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Goodbye Sicily, Hello Sarasota. The Post-Pandemic Travel Boom Is Over
That White Lotus-inspired trip to Sicily. The Instagram-perfect Joshua Tree glamping holiday. A party weekend in Miami. Ever since the first lockdown…
1 year, 6 months ago
After a Deadly Student Uprising, Bangladesh Starts Over, Again
After weeks of protests and a brutal crackdown that led to several hundred deaths, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down …
1 year, 6 months ago
Want Money From the Middle East? There Are New Strings Attached
The sovereign wealth funds of the Persian Gulf used to be relatively easy places for US firms like Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to raise money. But r…
1 year, 6 months ago
Why Is Everybody Still Getting Sick All The Time?
Have you had the flu recently? Or RSV? Or just... some bug that you can’t quite shake? If so, you’re not alone. Bloomberg’s data team recently decide…
1 year, 6 months ago
Are We in a Recession? The Sahm Rule Says Yes. Its Creator Says Not So Fast
On today’s Big Take podcast, economist Claudia Sahm explains the Sahm rule: how she came up with the idea, whether or not we’re in a recession, and w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Welcome to Ozempictown, USA (No, It’s Not Hollywood)
What happens when new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic transform a community? Bloomberg healthcare reporter Madison Muller went to Bowling Green, Kentu…
1 year, 6 months ago
$200 Billion, Four Heirs And One Mighty Empire
Gautam Adani, the controversial Indian billionaire, gathered his two sons and two nephews for a family lunch one day and asked them a bombshell quest…
1 year, 6 months ago
What’s Behind the Global Market Meltdown
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 had its worst day in nearly two years and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed over 1,000 points. Shares on Japan’s Nikk…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Threat of AI-Made Bioweapons
In April of 2023, a man carrying a small, black box walked into one of the nation’s most secure buildings, right next to the White House. In the box …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ghost Jobs Are Haunting the Labor Market
If you’ve applied to a job and never heard back, you may have fallen prey to a ghost job — an online listing for a role that never actually existed.
…1 year, 7 months ago