In this issue

HOW TO SMUGGLE $1 BILLION IN COCAINE
A DRUG-RUNNING BALKAN GANG INFILTRATED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SHIPPING COMPANY

Tweeting While Rome Burns
Elon Musk’s antics aren’t helping his wealth, shareholders or reputation..

The Future of Work Is... Lunch

Let's stop treating the midday meal as a productivity zapping distraction

4 mins

Why Holiday Movies Are Streaming Stars

The films’ modest budgets and replayability have made them a favorite of video services

4 mins

Microsoft's $69 Billion Worry

FTC chief Lina Khan is skeptical of big mergers such as its Activision deal and isn't afraid to stop them in court

4 mins

India's iPhone Moment

The country aims to capitalize on rising concerns among manufacturers about China

6 mins

Lab-Made Meat Is Far From Done

Companies need to prove they can scale up as investors sour on projects that take decades to turn a profit

4 mins

AmEx Reclaims Its Throne

It boosted points and added new benefits, then raised fees in the middle of a pandemic. The risky strategy worked

5 mins

Crypto Cops Play Catch-Up

○ Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the charges against him show US authorities are quickly learning to rein in crypto crime

4 mins

Come at Me, Vieux

○ French President Macron picks a fight with unions over his plan to raise the retirement age

4 mins

Indonesia's Nickel Rush

○ Chinese companies are pumping billions into two islands that hold giant ore deposits

4 mins

Living Better With Alzheimer's

What if a village square, a garden and two donkeys could help restore dignity and slow the disease?

5 mins

Covid Cluster Bomb

The coronavirus's ability to attack multiple organs and weaken immunity is evident in still-high excess deaths

6 mins

Birth Control Without a Prescription

A French company wants the FDA to allow sales of its oral contraceptive pills over the counter

3 mins

COCAINE BOATS

HOW BALKAN GANGS INFILTRATED THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SHIPPING COMPANY AND CREATED A GLOBAL TRAFFICKING NETWORK

10+ mins

Can Twitter Survive The Chief Twit?

Elon Musk is ruling his newest acquisition the way he does the rest of his empire: impulsively, vindictively, loudly. It really doesn't need to be this way

10+ mins

TOXIC PROPERTIES

THOSE WHO'VE EXPERIENCED RACISM AND MISOGYNY AT SAVILLS, THE 167-YEAR-OLD UK REAL ESTATE COMPANY, SAY ITS CULTURE ENABLES BAD BEHAVIOR. MANAGEMENT SAYS IT'S MAKING \"GOOD PROGRESS\"

10+ mins

The Best Books of 2022

Business leaders and newsmakers from around the world recommend the most interesting titles they read this year

10+ mins

THE BEST OF THE REST

In which we take a moment to savor our most memorable experiences of the year

3 mins

Beware the Gas Price Boomerang

US consumers are celebrating the lowest gasoline prices in more than a year. That’s great for families whose incomes were whittled away by ballooning fuel bills earlier this year, but it highlights the inflationary dilemma facing the world’s biggest economy.

2 mins

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