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Hin Leong was one of the most powerful and secretive names in Asia’s oil trading industry. But an epic gamble by its founder Lim Oon Kuin left the Singaporean company badly exposed, eventually leading to its collapse. #Singapore #Oil #Storylines ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 QuickTake Originals is Bloomberg’s official premium video channel. We

Companies are on the hunt for engineers, but relatively few students are going for the hard science majors and even fewer are graduating.

Millions of Hindu worshippers start every day with a ritual offering of flowers. Temples dump those flowers into the Ganges, adding harmful chemicals and pesticides to a river that’s a lifeline for over 400 million people. Phool, an Indian startup, collects the discarded flowers and transforms them into handmade incense sticks. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE:

June 19 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Michael Moore discusses Deeb Salem, a former Goldman Sachs trader who said his bonus was unfairly docked because of a written warning he received about his 2007 self-evaluation. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg)

For a long time it’s been said “fusion is the energy of the future. And always will be”. But now, with an influx of private investment, fusion startups are in the race for the holy grail of energy – limitless, clean power. A company based in Oxford, U.K. believes they’re close. #BloombergGiantLeap #Science #Technology ——–

The Waggoner Ranch in north Texas is slightly smaller than Rhode Island and is the largest ranch in the U.S. within a single fence. Everything about it is Texas-scale: the colorful history, the sprawl, the oil that lies beneath it, and the feud among the heirs that is forcing a court-ordered sale. This old-fashioned working

Nick Mason made his first fortune playing drums for Pink Floyd. His second came from racing old cars. Specifically, old Ferraris that today are among the most expensive cars on the planet. This weekend he took the star of his collection—a 1962 Ferrari GTO—flat out up the 1.16 mile track at the Goodwood Festival of

Bloomberg Profiles looks at the story of Uber’s Travis Kalanick and how he went from UCLA dropout to CEO of the world’s most valuable technology startup. Video by Michael Byhoff, Eric Newcomer, Brian Schildhorn and Christian Capestany Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Bloomberg is the First Word in business news, delivering

11 years after one of Europe’s biggest banking scandals, 13 executives have been sentenced and financial penalties of $175 million have been dealt. Bloomberg investigates how Deutsche Bank and Monte Dei Paschi cooked their books to make a half billion dollar loss disappear. Reporting by Elisa Martinuzzi For more about the Monte Paschi scandal: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-11/why-deutsche-bank-s-monte-paschi-scandal-still-matters

Half of the world’s cork wine stoppers come from Portugal’s cork oak trees. These trees are so important to the country’s ecosystem and economy, they’re protected under Portuguese law. We went inside the forests of Alentejo to see how the cork bark is carefully harvested every nine years so it doesn’t hurt the trees. This

Business Insider joined a Bakerloo line driver on her daily routine driving a train on the London Underground. Jackie Moriarty has been a driver for 19 years. She told us the things she likes, dislikes, and has experienced while working for Transport for London. Being a Tube driver can be quite demanding, requiring long periods of concentration

It has been called a telecoms group, a semiconductor group, an investment group – even a hedge fund – but what exactly is SoftBank? The FT explains why the Japanese multinational is like a jigsaw puzzle, with the enigmatic founder and chief executive Masayoshi Son at its core See if you get the FT for

Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting. Created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country, it requires months of application and sanding back layers of paint to build up the image. Last year, a sơn mài painting sold at auction for $972,000. So what makes these paintings so

German payments company Wirecard was the darling of the nation’s fintech industry. Then came the admission that almost $2 billion of the company’s funds had gone missing. The scandal led to the sudden disappearance of its chief operating officer, Jan Marsalek. With his mysterious links to the Austrian secret service and Russian mercenaries, Bloomberg investigates

Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) –- Ever wonder who choreographs and designs the fight scenes and stunts for action movies? One Los Angeles-based company, 87Eleven Action Design, does just that. They are the stunt team behind more than 100 productions, including “The Hunger Games,” “Wolverine,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Bloomberg heads to 87Eleven’s training gym to

House managers can be critical to the smooth running of their employer’s life, home and staff. Emma Jacobs looks at how these domestic professionals support the wealthy. Credits Filmed by Steve Ager, Nicola Stansfield, Petros Gioumpasis. Additional material: Getty. Graphics and animations by Russell Birkett. Edited by Nick Swinglehurst and Seb Morton-Clark. Produced by Nalini

It takes years and a series of trials to get to the NBA level of officiating. Zach Zarba is a 15-year NBA referee. Like many professional referees, he started by refereeing little kids and eventually moved up to the high school and college levels. Now he shares the court with the likes of LeBron James

Air traffic controllers at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are in charge of 909,431 takeoffs and landings at the world’s busiest airport (in a normal year). But the job isn’t easy. Not only are lives on the line, but any mistake at Atlanta could cause a ripple effect of delays across the country and the world.

Richard Branson sits down with CNN’s Christine Romans after Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy SpaceX launch last week. Branson expects Virgin Galactic to be in space with people on board within the next few months.

Ever been stuck in an airport, parched and hungry? You’ve already spent a fortune on tickets and baggage fees, and somehow you end up buying a giant Toblerone and a $5 water. You’re not alone. Spending in airports hit $40 billion in 2017. On average, travelers will spend anywhere from $11 and $140 per airport

When it comes to sustainability, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a top line item. But while the general public focuses on electric cars like Tesla’s Model 3, clean energy startup Proterra is leading the charge to electrify buses and large vehicles across America. #BloombergGreen #MassTransit #ElectricVehicles ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube:

Vice Chairman Charlie Munger discusses the impact of David Sokol’s departure from Berkshire Hathaway, saying his actions may be ‘hubris.’

► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs Private equity firms have come of age since their corporate raider days and are increasingly vying for retail investors’ cash. But what do they do? And what risks do investors face? John Authers, senior investment columnist, explains. ► FT Markets: http://bit.ly/1J5HNd3 ► FT Business: http://bit.ly/1KUK08s ►

Limited land resources mean that seaweed farming could play a part in satisfying our ever-growing demand for food and animal feed. The industry in Europe is only in its infancy, but in Norway, researchers and seaweed farmers believe the country’s long coastline and clean, cold waters mean seaweed has the potential to be a significant

Graphene is being touted as the next ‘it’ material and companies like Vorbeck Materials hope it can help cut lithium battery weight and recharge times.

FT’s Robert Armstrong looks at the surging stock prices of Tesla, Bitcoin and Nasdaq index stalwarts which the Federal Reserve could view as a tech-led asset bubble See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132 ► Check out our Community tab for more stories or

Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — Self-Directed Investor Chris Camillo discusses the strategy behind his investments. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

At the annual Alfred E. Smith charity dinner, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had a chance to poke fun at each other for a good cause. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the US. Our

The FT’s Contributing Editor David Allen Green takes us on guided tour of the post-Brexit EU-UK Trade Agreement. Written and narrated by David Allen Green, produced by Tom Hannen. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132 ► Check out our Community tab for more

Officials in Rio de Janeiro hoped hosting the 2016 Olympics would help make it a first-class city. Instead, many buildings and stadiums made for the games have gone unused since the event ended. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the fastest growing