Votes & Verdicts cover art

Votes & Verdicts

Votes & Verdicts

By: Bloomberg
Listen for free

Votes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.

2026 Bloomberg
Economics Personal Finance Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Social Media Addicts, Seed Antitrust, AI Tax
    May 29 2026

    A multitude of suits against social media companies like Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta and Snap accusing them of causing addiction and other harms lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. Matt Schettenhelm previews a trial against Meta by over 30 state attorneys general set to start Aug. 17, with tens of billions in damages and penalties at stake, creating major pressure to settle. Justin Teresi discusses a Justice Department probe of exclusionary conduct in the corn and soybean seed markets, with companies like Bayer and Corteva potentially exposed. Andrew Silverman explains why AI-driven productivity gains could increase tax pressure on companies like Amazon, Nvidia and Intel tied to compute, energy and infrastructure as governments adapt tax systems previously built around labor and payrolls.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
  • Joyce Adetutu on Tariff Risks, Refunds
    May 22 2026

    Joyce Adetutu, a partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the status of refunds tied to tariffs the Supreme Court found unlawful in February. They explore how a potential appeal by the US government could jeopardize importers’ refund rights, new tariffs that may be on the horizon, the strength of potential legal challenges to those tariffs and more.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    25 mins
  • Can Trump Fix the Housing Affordability Pinch?
    May 15 2026

    The wave of policy proposals shaping the debate around the growing US housing affordability crisis is the focus of this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Host Mike Sasso is joined by Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, and Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Drew Reading to unpack the latest signals from President Donald Trump on deregulation and federal land proposals, along with accusations of price fixing and controversial mortgage ideas. The conversation dives into the real drivers behind high home prices, including interest rates, supply constraints, labor challenges and local regulations. The panel also examines whether government intervention can truly solve affordability or if the market must correct itself.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    44 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet