LeBron’s Shot - June 29, 2020 Issue

June 29, 2020 Issue

LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire

LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire

Opinion

Opinion

What the Next Stimulus Should Look Like

By The Editors

AFL-CIO Holds Nationwide Workers First Caravans For Racial And Economic Justice

Remarks

Remarks

Defying Dire Predictions, China Is the Bubble That Never Pops

By Tom Orlik

Defying Dire Predictions, China Is the Bubble That Never Pops

Business

Business

Germany Wonders How Wirecard Could Misplace $2 Billion

By Sarah Syed, William Canny and Eyk Henning

Germany Wonders How Wirecard Could Misplace $2 Billion

In Asia, Brands Built on Racist Stereotypes Face Scrutiny

By Bloomberg News

In Asia, Brands Built on Racist Stereotypes Face Scrutiny

Technology

Technology

Apple’s Secretive AR and VR Headset Plans Altered by Internal Differences

By Mark Gurman

Apple’s Secretive AR and VR Headset Plans Altered by Internal Differences

The Woman Who Warned of WeWork’s Downfall Tells Her Story

By Ellen Huet

The Woman Who Warned of WeWork’s Downfall Tells Her Story

Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce

By Olivia Carville

Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce

Kayak’s CEO on How Business Travel May Never Recover

By Jason Kelly and Carol Massar

Kayak’s CEO on How Business Travel May Never Recover

Personal Finance

Personal Finance

Buffett Missed Out on Crisis, Revealing Berkshire’s Big Weakness

By Katherine Chiglinsky

Buffett Missed Out on Crisis, Revealing Berkshire’s Big Weakness

Private Equity Abuzz Over Access to $6 Trillion 401(k) Market

By Benjamin Bain and Sabrina Willmer

Private Equity Abuzz Over Access to $6 Trillion 401(k) Market

The Stock Market Feeds the Racial Inequality It’s Free to Ignore

By Max Reyes

Protest Held In Boston Against Police Brutality In Death Of George Floyd

Religion Meets Profit Generation in a Slew of New Faith-Based ETFs

By Claire Ballentine and Vildana Hajric

Religion Meets Profit Generation in a Slew of New Faith-Based ETFs

Culture of Inflating Oil Reserves Helped Stoke U.S. Shale Boom

By Rachel Adams-Heard

Culture of Inflating Oil Reserves Helped Stoke U.S. Shale Boom

Economics

Economics

It’s Time to Reclaim the Meaning of the Word ‘Entrepreneur’

By David Sax

It’s Time to Reclaim the Meaning of the Word ‘Entrepreneur’

Americans Rush to Start Businesses, Stoking Optimism for Rebound

By Michael Sasso and Steve Matthews

Americans Rush to Start Businesses, Stoking Optimism for Rebound

Pandemic Exposes Plight of Portugal’s African Migrants

By Henrique Almeida

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Politics

Politics

In Role Swap, Trump Runs as an Outsider, Biden Plays Incumbent

By Joshua Green

In Role Swap, Trump Runs as an Outsider, Biden Plays Incumbent

As Annexation Looms, Home Prices Are Climbing in West Bank Settlements

By Ivan Levingston and Fadwa Hodali

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Features

Features

LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire

By Jason Kelly

LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire

Mars Mission Is Next Step in Intensifying Middle East Space Race

By John Beck

Mars Mission Is Next Step in Intensifying Middle East Space Race

The Pandemic’s Worst-Case Scenario Is Unfolding in Brazil

By Julia Leite, Simone Preissler Iglesias, Martha Viotti Beck and Ethan Bronner

The Pandemic’s Worst-Case Scenario Is Unfolding in Brazil

Pursuits

Pursuits

Traveling With Kids Can Change Your World

By Cassandra Warner

Traveling With Kids Can Change Your World

A Train Took Me 5,000 Miles From Moscow to China—and to a Whole New Life

By Peter Hessler

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My Night With Aboriginal Artists Leads to Chaos—and Creative Rebirth

By Shane Mitchell

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Testing the Limits of Love on a Tandem Bike Across Two Continents

By Carol Sachs

Testing the Limits of Love on a Tandem Bike Across Two Continents

How Sailing Across the Pacific Changed My Thinking About Plastic

By Colleen Kinder

How Sailing Across the Pacific Changed My Thinking About Plastic

A Journey Into Siberia, a Wilderness of Tigers and Lost Pianos

By Sophy Roberts

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One Thing Travel Can’t Fix Is a Broken Relationship

By Claire Courtade

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A Travel Writer Who’s Seen It All Still Finds Surprise and Awe in Iran

By Pico Iyer

A Travel Writer Who’s Seen It All Still Finds Surprise and Awe in Iran

Working From Home

Working From Home

The Right Approach to Outreach in a Time of Social Upheaval

By Sarah Green Carmichael

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Five Ways to Get Through the Summer If Camp Is Closed

By Janet Lorin

Five Ways to Get Through the Summer If Camp Is Closed

Talking to Underperforming Employees Doesn’t Have to Be Tense

By Sarah Green Carmichael

Talking to Underperforming Employees Doesn’t Have to Be Tense

Last Thing

Last Thing

Indulgences Are Out, Durables Are In for Virus-Scarred Shoppers

By Shuli Ren

Indulgences Are Out, Durables Are In for Virus-Scarred Shoppers