Bloomberg Businessweek US
The Tortured Truth
Bobomurod Abdullayev was a decent enough sports reporter, but he was a really good politics blogger. Household-name good. Getting-things-done good. So good that he lived in fear of government agents showing up to take him away.
10+ min |
July 04 - 10, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
Jenny Slate
ONE OF THE FIRST YOUTUBE VIRAL VIDEOS WAS MARCEL THE SHELL WITH Shoes On. Released in 2010 and created and voiced by Jenny Slate with Dean Fleischer-Camp, the video about a talking shell has since raked in millions of views, been turned into a children's book and now is a new film from the studio A24.
2 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
Why Sports Nearly Didn't Make It Into Title IX
The daughter of Representative Patsy Mink, Title IX’s legislative champion, recounts the personal drama behind the near-exclusion of athletics from the law
5 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
‘TITLE IX MOVED MOUNTAINS—BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO DO'
Distance swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist JANET EVANS on the need to continue building equity and inclusion in sports
5 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
‘YOU HAVE TO LET THE GAME COME TO YOU'
College hoops star ALIYAH BOSTON on her championship path and why Black women in sports deserve more respect
7 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
Sheryl Swoopes – 'I made guys respect me as a baller'
Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes talks about being a Title IX baby and the first woman drafted into the WNBA
5 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Newsweek
Lisa Fernandez – 'Sports Is One Way to Teach So Much About Life'
Lisa Fernandez, 51, has often been called women's softball's greatest-of-all-time. An overpowering pitcher and a great hitter, in the 1990s she led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles and the U.S. Olympic team to three gold medals, helping to spark the sport's tremendous growth in popularity since then. She is now an assistant coach at UCLA. The following conversation has been edited for space and clarity. -Meredith Wolf Schizer
2 min |
July 01 - 08, 2022 (Double Issue)
Bloomberg Businessweek US
The Other NBA Draft
League officials, investors, and Barack Obama are betting they can make basketball Africa’s second-biggest sport—and Africa basketball’s most valuable growth market
10+ min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
TikTok Turns On the Money Machine
The ad revenue is already flowing, and e-commerce is next
5 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
The Scuffle Over Your Stock Trades
The SEC’s ideas to change how markets work could shake up the brokerage business
5 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
The Global Currency War Begins
Desperate to tame inflation, central bankers are vying for more buying power
5 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Spotify's Long, Winding, and Pricey Journey Into Podcasting Is Very Much Not Over Yet
The company spent $1 billion on studios and top-tier talent. Now it wants to be podcaster for the everyman
10+ min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Is China At Peak Property?
An extended slump in home sales may be a bigger drag on growth this year than lockdowns
4 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
FLUBBED
Inflation blunders have strained the trust that anchored the dollar and other currencies for decades
6 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Elon Musk's Sober Outlook
The billionaire Tesla chief cast a shadow over prospects for the US economy and the Twitter deal
4 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Where Ultrafast Delivery Still Zooms
India’s so-called quick commerce is soaring, but high cash burn may clip the startups’ wings
6 min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Changpeng Zhao – “I don't really care much about money”
Critics say Changpeng Zhao became the wealthiest man in crypto by operating the equivalent of an unlicensed casino. He says that’s all in the past
10+ min |
June 27, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Yellen on the Outs
The White House has sidelined the ex-Fed chair on key issues
7 min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Wildflowers for City Gardens
Rocío Meneses, who grows native Mexican plants, is part of a movement working to bolster declining hummingbird populations
4 min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
When the Mines Close
As many as 1 million people will lose income after a change in the architecture of Ethereum
5 min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Lina Khan, Start Your Engine
The FTC chair has a narrow window to make progress on her antitrust agenda
3 min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Stranded
Panic infects a cruise ship as Covid runs through the passengers and crew. Adapted from the new book Cabin Fever
10+ min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Living With Your New Bear Market
Now that it’s official, your first task is to take a deep breath and assess your risk
5 min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
HOW TO THWART A TYRANT
In Belarus, dissident hackers are bedeviling Lukashenko-and going after Putin, too
10+ min |
June 20, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Get Your Pulse Up
With the LiveWire One, Harley-Davidson's electric spinoff brand makes a statement: A motorcycle should make you feel things
5 min |
June 20, 2022
Entrepreneur US
The Tacos Are on Top!
Taco Bell has been #1 on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list for two years in a row. What is the brand's secret hot sauce? Everything starts with letting the franchisees push innovation.
10 min |
Startups Summer 2022
Entrepreneur US
Breaking a Few Eggs
Founders can give their companies a lot of charm and personality-but is that always a good thing? It's the question facing Eggs Up Grill, a quirky breakfast spot that now has private equity owners, a CEO from TGI Fridays, a mandate to grow, and a delicate balance to strike.
10+ min |
Startups Summer 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
As Podcasts Boom, Ads Don't Keep Pace
The Covid-19 lockdowns were a boon to those in the business of producing content. People had more time at home, benefiting vast swaths of the media industry, from video streamers to news websites.
2 min |
June 20, 2022
Entrepreneur US
If You Can Make It There
The French fast-food sensation O'Tacos is rapidly expanding across Europe, but it failed to find its footing with its first outpost in the U.S. What should its fellow foreign companies know about coming to the U.S.? And how can American partners profit from their unique ideas?
10 min |
Startups Summer 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Behold the Pandemic Proof Convention Center
An optimistic architect hits the road to pitch bold new event space expansions, hoping dentists and accountants are once again ready to schmooze in style
10+ min |