Attacks in the Red Sea Are Reconfiguring Global Trade Again
A string of recent attacks by Yemen-based Houthi rebels on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea to the Suez Canal have forced global shippers to once again shift how they transport goods. It's ju...
4 Jan 202455min
The Top 10 Things We Learned on Odd Lots in 2023
It's no secret that one of the fun things about Odd Lots is that it covers a lot of different topics, from the plumbing of the financial system to crimes in commodities to the ongoing impact of 100-ye...
1 Jan 202438min
Brad Jacobs Plans to Make Billions in the Building Supply Industry
Brad Jacobs has founded multiple multi-billion dollar companies in his career. He turned United Waste into part of a major trash collection conglomerate. United Rentals has been a massive winner in eq...
28 Dec 202344min
The Odd Lots AMA Episode: Joe and Tracy Answer Your Questions
On this episode, our listeners called in with their questions. They ranged from the personal, like "What happened with Tracy's coal?" to the editorial, such as "What are the big stories we want to be ...
25 Dec 202337min
Why So Many People Got This Year's Economy Wrong
This time last year, almost everyone was predicting a recession would engulf the US economy in 2023. One of those forecasters was was Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg Economics. In October ...
21 Dec 202343min
Introducing: Bloomberg News Now
Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report on today's top stories. Listen for the latest news, whenever you want it, covering global business stories around the world. on Apple: trib.al...
19 Dec 202351s
A County in Maryland Came up With a New Way of Building Affordable Homes
When people think of publicly funded housing, they tend not to think about modern-looking apartments with all kinds of amenities. But a county in Maryland is trying to completely reframe how we think ...
18 Dec 202339min
Lots More on Shohei Ohtani's $700 Million Contract
This week was a huge one for the soft landing camp. The inflation data came in cool and the Federal Reserve indicated its confidence that it can begin monetary tightening fairly soon. Meanwhile, baseb...
15 Dec 202322min
