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Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
War Is Calling. Will Trump Pick Up?
Opinion Newsletter Jessica Karl, Columnist Save This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, where humans learn how to navigate the disagreements of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Here's a question with no easy answers: Why is Israel waging a war with Iran? Is it because it wants to ...


Bloomberg
09-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
He Tariffs, He Tariffs Not?
Opinion Newsletter Jessica Karl, Columnist And just like that, the S&P 500 gained back 71% of what it lost since President Trump's 'Liberation Day.' Save This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a mythical salamander of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Oh, to be Matt Levine: He sent his newsletter at 1:17 p.m. ET — one minute prior to President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause announcement at 1:18 p.m. ET. Absolutely brutal timing! But c'est la vie, a trade war will do that. It's nearly impossible to write a coherent column in an environment where chart lines look crazier than that parental signature you tried (and failed) to forge in the 4th grade:


Bloomberg
08-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
When the Clock Strikes Midnight, Americans Turn Into ‘Peasants'
Opinion Newsletter Jessica Karl, Columnist Save This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a tiny spread of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. I dunno, slapping a 104% tariff on a country that you import more than $400 billion in goods from each year does NOT sound like a smart idea! In fact, it sounds completely nonsensical. And the Bloomberg Editorial Board agrees: 'Initiating a trade war under such conditions defies economic logic.' Don't believe it? Just look at this chart:


Bloomberg
07-04-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
A Market Meltdown So Bad Trump Made Up a Word
Opinion Newsletter Jessica Karl, Columnist Save This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a sinkhole of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Sometimes it takes multiple mental leaps to understand Gen Z's latest slang. Like, who would know that ' she just turned 19 in Poland ' means 'she is serving ' without the context that in Poland, that's the age you take a test to see if you're fit to serve in the military? Nobody! Nobody at all.


Bloomberg
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
The Corporate Grim Reaper Is at Gen Z's Door
Opinion Jessica Karl, Columnist This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a low-firing dynamic of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Wake up, people! Gen Z is … getting old?! Exhibit A: Their high school experience is now TikTok nostalgia porn.