Snus and Tobacco Alternatives May Be Why Sweden Has Almost Quit Smoking

Snus and Tobacco Alternatives May Be Why Sweden Has Almost Quit Smoking

On an autumn afternoon in Stockholm’s trendy Södermalm neighborhood, the terraces are brimming with locals sipping coffee, wine and beer. But instead of ashtrays or lighters, tables are scattered with small round plastic containers bearing brand names such as General, Velo, Zyn, Göteborgs Rapé and Ettan. They contain snus, nicotine-filled pouches resembling tiny teabags that … Read more

US Economy Is Just Right, But Slowdown Fears Are Looming

US Economy Is Just Right, But Slowdown Fears Are Looming

The long-anticipated US recession may still be lurking out there, somewhere. But for now, the economy is barreling toward 2024 in better shape than even optimists had expected only six months ago. Growth in the third quarter blew past expectations, jobs remain plentiful, consumers are still spending, and house prices have held firm. Signals from … Read more

Viome’s Tests Raise Questions About Microbiome Science

Viome’s Tests Raise Questions About Microbiome Science

Welcome to Bw Daily, the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we’ll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine’s usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up. In 2020, Abhishek Chaki began having mysterious pain in … Read more

Has Bog Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis

Has Bog Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis

“Barbenheimer” aside, it was the summer from hell for Hollywood executives, and none more so than Bob Iger. In July he and fellow moguls Gulfstreamed to the jagged green mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, for their annual retreat, where between power lunches and tandem bike rides they debated media deals and the impact of artificial … Read more

Savers Move Cash From Banks to Money-Market Funds to Earn 5% Now

Savers Move Cash From Banks to Money-Market Funds to Earn 5% Now

Welcome to Bw Daily, the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we’ll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine’s usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up. With the US Federal Reserve keeping interest rates pinned … Read more

What If Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities Wasn’t About Wall Street?

What If Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities Wasn’t About Wall Street?

Welcome to Bw Daily, the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we’ll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine’s usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up. Stacked in the vaults of the New York Public … Read more

Crypto Text Message Scams Lead Back to Cambodia Slave Labor

Crypto Text Message Scams Lead Back to Cambodia Slave Labor

Welcome to Bw Daily, the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we’ll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine’s usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up. The mysterious WhatsApp message arrived one night in August … Read more