When Your Phone Is Your Wallet
The future of money is in your pocket — the one you keep your phone in, not your wallet. A growing portion of the world’s population is making phone-a...
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Fast news explainers for a world in flux. Every week, Bloomberg Radio's Charlie Pellett brings you the context, background and meaning for an issue, event or idea in the news.
The Cost of Carbon
When factories belch smoke, everybody pays. Shouldn’t polluters be the ones to feel the sting instead? That’s the big idea behind carbon pricing: Add ...
Are We Measuring Hurricanes Wrong?
Call anything a Category 5 storm, disaster or crisis and immediately it sounds awful. The label owes much of its weight to the Saffir-Simpson Hurrican...
What Countries Are Doing About Deforestation
When it comes to saving the world’s rainforests, governments can make a big difference, and fast. Take Indonesia, which in 2012 surpassed Brazil as th...
Fintech and the Digital Future
Not so long ago, homebuyers, entrepreneurs and investors went hat-in-hand to the bank to apply for a mortgage, small-business credit line or brokerage...
When Will Ultrafast Internet Come to Your Phone?
A surge in mobile-data demand worldwide has more and more people asking when they’ll get that speedy next-generation 5G mobile service. Companies are ...
Faking Videos Is Easier Than Ever, and That's Scary
A minute-long video of Barack Obama has been seen more than 4.8 million times since April. It shows the former U.S. president seated, with the America...
Why the World Is Watching Canada's Pot Legalization
All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to legalize recreational marijuana in October, becoming only the second country to do so after Uruguay. The pend...
How Raging Heatwaves Affect the Global Economy
To see the impact of record-breaking temperatures around the world, watch wheat. Found in everything from bread to noodles, biscuits to cereals, beer ...
Market Meltup
Once again, stocks are hot. Following a drubbing earlier in the year, benchmark indexes are setting new records as investors ignore warning signs and ...