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Demand for the precious metal has shoppers flocking to a jewelry hub in Shenzhen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History holds clues for the country’s political future, regardless of who wins on Nov. 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did a bizarre architectural conspiracy theory insert itself into the US political discourse — and why do so many adherents insist that Donald Trump is a believer?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to consumer price index calculators, a beer that cost 20 cents in 1913 should cost $6.40 now. But such calculations ignore the changing value of money.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Prediction markets have been around for hundreds of years, but their ability to change reality is increasing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free tempura toppings and golf are luring retail investors to the country’s biggest IPO since 2018.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's $45 million auction price for a Stegosauraus skeleton was a sign of the times. Fossils are emerging as a new asset class.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lie-flat generation is choosing self-care over luxury goods and extra gap years over poorly paid entry-level jobs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A first-of-its-kind insurance program bought time to shore up flood defenses, but exclusive data shows that isn’t happening quickly enough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BYD is flooding markets with affordable electric cars—while the US is doing everything it can to keep the booming Chinese brand out. By Gabrielle Coppola and Danny Lee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists are developing a vaccine against fentanyl with the potential to chart a new course in the drug epidemic.  By Robert Langreth and Lizette Chapman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Starbucks became the colorful, heavily sweetened, extremely Instagrammable hangout for tweens and teens. By Deena Shanker and Daniela Sirtori See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can a trademark lawsuit tell us about the ­future of artificial intelligence—and about what makes winners and losers in Silicon Valley?  By Evan Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden’s FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes and made the donor class crazy. Here’s where she’s headed next—if she gets the chance.  By Josh Eidelson and Max Chafkin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions. By Kit Chellel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who she is, and what she might do if she wins By Josh Wingrove, Karen Breslau and Akayla Gardner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silicon Valley fixture John Donahoe was supposed to transform the sneaker giant into a money-minting, high-tech juggernaut. Instead, it’s in crisis mode. By Kim Bhasin and Lily Meier  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Tech dominates America’s software industry for local governments, for better and worse. By Austin Carr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramping down global emissions is achievable in terms of cost. But until the US and other rich countries assume a war footing, we don’t stand a chance of meeting critical climate goals. By J.B. MacKinnon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The system for deciding asylum cases is failing, and not only because it’s overwhelmed. Something drastic will have to be done to fix a process that is flawed at its very core. By Monte Reel and Sinduja Rangarajan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers. By Matthew Campbell and Patpicha Tanakasempipat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America's weight-loss drug capital isn't Hollywood or Manhattan. It's Bowling Green, Kentucky. By Madison Muller, Devin Leonard, and Tanaz Meghjani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yosemite is falling apart. Current and former employees and superfans of the national park blame Aramark, the company that mostly runs the place. By Laura Bliss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec cover the latest earnings from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. They speak with Bloomberg News Contributor Jon Erlichman and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Lisa Abramowicz and Jonathan Ferro cover the latest remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, following the central bank's latest policy decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.