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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 Steamy, Billion-Dollar World of Romantasy
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The Man City Scandal Rocking the Premier League
October 1, 2026 · 16 minThe Premier League has found its top-ranked club, the star-studded and highly decorated Manchester City, guilty of artificially boosting financial results by more than £900 million over nine years. The franchise used “sham” contracts to…
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Can $700 Million Buy Republicans the US Senate?
September 30, 2026 · 17 minThe 2026 midterms are on track to become the most expensive elections in US history, with Republican Senate candidates raking in hundreds of millions from PACs and Democrats riding a growing wave of individual donations. So who has the…
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China’s New Message to Its Billionaires: Pay Up
September 29, 2026 · 13 minChina is ramping up an ongoing effort to shore up local government budgets and fund AI data centers with tax revenue from its richest citizens. Billionaires across the country are seeing bills hit their doorstep, and one major deadline to…
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Could Bond Yields Break the Stock Market?
September 28, 2026 · 18 minAt over 5%, the 10-year Treasury yield is the highest since 2007. Those soaring yields are raising lots of questions about whether investors should be trimming stocks and buying bonds. But timing such a move can be complicated. On…