Stacey Shick
@staceyshick.bsky.social
I edit the Businessweek Daily newsletter at Bloomberg; resident of Queens; alumna, American U; fan of the Tampa Bay Rays (really). I don't run anymore, but I still bake and use punctuation. https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/businessweek
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Stacey Shick
@staceyshick.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Welcome new followers, thanks to the verified journalists list! I edit the Businessweek Daily newsletter among other things for the mag. Past work includes BBG Opinion, NYT, MLB and Tampa Trib, but my most famous byline is in the 2004 “Punisher” movie. Looking forward to sharing more with you. 🗞️
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Would someone, please, for the love of God, rescue The Daily News from this strip mining hedge fund. Please.
This morning, Executive Editor Andrew Julien, citing a "a highly competitive media landscape," told NYDN staff to expect layoffs.
The first cuts are primarily hitting our National Desk, but we're also losing some metro staffers and more cuts are expected — more than 25% of the unionized newsroom.
The first cuts are primarily hitting our National Desk, but we're also losing some metro staffers and more cuts are expected — more than 25% of the unionized newsroom.
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Would someone, please, for the love of God, rescue The Daily News from this strip mining hedge fund. Please.
Not again, Lululemon: "A version of the company’s pants dubbed heart scatter has been called out for being see-through when bending and squatting"
Another Pair of Lululemon Leggings Are Being Called See-Through
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is facing yet another see-through leggings issue.
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Not again, Lululemon: "A version of the company’s pants dubbed heart scatter has been called out for being see-through when bending and squatting"
It’s cold in Pennsylvania
I’m at the opening of the first Sheetz in Wawa territory and there is exactly one person in line.
There are more tv crews here than customers.
There are more tv crews here than customers.
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
It’s cold in Pennsylvania
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Dawson 💔
Another tragic reminder that the age of colon cancer is getting younger.
Another tragic reminder that the age of colon cancer is getting younger.
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with colorectal cancer. The actor was 48.
James Van Der Beek Has Died
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with colorectal cancer. The actor was 48.
www.thecut.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Dawson 💔
Another tragic reminder that the age of colon cancer is getting younger.
Another tragic reminder that the age of colon cancer is getting younger.
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My kiddo is 20 minutes into explaining the plot of the Wings of Fire series to me. Please send a rescue mission.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
My kiddo is 20 minutes into explaining the plot of the Wings of Fire series to me. Please send a rescue mission.
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This was well done by @jacobfeldman.bsky.social (it's very helpful.
But also.... maybe leagues and networks shouldn't make this so confusing to the point where a full 16-box flow chart is required to figure out how to watch baseball.
But also.... maybe leagues and networks shouldn't make this so confusing to the point where a full 16-box flow chart is required to figure out how to watch baseball.
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This was well done by @jacobfeldman.bsky.social (it's very helpful.
But also.... maybe leagues and networks shouldn't make this so confusing to the point where a full 16-box flow chart is required to figure out how to watch baseball.
But also.... maybe leagues and networks shouldn't make this so confusing to the point where a full 16-box flow chart is required to figure out how to watch baseball.
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Come work on that slender riotous island! @newsday.bsky.social has open positions across the company. Apply here ---> www.newsday.com/careers
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Come work on that slender riotous island! @newsday.bsky.social has open positions across the company. Apply here ---> www.newsday.com/careers
My fear for GLP-1 patients is that a dangerous product in gray market sets off a scandal that taints opinions of the whole market. Insured access to prescriptions should be easier.
Hims & Hers set off a wild few days in the GLP-1 market when they introduced--and later pulled--a cheaper compounded version of the new Wegovy pill. The mini-drama might have subsided, but the Wild West of obesity drugs persists. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
The Knockoff GLP-1 Market Is Still the Wild West
Telehealth company Hims & Hers unleashed a wild few days in the obesity drug market last week when it introduced a cheap, compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill.
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
My fear for GLP-1 patients is that a dangerous product in gray market sets off a scandal that taints opinions of the whole market. Insured access to prescriptions should be easier.
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Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership
Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening
Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Trade Row
President Donald Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening until the US was given adequate compensation and owned “half of this asset.”
bloom.bg
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership
If I can ditch my '90s Spotify playlists for more Bad Bunny, Super Bowl advertisers can too. Gift link for @amandamull.bsky.social's latest in Businessweek
Super Bowl Ads Keep Pushing the Past
We’re caught in a nostalgia loop. Maybe Bad Bunny can help.
www.bloomberg.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If I can ditch my '90s Spotify playlists for more Bad Bunny, Super Bowl advertisers can too. Gift link for @amandamull.bsky.social's latest in Businessweek
In today's Businessweek Daily, @amandamull.bsky.social writes about the stuck-in-the-'90s nature of this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Let's move on ...
Super Bowl Ads Keep Pushing the Past
We’re caught in a nostalgia loop. Maybe Bad Bunny can help.
www.bloomberg.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
In today's Businessweek Daily, @amandamull.bsky.social writes about the stuck-in-the-'90s nature of this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Let's move on ...
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If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Whoops
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Whoops
I have Seahawks 7, Pats 0 in the boxes, so five more field goals, let’s go.
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I have Seahawks 7, Pats 0 in the boxes, so five more field goals, let’s go.
“Limiting the number of athletes at the Games, if you ask me, is asinine,” Demong said. “We have tens of thousands of athletes around the world, train their lives away for little or no reward. ... It’s not like you even pay these people.” wapo.st/4kioxOt
An Olympic event that bars women is in danger of fizzling out
Nordic combined has been part of every Winter Games program since 1924, but it’s facing existential questions stemming from participation numbers and gender equity.
wapo.st
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
“Limiting the number of athletes at the Games, if you ask me, is asinine,” Demong said. “We have tens of thousands of athletes around the world, train their lives away for little or no reward. ... It’s not like you even pay these people.” wapo.st/4kioxOt
In today's Businessweek Daily, @zekefaux.bsky.social took my prompt of "number go down?" and writes an actual explanation of Bitcoin's drop-off from the fall.
Bitcoin’s Long Slide Explained by ‘Number Go Down’
A rising price requires ever-more buyers, and it’s unclear where they’ll come from next.
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
In today's Businessweek Daily, @zekefaux.bsky.social took my prompt of "number go down?" and writes an actual explanation of Bitcoin's drop-off from the fall.
They killed the CIA World Factbook?!?!
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
They killed the CIA World Factbook?!?!
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For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net
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*SUPREME COURT ALLOWS NEW CALIFORNIA VOTING MAP FOR MIDTERMS
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
*SUPREME COURT ALLOWS NEW CALIFORNIA VOTING MAP FOR MIDTERMS
I came close to working at the Washington Post once, but never did. It's no exaggeration, however, to say I wouldn't be where I am without the paper and the Posties I've had the pleasure of interacting with. What a loss to be gutted like this.
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I came close to working at the Washington Post once, but never did. It's no exaggeration, however, to say I wouldn't be where I am without the paper and the Posties I've had the pleasure of interacting with. What a loss to be gutted like this.
I'm still somewhat confused how New York Times Cooking came to rule the space that the Post should've owned. The food chats in the day were the best. Mahogany short ribs for life.
1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I'm still somewhat confused how New York Times Cooking came to rule the space that the Post should've owned. The food chats in the day were the best. Mahogany short ribs for life.
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NEW: I took a trip down to Obsidian Entertainment to talk about their stunning 2025, in which they somehow shipped three games. They were remarkably candid about their successes, their failures, and their plans for navigating the future.
For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside Xbox, a Game Studio Is Trying to Reinvent Itself
Microsoft’s Obsidian Entertainment is searching for ways to make games more quickly and on smaller budgets.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
NEW: I took a trip down to Obsidian Entertainment to talk about their stunning 2025, in which they somehow shipped three games. They were remarkably candid about their successes, their failures, and their plans for navigating the future.
For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"The likely outcome at this point is bleak: 'Every unvaccinated person in South Carolina gets measles, and then it’ll end,' she says. 'I can’t imagine another way that it can end.'
America’s Measles Crisis Is Spiraling
An outbreak in South Carolina is symbolic of a national problem.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"The likely outcome at this point is bleak: 'Every unvaccinated person in South Carolina gets measles, and then it’ll end,' she says. 'I can’t imagine another way that it can end.'
"The likely outcome at this point is bleak: 'Every unvaccinated person in South Carolina gets measles, and then it’ll end,' she says. 'I can’t imagine another way that it can end.'
America’s Measles Crisis Is Spiraling
An outbreak in South Carolina is symbolic of a national problem.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"The likely outcome at this point is bleak: 'Every unvaccinated person in South Carolina gets measles, and then it’ll end,' she says. 'I can’t imagine another way that it can end.'