2026-01-03 21:00:11
What does a movie about a 1950s ping-pong player have to say about last year? Plenty.
2026-01-03 21:00:11
Optimism, especially about our ability to solve big problems, is in brutally short supply these days. The gloom might be at its worst in the climate change arena, where the Trump administration is in the midst of an all-out assault on green energy and the world is poised to miss the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees C.
2026-01-03 21:00:08
It’s shaping up to be another tough year in 2026 for US freight.
2026-01-03 16:00:08
Luck was the quality Napoleon most prized in his generals — knowing that a good leader makes their own. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has come to look like an unlucky commander, having squandered a landslide general election victory by failing to inspire the voters with any sense of core purpose. And at minus 54 points in a recent poll, Starmer has also become “the most unpopular PM ever.” Labour members of Parliament fear he is on course to lead the party to inevitable defeat.
2026-01-03 00:00:08
A recap of the writer’s favorite Bloomberg Opinion cartoons — improved or otherwise by Google’s Gemini.
2026-01-02 20:00:12
Social media algorithms know me better than I do. Who knew I’d get such joy from watching Love Luxury, a handbag reseller with a YouTube channel that typically features bereft women trying to sell Birkin bags gifted from former lovers? “It is just too painful to keep,” one says. “Oh, and the stickers are still on … can I get $50,000 for it?”
