Podcast: Happy 250th to America Inc.

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Welcome to the Saturday edition of Businessweek Daily, featuring the Everybody’s Business podcast. Let us know what you think by emailing the editor. If this newsletter was forwarded to you, click here to sign up. Birthdays are a time of celebration and also a time of reflection: So, 250 years in, how is the US doing? Relatively speaking, it’s still a startup. Would a savvy investment adviser tell clients to put their savings into America Inc.? This week on Everybody’s Business, host Stacey Vanek Smith and Businessweek Editor Brad Smith are joined by economist Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Yale Budget Lab, to assess America the business: the good, the bad, and the … Uber? Plus Brad and Stacey speak with Businessweek senior editor Laura Bliss about the turf wars and shadow budgets around the 250th anniversary celebrations. (Laura also discussed her story this week on the Big Take podcast.) Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, iHeart and the Bloomberg Terminal. Everybody's Business USA, the 250 Year Old Startup More Weekend Reads Kaley Glenn-Mills, photographed in Chico, California. Photographer: Chloe Aftel for Bloomberg Businessweek At 17, she sued Meta and Google, and won. Now she’s ready to tell her story: Kaley Glenn-Mills’ lawsuit reshaped the fight to protect children from social media. She says she still can’t stop scrolling. Americans are experiencing a shortage in fun as rising prices, longer lines and limited access keep them from the activities that bring them joy. The most pristine places in the US are feeling pressure from their popularity. Here’s how to see the most popular National Parks without the crowds. Launched by surfer-turned-model-turned-Ernst & Young consultant Joe Kudla, Vuori is quickly becoming a clothing staple of the fit and well-off. The original prediction market boosters have qualms about the boom, as sports betting becomes more prominent. The “Southern squeeze” is reshaping places like Nashville and Atlanta, as affluent newcomers boost local economies at the expense of longtime residents. Is the dollar dominant because of America’s economy — or its political and military power? A new crop of books hints at a shift in the consensus. ByteDance’s new $39 billion data center in Brazil opens a new front in the US-China battle for AI dominance. Leia em português | Lea la nota en español Ranchers, veterinarians and government agencies are battling the invasive US screwworm infestation on multiple fronts. Will it be enough to contain the spread? AI bots are showing up uninvited to remote meetings faster than humans can create social norms to guide them. AOL is public again, now part of an Italian software conglomerate called Bending Spoons that’s looking for growth in older apps. Trump’s fixation on Greenland has put it in an uncomfortable, if potentially lucrative, position as it attracts investors it might not even want. Israeli stocks soared throughout the wars in Gaza and Iran, but now they’re plunging as the US seeks to resolve the conflict. Trump has scored big wins at the Supreme Court in his quest to reshape US immigration policy, but he took a loss on birthright citizenship. Spain built too much solar capacity, and now investors want out. Most of the world has turned against indoor smoking. So why do airport smoking lounges still exist? These Wall Street women ditched spreadsheets and trading floors to go after brand deals and social media fame. Expensive, rare supercars were once common ways to sell a brand’s image. Now automakers appear to see less value in them. The Mishal Husain Show: Historian Jill Lepore on the US at 250 Play Alphadots! Our daily word puzzle with a plot twist. Today’s clue: Body of science? Play now! We’re improving your newsletter experience and we’d love your feedback. If something looks off, help us fine-tune your experience by reporting it here. Follow Us You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg’s Businessweek Daily newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, sign up here to get it in your inbox. Unsubscribe Bloomberg.com Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 |