diff --git a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
index 9c898a2f94..ddba5024d6 100644
--- a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def get_contents(x):
                 return '<b>' + x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', ''))) + '</b>'
             if 'emphasis' in x['attributes']:
                 return '<i>' + x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', ''))) + '</i>'
+            return x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', '')))
         return x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', '')))
     elif otype == 'br':
         return '<br>'
diff --git a/recipes/bloomberg.recipe b/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
index 014a30cd8c..f41000cab9 100644
--- a/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def get_contents(x):
                 return '<b>' + x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', ''))) + '</b>'
             if 'emphasis' in x['attributes']:
                 return '<i>' + x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', ''))) + '</i>'
+            return x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', '')))
         return x.get('value', '') + ''.join(map(get_contents, x.get('content', '')))
     elif otype == 'br':
         return '<br>'