Why Hertz’s Big Bet on Teslas Didn’t Work
When Wall Street investors Tom Wagner and Greg O’Hara took over Hertz, they had ambitious plans. They aimed to revolutionize the car rental business by bringing a record number of electric vehicles in...
3 Apr 202419min
Traders Ready for Market Turbulence As S&P Hits Highs
With the stock market hitting record highs, many are wondering if it will continue to soar or come crashing down. One way to tell what’s on the mind of investors is to look at the options market. Bloo...
2 Apr 202411min
Big Banks are “Quiet Quitting” Their Climate Promises
Big banks made big promises to help fight climate change. But as the world warms, those institutions are quietly cooling on their plans. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporter Alastair Marsh...
1 Apr 202413min
Jerry Seinfeld: The Last TV Billionaire?
Jerry Seinfeld is a billionaire, thanks in part to earnings from his iconic 1990s sitcom, Seinfeld. After co-creating and starring in the TV show, Seinfeld parlayed his comedy into big money – but cha...
29 Mars 202412min
The Texas Border Town at the Center of the Immigration Debate
Immigration has become a top issue for voters in the 2024 election cycle, but people on the border want action now — not after November. On the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg's Washington Bureau Chief Pe...
28 Mars 202417min
The Sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried
In the nearly five months since a jury found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty, a narrative has started to take shape in crypto circles that the business model behind FTX was sound and that SBF would have been...
27 Mars 202419min
Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals Have a Black Market Problem
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite program touts itself as a source of reliable internet in hard-to-reach places. But there are some countries where Starlink’s services aren’t licensed, or where the company ...
26 Mars 202416min
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
