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How Hampton Inn Became Hilton's Silent Moneymaker
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-07 08:00
- This is the Hampton Inn. The red trimmed sign. The familiar beige box.Inside, a waffle station you man yourself. Crisp sheets. Light switches right where you'd expect.And that little sign that promises 100% satisfaction. Across the world, the aesthetic is pretty similar. So how did one of America's most predictable hotels become one of its most profitable.In the 1950s through the 1970s, there were two types of hotels - full service and motels. Full service offered onsite dining options in addition to othe ...
The South American Criminal Empire Growing in the Shadows
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-04 14:00
PCC hoje é a maior organização criminosa da América do Sul, né. Uma das que mais crescem no mundo atualmente e já atingiu o status de organização mafiosa. Então eu hoje sou um um promotor, vamos dizer, marcado para morrer pelo PCC.Eu ando com escolta eh armada 24 horas por dia. Infelizmente da minha carreira, elas me custaram a minha liberdade. Para as pessoas que entram no sistema prisional, elas vão se associar ao PCC.Por quê. Porque elas não têm alternativa. Então o PCC de certa maneira colocou ordem den ...
How Trump Is Helping China, Brazil and BRICS
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-04 08:00
This is a story about how the world's most powerful, richest country is slowly losing its influence. .And it's evident here. We can see across Brazil, thousands of Ford cars almost disappear.Meanwhile, China's BYD is becoming increasingly common. Ford. Left a plant abandoned.BYD, they modernized the plant. They are now producing electric cars from Brazil. It's evidence of the growing connection between Brazil and China, the B and the C of the BRICS+ Coalition.This is a group that hopes to rival the US-led G ...
Celebrity Lawyer Alex Spiro on Defending Jay-Z
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-03 18:00
The victory you got for Jay-Z seemed like classic you. You got the case dismissed. You're coming back with a defamation suit.You called the accuser's lawyer a 1800 lawyer. Why were you so aggressive in defending him. Cuz he was completely innocent and because I felt that the system was being weaponized in an improper way.And what does that tell you about the system. The system is very broken. It's probably, you know, we spend so much time talking about other things, but it is one of the original problems in ...
Mellody Hobson: 'Capitalism Is the Best System'
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-03 16:01
It feels like after 2008 in particular that you have a kind of an American public who look at the world of finance and say money was only made for specific people. Well, I don't agree with that. So, first and foremost, I am a capitalist.The capitalist system is the best system in the world. As people challenge it, I'm always saying to them, give me a better system. That is not a system that I would tear down.And I think that is what makes dreams come true in this country. 2008 was a traumatic experience cer ...
Inside Brazil’s Biggest Bank Heist
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-03 14:39
Eu eu notei que um carro tava descendo na contramão, eu achei estranho. Aí de repente ele parou no cruzamento do Dré e desceu quatro quatro pessoas ali e fuzil gigantesco. Da início, o cara já veio e já chamou a gente e ficar tudo ali, tirar a camisa e ficar na esquina parado.E ali começou o terror. Daí muitos tiros, muitos tiros, muito bagulho de bomba. A cidade nesse momento ela ainda continua sitiada.É um assalto de grandes proporções. Bandidos eh muito bem preparados. Quando eles explodiram o cofre, daí ...
The Lawyer Behind Elon Musk, Jay-Z and Megan Thee Stallion | The Circuit
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-03 12:00
- Hello. So we are in Miami. We're interviewing a hotshot lawyer today.He represents Elon, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Alec Baldwin, and he is sort of part lawyer, part deal maker, part fixer. And this is a guy who asks tough questions for a living. So he interrogates other people, and I'm gonna interrogate him, so hopefully he can take it.- The only thing I'm gonna say is the jury got this right. - What you think of Alex Spiro probably depends on what you think of his clients, some of whom are, let's just ...
Kyla Scanlon on Saving vs. Investing
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-02 16:00
Investment Strategy - Consistent investment is key, exemplified by a strategy of investing $50 every month into the S&P, with potential for increased allocation [1] - Long-term investment horizons are crucial for success, outweighing short-term market volatility [2] Financial Literacy & Freedom - Financial literacy is defined as understanding the financial system to achieve financial freedom [1] - Financial freedom involves saving, investing, setting goals, and considering one's job [1] Market Sentiment - Despite negative news flow, learning to invest is worthwhile [2] - Overcoming fear and nihilism is essential for successful investing [2]
Elon Musk's Lawyer on the Twitter Takeover
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-02 14:01
the Twitter takeover. That one got real messy. You were in the trenches.What worked. What didn't work. Well, his decision to acquire the company obviously worked.He is glad he bought it. And Elon is very much experimenting as he goes and that's part of his genius. And so it may at moments look, as you put it, messy, but this is what the great experimenters have always done.What about the method. Like, you know, there was this report that you guys were yelling at each other in a conference room. How does som ...
Brazil's Biggest Bank Heist and the Mafia Behind It | Bloomberg Investigates
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-02 13:01
- Take one. - The problem is enormous. Sprawling favelas are controlled by drug gangs and shootouts occur every day.- This is the aftermath of a large scale police raid on a favelas Most of the victims are accused of being gang members. Police say they robbed banks, stole cars, and were planning attacks. - As much as the PCC is a Robin Hood to some, they are brutal and violent to others.But as the events have shown, no one can control them. ...