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. 🗞️
“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...
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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.'
Today's Businessweek Daily focuses on the measles crisis in South Carolina, which today reported cases are up to 876 people. From @jessicanix.bsky.social:
America’s Measles Crisis Is Spiraling
An outbreak in South Carolina is symbolic of a national problem.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Today's Businessweek Daily focuses on the measles crisis in South Carolina, which today reported cases are up to 876 people. From @jessicanix.bsky.social:
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Trump’s immigration policies mean the US is flirting with a historic milestone: The first population decline in its history.
My latest Weekend Essay for
@bloomberg.com:
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My latest Weekend Essay for
@bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Population Decline
America’s population wasn’t expected to start falling until 2081. Trump’s immigration crackdown means it could happen as soon as this year.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Trump’s immigration policies mean the US is flirting with a historic milestone: The first population decline in its history.
My latest Weekend Essay for
@bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My latest Weekend Essay for
@bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
For today's Businessweek Daily, @chafkin.bsky.social writes about the new Tesla mission statement: "amazing abundance." We've come a long way from just making affordable EVs
Elon Musk’s Vision for Tesla and SpaceX Gets Cloudy
The billionaire’s onetime goals of affordable EVs and rockets to Mars give way to AI hype.
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
For today's Businessweek Daily, @chafkin.bsky.social writes about the new Tesla mission statement: "amazing abundance." We've come a long way from just making affordable EVs
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There needs to be some kind of FCC exemption allowing the Grammys not to bleep lyrics
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
There needs to be some kind of FCC exemption allowing the Grammys not to bleep lyrics
I have so many fond memories of Gasparilla times in Tampa, it’s great to see the Ye Mystic Krewe on national TV for the hockey game.
February 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I have so many fond memories of Gasparilla times in Tampa, it’s great to see the Ye Mystic Krewe on national TV for the hockey game.
Adding more local service to the Queens Blvd. line? Yes, please
Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/27/m...
Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/27/m...
Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills - Streetsblog New York City
John Surico calls om Zohran Mamdani, Kathy Hochul and the MTA to restore weekend G train service to Forest Hills in Queens.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Adding more local service to the Queens Blvd. line? Yes, please
Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/27/m...
Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/27/m...
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It's been a wild few days on the space beat:
-- SpaceX considering mergers with Tesla or xAI
-- Blue Origin pausing its New Shepard flights
-- SpaceX filing for one million data center satellites
-- All while waiting to hear more about Artemis II
I'm sure there's more, but my brain is fried
-- SpaceX considering mergers with Tesla or xAI
-- Blue Origin pausing its New Shepard flights
-- SpaceX filing for one million data center satellites
-- All while waiting to hear more about Artemis II
I'm sure there's more, but my brain is fried
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's been a wild few days on the space beat:
-- SpaceX considering mergers with Tesla or xAI
-- Blue Origin pausing its New Shepard flights
-- SpaceX filing for one million data center satellites
-- All while waiting to hear more about Artemis II
I'm sure there's more, but my brain is fried
-- SpaceX considering mergers with Tesla or xAI
-- Blue Origin pausing its New Shepard flights
-- SpaceX filing for one million data center satellites
-- All while waiting to hear more about Artemis II
I'm sure there's more, but my brain is fried
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Opinion | ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Also in today's newsletter, @bradstone.bsky.social's interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom, in which he touched on major issues in the news, as well as on his own high-profile clashes—and uneasy personal relationship—with Trump (gift link)
Warsh’s Challenge at the Fed Will Be Staying Independent
Trump has aggressively sought to influence interest rate policy at the central bank.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Also in today's newsletter, @bradstone.bsky.social's interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom, in which he touched on major issues in the news, as well as on his own high-profile clashes—and uneasy personal relationship—with Trump (gift link)
Today's Businessweek Daily is a good one: @svaneksmith.bsky.social on the dilemma ahead for the next Fed chair. Kevin Warsh has long been known as a “hawk,” someone who prioritizes price stability and tends to err on the side of higher interest rates. Lately he's sung a different tune. (Gift link)
Warsh’s Challenge at the Fed Will Be Staying Independent
Trump has aggressively sought to influence interest rate policy at the central bank.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Today's Businessweek Daily is a good one: @svaneksmith.bsky.social on the dilemma ahead for the next Fed chair. Kevin Warsh has long been known as a “hawk,” someone who prioritizes price stability and tends to err on the side of higher interest rates. Lately he's sung a different tune. (Gift link)
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Today’s chart, offered without comment, via @opinion.bloomberg.com.
January 29, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Today’s chart, offered without comment, via @opinion.bloomberg.com.
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"SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter"
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Said to Consider Merger With Tesla or xAI
SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign billionaire ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter"
An important story about listening to dissent. (Also, my brain first processed today as the 30th anniversary, because 40 is just too long ago.)
40 years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
An important story about listening to dissent. (Also, my brain first processed today as the 30th anniversary, because 40 is just too long ago.)
For today's Businessweek Daily, @joshuagreen.bsky.social writes that reaction to Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis has "scrambled internal coalitions in both parties in ways that are likely to reshape national politics in the weeks and months ahead."
ICE Sweeps in Minnesota Reach a Political Tipping Point
The second fatal shooting of a protester by federal agents pushes Republican and Democratic leaders into new coalitions.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
For today's Businessweek Daily, @joshuagreen.bsky.social writes that reaction to Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis has "scrambled internal coalitions in both parties in ways that are likely to reshape national politics in the weeks and months ahead."
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.