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Ad-Free Big Take Asia 10.28.2025  An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up With China

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After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China’s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China’s tech industry.

Read more: Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month

After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China&rsquo;s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China&rsquo;s tech industry.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/xiaohongshu-is-said-to-ready-hong-kong-ipo-filing-this-month">Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month</a>

China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country’s fractured political system goes from here.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer’s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK’s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.

Read more: Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside


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Hosted by Wendy Benjaminson; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Edward Evans; Edited by Tracey Samuelson.

Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country&rsquo;s fractured political system goes from here.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer&rsquo;s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK&rsquo;s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/burnham-poised-for-power-in-uk-after-starmer-agrees-to-step-down?srnd=homepage-americas">Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside </a>
We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.</a>
Hosted by Wendy Benjaminson; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Edward Evans; Edited by Tracey Samuelson.
Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

And Starmer Makes Six, Why Britain Can’t Keep a Prime Minister

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Longtime former Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Alan Greenspan had died at 100. We're bringing you some of our coverage from Bloomberg's News Now, covering the latest global business stories around the world.

Longtime former Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Alan Greenspan had died at 100. We're bringing you some of our coverage from Bloomberg's <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/bloomberg-news-now">News Now</a>, covering the latest global business stories around the world.<a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0534c7d920db149e&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1218US1218&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnvkm_ZtioWaBr9MXsq1RAA7r3FCLg:1782132323055&amp;q=alan+greenspan&amp;si=APenkKnvnG18lUM2uw1Munh626dOa9Ym7ouNiT350W4gkKxSvhAJBnX62JDM1Vf4X6QuyxIPqN9Vv9Yy6C2Ya-hi2OQg4PDb-7suaUB0T7JApL21BbYPCCo%3D&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiGuLug8JqVAxU9FlkFHf4cFboQyNoBKAB6BAgVEAA&amp;ictx=1" aria-current="page" data-hveid="CBUQAA" data-tab-index="0"></a>

Special Report: Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

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Ad-Free Big Take Asia 10.28.2025 An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up With China

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