Why the U.S. Tax System Is Such a Mess - November 13, 2017 Issue

November 13, 2017 Issue

The Brothers Who Bought South Africa

The Brothers Who Bought South Africa

By Matthew Campbell and Franz Wild

Remarks

Remarks

The Saudi Purge Isn’t Just a Power Grab

By Peter Waldman and Glen Carey

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a palace in Riyadh in 2016.

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Next Steps in the Macron Revolution

By The Editors

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Business

Business

The House Tax Cut: Who Gets What

By Peter Coy

The House Tax Cut: Who Gets What

This Budget Airline Is Buying Seaplanes to Reach Areas Others Can't

By Anurag Kotoky

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Patient Deaths Show Darker Side of Modern Chinese Medicine

By Bloomberg News

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Technology

Technology

Amazon Teaches Alexa to Speak Hinglish. Apple’s Siri Is Next

By Saritha Rai

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Snapchat Has a Child-Porn Problem

By Christie Smythe

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Broadcom Offers $105 Billion for Qualcomm in Landmark Deal

By Ian King

Broadcom Analysts Noted Perks of Moving HQ, Then Got Validation

Bike-Sharing Upstarts Are Flooding Europe With Cheap Cycles

By Carol Matlack, Stefan Nicola and Ania Nussbaum

Bike-Sharing Upstarts Are Flooding Europe With Cheap Cycles

Finance

Finance

How the ‘Warren Buffett of Arabia’ Built His Fortune

By Devon Pendleton

How the ‘Warren Buffett of Arabia’ Built His Fortune

Rich School Endowments Aren’t Taxed. Washington Is Out to Change That

By Janet Lorin

Rich School Endowments Aren’t Taxed. Washington Is Out to Change That

Some Value Funds Are Stuffed With Cash as Stocks Surge

By Charles Stein

Some Value Funds Are Stuffed With Cash as Stocks Surge

Inside the Dangerous World of Tiny IPOs

By Matt Robinson and Ben Bain

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Economics

Economics

Tickets Aren't Selling for the 2018 Winter Olympics

By Jiyeun Lee

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Can Jerome Powell Run the Fed for the People?

By Stephen Gandel

President Trump Announces The Nominee For Federal Reserve Chair Of The Board Of Governors

Paris, Frankfurt Try to Grab Lucrative Legal Action From London

By Karin Matussek and Gaspard Sebag

The Royal Courts of Justice in London.

The Drug Kingpin Running Venezuela’s Bond Negotiations

By Patricia Laya and Andrew Rosati

PDVSA Board Of Directors Meeting As Maduro Hands Wide-Ranging Powers to Venezuela’s Vice President

Politics

Politics

What’s Next for Robert Mercer, Steve Bannon’s Moneyman?

By Zachary Mider and Joshua Green

What’s Next for Robert Mercer, Steve Bannon’s Moneyman?

Trump Hunts for Trade Deals in Asia

By Peter Coy, Enda Curran and Justin Sink

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U.S. Labor Leaders Confront Sexual Harassment in Top Ranks

By Josh Eidelson

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Are Private Prison Companies Using Forced Labor?

By Josh Eidelson

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Focus On

Focus On

Here’s How Microsoft and Google are Trying to Catch Amazon in the Cloud

By Dina Bass

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How Many Coders Does It Take to Turn On a Lightbulb?

By Mark Bergen and Dorothy Gambrell

How Many Coders Does It Take to Turn On a Lightbulb?

Here Comes the World’s Biggest Shopping Spree—Again

By Lulu Yilun Chen

Here Comes the World’s Biggest Shopping Spree—Again

Features

Features

The Brothers Who Bought South Africa

By Matthew Campbell and Franz Wild

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How to Break Out of Our Long National Tax Nightmare

By Justin Fox

How to Break Out of Our Long National Tax Nightmare

Pursuits

Pursuits

The 2017 Pursuits Gift Guide

By James Gaddy

The 2017 Pursuits Gift Guide

Five Experts on How to Give a Good Holiday Gift

By James Gaddy

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