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The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

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  • How APEC Become a Battleground for US-China Influence

    How APEC Become a Battleground for US-China Influence
    Nov 4 2025

    Asian nations are walking a tightrope between Washington and Beijing – juggling trade, tech and security pressures as the heavyweights vie for influence.

    On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Adam Farrar, Bloomberg’s senior geoeconomics analyst for Asia Pacific, to unpack what may have been overlooked at the APEC summit as the Xi-Trump show came to town.

    Read more: Xi Calls for Stable Supply Chains After Sealing Trump Truce

    Further listening: Trump Got an ‘Amazing’ Meeting. China Got Much-Needed Time

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    19 mins
  • It’s Not Just You. There Are a Lot of Layoffs Happening

    It’s Not Just You. There Are a Lot of Layoffs Happening
    Nov 3 2025

    The last time the United States saw layoff numbers this high was during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg US Economy reporter Julia Fanzeres and host David Gura tackle the layoff wave of 2025: what it reveals about the state of the US economy — and what it means for the workers swept up in it.

    Read more: Wave of US Layoffs Flash Early Warning Sign for Job Market

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    11 mins
  • Weekend Listen: Nobel Laureate Believes US Pressure on Maduro Is the Only Way

    Weekend Listen: Nobel Laureate Believes US Pressure on Maduro Is the Only Way
    Nov 2 2025

    Three weeks after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado finds herself supporting US intervention in her native country. Mishal speaks to Maria Corina on recent US boat strikes, Nicolas Maduro’s fate and the need for strength to secure peace.

    03:24 - "I had to go into hiding"
    03:51 - Impact of the Nobel Peace Prize
    05:38 - US Military build up
    10:21 - Prospect of US ground strikes
    13:10 - Is Machado speaking to the Trump Administration?
    16:00 - Prospect of regime change
    18:50 - Venezuela after Maduro
    23:04 - Machado's economic vision
    26:04 - What is the Venezuelan opposition planning next?
    28:23 - "We are ready to take our government"
    34:22 - Why Machado thinks this time is different

    Watch this podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS

    You can find the written version of this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview

    Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net

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    37 mins
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