The Good Business Issue - December 25, 2017 Issue

December 25, 2017 Issue

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The Fall and Rise of a Plus-Size Empire

By Janet Paskin

Remarks

Remarks

How to Make Better Men

By Claire Suddath

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The World Still Needs the WTO

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Beijing’s Electric-Car Push Could Produce a World-Class Chinese Auto Brand

By Bloomberg News

‘I Am Going to Die Without This’: Regulators Target a Health-Care Lifesaver

By Robert Langreth and Benjamin Elgin

‘I Am Going to Die Without This’: Regulators Target a Health-Care Lifesaver

The Would-Be Amazon of Sex Toys Became the Radio Shack Instead

By Stefan Nicola

The Would-Be Amazon of Sex Toys Became the Radio Shack Instead

Movie Theaters Were Already in Trouble. With Disney’s Fox Deal, It’s Double

By Gerry Smith

Star Wars fans raise their lightsabers before the start of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on Dec. 15, 2017.

Technology

Technology

This Handheld Device Detects Opioids. It’s Not Always Right

By Mya Frazier

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Coinbase Wants Wall Street to Resolve Its Bitcoin Trust Issues

By Lily Katz and Rob Urban

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This Robot Can Mix Drinks in Your Hotel Room

By Michael Belfiore

This Robot Can Mix Drinks in Your Hotel Room

Finance

Finance

Not Everyone Loves ETFs That Come With a Political Opinion

By Carolina Wilson

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Guaranteed Sales Fuel the Art Market

By Katya Kazakina

When the gavel fell on Salvator Mundi, its guarantor got a payday, too.

Never Mind Bitcoin. China Loves AI Stocks

By Jeanny Yu and Cindy Wang

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Economics

Economics

Robots Are Making Your Sushi, and That’s Good for the Economy

By Jeanna Smialek

Sushirrito’s Salmon Samba with ingredients.

He Struck It Rich in Ecuador. Now He’s Looking for the Lost Cities of Gold

By Laura Millan Lombrana and Danielle Bochove

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Erdogan’s Eccentric Theory of Inflation Scores a Win in Turkey

By Marc Champion

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Visits Greece

Politics

Politics

Ex-Industry Lobbyists Win Top Jobs in Agencies They Once Fought

By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Jesse Hamilton

Ex-Industry Lobbyists Win Top Jobs in Agencies They Once Fought

What the Democrats Can Learn From Alabama in 2018

By Arit John

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Sweden Says #MeToo

By Hanna Hoikkala, Veronica Ek and Niklas Magnusson

Singer Isa Tengblad supporting the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment in Stockholm on Oct. 22, 2017.

Debrief

Debrief

Satya Nadella on AI, Sexual Harassment, and Microsoft’s Soul

By Megan Murphy

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Features

Features

The Fall and Rise of a Plus-Size Empire

By Janet Paskin

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How SodaStream Makes—and Markets—Peace

By Devin Leonard and Yaacov Benmeleh

SodaStream’s assembly line in Rahat.

Can Mitchonomics Fix the Broken Business of Higher Ed?

By Romesh Ratnesar

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India Is Getting Fat. This Gym Chain Wants to Get Huge

By Thomas Rogers

Rush hour at a Mumbai Talwalkars.

Weed Is Serious Business for Canada’s Go-To Pot Banker

By Doug Alexander

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Pursuits

Pursuits

Peter Metcalf Wields the Might of the Outdoor Industry to Protect the Wild

By Esmé E Deprez

Peter Metcalf Wields the Might of the Outdoor Industry to Protect the Wild