@staceyshick.bsky.social
I edit the Businessweek Daily newsletter at Bloomberg; resident of Queens; alumna, American U; fan of the Tampa Bay Rays (really). I don't run anymore, but I still bake and use punctuation. https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/businessweek
I've become that cliche parent that never goes to movies anymore because kids. That might've been a good decision this Oscar season! Today's Businessweek Daily: Movie parents are not OK (🎁)
"Although there’s no real way to prepare for March Madness fame, there are a couple of things every player should do before the tournament: Make sure your name is in your social media handles, and put an email address in your bio." bloom.bg/4luhGlF
New @amandamull.bsky.social on the 👞: "I’m not sure that any of those questions are really answerable, but the image of all the president’s men in their ill-fitting cater waiter shoes is nonetheless a useful one, just as it’s useful to remember that Trump loves theater" (🎁)
"When the US came knocking for Kyiv’s help to protect against the waves of Shahed drones fired at its Middle East bases and allies, many Ukrainians had one question: What took so long?" Today's Businessweek Daily:
I edited this lovely story last fall about the resurgence of tourism and restaurants in Beirut. I’ve always wanted to go there. I’m so sad for what the people of that city are going through after all they’ve been through already.
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"When the US came knocking for Kyiv’s help to protect against the waves of Shahed drones fired at its Middle East bases and allies, many Ukrainians had one question: What took so long?" Today's Businessweek Daily:
lol at M-W's first example here:
Mog can be a transitive verb (“He mogged his friends in Scrabble when he won by 100 points”) or, less often, an intransitive one (“Whenever she shows up to the club, she absolutely mogs”).
www.merriam-webster.com/slang/mog
Just hanging on a sidewalk on a beautiful night when all the trains in Queens are suspended 🫠🫠🫠🫠
Today's Businessweek Daily features @joshuagreen.bsky.social on Trump trying an Iranian TACO (gift link)
“Gas is something we tend to buy on a weekly basis,” @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social says. “But also we see the price hundreds of times a day. Even if you’re not buying it, you see the price, so the salience of gas prices is like no other.” (gift link)
One thing to consider when Trump says the Iran war could be ending soon ... he's not the only actor here. bloom.bg/3OXSKqM
“Gas is something we tend to buy on a weekly basis,” @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social says. “But also we see the price hundreds of times a day. Even if you’re not buying it, you see the price, so the salience of gas prices is like no other.” (gift link)
Rachel Sugar's byline is apt on a lot of her stories, but it seems *especially* perfect here.
And a free link inside to the latest in Businessweek's Going Viral series: It's about Swig!
Today's Businessweek Daily is about the jobs report and how it points toward more drama at the Fed.
New Buying Power is out! I wrote about Anthropic's feud with the Pentagon, the OpenAI backlash, and the near-ecstatic reaction to seeing anyone with any power or influence in American life publicly break with the Trump admin. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There is a process here
The Trump administration is moving to gut the seniority protections that have provided job security to federal workers for decades. "Another step in the administration’s effort to dismantle the nonpartisan civil service.” via @gregorykorte.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Plus: Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are showing a darkly modern pathway for users to bet on war and other morbid outcomes
Today's Businessweek Daily gets a read on the mood in Tel Aviv, as Israelis are back on war footing yet optimistic about a weakened Iran.
Today's Businessweek Daily comes from the Bloomberg Economics team, which does a lot of work thinking through scenarios like "What happens when Trump decides to launch strikes against Iran?"
"In this unprecedented moment for the Middle East, some consequences for the region and the world are predictable—and some are not. ... Three plausible paths now define the endgame."
Today's Businessweek Daily comes from the Bloomberg Economics team, which does a lot of work thinking through scenarios like "What happens when Trump decides to launch strikes against Iran?"
In Berkshire news, Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel vowed to keep Warren Buffett’s guiding principles intact and sought to reassure investors that the company would outlast the legendary executive.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US goal for an Iran strike proved to be "Everything." But one aim will rule them all and that's regime change, making this an existential and unpredictable fight. My column for Bloomberg @opinion
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
But seriously, this is not a good thing for students: "NYC K-12 students with perfect attendance are on track this year to be in school for 1,102 hours. That’s about 20 fewer days than the national average, per the study, of about 1,231 hours in school each year."
*cries in NYC working parent*: "Out of 45 school weeks, he said, less than half — about 20 — have complete five-day weeks."
www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...
First ice, then fire: A big blaze at the edge of Florida's Everglades ecosystem has its roots in a recent deep-freeze event, compounded by extensive drought. Gift link 🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Warren Buffett enthusiasts are about to get a taste of what life at Berkshire Hathaway looks like without its legendary chief executive officer.
