menu_open Columnists

Bloomberg

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Billionaire Carmaker's Tariff Blame Is Misplaced

Billionaire Carmaker's Tariff Blame Is Misplaced

What’s French for “elbows up”? In just a few days, the US – the European Union’s top export destination – is set to start slapping 25%...

previous day 9

Bloomberg

Lionel Laurent

The Impossible Trinity at the Heart of US Tariffs

The Impossible Trinity at the Heart of US Tariffs

If you’ve spent hopeless hours searching for coherence in the White House’s trade strategy set to be unveiled April 2 — a date President Donald...

previous day 50

Bloomberg

Robert Burgess

If the Switch 2 Stumbles, Nintendo Has No Plan B

sunday 8

Bloomberg

Gearoid Reidy & Taylor Tyson

Is Champagne’s Bubble About to Burst?

sunday 80

Bloomberg

Lara Williams

The Hunt for Critical Minerals Can’t Lead the US Astray

The Hunt for Critical Minerals Can’t Lead the US Astray

Talk of the US annexing Canada, buying Greenland and strong-arming Ukraine all seems animated by one priority: gaining greater access to critical...

28.03.2025 2

Bloomberg

Editorial Board

Obsessed With Greenland? You Too May Have the Wrong Map

Obsessed With Greenland? You Too May Have the Wrong Map

At some point in his life, Donald Trump looked at a world map and saw something he wants — something that, as president of the US, he now says he...

28.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Andreas Kluth

Rumeysa Ozturk’s ICE Detention Is a Wake-Up Call

The arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish PhD student grabbed off the streets of a Boston suburb by immigration agents on Tuesday, marks a new low...

28.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

Patricia Lopez

Tariffs Will Destroy the Best Cure for the Trade Deficit

Tariffs Will Destroy the Best Cure for the Trade Deficit

Trump’s upcoming tariff barrage is supposed to reduce trade deficits by cutting out imports. Forgotten amid all the administration’s threats and...

28.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Shannon Oneil

What Warren Buffett and Li Ka-shing Hoarding Cash Tells Us

What Warren Buffett and Li Ka-shing Hoarding Cash Tells Us

One is known as the Oracle of Omaha, the other as Superman. Warren Buffett and Li Ka-shing are the two most revered investors in the West and East....

28.03.2025 20

Bloomberg

Shuli Ren

Putin Smells Blood in the Water on US Black Sea Deal

Putin Smells Blood in the Water on US Black Sea Deal

There’s at least one piece of advice Donald Trump gave in his book The Art of the Deal that anybody who’s ever had to negotiate anything would...

28.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

Marc Champion

Tariffs Are Coming for Your Next Used Car

Tariffs Are Coming for Your Next Used Car

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Auto tariffs are on their way (although there are still a few days...

28.03.2025 4

Bloomberg

John Authers

Study Turkey under Erdogan Before Rejecting Democracy

Study Turkey under Erdogan Before Rejecting Democracy

Nobody knows better than Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that jail time can aid a political career. He was unjustly imprisoned in 1999 by...

27.03.2025 8

Bloomberg

Marc Champion

Watching the End of America, One Viral Video at a Time

27.03.2025 50

Bloomberg

Jessica Karl

Trump’s Climate Onslaught Is Worse Than You Think

Trump’s Climate Onslaught Is Worse Than You Think

I’m Thomas Black, and this is Bloomberg Opinion Today, an eclectic compilation of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . After the first...

27.03.2025 20

Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Tim Cook Is Back in China. Apple Intelligence Isn’t

Tim Cook Is Back in China. Apple Intelligence Isn’t

If you log onto Chinese social media these days, you may encounter many young people expressing the “involution” or neijuan mentality. It’s...

27.03.2025 10

Bloomberg

Catherine Thorbecke

You Can’t Change Your Mind About Mergers

27.03.2025 10

Bloomberg

Matt Levine

With a World Like This, Who Needs a Bond Villain?

With a World Like This, Who Needs a Bond Villain?

About 20 years ago, there was one fear above all that kept investors and regulators awake at night: global imbalances. In particular, there was...

27.03.2025 10

Bloomberg

John Authers

The Synthetic Lender of Last Resort

27.03.2025 10

Bloomberg

Matt Levine

Trump’s 25% Tariff Hands the Car Industry Keys to China

Trump’s 25% Tariff Hands the Car Industry Keys to China

If you had a vision of the future where the global car industry wasn’t dominated by China, you can kiss those dreams goodbye. That’s because...

27.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

David Fickling

The UK Cuts While Germany Thrusts

The UK Cuts While Germany Thrusts

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Rachel Agonistes was painful to watch. Rachel Reeves, installed...

27.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

John Authers

US Auto Tariffs Are a Recipe for More Big, Boring Trucks

US Auto Tariffs Are a Recipe for More Big, Boring Trucks

The manicured lawns of US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort were crammed earlier this month with beautiful vehicles from European luxury...

27.03.2025 2

Bloomberg

Chris Bryant

Europe Needs More Than Money to Defend Itself

Europe Needs More Than Money to Defend Itself

Europe finally appears serious about rearming. German legislators have agreed to exempt defense from constitutional limits on debt spending. The...

27.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Editorial Board

Anti-Bribery Law’s Pause Is a Gift to Corrupt Competitors

Anti-Bribery Law’s Pause Is a Gift to Corrupt Competitors

The White House claims American companies are losing business abroad because US law prohibits them from paying bribes. That’s just one of the...

27.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Editorial Board

Let Consumers Decide Whether to Eat Lab-Grown Meat

Let Consumers Decide Whether to Eat Lab-Grown Meat

The stretch of Interstate 5 that runs through the heart of California’s sunbaked Central Valley would be forgettable if not for the stench of...

27.03.2025 3

Bloomberg

Editorial Board

Government Contracting Is an Easy But Elusive Target

Government Contracting Is an Easy But Elusive Target

Of all the things Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is trying to do in Washington, putting the squeeze on government contractors is...

27.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Justin Fox

This Billionaire Democrat Is Ready to Brawl

This Billionaire Democrat Is Ready to Brawl

President Donald Trump has not yet completed 100 days in office, but for Democratic governors, the shadow primary for 2028 is underway as they test...

27.03.2025 1

Bloomberg

Patricia Lopez

Years of Climate Action Demolished in Days: A Timeline

26.03.2025 50

Bloomberg

Mark Gongloff & Elaine He

Strawberries Are Secretly Evil

Strawberries Are Secretly Evil

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, the common-sense candidate of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . Every now and then, a trend has such a...

24.03.2025 2

Bloomberg

Jessica Karl

The Dollar’s Exceptional, Like It or Not

The Dollar’s Exceptional, Like It or Not

It’s again fashionable to be down on the dollar. After a great run the past few years, the prevailing sentiment is now one of anxiety. Not just...

24.03.2025 10

Bloomberg

Daniel Moss