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Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in May.
Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/BloombergEach year Bloomberg Businessweek produces a series of stories focused on The Year Ahead. (See the sensible guide to 2026.) But here at Businessweek Daily, we’re not ready to give up on 2025 yet. We asked some of our regular newsletter writers to review major themes, moments and players in the news for a series we’re calling The Year Behind. Today, Businessweek national correspondent Joshua Green looks back at the period when the world’s richest man took a turn as a special government employee. Plus: Tariffs disrupt India’s plans for toy making, and a look at Trump’s community college cuts.
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