Big Take

An interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz offers relief, but Asia’s economic woes are far from over. Beyond the chokepoint, the conflict has forced long-lasting shifts in Asia’s food and energy flows.
On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Oanh Ha joins Odd Lots co-hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal to discuss why Asia is reeling from the conflict and what the “new normal” looks like for global supply chains.

Hosted by Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang; Reported by Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal; Edited by Patrick Hirsch, Julia Weaver.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.
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After nearly four months of fighting, the US and Iran have declared a memorandum of understanding aimed at halting hostilities between the two sides and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Oil fell and stocks rose on the announcement that the conflict could soon be over, but a lack of details and ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran’s proxies in Lebanon have left many wondering if this is just a temporary reprieve.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Sarah Holder and Bloomberg National Security Editor Nick Wadhams look at what each side wants in a deal, how Israel fits into the equation and what to watch for ahead of the formal signing on June 19 in Switzerland.
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Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Nick Wadhams; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe, Julia Press and Victor Swezey; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.
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Almost a century after the Wall Street crash of 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin says he believes some of its most dangerous ingredients are reappearing. Joining Stephanie Flanders on Trumponomics, the financial journalist and author of 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History argues that today’s market is filled with “eerie parallels” to the late 1920s. These include a transformative new technology, a flood of retail investors and a growing willingness to loosen the rules.
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SpaceX went public today, with the largest IPO in history. Following months of buildup, shares opened at $150 and were trading at $161.11 at market close.
On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Tech’s Ed Ludlow to discuss the record-breaking deal and what it means for Elon Musk, everyday investors and other companies on the brink of going public.
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Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Ed Ludlow; Edited by Paddy Hirsch and Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.
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The 2026 World Cup kicks off today in Mexico City. It’ll be the largest in FIFA’s history, spanning three host countries and 48 competing teams and is expected to generate between $11 and $13 billion.
But the tournament’s expansion comes at the expense of fans navigating a new dynamic pricing model and cities shouldering overhead costs. On today’s Big Take, host David Gura, Bloomberg’s Vanessa Perdomo and economist Andrew Zimbalist track who stands to profit the most from the people’s game.
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Hosted by David Gura; Produced by David Fox with help from Rachael Lewis-Krisky and Victor Swezey; Reported by Vanessa Perdomo; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.
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