
Big Take
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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.
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United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.bloomberg.com
Episodes
Is Trump’s Trade War Strategy Working?
8/1/2025
As President Donald Trump’s goalposts for his trade war continue to shift, Big Take host Sarah Holder sits down with Bloomberg’s global trade editor Brendan Murray to discuss where things stand and how Trump has dramatically shifted America’s approach to international trade deals.
Read more: How Trump Let $1 Trillion Worth of Imports Escape His Tariff Hammer
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Duration:00:13:06
Why It’s So Hard to Buy or Sell a House Right Now
7/31/2025
The US housing market just posted its slowest spring season in more than a dozen years. Experts are pointing to a combination of factors: high prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty in America.
So what would it take to turn things around? Big Take host Sarah Holder spoke with Bloomberg housing reporter Prashant Gopal and real estate agents in major markets about the challenges for buyers and sellers.
Read more: US Housing Market Posts Worst Spring Selling Season in 13 Years
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Duration:00:12:54
What Is a Stablecoin?
7/30/2025
President Trump signed the Genius Act, the US’s first major federal cryptocurrency legislation, earlier this month. The law focuses on one type of cryptocurrency: stablecoins. So, what exactly is a stablecoin?
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Emily Mason joins host Sarah Holder to break down what stablecoins are, how they work and what their wider adoption could mean for the crypto industry, banks and consumers.
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Duration:00:18:01
China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan Dam
7/29/2025
China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environmentalists and neighboring countries concerned.
On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host Menaka Doshi speaks to Bloomberg’s Dan Murtaugh about the engineering and geopolitical challenges, and the impact construction will have on the country’s economy.
Further listening: China's Plans to Make AI a Utility
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Duration:00:14:55
Crunching the Numbers on President Trump’s Trade War
7/27/2025
For months, the impact of President Trump’s aggressive trade policy has largely felt theoretical. But with an Aug. 1 tariff extension on the horizon and a consequential week ahead for the president’s broader economic agenda, the cracks are beginning to show.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg senior economic writer Shawn Donnan joins David Gura to break down the tariff fallout hiding in plain sight, and which sectors and countries are being hit the hardest.
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Duration:00:18:04
What Keeps Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Up at Night
7/25/2025
On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss Sullivan’s tenure in the Biden White House, the consequences of President Trump’s cuts to foreign assistance and government staff, and what Sullivan sees as the most pressing foreign policy challenges facing the current administration.
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Duration:00:31:34
Oil and Gas Made the University of Texas Rich. Can Green Energy Make It Richer?
7/24/2025
With more than $50 billion under management, Harvard has the largest college endowment in the United States. But the University of Texas is not far behind.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Janet Lorin joins host David Gura to discuss how the University of Texas harnessed land and oil to build the second-largest endowment in higher education and why it’s now adding new kinds of energy — and new ventures — to its portfolio.
Read more: Oil-Rich University of Texas Wants to Cash In on AI, Crypto and Power
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Duration:00:10:47
After US-Japan Trade Deal, What’s Next in Trump’s Trade War
7/23/2025
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman spent years crisscrossing the globe as US Trade Representatives for George W. Bush and Barack Obama, respectively. They hammered out deals that accelerated an era of free trade.
As President Donald Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline approaches and Japan strikes a major deal with his trade team, David Gura brings the two former trade officials together to get their take on the president’s efforts to reshape the global economy.
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Duration:00:24:44
Trump’s Tariffs Force Europe to Rethink Ties With China
7/22/2025
This week, top European Union leaders are traveling to Beijing for a high-level summit which could set the tone for the relationship between the EU and China for years to come.
On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha and Bloomberg’s Alan Crawford examine the shifting ties between Brussels and Beijing and the effect Trump is having on the relationship.
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Duration:00:17:17
What Worries Former Pentagon Chief Robert Gates
7/21/2025
Over many decades of public service, Robert Gates has served as secretary of defense for two presidents and the director of the CIA.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Gates sits down with host David Gura and shares his perspective on what makes this moment one of “the most perilous” in history.
It’s the first of several interviews David did with some of the biggest names in foreign policy and national security at the Aspen Security Forum. We’ll publish those conversations on The Big Take over the next couple of weeks.
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Duration:00:27:41
Mayor Eric Adams on the Future of New York City
7/20/2025
Incumbent NYC Mayor Eric Adams didn't run in the Democratic primary. But he'll be on the ballot in November, running as an independent against Zohran Mamdani and probably a couple of other candidates as well. So what is his vision for addressing affordability? What can the Mayor do about crime, trash, and other quality of life issues. On this episode of Bloomberg's Odd Lots, we're joined by Eric Adams to talk about the city's future and his plan for securing re-election.
Read more:
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Sues Adams Over ‘Systemic Corruption’Adams’ Fundraising Doubles Mamdani’s Since Shock NYC PrimarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:46:17
Yes, Those Locked Shelves Are as Pointless as You Think
7/18/2025
If you’ve been to a store like CVS, Walgreens or Target in the last few years, you may have noticed a trend: more and more essentials are locked up behind plexiglass walls. The strategy started as an anti-theft measure. But there’s little evidence that it’s worked.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Amanda Mull takes host Sarah Holder through the causes and consequences of the retail lock-up era — and how it’s changed the way we shop.
Read more: Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America
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Duration:00:15:58
What Is Jane Street? And Why Are Regulators Watching It?
7/17/2025
Jane Street is one of Wall Street’s most profitable and secretive firms. And when Indian regulators accused it of market manipulation earlier this month, it rocked the finance world.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg finance reporter Katherine Doherty joins host Sarah Holder to go inside Jane Street’s unique trading strategy, and what new regulatory scrutiny could mean for the high frequency trading industry.
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Duration:00:14:44
Murder on Rainbow Mountain
7/16/2025
At over 16,000 feet, Peru’s Rainbow Mountain is hard to reach — and its bright colors are hard to miss on social media.
After a community effort to build an access road and usher in tourists succeeded, fame has proven to be a blessing and a curse for the Indigenous community that sits beneath it.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Marcelo Rochabrun and Sarah Holder trace how the community turned Rainbow Mountain into a global tourism destination — and the money, violence and tragedy that followed.
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Duration:00:18:24
The Leaked Phone Call that Plunged Thailand Into Crisis
7/15/2025
A leaked phone call between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen has ignited a significant political crisis in Thailand, leading to large-scale protests and her suspension from office.
On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Patpicha Tanakasempipat about the political fallout and its impact on the powerful Shinawatra clan, which has dominated Thai politics for almost three decades.
Read more: Humbled Thai Billionaire Is a Warning to Trump-Era Populists
Further listening: What Thailand's Same-Sex Marriage Victory Means for the Economy
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Duration:00:18:47
How Copper Tariffs Affect Everything You Touch
7/14/2025
Last week, President Trump sent markets into a tizzy, when he proposed tariffs on one of the world’s most valuable commodities: Copper.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s economic statecraft reporter Joe Deaux joins host David Gura to discuss the president’s ongoing push to bring copper manufacturing back to the US. Why 50% levies on copper could affect everything from your car and iPhone to the nation’s electrical grid, and what the copper industry is doing to get ahead.
Read more:
Trump’s 50% Copper Import Tariff Said to Include Refined Metal
Once-in-a-Generation Copper Trade Upends a $250 Billion Market
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Duration:00:17:28
Elon Musk Deputy Linda Yaccarino Leaves X
7/13/2025
The day after Grok started spewing antisemitic propaganda, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced that she's leaving the company. The timing sticks out, although sources says she's been planning an exit for a while. In this episode of Elon, Inc., Max Chafkin summons Bloomberg's big tech team leader Sarah Frier to chat about Linda's legacy, her possible future plans and the timing of her departure.
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Duration:00:15:30
America’s Flood Mitigation Math Problem
7/11/2025
On today’s Big Take podcast, we examine what the disaster in Kerr County, Texas reveals about the growing risk of flooding across the country as the climate changes — and the difficult economic choices facing communities grappling with these new risks.
Read more: No Alerts Heard in Deadly Texas Flash Flood as 161 Still Missing
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Duration:00:19:33
Wall Street Banks Are Battling for Japan’s Top Young Talent
7/10/2025
Japan’s hottest banking talent is in high demand as Wall Street goes all out to woo new hires with fancy dinners, strong-arm tactics and higher salaries.
On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, Bloomberg’s Lisa Du talks to host K. Oanh Ha about why firms are resorting to extreme measures and the problems they face in hiring top talent.
Further listening:
Can’t Get Enough of Matcha? Too Bad – Japan Is Running Low
South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors
Why China’s Investment Bankers Are Breaking Up With Capitalism
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Duration:00:13:20
How a 10-Minute Video Call Changed the Oil Market
7/9/2025
OPEC+, a coalition of some of the world’s top oil producers, surprised markets over the weekend with plans to boost production by more than half a million barrels a day. The increase comes at a time when investors are worried about oversupply.
So what was behind the decision? Bloomberg’s Joumanna Bercetche breaks it all down with Big Take host David Gura from Vienna, where members of the oil cartel and executives from around the world are gathered for the Ninth OPEC International Seminar.
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Duration:00:14:28