Ben Berkowitz
berkowitzbt.bsky.social
Ben Berkowitz
@berkowitzbt.bsky.social
Managing Editor for Biz/Markets/Econ/Tech at Axios. Ex-CNBC, Reuters, AP, AOL, Fidelity, among various others.
If I told you one year ago that a future president was going to:

* Impose 30% tariffs on the largest US trading partners
* Threaten to fire the Fed chair
* Provide weapons for a war against Russia

And stocks would close HIGHER on the news, would you have believed me?
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Oh so it's gonna be that kind of week huh
July 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I have now twice accidentally clicked on the Meta AI button on Facebook posts.

First post was about my local weather, and it gave me a forecast for a city 700 miles away.

Second was today, when a random baseball post returned information that was more than a full season out of date.
February 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Honestly, if you work in oil markets, pour yourself a double tonight, you've earned it.
January 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
18 eggs at my local Stop & Shop, $10.49.

It was $8.19 yesterday morning.

Price of eggs went up 28% in 24 hours.
January 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Producer’s. Worst. Nightmare. #whoops
January 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Newly posted at my local grocery store. Price is up almost 10% just since last Sunday. (It broke $10 early last year, so could be worse, but still.) #eggflation
December 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Today of all days ... this FAA advisory does not mean what you think it means. (They might've considered the optics of this one, possibly, before posting.)
December 24, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Am I a mature, serious individual? Yes I am.

Did I also stand 30 minutes in 28-degree weather for the chance to take a horsey ride around my local downtown? Yes, yes I did.

(What. The kid really wanted to ride.)
December 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Well geez I guess I’ve finally arrived in my career. (This is what greeted me elsewhere this morning.)
November 23, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Thrilled to take the wraps off Hedgehog Social, a new platform for news and discourse on the topics of the day.

As EIC & head of product, I've had the amazing opportunity to work with a tremendous group of journalists, product mgrs and engineers to make something special!

See more: hedgehog.com
February 15, 2024 at 7:09 PM