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Studio Ghibli’s Biggest Secret Is What Comes Next

By Sohee Kim and Felix Gillette

China Brought 90-Second Microdramas to the US. Now Hollywood Wants In — Anna Sophia Moltke for Bloomberg Businessweek

China Brought 90-Second Microdramas to the US. Now Hollywood Wants In

Short-form soap operas for smartphones are having their moment.

How Candy Crush Beat the Mobile Game Curse

How Candy Crush Beat the Mobile Game Curse

Fifteen years in, those shiny sweets are still on top.

The Steamy, Magical and Now Very Lucrative Romantasy Business — Anna Podedworna for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Steamy, Magical and Now Very Lucrative Romantasy Business

The billion-dollar genre has transformed the book industry, unleashed a cottage economy and promised Hollywood its next big franchise.

Supercharged by Social Media, the GLP-1 Boom Is Warping Teen Psyches — Ard Su for Bloomberg Businessweek

Supercharged by Social Media, the GLP-1 Boom Is Warping Teen Psyches

The rapid rise of weight-loss drugs is affecting the way Gen Alpha and the youngest Gen Zers think about health and body image, setting some of them up for a lifetime of struggles.

Pursuits

It’s Hot. Why Don’t You Put On a Jacket?

It’s Hot. Why Don’t You Put On a Jacket?

CHINA-ACCIDENT

Chinese Tourists Pull Back on Overseas Trips Amid Economic Gloom

VOLLEYBALL: APR 02 LOVB Salt Lake vs LOVB Austin

League One Volleyball Hires Inner Circle for Team Sales

Start of the Federweißer Harvest

German Grape Harvest Starts Early as Hot Weather Ripens Vines

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The Improbable, Inevitable Return of the Suit

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Restaurants That Elevate the Cotswolds From Celebrity Scene to Food Destination

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The Golden Age of Grift

A Very Modern Guide to Avoiding AI-Supercharged Scams

A Very Modern Guide to Avoiding AI-Supercharged Scams

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How Trump Became ‘Grifter-in-Chief’: Let Us Count the Ways

Job Hunters Are Using AI to Cheat in Interviews, and Failing at the Office

Job Hunters Are Using AI to Cheat in Interviews, and Failing at the Office

A Famous Author Offered to Help My Career. Or Did She?

A Famous Author Offered to Help My Career. Or Did She?

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Robots Have Stolen Your Summer

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Everybody's Business

Gut Check on Political Spending

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Everybody's Business

Wall Street's Big Gamble

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Everybody's Business

The Economic Odyssey

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This Is the Year We Went Back to the Movies

Young audiences, aughts nostalgia and happy endings have been key to the turnaround.

Going Viral

The story behind the hit

Chinese Brands Resort to Crude Insults to Hawk LED Signs and Charging Cables — Ryan Haskins for Bloomberg Businessweek; photos: Getty; @chenglongtruckstore/TikTok

Chinese Brands Resort to Crude Insults to Hawk LED Signs and Charging Cables

To stand out from a glut of competitors, China’s small industrial enterprises are using epithets and provocations to grab the internet’s attention.

‘Ziplink Is Now Froggle’: The Story Behind the Fake AI Ads That Went Viral

The Wall Street Women Who Traded Finance Careers for Influencer Success

Extra Salt

Deena Shanker on the food business

RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Is One Long, Boring Political Ad — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Is One Long, Boring Political Ad

The first episode of The Real Food Show featured salmon cakes with a sprinkling of bad health advice.

A $10 Jar of Tomato Sauce Is Reason to Celebrate — Getty Images

A $10 Jar of Tomato Sauce Is Reason to Celebrate

Grocery shoppers have more options than ever in the choice between quality and cost.

The Latest Snack Innovations Are Basically Just Creamsicles and Chex Mix — Rui Pu for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Latest Snack Innovations Are Basically Just Creamsicles and Chex Mix

Companies are pushing creamsicle flavored drinks, s’mores cookies and sauce flavored chips.

A Safeway Grocery Store Ahead Of Alberston's Earnings Figures — Ash Ponders/Bloomberg

Grocery Shoppers Are In For a Summer of Pain

The Iran war’s effects will keep rippling through the supply chain, even if it ends.

A Walk With

Getting to know the most interesting people in business

Dolly Faibyshev for Bloomberg Businessweek

The $5 Billion Cosmetics Company Behind the High-Flying Rhode Brand

After its buzziest acquisition ever and a dozen years into the role, E.L.F. Beauty CEO Tarang Amin still seems pretty “elfing” delighted by it all.

Canada’s MAGA-Friendly Premier Advances Her Pro-Oil Agenda

Van Leeuwen’s Path From a Single Ice Cream Truck to a Dessert Giant

World Stage

Wes Kosova on global politics

What a Europe-Led NATO Would Look Like — Caroline Heinecke for Bloomberg Businessweek

What a Europe-Led NATO Would Look Like

US allies no longer believe they can count on Washington to stand with them against Russia. They’re now urgently debating what it would take to go it alone.

China Steps Up Foreign Aid in Countries Hit by Trump Cuts — Max Sloboda for Bloomberg Businessweek

China Steps Up Foreign Aid in Countries Hit by Trump Cuts

Billions in aid gave the US influence around the world. Now, China is testing if it can reap that goodwill at a fraction of the price.

At China Summit, Trump Has CEOs, But Xi Has Leverage — Photo illustration: 731; photos: Getty Images

At China Summit, Trump Has CEOs, But Xi Has Leverage

The Iran war pulls US attention away from the key agenda of trade, tech and Taiwan.

Trump Is Losing the Voters He Needs Most — Bre Furlong for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump Is Losing the Voters He Needs Most

Millions of Hispanic, Black and young Americans who bought into Trump’s promises of prosperity are disappointed.

‘Not Our War’: NATO Learns to Tell Trump No — 731; Photos: AP Photo, Getty Images (2)

‘Not Our War’: NATO Learns to Tell Trump No

Allies showed some spine in resisting demands to jump into the Iran conflict.

Buying Power

Amanda Mull on consumer culture

QVC Lost the Home Shoppers to Social Media Influencers — Kristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy

QVC Lost the Home Shoppers to Social Media Influencers

The cable-TV seller faces bankruptcy as TikTok Shop and other video platforms take over.

Quince’s Best-Kept Secret Isn’t Its Cheap Cashmere and Couches

We’re All Just ‘Monitoring the Situation’

B-Schools

The business of business education

Which Companies Actually Use AI? A New Index Has Answers

Which Companies Actually Use AI? A New Index Has Answers

A ranking created by a lecturer at MIT Sloan measures real adoption.

Employers Want AI-Enabled B-School Grads. But Do They Know What That Means?

Students in Racially Diverse MBA and Law Classes Earn Higher Starting Salaries

Field Day

Ira Boudway and Randall Williams on the business of sports

The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business — Alex Gamsu Jenkins for Bloomberg Businessweek

The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business

Too many teams lost too many games in pursuit of potentially transformative players.

Extra Salt

Deena Shanker on the food business

RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Is One Long, Boring Political Ad — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Is One Long, Boring Political Ad

The first episode of The Real Food Show featured salmon cakes with a sprinkling of bad health advice.

A $10 Jar of Tomato Sauce Is Reason to Celebrate — Getty Images

A $10 Jar of Tomato Sauce Is Reason to Celebrate

Grocery shoppers have more options than ever in the choice between quality and cost.

The Latest Snack Innovations Are Basically Just Creamsicles and Chex Mix — Rui Pu for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Latest Snack Innovations Are Basically Just Creamsicles and Chex Mix

Companies are pushing creamsicle flavored drinks, s’mores cookies and sauce flavored chips.

A Safeway Grocery Store Ahead Of Alberston's Earnings Figures — Ash Ponders/Bloomberg

Grocery Shoppers Are In For a Summer of Pain

The Iran war’s effects will keep rippling through the supply chain, even if it ends.

World Stage

Wes Kosova on global politics

What a Europe-Led NATO Would Look Like — Caroline Heinecke for Bloomberg Businessweek

What a Europe-Led NATO Would Look Like

US allies no longer believe they can count on Washington to stand with them against Russia. They’re now urgently debating what it would take to go it alone.

China Steps Up Foreign Aid in Countries Hit by Trump Cuts — Max Sloboda for Bloomberg Businessweek

China Steps Up Foreign Aid in Countries Hit by Trump Cuts

Billions in aid gave the US influence around the world. Now, China is testing if it can reap that goodwill at a fraction of the price.

At China Summit, Trump Has CEOs, But Xi Has Leverage — Photo illustration: 731; photos: Getty Images

At China Summit, Trump Has CEOs, But Xi Has Leverage

The Iran war pulls US attention away from the key agenda of trade, tech and Taiwan.

Trump Is Losing the Voters He Needs Most — Bre Furlong for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump Is Losing the Voters He Needs Most

Millions of Hispanic, Black and young Americans who bought into Trump’s promises of prosperity are disappointed.

‘Not Our War’: NATO Learns to Tell Trump No — 731; Photos: AP Photo, Getty Images (2)

‘Not Our War’: NATO Learns to Tell Trump No

Allies showed some spine in resisting demands to jump into the Iran conflict.

Field Day

Ira Boudway and Randall Williams on the business of sports

The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business — Alex Gamsu Jenkins for Bloomberg Businessweek

The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business

Too many teams lost too many games in pursuit of potentially transformative players.

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