% in just the past few years. Many used cars aren’t much cheaper. The pandemic crunch is partly to blame – high de...
14 Feb 202327min
The Real Price of Work From Home
New York and other cities have struggled to fully bounce back from the pandemic, in part because many people who can work from home either part or full time are choosing to do so. That means a lot les...
13 Feb 202328min
China’s 'Covid Tsunami'
At the same time China’s government is working to manage the fallout overseas from the surveillance balloon shot down by the US, it’s also struggling to contain another problem at home—a wave of covid...
10 Feb 202323min
Introducing: Foundering - The John McAfee Story
The new season of Bloomberg's Foundering podcast retraces the life and gruesome death of John McAfee. In the 1980s and ’90s, the McAfee name was synonymous with computer antivirus software, and he hel...
9 Feb 20232min
Pressure Mounts On Iran–From Inside And Out
As Iran approaches the 44th anniversary of the revolution it finds itself at a junction. US and European Union sanctions have crippled Iran’s economy. Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets t...
9 Feb 202325min
Mining Asteroids For Science – and Lucrative Metals
If you’re a comic book or sci-fi fan, you’ve likely read about the far-off idea of hitching a ride on an asteroid and mining it for precious metals and ice. But it’s not science fiction anymore. In th...
8 Feb 202334min
