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The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world’s economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

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A Fertility Startup Is Having Some Growing Pains Oct 19, 2023

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Bloomberg's Jackie Davalos joins this episode to talk about Kindbody, a startup that operates fertility clinics around the US—and the challenges the company has faced as it expands.

Read more: Embryo Errors, Flooded Clinics: Kindbody and IVF's Risky Business

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The K-Pop Mogul Behind BTS Brings His Winning Formula To The US Oct 18, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Sohee Kim join this episode to talk about Bang Si-Hyuk, South Korea’s enormously successful music mogul. The billionaire has built a K-pop empire with bands like BTS and New Jeans, and he’s now looking to expand on that model with a new, global act based in the US.

Read more: The K-Pop Mogul Behind BTS Is Building the Next BTS

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Israel Braces For A High Risk, High Cost Fight In Gaza Oct 17, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Israel bureau chief Ethan Bronner joins this episode from Tel Aviv to talk about Israel’s expected ground invasion of Gaza, and the intense diplomatic efforts by the US and other nations to avert a broader conflict in the Middle East.

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That Pink Medicine Your Kid Loves Is In Short Supply Oct 13, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Ike Swetlitz and Riley Griffin join this episode to discuss what’s driving the shortage of generic drugs in the US, including amoxicillin, and what can be done to restore supplies.

Read more: A Key American Plant Making Antibiotics for Kids Risks Shutting Down

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Poland’s Divisive Election Has Europe’s Full Attention Oct 12, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Piotr Skolimowski and Andrea Dudik join this episode to discuss why Poland’s parliamentary elections will determine the nation’s social and political standing in Western Europe.

Read more: Europe at War Can’t Ignore Poland’s Bitter Election

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Can Bob Iger Save Disney, Again? Oct 11, 2023

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Bob Iger, The Walt Disney Company’s hugely successful CEO, came out of retirement last November and once again took the helm of the entertainment giant. But the company, and the industry, are facing tough new challenges. Bloomberg’s Thomas Buckley joins this episode to talk about Iger’s efforts to put Disney on solid footing for the future.

Read more: Has Bob Iger Lost the Magic?

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The US Government vs. Google and Amazon Oct 10, 2023

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The US Justice Department’s case against Google and the case against Amazon brought by the Federal Trade Commission are considered two of the most consequential antitrust actions of the modern online era. What’s at stake for the companies–and consumers–when it comes to how we search online and what we buy?

Bloomberg’s Leah Nylen is covering these cases. She joins this episode to explain the government’s argument that the companies are stifling competition–and what Google and Amazon have to say about it.

Read more: Microsoft Considered Investing Billions in Apple Deal to Compete With Google Search

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The Devastating Hamas Attack Unites A Divided Israel Oct 09, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Rosalind Mathieson joins this episode to discuss the attack on Israel by Hamas, Israel’s swift military response—and concerns about the possibility of an escalating conflict across the region.

Read more: A Fractured Israel Unites Around a Singular Goal: Crush the Enemy

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Public Schools Brace For The End Of Pandemic Aid Oct 06, 2023

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Public schools across the US are getting ready for a financial blow next year, when $190 billion in federal pandemic aid runs out. Bloomberg’s Shruti Singh and Nic Querolo join this episode to discuss the challenges facing school districts, including teacher burnout. And Charles Ebea, a school counselor in the Bronx, New York, shares his perspective.

Read more: Pandemic Aid for Public Schools Is Running Out. That’s Leaving Districts Under Pressure

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Everyone's Hoping For A Soft Landing. A Recession Is More Likely Oct 05, 2023

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Bloomberg’s Chief U.S. Economist Anna Wong joins this episode to make the case for why a recession is still more likely than not.

Read more: Why a US Recession Is Still Likely — and Coming Soon

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