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Listen to the most interesting reporting from this week in the world of business, finance, tech, and politics. Over the weekend, we'll share a mix of essays, reviews and other stories from Bloomberg's new Weekend Edition.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 8min
Now Crypto Is Barking at Me
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Nov 4, 2021 • 9min
UPS Is Winning the Delivery Wars
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Nov 4, 2021 • 7min
Cheese Without Cows
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Nov 3, 2021 • 19min
Can 8.8 Million DNA Spit Tests Add Up to a Cancer Breakthrough, or Just a Privacy Nightmare?
23andMe is using its customers’ genetic data to try to become a new kind of pharma company. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2021 • 18min
How Far Will Workers Go?
Along with the Great Resignation and #Striketober, the unemployed are fighting for reforms that could translate into lasting leverage. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2021 • 16min
The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free
An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. By Ben Steverman, Anders Melin, and Devon PendletonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 19, 2021 • 29min
Boomtown in the Evacuation Zone
Southwest Louisiana is being battered by hurricanes. But while locals are moving out, workers from around the country are swarming in to capitalize on a natural gas bonanza. By Shannon SimsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 14, 2021 • 17min
Wall Street’s Toughest Turnaround
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Oct 13, 2021 • 26min
How to Persuade White Lawmakers to Protect Black Hairstyles
In most U.S. states, employers and schools are allowed to discriminate against box braids, locs, and other traditional styles. A coalition of activists and legislators has started to change that. By Patrice Peck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 13, 2021 • 25min
De-radicalizing the Extremists
Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher. By David Yaffe-Bellany and Sophia CaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
