Nazmul Ahasan
@nazmul.bsky.social
US Economy reporter at Bloomberg News
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Trump's 50% tariff on Brazil was a crisis for Taurus, which sells most of its low-cost guns in the US. So Taurus called Brian Ballard.
Trump's trade wars are fueling a historic boom on K Street -- especially for lobbyists closest to the president's inner circle.
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Trump's trade wars are fueling a historic boom on K Street -- especially for lobbyists closest to the president's inner circle.
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A Gunmaker’s Lobbying Shows How Trump’s Tariffs Changed the Game
Firms close to the administration have seen a surge in revenue as they advise businesses on how to avoid the import duties and play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ in Trump's Washington
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October 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Trump's 50% tariff on Brazil was a crisis for Taurus, which sells most of its low-cost guns in the US. So Taurus called Brian Ballard.
Trump's trade wars are fueling a historic boom on K Street -- especially for lobbyists closest to the president's inner circle.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump's trade wars are fueling a historic boom on K Street -- especially for lobbyists closest to the president's inner circle.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
“Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in funding that enabled their expansion.”
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US Mental Health Jobs Boom Faces Sudden Stop as Trump Cuts Funds
Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in fu...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in funding that enabled their expansion.”
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Everyone is focusing on tariffs. But there's another force roiling the US economy & driving a slowdown: A new austerity driven by Trump's federal funding cuts.
The great @whereisted.bsky.social, @nazmul.bsky.social and I are tracking it for @bloomberg.com:
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The great @whereisted.bsky.social, @nazmul.bsky.social and I are tracking it for @bloomberg.com:
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States, Cities Face Funding Collapse Threat with Trump Cuts
Officials are confronting deep uncertainty about funding for programs that undergird their economies — just as Trump’s trade war has raised fears of a recession.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Everyone is focusing on tariffs. But there's another force roiling the US economy & driving a slowdown: A new austerity driven by Trump's federal funding cuts.
The great @whereisted.bsky.social, @nazmul.bsky.social and I are tracking it for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The great @whereisted.bsky.social, @nazmul.bsky.social and I are tracking it for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Prof. @davidbarstow.bsky.social explains the ‘radical’ award-winning experiment at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social to train more investigative reporters. "You want to be in the game? Fine. We will put you in the game" and hold you to very high standards. journalism.berkeley.edu/qa-with-davi...
David Barstow talks about the ‘radical’ Berkeley experiment to accelerate the production of investigative reporters
Q&A with Professor David Barstow, chair of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley Journalism UC Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) has 50 graduate students working...
journalism.berkeley.edu
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Prof. @davidbarstow.bsky.social explains the ‘radical’ award-winning experiment at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social to train more investigative reporters. "You want to be in the game? Fine. We will put you in the game" and hold you to very high standards. journalism.berkeley.edu/qa-with-davi...
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NEW Businessweek feature: The US gives permission to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage. Biden tried to end program. Employers urging Trump preserve it say they've gotten private signals he will.
Based on 1000s of pages of records & 150 interviews: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on 1000s of pages of records & 150 interviews: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour
Whether it stays that way is up to Trump.
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April 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NEW Businessweek feature: The US gives permission to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage. Biden tried to end program. Employers urging Trump preserve it say they've gotten private signals he will.
Based on 1000s of pages of records & 150 interviews: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on 1000s of pages of records & 150 interviews: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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US Initial Jobless Claims Hit Highest of 2025 as DC Layoffs Jump
-New applications for benefits rose to 242,000 last week
-Claims in the US capital have been rising since start of year
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Mark Niquette and Nazmul Ahasan @nazmul.bsky.social
-New applications for benefits rose to 242,000 last week
-Claims in the US capital have been rising since start of year
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Mark Niquette and Nazmul Ahasan @nazmul.bsky.social
US Initial Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Level This Year
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest this year, amid an increase in job-cuts announcements at corporations and federal agencies.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
US Initial Jobless Claims Hit Highest of 2025 as DC Layoffs Jump
-New applications for benefits rose to 242,000 last week
-Claims in the US capital have been rising since start of year
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Mark Niquette and Nazmul Ahasan @nazmul.bsky.social
-New applications for benefits rose to 242,000 last week
-Claims in the US capital have been rising since start of year
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Mark Niquette and Nazmul Ahasan @nazmul.bsky.social
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It wasn’t just inflation and grocery prices that helped elect Trump. He did well in the places in America with lagging growth as well… Some 30m people live in counties that still haven’t recovered from the pandemic recession. My latest:
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Economy in Counties Trump Won Points to Governing Challenges
Trump won in the places that have seen the slowest growth since the pandemic, according to county-level GDP data.
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January 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It wasn’t just inflation and grocery prices that helped elect Trump. He did well in the places in America with lagging growth as well… Some 30m people live in counties that still haven’t recovered from the pandemic recession. My latest:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"Trump won almost eight in 10 of the counties in the US in which residents drew more than 40% of their collective income from government benefits in 2022"
Great to see this cut of our transfer data by @bloomberg.com's @sdonnan.bsky.social, and @nazmul.bsky.social and Alexandre Tanzi:
Great to see this cut of our transfer data by @bloomberg.com's @sdonnan.bsky.social, and @nazmul.bsky.social and Alexandre Tanzi:
It wasn’t just inflation and grocery prices that helped elect Trump. He did well in the places in America with lagging growth as well… Some 30m people live in counties that still haven’t recovered from the pandemic recession. My latest:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Economy in Counties Trump Won Points to Governing Challenges
Trump won in the places that have seen the slowest growth since the pandemic, according to county-level GDP data.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Trump won almost eight in 10 of the counties in the US in which residents drew more than 40% of their collective income from government benefits in 2022"
Great to see this cut of our transfer data by @bloomberg.com's @sdonnan.bsky.social, and @nazmul.bsky.social and Alexandre Tanzi:
Great to see this cut of our transfer data by @bloomberg.com's @sdonnan.bsky.social, and @nazmul.bsky.social and Alexandre Tanzi:
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New from @crisisgroup.org: A round-up of regional and international responses to events in Syria, including a few paras on the view from the UNSC.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
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Regional Perspectives on the House of Assad’s Fall | Crisis Group
The Assad dynasty’s demise will certainly remake Syria, but it will also reshape relations between Damascus and other capitals. Crisis Group experts offer a 360-degree view of how the Syrian crisis could shake up regional politics.
www.crisisgroup.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
New from @crisisgroup.org: A round-up of regional and international responses to events in Syria, including a few paras on the view from the UNSC.
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
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Big day to be a journalist in California what with the earthquake, tsunami warning (canceled), LAT news, yesterday’s school shooting, etc.
December 5, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Big day to be a journalist in California what with the earthquake, tsunami warning (canceled), LAT news, yesterday’s school shooting, etc.
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More Bloomberg News reporters and editors have been added to our starter pack of Bloomberg News journalists. We hope you <GO> and follow them!
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November 12, 2024 at 5:27 PM
More Bloomberg News reporters and editors have been added to our starter pack of Bloomberg News journalists. We hope you <GO> and follow them!
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Breaking: Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief
Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration as Attorney General
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief in a post on X.
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November 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Breaking: Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief
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🎙️ Every year, billions of dollars of sanctioned Iranian oil finds its way to China, even though on paper, the country hasn’t imported a single drop in more than two years. How?
Find out on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Find out on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Big Take Asia
We’re taking The Big Take to Asia. Each week, Bloomberg’s Oanh Ha tells a story from the home of the world's most dynamic economies - and the markets, tycoons and businesses that drive the ever-shifti...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
🎙️ Every year, billions of dollars of sanctioned Iranian oil finds its way to China, even though on paper, the country hasn’t imported a single drop in more than two years. How?
Find out on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Find out on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
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Special thanks to Bloomberg's Data Team and Nazmul Ahasan for crunching the data on this one: Circle K operator will face a tough US antitrust review if it moves forward with a bid to buy 7-11 -- more than 45% of Circle Ks are within 2 miles of a 7-11 or related store
Couche-Tard’s 7-Eleven Overlaps to Face Skeptical US FTC Review
Circle K operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is likely to face a tough US antitrust review if it moves forward with its $47.2 billion bid to buy 7-Eleven owner Seven & i Holdings Co., according...
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October 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Special thanks to Bloomberg's Data Team and Nazmul Ahasan for crunching the data on this one: Circle K operator will face a tough US antitrust review if it moves forward with a bid to buy 7-11 -- more than 45% of Circle Ks are within 2 miles of a 7-11 or related store
For this data piece, Jinshan Hong and I gathered half a million license records — yes, you heard that right — from Hong Kong.
We found that the number of licensed financial professionals in the city-state reached a record high in October.
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We found that the number of licensed financial professionals in the city-state reached a record high in October.
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Hong Kong Finance Jobs Rebound to Record After Talent Drain
Hong Kong is recovering after a bruising talent drain, with licensed finance jobs hitting a record as banks and asset managers bet on the city’s push to become the world’s biggest wealth management hu...
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November 12, 2024 at 10:48 PM
For this data piece, Jinshan Hong and I gathered half a million license records — yes, you heard that right — from Hong Kong.
We found that the number of licensed financial professionals in the city-state reached a record high in October.
🔗 Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We found that the number of licensed financial professionals in the city-state reached a record high in October.
🔗 Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Thrilled to see this important project, led by @nazmul.bsky.social, among the winners of the 2024
Sigma Awards for data journalism. It was a pleasure to help out with data cleaning and visualization!
interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
Sigma Awards for data journalism. It was a pleasure to help out with data cleaning and visualization!
interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
BODY COUNT: Extrajudicial Killings in Bangladesh
An in-depth data analysis of alleged extrajudicial killings and acts of torture by Bangladesh’s security forces under the Sheikh Hasina regime.
interactive.netra.news
March 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Thrilled to see this important project, led by @nazmul.bsky.social, among the winners of the 2024
Sigma Awards for data journalism. It was a pleasure to help out with data cleaning and visualization!
interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
Sigma Awards for data journalism. It was a pleasure to help out with data cleaning and visualization!
interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
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Exciting news: We’re taking another step to making Bluesky an open network for public conversations.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
November 16, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Exciting news: We’re taking another step to making Bluesky an open network for public conversations.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
For months, a Bangladeshi spy agency that’s involved in collecting people’s cell phone and internet activity, has published people’s personal information through an unsecured database, which anonymous hackers attacked, claiming to have stolen the trove of information.
www.wired.com/story/ntmc-b...
www.wired.com/story/ntmc-b...
A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen
The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive.
www.wired.com
November 16, 2023 at 4:37 PM
For months, a Bangladeshi spy agency that’s involved in collecting people’s cell phone and internet activity, has published people’s personal information through an unsecured database, which anonymous hackers attacked, claiming to have stolen the trove of information.
www.wired.com/story/ntmc-b...
www.wired.com/story/ntmc-b...
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Hard and important work by @nazmul.bsky.social illuminating the names of 2,597 people killed extrajudicially in Bangladesh. interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
BODY COUNT: Extrajudicial Killings in Bangladesh
An in-depth data analysis of alleged extrajudicial killings and acts of torture by Bangladesh’s security forces under the Sheikh Hasina regime.
interactive.netra.news
November 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Hard and important work by @nazmul.bsky.social illuminating the names of 2,597 people killed extrajudicially in Bangladesh. interactive.netra.news/extrajudicia...
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Saleemul Huq, a climate revolutionary, was key to the creation of a fund for poor countries to deal with loss and damage from climate impacts
Saleemul Huq, the Loudest Champion of the Climate Vulnerable, Dies at 71
The academic from Bangladesh was key to the creation of a fund for poor countries to deal with loss and damage from climate impacts.
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November 2, 2023 at 7:16 PM
Saleemul Huq, a climate revolutionary, was key to the creation of a fund for poor countries to deal with loss and damage from climate impacts
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The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times, Facebook and other sites Musk commonly attacks, a Washington Post analysis found. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news and websites he dislikes
The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attac...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 15, 2023 at 5:50 PM
The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times, Facebook and other sites Musk commonly attacks, a Washington Post analysis found. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/
The housing market has regained the nearly $3 trillion in value that was wiped out during the past year’s slowdown, boosting the total value of US homes to a record $47 trillion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-11/us-housing-market-recoups-3-trillion-lost-in-recent-slowdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-11/us-housing-market-recoups-3-trillion-lost-in-recent-slowdown
US Housing Market Recoups $3 Trillion Lost in Recent Slowdown
The US housing market has regained the nearly $3 trillion in value that was wiped out during the past year’s slowdown, according to an estimate from brokerage Redfin Corp.
www.bloomberg.com
August 11, 2023 at 1:38 PM
The housing market has regained the nearly $3 trillion in value that was wiped out during the past year’s slowdown, boosting the total value of US homes to a record $47 trillion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-11/us-housing-market-recoups-3-trillion-lost-in-recent-slowdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-11/us-housing-market-recoups-3-trillion-lost-in-recent-slowdown