Stacey Shick

Argentina Got in a Rut as Milei’s Political Capital Fell Here’s why the US is talking about a bailout. Plus: Mall mogul Rick Caruso sees opportunity after Los Angeles fires.

As Argentina's short-term interest rates soar today, here's Tuesday's Businessweek Daily on how Milei got here, trying to prevent a slump in the peso that would fuel inflation ahead of midterm elections on Oct. 26

Why Tesla’s Cheaper Model Y Is a Disappointment The pared-back car comes from a company falling behind in the EV race. Plus: African farmers’ opportunity.

We wanted flying cars and got fabric seats. Here's @chafkin.bsky.social on why Tesla's new standard models and its larger ambitions are disappointing now

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Aw, shucks!

A couple of national treasures here

Picture of a morning blue sky with a scattering of pink clouds above a power line and some trees.

Beautiful moon here today too. I couldn’t get a good picture on my run, but the clouds also spectacular.

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Taylor Swift Has a New Album and Another Billion Dollars Sales from The Life of a Showgirl and its movie theater release party will add to her $2.1 billion.

Taylor Swift is now worth $2.1 billion, up $1 billion from two years ago, when the Bloomberg Billionaires Index first outed her as a member of the three-commas club.

And I assure you it's a coincidence that my daughter's favorite cover variation image is inside.

Taylor Swift Has a New Album and Another Billion Dollars Sales from The Life of a Showgirl and its movie theater release party will add to her $2.1 billion.

In today's Businessweek Daily, we're proud to report Taylor Swift is now a multibillionaire. (That's $2.1 billion before "The Life of a Showgirl") 🎁 link

The Real Mastermind Behind Trump’s Imperial Presidency Elon Musk is the face of DOGE, but Russell Vought is the brains. He’s been planning such a crusade since well before Project 2025.

If Russell Vought had escaped your attention so far, my Businessweek colleague @chafkin.bsky.social wrote a great profile earlier this year that gets into what exactly his whole deal is. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

‘One Battle After Another’ Tosses a Molotov Cocktail Into the Megaplex A film about political violence feels contemporary. Plus: 10 stocks to watch in the fourth quarter.

Today's Businessweek Daily is about the movie everyone is talking about, "One Battle After Another," and how it managed to meet the moment.

The comments on this are a wholesome delight.

Government Shutdowns Are Sadly Familiar Now The most likely outcome: Essential services will continue until a predictable deal is struck.

Any shock value of a government shutdown wore off years ago. Wes Kosova writes today in the Businessweek Daily about how this is all likely to go

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Government Shutdowns Are Sadly Familiar Now The most likely outcome: Essential services will continue until a predictable deal is struck.

Any shock value of a government shutdown wore off years ago. Wes Kosova writes today in the Businessweek Daily about how this is all likely to go

This was fun, and not just because I got this close on one demographic.

The Latest Little Luxury: Fancier, Fattier Butter Elsewhere in the grocery store, shoppers are on the hunt for bargains. But sales of high-priced premium butter are growing.

“You realize, ‘I can cut other things out of my life, but I cannot cut this butter out,’” Clarke said. “The world is on fire. We have butter and cheese.”

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Seen at a Queens street fair this afternoon: A barrel-chested guy in a “Hot Girls for Zohran” T-shirt

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Happy Game 162 Day to all who celebrate. Baseball is the best.

Seen in a Queens diner this morning: A man wearing a T-shirt with a Curtis Sliwa portrait on it, in the style of the Shepard Fairey Obama Hope poster

170 this week!

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Side Effects of Trump’s Drug Import Tariffs: Confusion, Blurred Vision The president’s social media post leaves many policy questions unanswered.

Today's Businessweek Daily: Tariff side effects include confusion, blurred vision

Side Effects of Trump’s Drug Import Tariffs: Confusion, Blurred Vision The president’s social media post leaves many policy questions unanswered.

"As is typical these days, it wasn’t entirely clear who might be affected, because companies with US plants were supposed to be exempt … or it might just be companies building new facilities? Do they need factories for every drug they sell … or can they simply manufacture a single formula there?"