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A Fall From Grace So Extraordinary It Seems Made for Hollywood
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- A Fall From Grace So Extraordinary It Seems Made for Hollywood · 17 minJensen Huang’s run as the seemingly untouchable Nvidia CEO, defining the future of AI, ended in a fall from grace made for Hollywood when multiple affairs came to light…
- What Changes for Iran, Israel, Ukraine and China Under a Flipped US Congress · 15 minAs President Trump aims to cement his legacy in his final two years in office, congressional Democrats are taking aim at signature pieces of his foreign policy. On today’s Big…
- Democrats Now Control the Future of the Supreme Court · 20 minDemocrats were considering radical Supreme Court reform to address its conservative tilt. Now, their sweeping midterm victory enables the party to put a stamp on the US Supreme…
- The AI Economy Runs on Nvidia. Can It Survive the CEO’s Affair? · 20 minNvidia CEO Jensen Huang is at the center of the circular AI economy — and news of his extra-marital affair with an alleged Chinese spy has hammered Nvidia’s stock and threatened…
- Weekend Listen: Composer Max Richter on AI and Music’s Future · 43 minMax Richter is one of the most successful classical composers alive. His catalog has had more than 4 billion streams and his works range from an eight-hour album based on the…
- The New AI Trade Is FOGO: ‘Fear of Getting Obliterated’ · 15 minWall Street’s brutal, $3.7 trillion rout cascaded into Asian markets, putting chipmakers and tech companies in its crosshairs. Host K. Oanh Ha sat down with Bloomberg Opinion…
- The Economic Levers Democrats Will Try to Pull Without Trump · 15 minThe Blue Wave might have been a rebuke of Trump and his economy, but Democrats have limited options to tackle affordability without him. On today’s Big Take podcast, PIMCO’s Head…
- Global Markets Ride the Blue Wave · 18 minThe blue wave that swept across US midterms buoyed Senate and House Democrats — as well as big tech shares and French bonds. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Opinion…
- Democrats Swept Congress. What Will It Mean for Trump? · 15 minThe results are in: In a US midterm election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump, a blue wave swept Congress. Democrats will control both the House and Senate for the…
- The Legal Fight Nightmare Scenario for the US Midterms · 14 minIt’s Election Day in the US and a deluge of midterms-related lawsuits have already been filed, even though polls haven’t closed yet. Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman and Josh…
- Binance, North Korea and the Crypto Heist Boom · 17 minHackers the FBI has linked to North Korea stole $6.3 billion from Binance, pulling off the biggest crypto heist of all time. On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks…
- Is Indonesia’s Stock Market Becoming Uninvestable? · 15 minAfter a rare double downgrade warning from MSCI, Indonesia suffered its worst stock rout in nearly 30 years. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with…
- Grand Theft Auto VI Is Gaming’s Biggest Financial Bet · 19 minGrand Theft Auto VI is expected to set new records for the video game industry. But will potential billion-dollar sales of the title buoy an entire industry facing years of…
- Kyla Scanlon’s ‘Shrugflation’ Triangle · 14 minAhead of the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady this week, host Sarah Holder sat down with author and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon to talk about who’s…
- Was the US Republicans' Redistricting Effort a Texas-Sized Mistake? · 15 minRepublicans in Texas, hoping to lock in more seats in Congress, kicked off a redistricting frenzy that saw several other states redraw their congressional maps. Today on the…
- Anthropic's S-1 · 17 minAnthropic’s initial public offering, set for November, will be the first by a company whose primary focus is developing frontier AI models. It could surpass SpaceX’s recent IPO…
- Does France Answer to Its Citizens or the Bond Market? · 20 minFrance is caught between two powerful forces: protesters demanding that the government protect public services and social benefits and a bond market that can’t stomach the idea…
- Weekend Listen: Suhasini Haidar on Modi’s Challenges Trump Abroad and Gen Z at Home · 39 minIndia’s “Cockroach” protests have returned to the streets of Delhi, and just as the country faces intensifying challenges from abroad, including fallout from the Iran war and…
- Benjamin Netanyahu’s Referendum Has Arrived · 15 minFor the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks, Israelis are headed to the polls. The race is seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is neck-and-neck with…
- Meta and Tesla Beat Expectations. So Why Are Investors Unimpressed? · 17 minTesla disclosed this week that it had fallen short of its targets for AI infrastructure spending. Investors didn’t like that. Meta revealed its plans to lay out more than $800…
- Elon Musk Has Spent More Than $445 Million on the US Midterms · 18 minAmid the news that Elon Musk wants to merge Tesla and SpaceX, he has given $445 million to political races in the US midterms. That makes him one of the biggest-ever contributors…
- Has Sanae Takaichi Made Japan Great Again? · 19 minJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants to put Japan back in the fast lane, with huge investments in everything from AI to space technology. But can she generate the growth…
- CoreWeave’s Selloff and the AI Economy · 17 minCoreWeave’s eye-popping debt and quest for new capital has some investors on edge. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg credit reporter Katherine Schwartz and AI infrastructure…
- Weekend Listen: The Secret History of the Mar-a-Lago Document Seizure · 42 minIn Disclosure, investigative reporter Jason Leopold and attorney Matt Topic take listeners inside a years long effort to head off document destruction at the White House during…
- The Diamond Industry’s Battle for Your Ring Finger · 13 minAre “natural” diamonds still worth it if you can get a near-identical alternative for a fraction of the cost? With a boost from celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, lab-grown…
- US Economic Growth Is Up — So Why Is Sentiment Down? · 18 minUS economic growth is up but consumer sentiment is down. Another rate hike, expected this year, could help lower inflation, but do little to ease the frustrations of much of the…
- Diesel Prices are Hitting Records Just in Time for the Midterms · 18 minEnergy prices are up — and President Trump is out of time to bring them down before the US midterm elections. On today’s Big Take podcast, David Gura breaks down the factors…
- How India’s Day Traders Broke the World’s Biggest Options Market · 18 minWhen millions of retail investors piled into India’s options market to get rich quick, losses mounted and regulators launched a sweeping crackdown. On today’s Big Take Asia…
- AI’s Giant Money Loop Is Feeling Very 2008 · 18 minThe AI infrastructure boom is funded by a complex web of investments, as tech companies pour money into one another and foreign investors funnel still more cash into the…
- Weekend Listen: In Defense of Melania · 38 minAs US journalist Azadeh Moaveni was writing her latest book, ‘The East Wing’, a history of America's first ladies and their staff, President Donald Trump’s demolition of that…
- Inside Jane Street: The Enigmatic Firm That Rules Wall Street · 16 minJane Street just eclipsed Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as the biggest trading house on Wall Street. It pulled in nearly $40 billion in trading revenue in 2025. And it’s so…
- What Happens When the Billionaires Brexit · 18 minUltra-wealthy individuals in the UK have been fleeing the country, after sweeping Labour Party tax reforms led to a crackdown on overseas wealth. For the first time, new data…
- Could Democrats Actually Flip Texas This Time? · 16 minPresident Trump is campaigning in Texas on Wednesday, rallying voters in a state that’s long been a Republican stronghold. His efforts in traditionally red states around the…
- The Surprising People Getting Very Rich Off AI · 15 minBeyond software and chips, the AI boom relies on good old-fashioned manufacturing of essential components – a skill that has made a new class of people very, very rich. On…
- Europe’s Debt Problem Is Back · 20 minBond yields are climbing from the US to Japan — pushing up borrowing costs and putting fresh stress on governments, markets and consumers. In France, that strain could deepen…
- Weekend Listen: Google’s James Manyika on AI Risk · 42 minAmid growing concern over AI risks, top tech executives were summoned to the White House this past week and agreed to US President Donald Trump’s preferred alternative to federal…
- The Steamy, Billion-Dollar World of Romantasy · 18 minRomantasy books have created a near-billion-dollar industry in the US alone. This week, fans are racing to grab a copy of Rebecca Yarros’ Threshing Day, and bracing for the sixth…
- The Man City Scandal Rocking the Premier League · 16 minThe Premier League has found its top-ranked club, the star-studded and highly decorated Manchester City, guilty of artificially boosting financial results by more than £900…
- Can $700 Million Buy Republicans the US Senate? · 17 minThe 2026 midterms are on track to become the most expensive elections in US history, with Republican Senate candidates raking in hundreds of millions from PACs and Democrats…
- China’s New Message to Its Billionaires: Pay Up · 13 minChina is ramping up an ongoing effort to shore up local government budgets and fund AI data centers with tax revenue from its richest citizens. Billionaires across the country…
- Could Bond Yields Break the Stock Market? · 18 minAt over 5%, the 10-year Treasury yield is the highest since 2007. Those soaring yields are raising lots of questions about whether investors should be trimming stocks and buying…
- Weekend Listen: There's a Mind-Boggling Number of Rich People in America · 60 minIn 2014, the economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick were asked by the US Treasury to conduct a study on the tax burden of private business owners. One of their central findings is…
- Crafting America’s Favorite Countertops Is Killing Workers · 22 minPeople who fabricate artificial stone are getting sick with a deadly chronic illness—on that, there’s no debate. But whether it’s the individual shops or the material’s…
- This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ UN · 16 minAt this week’s UN General Assembly meeting in New York, an AI executive delivered dire warnings via video. President Trump threatened to annihilate Iran. China’s Xi Jinping…
- Why Everyone Is Talking About High Diesel Prices · 17 minDiesel prices are hitting new highs, and voters aren’t happy. With the midterms approaching, the Trump administration is trying to find ways to curb fuel costs, including a…
- US-China AI Race to Take Center Stage at Trump-Xi Meeting · 17 minAs Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first visit to Washington in over a decade, trade and the AI race will likely dominate talks with Donald Trump. On today’s Big Take Asia…
- How Much Is the Hormuz Blockade Costing the US? · 15 minThe Iran War is likely to take center stage when President Trump meets with Gulf leaders on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly. Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and…
- Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them · 17 minAmerican pharma giants are increasingly turning to Chinese labs to discover, test and develop cutting-edge drugs. On the Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s Amber Tong and Robert…
- Japan Hikes Rates, Reshaping Carry Trade · 17 minIt’s been a big week for central banks around the world. Yet among the flurry of rate decisions, the Bank of Japan’s move stands out. After decades of near-zero interest rates…
- Most Americans Say They’re Working Class. Are They? · 18 minThe “working class” in America used to conjure a vivid image: factory workers, blue-collar jobs and a political coalition born out of the Industrial Revolution. But as…
