David Rocks

2 days ago | bloomberg.com | David Rocks

Plus: Some US communities are growing dependent on immigrant prisons. After two days of talks in Switzerland, trade negotiators for the US and China announced on Monday a major de-escalation in tariffs. You can follow Bloomberg News for developments as markets react. Meanwhile, over in Venice, the 2025 Architecture Biennale opened this weekend. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Europe editor David Rocks visited and gives his impression of a few highlights.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | David Rocks

On Friday, the White House said it would cut off funding for the key international broadcasting operations of the US, which counted millions of listeners in Communist-era central Europe. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Europe editor (and a longtime resident of Prague) David Rocks tells us how that news has been received in the Czech capital and beyond. Plus: Musk’s rebranding of Tesla seems unlikely to succeed, and an American drone startup challenges Chinese dominance.

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | David Rocks

Germans go to the polls on Sunday, and Businessweek’s Europe editor, David Rocks, will be there, ballot in hand for the first time. To give you (and himself) some insight into the jumble of parties and the issues at stake, David prepared this guide to the election. Plus: Expert advice for investing in 2025, and Dr. Phil’s Merit TV struggles to find its audience. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up .

Sep 16, 2023 | bqprime.com | David Rocks

If you think there’s the soul of a Robert Capa or Henri Cartier-Bresson lurking deep inside your creative heart, you might find it with Leica’s new $9,195 M11 Monochrom, the fifth entrant in the brand’s series of noncolor cameras. Leica’s sturdy bodies and sharp lenses have been the gold standard for photography since the company first released a portable 35 millimeter camera in 1925.

Sep 12, 2023 | bloomberg.com | David Rocks

Photographer: Takamasa Ota for Bloomberg Businessweek If you think there’s the soul of a Robert Capa or Henri Cartier-Bresson lurking deep inside your creative heart, you might find it with Leica’s new $9,195 M11 Monochrom, the fifth entrant in the brand’s series of noncolor cameras. Leica’s sturdy bodies and sharp lenses have been the gold standard for photography since the company first released a portable 35 millimeter camera in 1925.