Big Take

The results are in: In a US midterm election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump, a blue wave swept Congress. Democrats will control both the House and Senate for the last two years of Trump’s term.
On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder, Bloomberg White House reporter Josh Wingrove and Congress editor Megan Scully dig into how election night played out in the US, how markets are reacting and what clashes to expect between President Trump and Democrats in Congress.
Find our special series of timely and urgent conversations on the US midterm elections wherever you listen to podcasts. We are also live blogging at Bloomberg.com with the latest from across the globe.
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Josh Wingrove and Megan Scully; Produced by Naomi Shavin and David Fox; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer and Tracey Samuelson; Engineering by Sean Carter.
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It’s Election Day in the US and a deluge of midterms-related lawsuits have already been filed, even though polls haven’t closed yet.
Bloomberg legal reporter Zoe Tillman and Josh Wingrove, who covers the White House, join host David Gura to make sense of the latest legal fights.
Read more: Trump’s Aggressive Voter Lawsuits Offer Democrats a Blueprint for Legal Defense
This is a developing story. We are live blogging at Bloomberg.com with the latest from across the globe.
Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Josh Wingrove and Zoe Tillman; Produced by David Fox and Julia Press; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
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Hackers the FBI has linked to North Korea stole $6.3 billion from Binance, pulling off the biggest crypto heist of all time.
On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg crypto editor Ryan Weeks and Bloomberg Economics’ Adam Farrar about how the attack unfolded and how stolen crypto is increasingly funding Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.
Read more:
North Korean Hackers Behind Binance Crypto Heist Are Weaponizing AI
Kim Jong Un Flouted Sanctions to Amass $22 Billion Windfall
Further listening: The Unexpected Rise of North Korea’s Economy
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After a rare double downgrade warning from MSCI, Indonesia suffered its worst stock rout in nearly 30 years.
On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Indonesia bureau chief Ben Otto about what dropping Southeast Asia’s largest economy from key global benchmarks would mean for investors and what Jakarta can do to avert the crisis.
Read more: What Happens If Indonesia Is Removed From MSCI’s Global Indexes?

Further listening: Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Lunch Experiment
Host: K. Oanh Ha; Guest: Ben Otto; Produced by Naomi Ng; Edited by Crispina Robert and Nicole Beemsterboer; Engineering by Greg Tock.
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Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to set new records for the video game industry. But will potential billion-dollar sales of the title buoy an entire industry facing years of layoffs and lower returns on investment?

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier takes us inside the making of GTA VI and breaks down the financial stakes of one of the biggest entertainment releases of all time.
Read more: The Making of Grand Theft Auto VI
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Jason Schreier; Produced by Julia Press; Edited by Aaron Edwards; Engineering by Sean Carter.
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