In this issue

Twitter’s Wild Ride
If the battle with Elon Musk is really in its final throes, what becomes of the company he so loves to hate?

Exit at Exxon
The pandemic worsened its toxic culture, and now employees are bolting.

Reclaiming the Osage Nation
After decades of losing its land, it’s fighting back, one tract at a time..

Lessons From The Volcker Shock

The Fed had to inflict a lot of pain in the ’80s to convince markets it was serious about slaying inflation

5 mins

The Online Shopping Bust

E-commerce companies made a costly bet that the pandemic would permanently change consumer behavior

5 mins

UK Retailers Are in Christmas Crisis Mode

The race is on to persuade cost-conscious holiday shoppers to spend earlier than ever

4 mins

Cracks in the Foundation

Musk’s play for Twitter has damaged an already shaky company, and there’s no easy path to recovery

6 mins

Elon Meets His Match

He’s been able to bend reality to his whim. Delaware contract law looks to be the exception

4 mins

The Classic Hedge Fund Is Stuck

Equity managers haven’t provided the kind of bear market buffer clients had hoped for

5 mins

Goldman Sachs Rethinks Retail

The elite bank’s effort to build a consumer brand has been expensive

5 mins

Unleashing the Economic Arsenal

The US uses an increasingly intricate array of measures against its biggest global rivals

4 mins

America’s Energy Conundrum

High prices pose a political risk at home, but allies abroad are desperate for aid

5 mins

Berlin Braces For a Dark Winter

The city is speeding the shutdown of 19th-century gas lanterns while citizens scramble to stay warm

10+ mins

Exodus

Exxon was once the paragon of a coveted career in corporate America. The pandemic has torn that apart

10+ mins

Coming Soon On Netflix: A New Netflix

The company changed the entertainment industry forever. Now some real streaming competition is forcing it to change itself

10+ mins

Rebuilding the Nation

While the US government stood by, the Osage Nation in Oklahoma lost vast amounts of land. Sometimes it was through theft; other times it was just business. The Osage are clawing the land back tract by tract

10+ mins

From Ski to Shining Sea

In the mountains around Alaska's Prince William Sound, there are no roads or trails. This is skiing's final frontier, and the only way to get there is by boat

7 mins

Go Ripping Down That Hill

Racing legend Bode Miller has been trying to make the perfect skis for 15 years. He finally did it

5 mins

The Mighty Dolomiti

The Italian side of the Alps is undergoing an Olympic-size transformation

4 mins

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