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One Reason Buying A House Can Be So Hard
The US established Federal Home Loan Banks almost a century ago to make it easier for people to buy a home. Although these institutions have billions…
2 years, 4 months ago
A New Smartphone From China Has Washington On Edge
Bloomberg’s Peter Elstrom and Mackenzie Hawkins join this episode to explain why the microchip inside Huawei’s new Mate 60 Pro phone is alarming the …
2 years, 4 months ago
Despite Recession Fears, Small Businesses Keep Opening. Can They Survive?
Even with a looming recession, high interest rates and a tight labor market, small businesses have been opening at record rates over the last few yea…
2 years, 5 months ago
Shutdown Averted, McCarthy In The Hot Seat
The US narrowly averted a disruptive and costly shutdown of federal agencies as Congress passed compromise legislation to keep the government running…
2 years, 5 months ago
Police Are Tracking Down Suspects With Google User Data
Google is able to collect a lot of information about the people who use its products on their phones, including where they are at any given time. A g…
2 years, 5 months ago
Megapaca Is Making Millions Off The Clothes You Toss Away
Guatemala-based Megapaca is the number one importer of used clothing from the United States. The company has seen massive success in secondhand retai…
2 years, 5 months ago
This Cryptocurrency Wants To Scan Your Eyeball
Bloomberg’s Hannah Miller is back today to explain why Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is collecting iris scans in exchange for crypto tokens.
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2 years, 5 months ago
US Companies Pledged To Improve Workplace Diversity. And They Have
After the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests in 2020, corporate America made bold promises to address racial disparities in the workplace…
2 years, 5 months ago
NYC Tries Supervised Release Instead Of Jail. Other Cities Are Watching
Hundreds of thousands of people charged with crimes in the US each year are incarcerated while they await trial. Often it’s because they can’t afford…
2 years, 5 months ago
Big Take News Wrap: UN General Assembly. US-Iran Prisoner Swap. UAW Strike
Catch up on some of the week’s biggest stories from the US and across the globe. Bloomberg’s Rosalind Mathieson, Mario Parker and Ben Sills join this…
2 years, 5 months ago