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Five years after Covid-19 emerged, governments are relying on companies like Abbott Laboratories to spot the next big threat. By Riley GriffinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The basic logic of white-collar apprenticeship — grunt work for on-the-job learning — is suddenly at risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A court decision may allow it to be imported, but won’t diminish the authorities’ appetite for proscribing books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to reimagine the universe of athlete shoe deals. How scared should the sneaker giants be?  By Gordy Megroz   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred Smith, its legendary founder, has stepped aside, sort of. CEO Raj Subramaniam now has the complicated job of reorganizing the company, soothing investors and keeping an eye on a second Smith. By Devin Leonard & Kiel PorterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Dakota wants to entomb millions of tons of CO2 emissions a mile deep—but not for the reason you might think. A central goal of the state’s ambitious carbon- capture program is to allow it to keep pumping oil and burning coal. By Adam WillisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US bike sales never recovered after the recession. To figure out why, a new citizen put an American tradition to the test. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From his social-media network to real estate and crypto, the former president’s return to the White House will give him power to leverage his array of assets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taiwan relies on the US to defend it against China, but Trump's transactional approach raises questions about his commitment to the island democracy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Be in the know this election with Bloomberg Podcasts. Follow Bloomberg News Now for up-to-the minute election results, all night long. And go deeper with The Big Take podcast, featuring in-depth global analysis of the US election every day this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s commonplace to say that sports build character, but less common to ask how.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demand for the precious metal has shoppers flocking to a jewelry hub in Shenzhen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History holds clues for the country’s political future, regardless of who wins on Nov. 5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did a bizarre architectural conspiracy theory insert itself into the US political discourse — and why do so many adherents insist that Donald Trump is a believer? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to consumer price index calculators, a beer that cost 20 cents in 1913 should cost $6.40 now. But such calculations ignore the changing value of money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Prediction markets have been around for hundreds of years, but their ability to change reality is increasing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free tempura toppings and golf are luring retail investors to the country’s biggest IPO since 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's $45 million auction price for a Stegosauraus skeleton was a sign of the times. Fossils are emerging as a new asset class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lie-flat generation is choosing self-care over luxury goods and extra gap years over poorly paid entry-level jobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A first-of-its-kind insurance program bought time to shore up flood defenses, but exclusive data shows that isn’t happening quickly enough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BYD is flooding markets with affordable electric cars—while the US is doing everything it can to keep the booming Chinese brand out. By Gabrielle Coppola and Danny LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists are developing a vaccine against fentanyl with the potential to chart a new course in the drug epidemic.  By Robert Langreth and Lizette ChapmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Starbucks became the colorful, heavily sweetened, extremely Instagrammable hangout for tweens and teens. By Deena Shanker and Daniela SirtoriSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can a trademark lawsuit tell us about the ­future of artificial intelligence—and about what makes winners and losers in Silicon Valley?  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden’s FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes and made the donor class crazy. Here’s where she’s headed next—if she gets the chance.  By Josh Eidelson and Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions. By Kit ChellelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who she is, and what she might do if she wins By Josh Wingrove, Karen Breslau and Akayla GardnerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silicon Valley fixture John Donahoe was supposed to transform the sneaker giant into a money-minting, high-tech juggernaut. Instead, it’s in crisis mode. By Kim Bhasin and Lily Meier See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Tech dominates America’s software industry for local governments, for better and worse. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramping down global emissions is achievable in terms of cost. But until the US and other rich countries assume a war footing, we don’t stand a chance of meeting critical climate goals. By J.B. MacKinnonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The system for deciding asylum cases is failing, and not only because it’s overwhelmed. Something drastic will have to be done to fix a process that is flawed at its very core. By Monte Reel and Sinduja RangarajanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers. By Matthew Campbell and Patpicha TanakasempipatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America's weight-loss drug capital isn't Hollywood or Manhattan. It's Bowling Green, Kentucky. By Madison Muller, Devin Leonard, and Tanaz MeghjaniSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yosemite is falling apart. Current and former employees and superfans of the national park blame Aramark, the company that mostly runs the place. By Laura BlissSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec cover the latest earnings from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. They speak with Bloomberg News Contributor Jon Erlichman and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Lisa Abramowicz and Jonathan Ferro cover the latest remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, following the central bank's latest policy decision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The internet’s biggest recreation zone for kids is fighting to keep pedophiles away, and it's not always winning.  By Olivia Carville and Cecilia D’AnastasioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What the former president's return might mean for business, the economy and the world order. By Nancy Cook, Joshua Green and Mario ParkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Yass built Susquehanna into one of Wall Street’s most powerful trading firms. He’s also the libertarian billionaire enmeshed with TikTok—and betting on Trump.  By Annie MassaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His company, LVMH, bought up many of the world’s major luxury brands. And he’s not finished shopping. By Brad Stone and Angelina RascouetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nickel is pouring into the EV supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents. By Matthew Campbell and Annie LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After duds and missteps, the animation studio is looking to Inside Out 2 to help it recapture the magic. By Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DNA testing didn't turn out to be the panacea we were promised decades ago, but that's OK—unless you're 23andMe. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas EkblomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan BeeneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo RochabrunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor’s green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman’s biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrifiedto learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves.   By Olivia Carville and Margi MurphySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years the world’s greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan BrowningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads?  By Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can the company that makes most of the world’s iPhones pivot to building electric cars in Ohio? By Reed StevensonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sergio Ermotti is back at the helm of UBS—and looking to capitalize on the deal ofa lifetime. By Marion Halftermeyer, Myriam Balezou and Alessandro Speciale, with Max ReyesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With K-pop’s biggest boy band on hiatus, the South Korean music mogul behind the group is turning to the US to find its successor. Or something close to it. By Lucas Shaw & Sohee KimSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a murder in a nondescript Canadian suburb triggered an international crisis. By Matthew Campbell, Ari Altstedter, Brian Platt and Sudhi Ranjan SenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a certain search engine became an investigative tool of first resort.By Julia Love and Davey AlbaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one has more US stores than Dollar General. There are costs.  By Josh Eidelson and Brendan CaseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world’s biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves’ friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered,police still haven’t identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession.  By Matthew Campbell and Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas ShawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn’t kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $500 million catalytic converter theft ring—and the effort to bring it down.  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At TDC in Copenhagen, all of senior management was under suspicion. Its computer network was compromised, people were getting trailed. And then there were the drones … By Drake Bennett and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that’s wrong with this country’s approach to innovation. By Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim LohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Japan reconsiders decades of pacifism, Hiroshima is becoming an unlikely defense hub. By Yoshiaki NoharaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon You was a good chemist, a bad colleague—and a thief. She planned to use the IP she'd stolen to start a company in China, and it might have worked if she herself hadn't been duped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those ubiquitously marketed new meds? They work. And they cost at least $10,000 a year. By Emma Court and Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After giving up his Comedy Central show, Dave Chappelle returned to his Ohio hometown and began living a low-key life. Then he started buying properties, complained about his neighbors on Saturday Night Live and waged an epic battle over development. By Tyler J. KelleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, casinos scoffed as gamblers devised elaborate systems to gain an advantage over the house. That changed after an unassuming Croatian won more than £1 million over several nights at a London club. The question—for casinos, cops, and a Bloomberg Businessweek reporter—was how, exactly, he did it. By Kit ChellelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Honor Among Thieves hitting theaters, Hasbro tries to overcome 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons business disasters without enraging its fan base.  By Felix Gillette and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats. By Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Washington, politics will shape the narrative surrounding any company that doesn’t seek to write it itself. By Alex Barinka and Anna EdgertonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Culture warriors, foodies and affluent homeowners are clutching their gas stoves. Can Americans finally be persuaded to switch to induction? By Aaron GellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the US government's effort to unravel a giant financial fraud, with some help from the celebrities who got paintings and bags of cash via a friendly future fugitive named Jho Low. By Anthony Cormier, Jason Leopold and Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How rapper Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century’s great financial scandals. By Jason Leopold, Anthony Cormier and Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When explosives were found outside Mukesh Ambani’s home in Mumbai, the cops blamed terrorists. The truth—and the rot it exposed—was far more alarming. By Chris Kay and P.R. SanjaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling wants to unseat WWE, if its chairman, Vince McMahon, doesn’t do it first. By Kim BhasinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves. By Julia LoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Florida governor’s attacks on business leaders who promote progressive values are finding traction with the Republican grassroots. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Balkan gangs infiltrated the world's biggest shipping company and created a global trafficking network. By Lauren Etter and Michael RileySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To reduce food waste, Misfits Market specializes in ugly organics, odd meat cuts and overstock packaged goods. Now it needs to scale its unusual supply chain way, way up. By Andrew ZaleskiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kids as young as 8 have died attempting online challenges. Is social media to blame? By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guyana is betting on a paradox. The Caribbean nation wants to cash in on oil. It promises to use those billions to prepare for a more sustainable future. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bank whose collapse marked the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis is only mostly dead. Meet the people attending to its final remains. By Lucca de Paoli and Jeremy HillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a measure of just how fed up American workers are, look to Starbucks, where baristas are unionizing at a pace that would have been unimaginable a year ago andinspiring similar activism elsewhere. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New owners have given stodgy F1 an American makeover. Can the racing series and its photogenic stars finally crack the world's biggest sports market? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In vitro fertilization is already a grueling path to pregnancy. With embryos gaining new legal protections, it could become a criminal one. By Jill FilipovicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay have turned four easy payments into a whole new credit universe. Economic uncertainty and regulatory scrutiny—and, of course, the usual debt problems—are spoiling the fun. By Esmé E. Deprez, Evan Weinberger and Jenny SuraneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA and the FAA are preparing to revolutionize air traffic control for the drone era. By Chris Feliciano ArnoldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did a novelty rapper and her startup-guy boyfriend commit history's biggest heist? By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep in the Cambodian jungle, investigators are unraveling a trafficking network that brought antiquities all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Critics say Binance's Changpeng Zhao became the wealthiest man in crypto by operating the equivalent of an unlicensed casino. He says that's all in the past. By Justina Lee and Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presidential campaigns in Brazil normally don't seize the world's attention. But these aren't normal times. By Jessica Brice, Andrew Rosati, and Tatiana FreitasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Xu Yanjun was an intelligence officer who stole secrets for a living. His own secrets he uploaded to the cloud. By Jordan Robertson and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The $100 billion invested in the driverless-vehicles industry has mostly taken us in circles, according to an emerging consensus of experts—and the Trump-pardoned guy who invented it. By Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Does It Mean? by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ledgers, Bitcoin, Blockchains, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Crypto Financial System, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trust, Money, Community, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Business lessons from the legendary point guard, prolific investor, and pal of Bob Iger. By Arianne CohenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governments across the U.S. are trying Darrick Hamilton’s big idea for closing the wealth gap. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world's elite want their children to have White teachers and Western outlooks, and international schools aim to please. By Natalie Obiko PearsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty-one years after its approval by the FDA, mifepristone could—but probably won’t— revolutionize a post-Roe world.  By Cynthia KoonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McCormick, the 132-year-old prince of pumpkin spice, paragon of tarragon, major-domo of marjoram, has taken over an entirely new category. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the pandemic wears on and prices rise, many Americans are disillusioned with the president. Can he win them back? By Nancy Cook and Josh WingroveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ilya Sachkov, now behind bars in Moscow, is alleged to have given the U.S. information on the 2016 election hacking. By Irina Reznick, Henry Meyer, and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden's Build Back Better plan may make day care more affordable for parents—if the providers don't go belly up first. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23andMe is using its customers’ genetic data to try to become a new kind of pharma company. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Along with the Great Resignation and #Striketober, the unemployed are fighting for reforms that could translate into lasting leverage. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. By Ben Steverman, Anders Melin, and Devon PendletonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Louisiana is being battered by hurricanes. But while locals are moving out, workers from around the country are swarming in to capitalize on a natural gas bonanza. By Shannon SimsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In most U.S. states, employers and schools are allowed to discriminate against box braids, locs, and other traditional styles. A coalition of activists and legislators has started to change that. By Patrice Peck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher. By David Yaffe-Bellany and Sophia CaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wild search for the billions of U.S. dollars supposedly backing Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin. By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Insider trading allows the well-connected to profit from privileged information. Technically, it's illegal—but only technically. By Liam VaughanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As developer Evergrande faces a debt crunch, China tries to depend less on real estate. By Bloomberg NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Permissive laws have created a booming market for fossils. Paleontologists aren’t thrilled, but for Clayton Phipps and his peers, it’s a living. By Andrew ZaleskiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Donald Trump called for a big, beautiful wall, a guy from North Dakota named Tommy Fisher spent millions to build a 3-mile stretch along the Rio Grande. All Fisher needs now is for someone to buy it back. By Simon V.Z. WoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft operates a sort of digital bank, which handles millions, if not billions, of dollars each year. One of the company’s junior engineers figured out how to rob it. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To millions of fans, Ramon Abbas was a self-made influencer synonymous with luxury. To the FBI, he was the man behind scams hoping to net hundreds of millions of dollars. By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is indicating he wants to change his ways. Let’s see. By Erik SchatzkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The untold story of the Ever Given crisis. By Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell, and K. Oanh HaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When violent crimes happen during stays, the company’s secretive safety team is called on to soothe guests, help families—and prevent PR disasters. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former president’s strategic retreat to Mar-a-Lago has helped turn Florida into a new home base for Republicans. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few months of poor performance haven’t shaken the superstar fund manager’s faith in a future where technology makes everything better and her investors get very rich. By Ben Steverman, Claire Ballentine & Annie MassaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A trawl through 30 years of data traces the evolution of superstar firms, a difficult-to-tame species. By Tom Orlik, Justin Jimenez, and Cedric SamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chamath Palihapitiya—tech billionaire, Golden State Warriors co-owner, and all-around meme lord—has a sure-thing, 100%-can’t-missinvestment for you that will definitely, absolutely pay off for him. By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RV business is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. To find out why, our correspondent dragged his reluctant family to the RV capital of the world—the cutest city in north central Indiana!—and hit the road. By Patrick ClarkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Neeleman, airline savant (think JetBlue) and perpetual optimist, is at it again with a new budget carrier called Breeze. By Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the app that brought zero-commission trades and a mobile-first design to millions of investors too good at what it does? By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Annie Massa, and Anders MelinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A December suicide sparked concern by employee representatives about the risk of more deaths. The bank says it’s focused on well-being. By Stephanie Bodoni and Gavin FrenchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selling its Alaskan oil business last year was a green win for BP. But not for the planet. By Rachel Adams-HeardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Amazon and its peers have stopped supporting certain prominent White supremacists and conspiracy theorists, Nick Lim has stepped in. By William Turton and Joshua BrusteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fast rise and even faster fall of a trader who bet big with borrowed money. By Erik Schatzker,Sridhar Natarajan, and Katherine BurtonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Oxford and AstraZeneca's low-cost, not-for-profit Covid vaccine went from hope too hesitancy. By Stephanie Baker and Suzi RingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Companies and countries that depend on travel or large gatherings are counting on a totally unproven concept. By Christopher Jasper, Angus Whitley, and Eleni ChrepaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vaccines are great and all, but molnupiravir, an antiviral drug in late-stage trials, could give doctors another major tool to end the pandemic—if, of course, it proves safe and effective. By Cynthia Koons and Riley GriffinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government gave Puritan $250 million to make more Covid swabs. That doesn’t mean the guys in charge stopped fighting. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dorothy Brown has spent her career documenting racism in a tax system that’s supposedly colorblind. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How an unfair property-tax system blocks the building of Black wealth. By Jason GrottoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pfizer deserves every bit of the credit it’s receiving. But should a drug company decide who gets a shot? By Stephanie Baker, Cynthia Koons, and Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young resellers are wringing profits out of everything from the latest Yeezys to outlet-store leftovers—and turning sneakers into a bona fide asset class. By Joshua HuntSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beverley Schottenstein said two grandsons who managed her money at JPMorgan forged documents, ran up commissions with inappropriate trading and made her miss tens of millions of dollars in gains. So she decided to teach them all a lesson. By Tom SchoenbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade war? Pfft. Trump? Please. Antitrust? Zuck’s problem. (Ditto privacy.) Revenue? Endless. By Austin Carr and Mark GurmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fight against Covid isn’t over, but we’re already learning lessons for the next epidemiological crisis—and the one after that. By Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laugh at him. Shun his business, Sue him. The Pillow King won't stop his bizarre quest to prove Donald Trump was cheated. Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His body wrecked by ALS, my father insisted that his death, like his life, was his to control. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But the world still needs a shot in the arm. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Musk’s company got unprecedented help from Beijing. What happens once Tesla has served the state’s purpose.By Matthew Campbell, with Chunying Zhang, Haze Fan, David Stringer, and Emma O’BrienSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the coronavirus hit the cruise industry and guests were sent home, the ships floated on, as employees struggled to cope with a monthslong lockdown. They didn’t all make it. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a big hand from the government, pharmaceutical companies delivered the vaccine that the world desperately needed. Here’s how something in 2020 went right for a change. By Drew ArmstrongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has meant that white-collar workers can suddenly live anywhere. That will have implications for pay—how does a 20% salary cut sound?—and could reshape the U.S. By Noah BuhayarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Open the windows. Stop the obsessive sanitizing. Spread some good germs around. a building, Like a person, is only as healthy as its microbiome, By Caroline Winter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As other nations locked down or let the coronavirus run rampant, South Korea found a middle way—and a road map for future pandemics. By Matthew Campbell and Heesu LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sanitizer maker is churning out more product than ever before. But with a pandemic winter on the way, that's still not enough. By Drew ArmstrongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Locked-down Americans are pampering their pets like never before, and Chewy is reaping the benefits. By Anders Melin and Bryan GruleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paris and other metros want to be “15-minute cities,” where residents’ needs can all be met nearby. Can the approach work in car-centric places, without leaving anyone out? By Feargus O’Sullivan and Laura BlissSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neither is Trump. If he's defeated this time, he could even run again in 2024. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This lawyer says yes. By David Yaffe-BellanySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amid the horrors of the pandemic and America’s poor handling of it, some good news: Operation Warp Speed is likely to produce a vaccine soon. By Stephanie Baker and Cynthia KoonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OAN has positioned itself as the Trumpiest channel on air—and an eventual home for the president, win or lose. By Felix Gillette and Gerry SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why so many parents are taking their cues from a hyper-rational, data-obsessed economist. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options. By Drake Bennett and Michelle Fay CortezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How were hundreds of people with Covid-19 allowed to step off a Carnival liner in Sydney and return to their homes around the world? By Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bellwether Maricopa County, Ariz., is pointing away from the GOP. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cartels make heroin and methamphetamine using chemicals produced in Mexico by U.S. companies, and then send the drugs to America. By Cam Simpson, Michael Smith, and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly. By Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic. By Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decades ago, Pepsi's Number Fever promotion captivated consumers and promised to end Coke's domination in the Philippines. But an error at a bottling plant led to disaster. By Jeff MayshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re a therapist—or any small business owner, really— you live and die with Google. Regulators may step in. By Mark Bergen and Shelly BanjoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Covid-19 crisis may leave a lasting imprint on U.S. fertility trends, taking a toll on growth. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a gold casting of Nelson Mandela’s hands became an art world albatross. By Danielle BochoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Jerry’s recipe for corporate activism. By Jordyn Holman and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, devised by Sarah Gilbert, is in human trials. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Now the world waits. By Stephanie BakerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 30 years, experts have tried and failed to solve the most expensive, and possibly strangest, art heist in history. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Irish borderlands, Sean Quinn was always known as a tough businessman. But he was hugely successful and created thousands of jobs. A local hero. And then it all went wrong. By Kit Chellel and Liam VaughanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cash-strapped, dysfunctional, and led by a chloroquine-obsessed populist, Brazil may be the pandemic’s perfect storm. By Julia Leite, Simone Iglesias, Martha Beck, and Ethan BronnerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’ve helped women. Can quotas help change the racial makeup of C-suites and management? By Rebecca GreenfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cruise industry was already in a Covid-19 crisis when the MS Zaandam set sail. Yet Holland America was unprepared when people began to fall sick and country after country turned the ship away. By Michael Smith, Drake Bennett, and K. Oanh HaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mainstream economics has many ideas about getting beyond racism. Which lessons apply in real life? By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has sent American workers plummeting into a safety net that wasn’t prepared to catch them. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Fitzek was a leading light in the Reichsbürger movement, which denies Germany’s very existence. He founded a kingdom and opened a bank—then the German government started asking where the money went. By David Gauvey Herbert See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump is gambling on reopening the American economy early, even if it costs more lives. But that’s a false choice. We can reboot and still be safe. Here’s a realist’s guide to getting through the pandemic. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emergency approval of the antiviral drug remdesivir is the first good news of this pandemic. Gilead Sciences took extraordinary steps to get ready for the moment. By Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one. By Ellen Huet and Lizette ChapmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to explore mining opportunities or get word on Kim Jong Un’s health, you start with Alejandro Cao de Benós. He’s only 6,000 miles from Pyongyang. By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A decade of miscalculation turned a juggernaut into just another middling company. And that was before the pandemic. By Kevin Crowley and Bryan GruleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The city where it all began takes its first, hesitant steps toward normalcy. By Sharon Chen and Matthew Campbell, with Claire Che and Sarah Chen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carnival's cruise executives knew earlier than most that they had a Covid-19 problem. They kept the party going as long as possible. By Austin Carr and Chris PalmerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Yuan built Zoom into a tech unicorn in the unflashy business of enterprise communications. Then, suddenly, the world needed it to be something else. By Drake Bennett and Nico Grant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renowned researcher David Ho is leading a team of aggressive young scientists racing to beat the coronavirus. By Robert Langreth and Susan BerfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3M meets the crisis it's been preparing for. By Bryan Gruley and Rick CloughSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it the farmer who pays $800,000 for it—or the company that won't let the farmer get under the hood? By Peter Waldman and Lisa MulvanySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dairy farm of your imagination is disappearing. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tala and other startups are flooding Kenya with apps offering high-interest loans. Are they empowering the poor or profiting from desperation? By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas-based JSW Steel, a big fan of the president’s tariffs, is suing to be exempted from them. By Bryan Gruley and Joe DeauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The time I sabotaged my editor with ransomware I bought for $150 on the dark web. By Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Betting against Tesla is a really bad look. By Dana HullSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Milken’s protégé is at the top of the private equity food chain. By Caleb Melby and Heather PerlbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Besieged by sex abuse claims, America's Catholic churches are shifting assets and filing for Chapter 11. By Josh SaulSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watching global market forces at work in the far reaches of Madagascar. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It took Carlos Ghosn 20 years to reach the apex of global business—and just a few months to lose it all. By Matthew Campbell, Kae Inoue, and Ania Nussbaum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Silicon Valley’s biggest companies fooled millions of people into letting temp workers listen in on their most intimate moments. By Austin Carr, Matt Day, Sarah Frier, and Mark GurmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can the company stay true to “don’t be evil” and still do business with the U.S. military? By Joshua Brustein and Mark BergenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before there was recycling, there was the rag trade. By Adam MinterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disney CEO Bob Iger is going out on one last huge bet. By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The country’s largest health insurer is giving apartments to homeless people—not as an act of charity, but to drive down the extraordinary cost of caring for them. By John Tozzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the superblock a roadmap to an endless traffic jam or the blueprint for a pedestrian paradise? By Wes EnzinnaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plastic Bank is keeping trash out of the oceans—and bringing people into the financial system via recycled bottles. By Sheridan Prasso See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juul’s wildly successful, very Silicon Valley business has a serious bug.   By Lauren Etter, Ben Elgin, and Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tesla’s Autopilot could save the lives of millions. It will kill a few of us first.  By Zachary R. Mider  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech’s most controversial startup, founded by a 27-year-old gamer and backed by Trump’s favorite billionaire, makes attack drones.  By Joshua BrusteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland’s Kerrygold has conquered America’s kitchens with its bright-yellow butter made from milk from grass-fed cows.  By Elizabeth Dunn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wealthy businessman rides a wave of discontent to the country’s highest office, concentrates power in his hands, and cozies up to Putin. This time, though, there are horses.  By Matthew Campbell and Terrence EdwardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO Steve Easterbrook is leading McDonald's into the age of Code.  By Thomas Buckley and Leslie PattonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To reach its electric, self-driving future, GM has to overcome challenges. Like strikes. And tech that works, And finding a market. By David Welch and Bryan Gruley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The company’s $63 billion purchase of Monsanto looks increasingly like an epic own goal. By Caroline Winter and Tim Loh  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LaCroix was once the darling of sparkling waters. Today it’s struggling against a crowded market and a raft of lawsuits. By Lauren Etter and Craig Giammona See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat can't make fake burgers fast enough. By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hong Kong’s demonstrators have one big issue: Their city’s fate when China fully takes over in 28 years.  By Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avoiding digital snoops takes more than throwing money at the problem, but that part can be really fun.  By Joel SteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media behemoths want to conquer a realm now dominated by the likes of Netflix. Think The Hunger Games.  By Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a slow start, the presidential candidate is gaining momentum by pushing her party to embrace bold, left-wing ideas that could beat Trump at his own game— or cost Democrats everything.  By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven years ago, Jeff Bezos started an ambitious effort to rid the world of checkout lines. Has Amazon Go invented a new retail paradigm or a ridiculously expensive way to sell lunch? By Brad Stone and Matt Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did thieves steal a valuable collection of scaled-down locomotives from a train club? Why did the case go cold? And who is “Jamie”? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the height of the drug wars, Baruch Vega won the trust of American cops, Colombian cartel bosses, and coked-up hit men. Was he the ultimate spy or the ultimate con man?  By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man Bandit, perpetrator of a 14-month, 30-bank robbing spree. He was also a former Boeing engineer with a raging heroin problem.  By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The $15 billion company needs even more pot. By Susan Berfield and Kristine OwramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuroscientists used to be an endangered species, but the hunt for cyborg implants and AI has made them sought-after stars.  By Sarah McBride  and Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Institutes of Health and the FBI are purging Chinese scientists from U.S. research institutions. Civil liberties issues aside, this is no way to cure cancer.  By Peter WaldmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sea captain Nicholas Sloane says he’s ready to lasso 125 million tons of ice and bring it home.  By Caroline WinterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world is full of innovations more important than ad algorithms. You just need to look outside Silicon Valley.  By Ashlee Vance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One-time treatments appear to be curing once-incurable patients like “bubble boy” Omarion Jordan. Most people can’t afford them. By Michelle Cortez See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rich know how to keep their money secret. Gabriel Zucman knows how to find it. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro-capitalist scholars are China’s latest public enemies. By Matthew Campbell and Peter MartinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

W.L. Gore, one of the world’s most innovative companies, is hunting for new product lines—and reinventing itself in the process. By Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft, that blue screen of irrelevance, is bigger than Amazon, Apple, and everybody else for now. How’d that happen?By Austin Carr and Dina BassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where’s his money going? By Claire MartinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may be able to protect our food from global warming. But what will it taste like? By Christopher FlavelleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Somehow, a strange and brazen corporate fraud case preceded a breakthrough in wearable tech: A hearing aid that’s also a fitness tracker, a health monitor, a fall detector, and a near-instantaneous translator. By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of Dominicans are hunting for a treasure that may not exist. By Joe NoceraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do the impending IPOs of Uber, Pinterest, Airbnb, and others mean the bull market is ending? By Michael P. ReganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meituan remade life in China’s cities with 600,000 people delivering meals and other services. Now it just has to outlast the country’s biggest internet giant By Lulu Chen, David Ramli, and Peter ElstromSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.