Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on Economy, Trucking Industry
Supply chains underpin our society. Between a labor shortage, computer hacks, and other disruptions, we're seeing what happens when they struggle.
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Supply chains underpin our society. Between a labor shortage, computer hacks, and other disruptions, we're seeing what happens when they struggle.
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Bird Song of the Day From Ethopia. I thought cranes would have more interesting calls than they do, but they all honk in more or less the same way. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching. All the charts are becoming dull — approaching nominal, if you accept the “new normal” of cases, for example. Still whoops. I guess we’ll see if Biden abandoning masks provides sufficient incentive. “Nearly 3 in 5 Unvaccinated Adults Say a Big ...
Author of the article: Joe Weisenthal Publishing date: May 10, 2021  â¢Â 1 day ago  â¢Â 6 minute read  â¢Â Article content (Bloomberg) â For years the Bitcoin industry has been hoping the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would approve an ETF, which would theoretically allow an easy onramp for a lot more money to flow into the coin. So far though, applicants have been disappointed, despite approvals for similar products in other countries. But with institutional adoption on the rise, could 2021 finally be the year? Bloomberg Intelligence E...
May 3, 2018Like The New York Times — which has highlighted its registered users and newsletter subscribers as audiences ripe for conversion — Bloomberg is focusing on users who have demonstrated an appetite for Bloomberg’s free content. There was an obvious place to start: Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal, one of the news organization’s most popular podcasts. The twice-weekly show that takes deep dives into markets and finance topics has seen downloads double in the past year, and since January alone, downloads have increased by 35%. In an audience survey completed in Fe...