In this issue

NEW BILLIONAIRE: MEALS AND MANICURES China has a lot of hot-pot restaurants. Zhang Yong’s chain thrives because of his unconventional customer service. Plus: the richest person in Texas.

SPORTSMONEY: THE NBA’S MOST VALUABLE TEAMS Each team is worth, on average, $1.9 billion. Buy, hold, sell: Heave the hot wine, capture the Chianti.

GOOGLING BLOCKCHAIN Google transformed the Web by creating an easy-to-use search engine. Now it could do the same for the technology underlying cryptocurrencies. BY MICHAEL DEL CASTILLO.

Uber's Secret Gold Mine

Uber eats could make up a tenth of the ride-hailing giant’s revenue this year, impressive news for investors in its ipo. but well-capitalized rivals are already trying to tap the same vein.

6 mins

Fresh Start

Marygrace Sexton sold her orange juice company, then watched it start to spoil. a rescue operation was needed.

6 mins

WITH FrIends LIke THese…

Ryan Williams is one of the most successful 30 Under 30 honorees ever, a tech founder reinventing real estate investing via Cadre—and building a $160 million personal fortune in the process. The only hitch: His most critical backer, Jared Kushner, is one of America’s biggest lightning rods—and won’t divest his big chunk. The inside story of how a startup functions amid the Trump soap opera.

10+ mins

Data's Cartographers

Two philosophers are using machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a real-time map of the global economy, and the world’s largest financial firms are lining up at its door.

7 mins

Common Sense Prophet

Growing up in a two-bedroom Bronx apartment shared by 12 family members, Wendy De La Rosa learned to make every dollar count. Now the Wharton and Goldman Sachs alum is helping fintech startups understand how real people relate to money.

6 mins

Bear Beater

Todd Ahlsten has a recipe for finding investments that hold up well in down markets. One of the ingredients is corporate virtue.

4 mins

Fortified Returns

Kayne Anderson Rudnick gets spectacular results from the shares of boring businesses. Their common thread: they’re all little fortresses.

4 mins

Ripe Time To Roth

Between Trump’s temporary tax cuts and the stock market’s downswings, now could be the time to do a Roth conversion.

4 mins

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