This week on the channel +5.9M views this week

Bloomberg Originals asks why a strong economy feels so bad

A household-budget explainer joins Hong Kong's railway finances, Stephen Schwarzman's investment outlook and Emily Chang's visit with Kalshi's founders.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Why Does the US Economy Feel Worse Than It Looks?

Strong consumer spending and relatively low job losses ought to sound reassuring. Bloomberg Originals' "Why Does the US Economy Feel Worse Than It Looks?" examines why that picture doesn't match many Americans' experience, moving through fuel prices, salaries, housing and the AI boom.

Posted on Friday, it is already drawing the channel's largest daily audience among its active videos. But the week's most watched new upload is "The Most Profitable Subway on Earth," which has reached roughly 1.5 million views. Its account of Hong Kong's MTR makes an unusually tangible business lesson: the apartments, offices and malls around stations help fund the trains beneath them.

The documentary also gets into the machinery. Maintenance crews have a brief overnight window in the tunnels, while sensors, predictive AI and digital models help identify faults before breakdowns. The harder question comes with the Northern Metropolis expansion: can that funding model stretch to infrastructure built before the surrounding development?

Elsewhere, Francine Lacqua asks Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman about spotting economic shifts and investing in AI. Emily Chang takes to New York's streets with Kalshi cofounder Tarek Mansour, exploring the prediction-market business and the debate around it. Taylor Rooks brings a different kind of enterprise to The Deal: building a sports broadcaster's name into a brand.

Across the channel, daily views are more than twice their usual level, and the week added about 10,000 subscribers. Nearby in business coverage, CNBC Television is also drawing roughly twice its usual daily views, while CNBC is quieter than usual. For Bloomberg Originals, the economy explainer, MTR documentary and Schwarzman interview are doing the most work right now.

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What viewers say

The comments under "The Most Profitable Subway on Earth"

Every time I think about HK's MTR, one phrase comes to mind ... "Please mind the platform gap"
@MySteinwayBSee it on YouTube
This is what I like about Hong Kong everytime I visit. There's always an MTR station nearby. But sometimes I like taking the bus or ferry just to see the sights.
@ljcool17See it on YouTube
Just want to say, this is such a well made video! The wipes, slow shutter, variety of shots, match cuts and more! Whoever made this video, big props to them!
@danielvanlycreativeSee it on YouTube

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As a foreigner who goes to hk frequently i m always amazed how mtr works flawless. Very frequent trains, very well organized stations, amazing connections etc.
@acvarlikSee it on YouTube
We took it for granted in hk … it’s really nice.
@Bruce-xoxSee it on YouTube
The cinematography of this video is amazing
@PaoYongSee it on YouTube

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