Why Wind Farms Are Paid Millions to Turn Off
The UK is in the midst of a green energy transformation, with more than 40% of its electricity coming from wind power as of December. But wind can be unpredictable and the grid can’t always handle the...
31 Jan 202416min
A New Era for Microsoft, Activision — And for Gaming
Microsoft recently cut 1,900 jobs from its gaming division and among the layoffs were many at the recently acquired video game developer Activision Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment’s President Mike Yb...
30 Jan 202410min
Shawn Fain Takes On the EV Industry and the Election
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has been in the news almost nonstop for successfully negotiating a new contract for union members and, most recently, endorsing President Joe Biden for re-elec...
29 Jan 202419min
Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions
Bloomberg’s Big Take DC podcast looks into how the US managed to avoid a recession — and whether the Federal Reserve’s decisions were based on reliable data.Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin talked with Claud...
26 Jan 202416min
The Pharmaceutical Rivalry Behind the Weight-Loss Drug Boom
The multi-billion dollar weight-loss drug market has ballooned in the past few years. And the two pharmaceutical companies currently duking it out for market dominance, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, hav...
25 Jan 202413min
The Stock Market’s Historic Rally, Explained
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Jan. 19, for the first time in two years. It was the start of a winning streak. In today’s Big Take episode, Bloomberg markets editor Chris Nagi joins the show t...
24 Jan 20249min
Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Hit the Global Supply Chain
For two months, Houthi militants have been launching surprise attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea. Repeated rounds of retaliatory strikes by the US and its allies haven't stopped the assaults. No...
23 Jan 202411min
How Israel’s War in Gaza Is Hurting Its Own Economy
Over the last few decades, Israel has transformed itself from a relatively poor agrarian economy to a global startup haven. Its per capita GDP now exceeds that of France, the UK and Japan. But with Ha...
23 Jan 202416min
