Podcast Episodes

Nintendo's Big Bet on Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch has generated some $100 billion in sales for the Japanese gaming giant since its launch in 2017, propelling the company’s shares to record highs.

Now the game-maker is under press…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Dollar’s Dominance Is Unwinding in Asia

As Donald Trump tries to remake global trade, the dollar’s historic dominance in Asia is under pressure. After Taiwan’s currency saw the biggest surge against the dollar in almost 40 years in early M…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

What It Takes to Negotiate With China

The trade war between the US and China is on pause, with both sides hoping to agree on a new trade deal by early August. But questions remain about how realistic that timetable could be, given the ch…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Who Is the Mysterious Founder of China’s DeepSeek?

Despite the global hype around China’s DeepSeek, very little is known about the man behind it – Liang Wenfeng.

On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg's Saritha Rai about…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the US-China Trade War Over?

In a stunning turn of events, the US and China announced a dramatic reduction in tariffs, which President Trump portrayed as a “total reset” with China. Stocks rose following the news, but what lies …

Published on 4 months ago

How India and Pakistan Averted War

Last week, India and Pakistan saw the worst fighting in half a century — and came close to an all-out war. But the conflict came to an uneasy and sudden halt after Donald Trump declared the two count…

Published on 4 months ago

How a CEO’s Faked Results Led to a $300 Million Wipeout

In late 2018, five years after launching fish-feeding company eFishery, Gibran Huzaifah found himself all out of cash. To save his business, the CEO started plugging fake numbers into financial repor…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Human Egg Trade: Episode 3 - The Journey

A new series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs.

In this episode, host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg’s Jessica Brice focus on the Kemptons, an Australian couple who…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Human Egg Trade: Episode 2 - The Theft

A new series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs. It’s a global and opaque market where demand is so great, that even where regulations are in place, there are po…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Human Egg Trade: Episode 1 - The Lie

A series from the Big Take podcast investigates the booming market for human eggs. It’s a global and opaque market where demand is so great, that even where regulations are in place, there are powerf…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago