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Big Take, page 15
by Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts · English
The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.
All episodes, page 15
Inside the Trump Family’s Money-Making MachineThe episode argues that Donald Trump’s second presidency has intensified a “money-making machine” that’s harder to separate from government power.6 Aug 2025 · 19 min · 9 chapters
India Won’t Stop Buying Russian Oil. Now It’s Paying the Price.The episode examines why India continues buying Russian oil despite U.S. pressure, including Trump’s threatened tariff/secondary-sanctions escalation, and how this strains U.S.-India relations.5 Aug 2025 · 14 min · 8 chapters
The World Trusts US Economic Data. Trump’s BLS Firing Could Change That.The episode discusses the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report, the biggest downward revisions in years, and President Trump firing BLS Commissioner Erica McIntyre—raising concerns about…4 Aug 2025 · 15 min · 6 chapters
Is Trump’s Trade War Strategy Working?The episode analyzes whether President Trump’s “trade war” strategy is working, focusing on the August 1 tariff deadline, rapid dealmaking, and the use of tariffs as leverage in geopolitics.1 Aug 2025 · 13 min · 10 chapters
Why It’s So Hard to Buy or Sell a House Right NowA “stalemate” in the U.S. housing market driven by high prices, mortgage rates around 6.8%, and economic uncertainty (including federal workforce cuts and trade/tariff chaos).31 Jul 2025 · 13 min · 8 chapters
The Promise of Stablecoin: A Cryptocurrency Meant to Be BoringThe episode explains stablecoins—“boring” cryptocurrencies pegged to assets like the U.S. dollar—and why they became the focus of the U.S. “Genius Act,” the first major federal stablecoin law.30 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 16 chapters
China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan DamChina’s $167 billion Yarlung-Sangpo (Tibet) mega hydropower dam—how it works, why China approved it, and the engineering, environmental, and geopolitical risks for India and Bangladesh.29 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 10 chapters
Crunching the Numbers on President Trump’s Trade WarThe episode analyzes President Trump’s trade war (reciprocal tariffs) after four months, focusing on uncertainty, slowing investment/hiring, and early real-world impacts across the U.S.27 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 11 chapters
What Keeps Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Up at NightFormer National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discusses what keeps him up at night after leaving office, focusing on U.S.25 Jul 2025 · 32 min · 14 chapters
Oil and Gas Made the University of Texas Rich. Can Green Energy Make It Richer?How the University of Texas (UT) became wealthy through mineral rights and oil/gas revenue, and how it’s now diversifying into renewables and other land uses.24 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 8 chapters
After US-Japan Trade Deal, What’s Next in Trump’s Trade WarThe episode analyzes what the new U.S.-Japan trade agreement means for President Trump’s broader trade war, especially the Aug.23 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 15 chapters
Trump’s Tariffs Force Europe to Rethink Ties With ChinaEU-China relations amid Trump tariff pressure, focusing on how trade tensions and U.S. uncertainty are reshaping Europe’s approach to Chinese investment and “de-risking” versus deeper ties.22 Jul 2025 · 17 min · 12 chapters
What Worries Former Pentagon Chief Robert GatesFormer Pentagon chief Robert Gates discusses global security risks and U.S.21 Jul 2025 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Mayor Eric Adams on the Future of New York CityMayor Eric Adams discusses New York City nightlife, housing expansion (“City of Yes”), affordability policies, crime/quality-of-life enforcement (rats, encampments, subway disorder),…20 Jul 2025 · 46 min · 17 chapters
How Locked Shelves Broke ShoppingThe episode explains how “locked shelves” (plexiglass and key-controlled cabinets) spread in U.S.18 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 9 chapters
What Is Jane Street? And Why Are Regulators Watching It?The episode explains what Jane Street is: a highly secretive, private Wall Street market-maker that matches buyers and sellers and earns small “pennies” per trade at massive volume and millisecond…17 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 9 chapters
Murder on Rainbow MountainThe Bloomberg “Big Take” episode “Murder on Rainbow Mountain” investigates how Rainbow Mountain in Peru became a viral tourism boom and how the resulting money and lack of oversight fueled community…16 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 9 chapters
The Leaked Phone Call that Plunged Thailand Into CrisisA leaked 17-minute phone call between Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawat and Cambodia’s Hun Sen (posted by Hun Sen on Facebook) escalates a border clash into a political crisis,…15 Jul 2025 · 19 min · 12 chapters
How Copper Tariffs Affect Everything You TouchTrump’s proposed copper import tariffs (reported as 50%) and how they ripple through markets, supply chains, and potential future sector tariffs (e.g., pharmaceuticals).14 Jul 2025 · 17 min · 10 chapters
America’s Flood Mitigation Math ProblemThe July 4 Texas flash floods (Kerr County/Hill Country) and what they reveal about climate-driven flash-flood risk, warning/alert failures, and the economic tradeoffs of mitigation (early warning…11 Jul 2025 · 20 min · 7 chapters
Wall Street Banks Are Battling for Japan’s Top Young TalentWall Street and other international banks are competing aggressively to hire Japan’s top young finance talent amid Japan’s “market renaissance,” tight labor market, and renewed investor interest.10 Jul 2025 · 13 min · 9 chapters
OPEC+ Makes a Big Bet on Oil DemandOPEC+ meeting in Vienna and its surprise plan to boost production by 548,000 barrels/day in August, accelerating the unwinding of 2023 cuts amid worries about oversupply and shifting demand…9 Jul 2025 · 14 min · 11 chapters
China's Plans to Make AI a UtilityBloomberg’s “Big Take Asia” episode examines China’s plan to build AI “as a utility” by creating large data-center capacity in Xinjiang (and Qinghai), powered by renewable energy and connected via…8 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 10 chapters
The White House Wanted ‘90 Deals in 90 Days.’ There’s One Day LeftAs Trump’s 90-day pause on “reciprocal” tariffs ends, the episode explains what trade deals/letters have (and haven’t) been achieved, what deadlines may really be (July 9 vs August 1), and how…7 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 17 chapters