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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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Aug 5, 2020 • 19min
Google Dominates Search Ads More Than Ever, Is Working Through That
If you’re a therapist—or any small business owner, really— you live and die with Google. Regulators may step in. By Mark Bergen and Shelly BanjoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 30, 2020 • 14min
The Coming Baby Deficit
The Covid-19 crisis may leave a lasting imprint on U.S. fertility trends, taking a toll on growth. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 29, 2020 • 22min
Hands of a God
How a gold casting of Nelson Mandela’s hands became an art world albatross. By Danielle BochoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22, 2020 • 21min
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Ben & Jerry’s recipe for corporate activism. By Jordyn Holman and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 15, 2020 • 27min
The Front-Runner
Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, devised by Sarah Gilbert, is in human trials. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Now the world waits. By Stephanie BakerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2020 • 23min
The Case of the Empty Frames
For 30 years, experts have tried and failed to solve the most expensive, and possibly strangest, art heist in history. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2020 • 32min
Troubles in Quinn Country
In the Irish borderlands, Sean Quinn was always known as a tough businessman. But he was hugely successful and created thousands of jobs. A local hero. And then it all went wrong. By Kit Chellel and Liam VaughanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2020 • 20min
Worst-Case Scenario
Cash-strapped, dysfunctional, and led by a chloroquine-obsessed populist, Brazil may be the pandemic’s perfect storm. By Julia Leite, Simone Iglesias, Martha Beck, and Ethan BronnerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2020 • 12min
The Case for Quotas
They’ve helped women. Can quotas help change the racial makeup of C-suites and management? By Rebecca GreenfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2020 • 40min
The Pariah Ship
The cruise industry was already in a Covid-19 crisis when the MS Zaandam set sail. Yet Holland America was unprepared when people began to fall sick and country after country turned the ship away. By Michael Smith, Drake Bennett, and K. Oanh HaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
