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Bloomberg
18-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
The Fed Isn't a Popularity Contest
Why economists say independence matters. Plus: Who's running Myanmar's rare-earths mines. President Donald Trump posted again this morning on Truth Social about his desire for interest rates to be much lower than they are now, and calling the Fed chair names along the way. Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of the Everybody's Business podcast, writes today about why Jerome Powell can just turn the other cheek. Plus: A rebel army is supplying essential minerals to manufacturers around the world, and a small business is behind a lot of the sparkly faces at concerts and sporting events this summer. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
Bloomberg
23-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Everybody's Business: Wrestling with Taxes (Podcast)
All the economy is a stage this week. The 'big, beautiful' tax bill passed the US House of Representatives in the wee hours of Thursday morning, and millions of college graduates got their diplomas and set off into the job market, competing with an ever-growing army of robot workers. In the second episode of Everybody's Business from Bloomberg Businessweek, hosts Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin dive into the Republican tax bill, the artificial intelligence job threat and the turning of (actual) lead into (actual) gold.
Bloomberg
16-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
‘Everybody's Business' Talks Tariffs, Inventories and Santa's Lists
By and Stacey Vanek Smith Save Get ready for more from Bloomberg Businessweek in your podcast feed. Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin are here in the newsletter to introduce Everybody's Business (you can skip right to listening here). Plus: Microsoft's CEO on its AI relationships, a scam affecting foreign care workers in the UK and the need for an American winner in Formula One. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
Bloomberg
02-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Argentina Offers a Cautionary Tale About Tariffs and Peanuts
The word of the day is 'tariffs' as the world awaits specifics on what exactly President Donald Trump is planning next in his trade war. Here, Stacey Vanek Smith has some history about what happened when Argentina issued strict levies. Plus: Changes in Elon Musk's empire, and why China is pushing vocational schools. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up . On this 'Liberation Day,' as Donald Trump has named it, before a 4 p.m. White House announcement on the president's long-touted tariffs, I can't stop thinking about Argentine peanuts.
Bloomberg
17-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Alcohol Tariff Threats Put a Cloud Over St. Patrick's Day
By and Stacey Vanek Smith Save St. Patrick's Day is peak Guinness season, but American tariff proposals threaten to put a damper on the fun. Dublin bureau reporter Olivia Fletcher and New York podcast producer Stacey Vanek Smith — who both know their way around an Irish pub — bring us an update on the outlook for celebrations in honor of the Emerald Isle's patron saint. Plus: Snap's CEO on why its Spectacles are the superior tech glasses, and the long, sometimes dark, history of 'Buy American.' If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
