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As Companies Abandon Climate Pledges, Is There a Silver Lining?

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Big Business Is Abandoning Its Climate Goals

From Amazon to Wells Fargo, a look at rampant backsliding on climate pledges.

US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom — Maika Elan for Bloomberg Businessweek

US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom

An economic boom lifted the country of 100 million out of poverty. Then came the Trump rug-pull.

The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software — Andrea Chronopoulos for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software

HR software maker Rippling accused Deel, a key rival, of hiring a staff member to serve as a mole. Things escalated from there.

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How Indian Americans Came to Dominate Hotel Ownership

Plus: The latest from Israel and Iran, and why the G-7 summit seems necessary amid global tensions.

The NBA Finals’ Small-Market Problem Is Overblown

Violence Endangers California Democrats’ Great Move to the Middle

American Mid: Hampton Inn’s Good-Enough Formula for World Domination — Ramsay de Give for Bloomberg Businessweek

American Mid: Hampton Inn’s Good-Enough Formula for World Domination

Hampton has become the largest US chain, and a global export, by being rigorously OK. The waffle makers are standing by.

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Materialists Offers a Frank Take on Love and Money That’s Long Overdue

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Start Your Day Like a Boss: What CEOs Listen To on Their Commutes

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Thrillers, Histories and Capers: The 10 Best Books of Summer 2025

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Can You Build a Great Wine Cellar Using Only American Bottles?

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The Designer Who Taught American Women How to Dress

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The Final Frontier of Luxury in Autos Is Sound

June 1, 2025

AI Advances Are Accelerating, and We’re Not Ready DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race Microsoft’s CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His

May 1, 2025

GM’s Mary Barra Has to Make a $35 Billion EV Bet Work in Trump’s America It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour The Rise and Fall of the Stock Market’s Music King

April 1, 2025

Google Is Searching for an Answer to ChatGPT How TD Became America’s Most Convenient Bank for Money Launderers A US Drone Maker Tries to Take Back the Country’s Skies

March 1, 2025

Walmart Wants to Be Something for Everyone in a Divided America Your Stolen Car Is in a Shipping Container, Bound for Africa Believing in Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer’s Career. Now He’s Facing Prison

June 1, 2025

AI Advances Are Accelerating, and We’re Not Ready DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race Microsoft’s CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His

May 1, 2025

GM’s Mary Barra Has to Make a $35 Billion EV Bet Work in Trump’s America It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour The Rise and Fall of the Stock Market’s Music King

April 1, 2025

Google Is Searching for an Answer to ChatGPT How TD Became America’s Most Convenient Bank for Money Launderers A US Drone Maker Tries to Take Back the Country’s Skies

March 1, 2025

Walmart Wants to Be Something for Everyone in a Divided America Your Stolen Car Is in a Shipping Container, Bound for Africa Believing in Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer’s Career. Now He’s Facing Prison

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The AI Issue

DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race

DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race

Microsoft’s CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His

Microsoft’s CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His

Inside the First Stargate AI Data Center

Inside the First Stargate AI Data Center

How AI Has Already Changed My Job

How AI Has Already Changed My Job

What’s Elon’s Next Move?

Elon and Trump Are Breaking Up in Public

Is Elon’s Political Capital Spent?

Is Elon Quitting Politics... for Banking?

The SEC Pinned Its Hack on a Few Hapless Day Traders. The Full Story Is Far More Troubling — Maxime Mouysset for Bloomberg Businessweek

The SEC Pinned Its Hack on a Few Hapless Day Traders. The Full Story Is Far More Troubling

When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach. One of the hackers says the system is still a soft target.

Going Viral

The story behind the hit

Millions of Americans Are Obsessed With This Japanese Barbecue Sauce — Ryan Haskins for Bloomberg Businessweek; Photos: Getty Images; Bachan’s

Millions of Americans Are Obsessed With This Japanese Barbecue Sauce

The pandemic helped turn Bachan’s—an internet-only savory-sweet condiment—into a grocery store juggernaut.

How Coach Handbags Became a Gen Z Status Symbol

How the Lizard King Built a Reptile Empire Selling $50,000 Geckos

Ones to Watch

Bloomberg Screentime: The 12 Entertainers and Executives Shaping the Arts and Culture

Bloomberg Screentime: The 12 Entertainers and Executives Shaping the Arts and Culture

Get to know the musicians, dealmakers, podcasters and directors who are shaping the future of the industry.

The People in Climate to Watch in 2024

The People in Climate to Watch in 2024

Get to know the investors, policymakers, scientists and activists who are shaping the future of the environment.

A Walk With

Getting to know the most interesting people in business

Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert Wants to Donate His Billions—and Walk Again — Nic Antaya for Bloomberg Businessweek

Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert Wants to Donate His Billions—and Walk Again

The Rocket Mortgage owner, fresh off back-to-back acquisitions, is having a blast spending his fortune.

Two Million Meat Sticks a Day Isn’t Enough for Chomps’ CEO

Inside the Dizzying Chaos of Running a Freight Business Under Trump

Buying Power

Amanda Mull on consumer culture

Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas — Kyoko Hamada for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas

Even if the president were to call off the tariffs tomorrow, he’s unleashed a series of supply chain shocks that will cause consumers pain beyond store shelves.

Extra Salt

Deena Shanker on the food business

What America’s Pizza Economy Is Telling Us About the Real One — Sahara Jajarmikhayat for Bloomberg Businessweek

What America’s Pizza Economy Is Telling Us About the Real One

Higher-end pies are still selling, but for lower-income consumers even frozen pizza is becoming a luxury.

Healthy Sodas Like Poppi, Olipop Are Drawing PepsiCo’s and Coca-Cola’s Attention

Snack Makers Are Removing Fake Colors From Processed Foods

B-Schools

A crash course on the best business schools

African Students Are Flocking to US MBA Programs — Adetona Omokanye

African Students Are Flocking to US MBA Programs

But the Trump administration’s anti-international-student stance could soon put a stop to this.

Global Deans Condemn Move Denying International Students to Harvard

Gutting DEI? Not So Fast, Say B-School Applicants

Field Day

Ira Boudway and Randall Williams on the business of sports

Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary — Alex Gamsu Jenkins for Bloomberg Businessweek

Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary

Customers love them, but streamers are getting choosier in what they say yes to.

Ones to Watch

Bloomberg Screentime: The 12 Entertainers and Executives Shaping the Arts and Culture

Bloomberg Screentime: The 12 Entertainers and Executives Shaping the Arts and Culture

Get to know the musicians, dealmakers, podcasters and directors who are shaping the future of the industry.

The People in Climate to Watch in 2024

The People in Climate to Watch in 2024

Get to know the investors, policymakers, scientists and activists who are shaping the future of the environment.

Buying Power

Amanda Mull on consumer culture

Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas — Kyoko Hamada for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas

Even if the president were to call off the tariffs tomorrow, he’s unleashed a series of supply chain shocks that will cause consumers pain beyond store shelves.

Field Day

Ira Boudway and Randall Williams on the business of sports

Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary — Alex Gamsu Jenkins for Bloomberg Businessweek

Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary

Customers love them, but streamers are getting choosier in what they say yes to.

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Reward the loudest fans and make sure there are lots and lots of bathrooms.

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The upcoming conclave in Canada may be the rare space to find common ground, even as the forum itself is looking increasingly outmoded.

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How Trump’s Raids Tighten an Already Tight Labor Market

On this week’s Everybody’s Business, the “invisible economy” comes into focus: undocumented workers, shifting food prices and a black market for exotic animals.

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The $7 Billion Nicotine-Pouch Market’s Next Target? Women

In Sweden, female users are adopting the tobacco-free products faster than their male counterparts — and companies have taken notice.

The $7 Billion Nicotine-Pouch Market’s Next Target? Women

June 12, 2025

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Europe Is Stepping Up to Be the World’s Climate Sheriff

While the US backslides on environmental action, more global companies are modeling themselves on EU standards.

Europe Is Stepping Up to Be the World’s Climate Sheriff

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US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom

An economic boom lifted the country of 100 million out of poverty. Then came the Trump rug-pull.

US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom

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US Tariff Limbo Gives Canadian Warehouses a New Lease on Life

With US bonded facilities increasingly full, importers find that stockpiling goods north of the border works just as well.

US Tariff Limbo Gives Canadian Warehouses a New Lease on Life

June 11, 2025

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African Students Are Flocking to US MBA Programs

But the Trump administration’s anti-international-student stance could soon put a stop to this.

African Students Are Flocking to US MBA Programs

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Musk Moves on From the Meltdown

A week after his very public meltdown, the Elon, Inc. gang discusses what’s next for Musk now that he’s no longer in the White House

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