Superspreader - October 12, 2020 Issue

October 12, 2020 Issue

Emily Oster’s Pandemic Parenting Guidance Is All About the Data

Emily Oster’s Pandemic Parenting Guidance Is All About the Data

By Esmé E Deprez

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Remote Learning Can Be a Lot Better

By The Editors

Working From Home And Learning Remotely As Illinois Positivity Rate Drops

Remarks

Remarks

One Week at the White House Was America’s Pandemic in a Microcosm

By Robert Langreth and Michelle Cortez

One Week at the White House Was America’s Pandemic in a Microcosm

Disinformation Has Neighbors Fighting in Small-Town America

By Sarah Kopit

Disinformation Has Neighbors Fighting in Small-Town America

Business

Business

Disney Mass Layoffs Signal Bleak Future for Tourist Businesses

By Michael Sasso and Christopher Palmeri

Disney Mass Layoffs Signal Bleak Future for Tourist Businesses

Retailers Brace for a Black Friday Without Crowds

By Jordyn Holman, Kim Bhasin and Katherine Doherty

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Technology

Technology

Cloud Stock Mania Comes With Eerie Echoes of Dot-Com Boom and Bust

By Sarah Ponczek

Cloud Stock Mania Comes With Eerie Echoes of Dot-Com Boom and Bust

Aviation Outsider Builds Supersonic Jet for Transatlantic Flight

By Ashlee Vance

Aviation Outsider Builds Supersonic Jet for Transatlantic Flight

Finance

Finance

What’s Baked Into the Market? And What Does That Even Mean?

By Peter Coy

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Markets Were Already Braced for Chaos—and Then Came the Diagnosis

By Michael P. Regan

Markets Were Already Braced for Chaos—and Then Came the Diagnosis

PPP Scammers Made Fintech Companies Their Lenders of Choice

By Michelle Davis

PPP Scammers Made Fintech Companies Their Lenders of Choice

Economics

Economics

The Most Dovish Fed in History Is on a Mission to Spur Inflation

By Peter Coy

The Most Dovish Fed in History Is on a Mission to Spur Inflation

Two Cleveland Houses Tell a Story of America’s Unequal Recovery

By Shawn Donnan

Two Cleveland Houses Tell a Story of America’s Unequal Recovery

Politics

Politics

Swarmed by Maskless Crowds, Jacinda Ardern Is Set for Landslide Win

By Matthew Brockett

Swarmed by Maskless Crowds, Jacinda Ardern Is Set for Landslide Win

Republicans Aim to Flip Minnesota Blue-Dog Democrat’s House Seat

By Kim Chipman and Derek Wallbank

Republicans Aim to Flip Minnesota Blue-Dog Democrat’s House Seat

Liberals Weigh Jurisdiction Stripping to Rein in Supreme Court

By David Yaffe-Bellany

Liberals Weigh Jurisdiction Stripping to Rein in Supreme Court

Features

Features

Emily Oster’s Pandemic Parenting Guidance Is All About the Data

By Esmé E Deprez

Emily Oster’s Pandemic Parenting Guidance Is All About the Data

QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive

By William Turton and Joshua Brustein

QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive

Dubious Alternative Lyme Treatments Are Killing Patients

By Lindsay Gellman

Dubious Alternative Lyme Treatments Are Killing Patients

How the World’s Biggest Slum Stopped the Virus

By Ari Altstedter and Dhwani Pandya

How the World’s Biggest Slum Stopped the Virus

Pursuits

Pursuits

Get to the Chopper! No Time Like the Present to Go Heli-Skiing

By Jen Murphy

Get to the Chopper! No Time Like the Present to Go Heli-Skiing

The ‘Ibiza of the Alps’ Preps for a More Subdued Ski Season

By David Rocks and Boris Groendahl

The ‘Ibiza of the Alps’ Preps for a More Subdued Ski Season

Forget the Base Lodge Cafeteria, and Pack Your Own Ski-Picnic Feast

By Nikki Ekstein and Kate Krader

Forget the Base Lodge Cafeteria, and Pack Your Own Ski-Picnic Feast

A Members-Only Club Wants to Be the Soho House for Snow Bunnies

By Jen Murphy

A Members-Only Club Wants to Be the Soho House for Snow Bunnies

The Humble Ski Boot Bag Gets Redesigned as Swanky Luggage

By Gordy Megroz

Bloomberg Pursuits

Last Thing

Last Thing

Americans Are Driving Less Than Before Pandemic, and It’s Permanent

By Justin Fox

Americans Are Driving Less Than Before Pandemic, and It’s Permanent