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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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  • The Russian Operation Using AI Fakes to Target Voters

    The Russian Operation Using AI Fakes to Target Voters
    May 13 2026

    This year has seen an uptick in falsified videos and other online disinformation with a common theme: advancing Kremlin interests.

    On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg investigative reporter Stephanie Baker tells Sarah Holder how she identified nearly 200 social media posts and videos that bear the hallmarks of a Russian influence operation that researchers call Storm-1516. Baker, who has written extensively about Russia and is the author of Punishing Putin, explains why so few of these posts are factchecked in real time — and what that lack of oversight means for the US as it prepares for this year’s midterms.

    Read more: The Most Potent Weapon in Russia’s Disinformation War

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    Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Stephanie Baker and Priyanjana Bengani ; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

    Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

    Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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    19 mins
  • Modi Is More Powerful Than Ever — Even as India’s Economy Strains

    Modi Is More Powerful Than Ever — Even as India’s Economy Strains
    May 12 2026

    Despite India facing economic headwinds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party defied expectations with a stunning state election sweep — capped by a historic win in opposition stronghold West Bengal.

    On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s Menaka Doshi about how the BJP secured a shock victory and what an emboldened Modi might mean for India and the world.

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    Read more: Resurgent Modi Paves Way to Keep Power in India Well Beyond 2030

    Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Produced by Naomi Ng, Yang Yang; Reported by Menaka Doshi; Edited by Paddy Hirsch.

    Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky, Yang Yang; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa.

    Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver; Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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    19 mins
  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Legacy

    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Legacy
    May 10 2026

    After eight years as chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell’s term concludes this week. On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Fed correspondents Catarina Saraiva and Amara Omeokwe to look back at Powell’s successes, missteps and legacy — and what shape the central bank could take in the future.

    Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Amara Omeokwe and Catarina Saraiva; Edited by Paddy Hirsch.

    Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Alex Suguira.

    Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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    21 mins
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