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The Long, Expensive Race to Bring F1 Back to Africa — David Phipps/Sutton Images/Getty Images

The Long, Expensive Race to Bring F1 Back to Africa

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The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty — Vivek Thakker for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty

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With Shake Shack in First Class, Airline Food Is No Longer a Joke — Bailey Garrot for Bloomberg Businessweek

With Shake Shack in First Class, Airline Food Is No Longer a Joke

The burger is just about mastered at 35,000 feet. The next big hurdle: crispy fries and avocado toast.

Biscuits, Handbags and Chatbots: 10 Companies to Watch Right Now

Biscuits, Handbags and Chatbots: 10 Companies to Watch Right Now

Analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence have sifted through thousands of publicly traded companies to highlight a select few for investors.

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Tariff Pullback Shows Trump Isn’t Immune to Wall Street After All

Plus: The high cost of indiscriminately firing government experts.

Musk’s Break With Trump Over Tariffs Might Be Strike Two

Seoul Edges Back to Normal After Court Ousts President Yoon

LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild — Stella Kalinina for Bloomberg Businessweek

LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild

As costs soar and climate risks mount, there are no easy answers for LA’s recovery. So one block in Altadena is working together to get home.

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The Best TV Shows, Books, Art and Theater Arriving in April

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The Art of Perfect Vibes: How NYC’s Hottest Restaurants Got That Way

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Higher Education

The Future of Higher Ed Is in Austin

The Future of Higher Ed Is in Austin

College Presidents on Trump, Tuition and Universities Under Pressure

College Presidents on Trump, Tuition and Universities Under Pressure

Is College Still Worth It Economically?

Is College Still Worth It Economically?

It’s College Acceptance Season for the Last Babies Born Before the Great Recession

It’s College Acceptance Season for the Last Babies Born Before the Great Recession

Trumpland vs. Elon vs. Tariffs

Elon Consolidates His Empire

What Musk’s Millions Mean for Wisconsin

Bonus - The View from Musk Watch

The Secretive Billionaire Behind America’s Most Corporate City

The Secretive Billionaire Behind America’s Most Corporate City

Irvine is a seemingly normal place to live—except it’s a radical experiment in what happens when America’s richest real estate developer is virtually the only landlord in town.

Going Viral

The story behind the hit

The Mexican Drugstore Mascot Opening Doors to the US — Shira Inbar for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Mexican Drugstore Mascot Opening Doors to the US

Farmacias Similares’ Dr. Simi plush dolls are popping up in famous arms around the globe, giving the chain brand recognition ahead of its expansion across the border.

The Global Matcha Boom Is Driving a Shortage in Japan

The Startup That Stepped In When the Baby Formula Supply Chain Broke

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.

The People in Finance to Watch in 2024

The People in Finance to Watch in 2024

Get to know the investors, money managers, executives and strategists who are shaping the future of finance.

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Bloomberg Technology: The Ones to Watch in Tech

These are the startup founders, Big Tech managers, low-key investors—and even a bureaucrat—who could play a bigger role than you realize in shaping tech’s future.

A Walk With

Getting to know the most interesting people in business

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Bets Meta Can’t Copy High-Tech Glasses

The new Spectacles can project augmented-reality imagery onto the lenses.

Disney’s Parks Chief Sees Fortnite as Key to Its Future

How Oura’s Smart Ring Bridged the Gap From Tech Bros to Normies

Buying Power

Amanda Mull on consumer culture

Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually — Carmen Winant for Bloomberg Businessweek

Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually

Trump’s tariffs upend a nearly century-old bargain between politicians and US consumers.

Extra Salt

Deena Shanker on the food business

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Snack Makers Are Removing Fake Colors From Processed Foods

PepsiCo designed a new spicy potato chip without using its signature—and artificially formulated—dyes. Remaking the original Doritos is proving much harder.

Why Fast Food Could Be MAHA’s Next Target

Why Everyone’s Obsessed With Meat Sticks and Cottage Cheese

B-Schools

A crash course on the best business schools

How One MBA Grad Blew the Whistle on a $2 Billion Deal — Evgeniy Rein for Bloomberg Businessweek

How One MBA Grad Blew the Whistle on a $2 Billion Deal

Nelson Amenya hoped to help establish better business practices in his native Kenya. But after calling out a lucrative government project, he might not have the option to return home.

Execs Head to the Swiss Alps for Specialized Business Degrees

Business Schools Are Back

Field Day

Ira Boudway and Randall Williams on the business of sports

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There’s No Easy Way to Fix Major League Baseball’s Wealth Gap

Frustrated fans want small-market owners to spend more, but larger economic forces are at play.

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.

The People in Finance to Watch in 2024

The People in Finance to Watch in 2024

Get to know the investors, money managers, executives and strategists who are shaping the future of finance.

Bloomberg Technology: The Ones to Watch in Tech — Photo illustration: 731; Photos: Brendan Carr, Demi Gut, Evan Resiser, Dave Fontenot, Emily Liu, Luciana Lisandro, Tushar Ahulwalia, Unit Madan; Photographer: Josh Edelson/Getty Images

Bloomberg Technology: The Ones to Watch in Tech

These are the startup founders, Big Tech managers, low-key investors—and even a bureaucrat—who could play a bigger role than you realize in shaping tech’s future.

Buying Power

Amanda Mull on consumer culture

Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually — Carmen Winant for Bloomberg Businessweek

Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually

Trump’s tariffs upend a nearly century-old bargain between politicians and US consumers.

Field Day

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BW_FIELDDAY_MBAPAYGAP_01-HP — Hunter French for Bloomberg Businessweek

There’s No Easy Way to Fix Major League Baseball’s Wealth Gap

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