Google Never Had to Worry About Financial Discipline—Until Now - December 12, 2016 Issue

December 12, 2016 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

The House GOP’s Idea for Business Taxes Could Win Bipartisan Support

By Peter Coy

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The Least Painful Path to Brexit

By The Editors

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Trump's Housing Pick Could Set Back Climate Policy

By The Editors

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News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Trump’s ‘Unpredictable Starting Now’ Foreign Policy Is Here

By Nick Wadhams

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A Graveyard of Unfinished Work Left in Development Bank’s Wake

By David Biller

Angola’s Lauca hydroelectric dam in 2015.

Planeloads of Cash Seek to Turn India’s Black Money White

By Anto Antony

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News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

How Big-Box Retailers Weaponize Old Stores

By Shannon Pettypiece

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Europe’s Big Airlines Are Nowhere Near as Profitable as Their U.S. Rivals

By Richard Weiss

J&J Woos Billionaire Doctors Who Don’t Need Cash in Actelion Bid

By Johannes Koch, Albertina Torsoli, James Paton and Naomi Kresge

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News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Tracking Trump's Web of Conflicts

By Michael Keller, Blacki Migliozzi, Mira Rojanasakul and Caleb Melby

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Tracking Trump's Web of Conflicts

By Michael Keller, Blacki Migliozzi, Mira Rojanasakul and Caleb Melby

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News - Technology

News - Technology

Israel’s Startup Hype Master Faces His Toughest Test Yet

By Gabrielle Coppola

See Mario. See Mario Run

By Bruce Einhorn and Yuji Nakamura

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Apple Said to Fly Drones to Improve Maps Data and Catch Google

By Mark Gurman and Alan Levin

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Airbnb Inches Its Way Into China

By Olivia Zaleski and Lulu Yilun Chen

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New Ways to Clean Up Oil Fields Without Dumping Wastewater

By David Wethe

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News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Italy’s Bank Crisis Isn’t Renzi’s Problem Anymore

By Edward Robinson and Sonia Sirletti

London’s Wounded Fintech Scene Has Unlikely Hero Post Brexit

By John Detrixhe

Inside The Offices Of Fintech Group AG As German Financial Technology Industry Grows

Wall Street’s Old, Unwanted Bond Salesmen Find a Home in Chicago

By Hugh Son

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Will America Pay to Protect Trump Buildings All Over the World?

By Stephanie Baker

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Focus On Small Business

Focus On Small Business

Can a Toy Builder Make Mensch on a Bench a Holiday Tradition?

By Matthew Townsend

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A New Generation of Farmers Rents to Cope With Soaring American Cropland Prices

By Karen Angel

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Is Guayusa the Next Big Thing in Energy Drinks?

By Jennifer Kaplan and Andrew Willis

Home Insurance, but With a Philanthropic Twist

By Rob Walker

Slack Makes Diversity a Priority While Quadrupling Head Count

By Ellen Huet

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Features

Features

Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About Financial Discipline—Until Now

By Max Chafkin and Mark Bergen

Nigel Farage Goes to Washington

By Joshua Green

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Is Kratom a Deadly Drug or a Life-Saving Medicine?

By Bryan Gruley

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Why Witnesses to Venezuela’s Catastrophic Corruption Keep Turning Up in the U.S.

By Ethan Bronner and Michael Smith

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Etc.

Etc.

It’s Like Reddit, Without the Trolls

By Joel Stein

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Beyond Hennessy: Get Fancy With These Five Cognacs

By Jim Clarke

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The Unlikely Friendship That Changed the Way We Look at Human Behavior

By Peter Coy

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Doggy Ubers Are Here for Your Pooch’s $1 Billion Business

By Kyle Stock

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The Home Office Is Dying

By Patrick Clark

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Sue Desmond-Hellmann: How Did I Get Here?

By Arianne Cohen

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