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Kevin Warsh Makes His Case for Fed Chair
In a nomination hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh fielded an array of questions about his personal finances a...
China’s Tech Grip Threatens India’s Manufacturing Ambitions
India wants to become a manufacturing powerhouse to rival China — but its reliance on the Chinese supply chain for things like batteries and semicondu...
With a Ceasefire Deadline Looming, Can the US and Iran Break Their Deadlock?
President Trump said Monday the US will not be rushed into a “bad deal" with Iran. But he also said he was unlikely to extend the ceasefire that expir...
Foundering: Tech Executive’s Death Prompts San Francisco Doom Loop Panic
Three years ago, Bob Lee, a tech executive famous for creating Cash App, was found stabbed in San Francisco. His killing set off a wave of online fury...
The Strait of Hormuz Is Open. Now What?
The Strait of Hormuz is now open. In a social media post Friday morning, Iran’s Foreign Minister wrote that Iran will be letting ships through the vit...
Iran and Global Debt Cloud IMF-World Bank Meetings
The atmosphere was grim at this week’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings, as global central bankers grappled with economic shocks from the war in Ira...
The Winners and Losers of Trump’s Tax Policy
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought about a host of changes to US tax policy, from tax breaks on tips and overtime to an increased ca...
Trump’s Plan to Open the Strait of Hormuz? Close It
The ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire next week and the US is trying a different tactic to pressure Iran into a deal: a naval blockad...
What Orbán’s Loss Means for Hungary, Russia and Trump
Hungarians handed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a resounding defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Peter Magyar and his upstart Tisza won the elec...
It’s Not Just Oil. War in Iran Will Hike the Price of Nearly Everything You Buy
A core US demand heading into peace talks with Iran this weekend will be reopening the Strait of Hormuz, where a near-total shipping shutdown has led...
One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for the Lunar Economy
Need a little ‘moon joy’? Over the past eight days, four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission have been flying through the cosmos, breaking records...
Meet Tether: The Most Powerful Crypto Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
In just over a decade, Tether has grown from an idea into a global crypto juggernaut, poised to become one of the world’s most highly valued private c...
Taxes Are Due Soon. Should the Rich Pay More?
From London to California, calls to “tax the rich” are growing. But what are they calling for in practice, and how are governments responding?
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Trump Ratchets Up Iran Threat With One-Day Countdown
President Trump intensified his threats on Iran Tuesday morning posting on Truth Social, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought b...
Trump Made His Case for War With Iran. It Backfired
After a month of fighting, President Trump took his case for war with Iran to the American people Wednesday night. In a prime-time address that sent e...
Special Report: President Trump's Prime Time Address
US President Donald Trump spoke for nearly 20 minutes from the White House, saying the US would hit Iran “extremely hard” in the next two to three wee...
Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China
Fueled by a powerful mix of FOMO and a government drive to accelerate AI adoption, OpenClaw has exploded in popularity across China. But as these agen...
Is Water Infrastructure the Next Target in the Iran War?
A month into the Iran War, the Trump administration continues to send mixed messages about when and how it will end. In addition to threats on electri...
SpaceX Eyes Record-Breaking IPO
SpaceX is preparing for liftoff. After months of speculation, the company could file for a historic IPO as early as this week — seeking $75 billion in...
Weekend Listen: BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia
BTS is back. After a near four-year hiatus, the K-pop icons returned with a historic Netflix event – the platform’s first concert live streamed from A...
How US Troops Could Go About Taking Hormuz
Leaders in Washington and Tehran are on the clock, with about a month to wrap up the Iran war before it does greater damage to the global economy and...
What Really Happened in the Battle for Warner Bros.
Just when it seemed that Netflix had clinched the deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance Corp. swooped in with a $110 billion cou...
The Prosecutor Who Fought to Arrest Jeffrey Epstein in 2007
Two decades ago, a federal prosecutor in Florida spent two years investigating Jeffrey Epstein and urged her superiors to charge him. Her frustrations...
What Trump Wants in Cuba
President Donald Trump says he believes he’ll have the “honor of taking Cuba.” As the island nation suffers from major blackouts and a US squeeze on i...
$100 to Fill Up Your Tank? Some Drivers Say No Thanks
As the war with Iran drags out and oil prices remain turbulent, it raises the question of whether — and how — prolonged conflict in the Middle East mi...
The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy
In Episode 6 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, with spy Xu Yanjun in prison, the US government pursues some of his collaborators. Plus,...
The Iran Mine Threat Rattling Global Oil
Has Iran laid mines across the Strait of Hormuz? With attacks on gas and oil facilities across the Middle East sending energy prices soaring, a key to...
The Iran War Is Complicating How the Fed Makes Rate Decisions
The Federal Open Market Committee announced this afternoon that it would hold interest rates steady. The decision comes in spite of spiking oil prices...
How Asia Became the Frontline of the Global Energy Crisis
From soaring fuel prices in Pakistan to a shortage of cooking gas in India, Asia is bearing the brunt of the energy crunch sparked by the Iran War.
Russia Could Be the Biggest Winner of the Iran War
As the war in Iran draws in more countries, it’s had unlikely benefits for one of Iran’s key allies: Russia.
President Trump has eased some sanc...
Weekend Listen: The Rise and Fall of an Alleged Scam Boss
By any account, Chen Zhi's ascent was meteoric. At a young age he founded a real estate company in Cambodia, which quickly became the sprawling Prince...
Your Streaming Subscription Could Be the Next Trade Battlefield
From online banking and social media to digital ads and AI subscriptions, digital services are the fastest-growing segment of global trade. Unlike phy...
Iran War Spotlights the Pentagon’s AI Strategy
In the first 24 hours of US attacks on Iran, the scale of firepower more than doubled that of the US’ initial assault on Iraq in 2003 — an expansion m...
Why So Many Private Credit Investors Want Out
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Brian Chappatta and Olivia Fishlow unpack the recent tumult in the world of private credit. How cracks formed...
What a $100-Per-Barrel Oil Spike Does to the Global Economy
After oil soared to nearly $120 per barrel on Sunday, President Donald Trump began to signal that the US had already achieved victory in Iran and coul...
Iran War Could Hinge on Who Runs Low on Munitions First
A major factor that could limit hostilities in Iran and the Middle East is munitions — what weapons each side is using, and how quickly they might run...
The $240 Million Ad Campaign That Helped Get Kristi Noem Fired
President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem from her role as head of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday. One of the reasons for Noem’s remov...
The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out
In Episode 5 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security travels to an overseas meeting with a valu...
War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia
The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies.<...
Former Secretary of State on the Two Keys to Ending War in Iran
How long will hostilities in Iran last? Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it will likely depend on “markets and munitions.”
In an in...