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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...
The White House’s Shifting Explanations for the Iran War
As the war with Iran widens in the Middle East, legislators on both sides of the aisle have expressed frustration with a lack of advance notice of the...
After Months of Succession Planning, Who’s Leading Iran?
The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran have entered their third day — and President Donald Trump said Monday that the US military operation could continu...
The Threat of Iran’s “No Red Lines” Retaliation
Targets in Iran, Israel and in the Middle East are under attack in an unprecedented escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The combat ope...
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Says the Market Is Due For a Reckoning
After steering one of Wall Street’s iconic investment banks through the financial crisis, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is investing his ow...
Special Report: US and Israel Strike Iran
President Donald Trump says the US has begun major combat operations against Iran. Airstrikes have been carried out by Israel and the US, with multipl...
The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy
In Episode 4 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security as he tries to plan a delicate o...
How the ‘Power Game’ Is Reshaping Venezuela
After US forces captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, President Donald Trump said the US would “run” the South American coun...
Is Apple Winning the ‘AI Scare Trade’?
As the “AI scare trade” jolts companies large and small, Apple shares keep doing their own thing. The company has “decoupled” to the greatest degree i...
A Guide to the State of Trump and the Union
President Trump heads into Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address with sagging poll numbers just days after his signature tariff strategy was st...
The Winners and Losers of Trump’s New Tariff Reality
From Brussels to Beijing, the United States’ largest trading partners are digesting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn President Trump’s signatu...
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump one of the biggest losses of his second term, striking down his signature tariff plan. On...
The Sixth Bureau Episode 3: Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow
In Episode 3 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security to the Paris Air Show, and then...
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle the Department of Education
The Department of Education has been a target of critics for decades. Republicans in the Oval Office have repeatedly tried to shrink the agency, and i...
The Rush to Buy Real Estate in Mecca
For the first time in history, Saudi Arabia is allowing international buyers to purchase property in Mecca. This regulatory shift has ignited a buildi...
Why Beef Is Getting So Pricey
Inflation in the US has cooled from pandemic peaks, but there’s a grocery product telling a different story: beef. The price of uncooked ground beef s...
The Sixth Bureau, Episode 1: Your Friend From Nanjing
It’s an open secret that the Chinese government has engaged in a global campaign to acquire intellectual property from foreign rivals. At the center o...
The Sixth Bureau, Episode 2: The Spy’s Diary
In Episode 2 of The Sixth Bureau, a limited-run series from The Big Take, we learn how China’s Ministry of State Security recruits experts in the West...
Trump Accounts Promise Free Money. Is There a Catch?
In July, American parents will be eligible to open Trump Accounts on behalf of their children. The administration touts these investment accounts as a...
Finally, Some Good News on US Jobs
The latest jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics is a mixed bag. January’s numbers came in much stronger than expected — but revisions on...
What Takaichi’s Landslide Election Win Means for Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic election win, positioning her as the nation’s strongest leader in the postwar era.
On...
Can the US and Iran Make a Deal?
The prospect of US military action in Iran and the possibility of regional war continue to loom over indirect talks between the two countries.
I...
Weekend Listen: George Saunders Imagines an Oil Exec’s Deathbed
What is the best way to tell a climate story? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Booker Prize-winning novelist George Saunders. His new novel...
Betting on Sunday’s Game? Here’s Who You’re Up Against
On today’s Big Take podcast, professional sports gambler Rufus Peabody discusses why he has shifted more of his betting to prediction markets like Kal...
Generic Versions of Weight Loss Drugs Will Upend the Market
Shares of Novo Nordisk were down Thursday morning after Hims & Hers introduced a compounded version of its Wegovy pill. The dip came two days after No...
Has the AI Reckoning Arrived?
AI anxiety is coursing through the stock market right now. From Tuesday’s global selloff in software and technology stocks to last week’s $381 billion...
Behind Thailand’s Push to Recriminalize Cannabis
Four years after Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, its booming market is at a crossroads. Initial high hopes for a...