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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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Mar 16, 2021 • 27min
Swab Story
The government gave Puritan $250 million to make more Covid swabs. That doesn’t mean the guys in charge stopped fighting. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 10, 2021 • 22min
Tax Code So White
Dorothy Brown has spent her career documenting racism in a tax system that’s supposedly colorblind. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 9, 2021 • 18min
The $500 Billion Bias Problem
How an unfair property-tax system blocks the building of Black wealth. By Jason GrottoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 2021 • 30min
Vaccine Capitalism
Pfizer deserves every bit of the credit it’s receiving. But should a drug company decide who gets a shot? By Stephanie Baker, Cynthia Koons, and Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 24, 2021 • 22min
Money, It's Gotta Be the Shoes
Young resellers are wringing profits out of everything from the latest Yeezys to outlet-store leftovers—and turning sneakers into a bona fide asset class. By Joshua HuntSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 17, 2021 • 25min
At 93, She Waged War on JPMorgan—and Her Own Grandsons
Beverley Schottenstein said two grandsons who managed her money at JPMorgan forged documents, ran up commissions with inappropriate trading and made her miss tens of millions of dollars in gains. So she decided to teach them all a lesson. By Tom SchoenbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 9, 2021 • 26min
Tim Cook’s $2.3 Trillion Fortress
Trade war? Pfft. Trump? Please. Antitrust? Zuck’s problem. (Ditto privacy.) Revenue? Endless. By Austin Carr and Mark GurmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 2, 2021 • 23min
A Five-Point Plan to Stop the Next Pandemic
The fight against Covid isn’t over, but we’re already learning lessons for the next epidemiological crisis—and the one after that. By Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 28, 2021 • 18min
Never Rest
Laugh at him. Shun his business, Sue him. The Pillow King won't stop his bizarre quest to prove Donald Trump was cheated. Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 26, 2021 • 34min
How I Helped My Dad Die
His body wrecked by ALS, my father insisted that his death, like his life, was his to control. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


