The $69 Billion Crypto Mystery - October 11, 2021 Issue

October 11, 2021 Issue

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

The U.S. Doesn’t Need So Many Political Appointees

By The Editors

The U.S. Doesn’t Need So Many Political Appointees

Remarks

Remarks

Fintech’s Explosive Growth Has Regulators Scrambling

By Lionel Laurent

Fintech’s Explosive Growth Has Regulators Scrambling

Business

Business

Diversity at Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees

By Ellen Milligan and Todd Gillespie

Diversity at Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees

Ford Gives Michigan a ‘Wake-Up Call’ With Out-of-State EV Expansion

By Keith Naughton

Ford Gives Michigan a ‘Wake-Up Call’ With Out-of-State EV Expansion

Technology

Technology

Satellite Startup Wants to Fight Climate Crisis With Next-Level Data

By Ashlee Vance

Satellite Startup Wants to Fight Climate Crisis With Next-Level Data

The Whistleblower’s Guide to Fixing Facebook

By Naomi Nix and Anna Edgerton

The Whistleblower’s Guide to Fixing Facebook

Salesforce Gets Into the Streaming Wars in a Very Salesforce Way

By Drake Bennett

Salesforce Gets Into the Streaming Wars in a Very Salesforce Way

Finance

Finance

Companies Decide the Time Is Right to Offload Pensions to Insurers

By Max Reyes

Companies Decide the Time Is Right to Offload Pensions to Insurers

Twentysomethings With Fat Checkbooks Join the SPAC Rush

By Ben Scent and Crystal Kim

Twentysomethings With Fat Checkbooks Join the SPAC Rush

Brazil’s Central Bank Built a Mobile Payment System With 110 Million Users

By Maria Eloisa Capurro and Shannon Sims

Brazil’s Central Bank Built a Mobile Payment System With 110 Million Users

Economics

Economics

MIT’s ‘Beer Game’ Shows Humans Are Weakest Link in Supply Chains

By Brendan Murray and Enda Curran

MIT’s ‘Beer Game’ Shows Humans Are Weakest Link in Supply Chains

Afghanistan’s Economy Is Collapsing as Cash Disappears

By Eltaf Najafizada

Afghanistan’s Economy Is Collapsing as Cash Disappears

Politics

Politics

Janet Yellen’s Above-the-Fray Approach Is Put to a Political Test

By Saleha Mohsin

Janet Yellen’s Above-the-Fray Approach Is Put to a Political Test

Democratic Strife Risks a 2022 Bloodbath—and Biden’s Legacy

By Joshua Green

Democratic Strife Risks a 2022 Bloodbath—and Biden’s Legacy

Features

Features

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?

By Zeke Faux

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?

As Louisianans Flee Hurricanes, Natural Gas Dollars and Jobs Flood In

By Shannon Sims

As Louisianans Flee Hurricanes, Natural Gas Dollars and Jobs Flood In

New York’s Real Estate Tax Breaks Are Now a Rich-Kid Loophole

By Caleb Melby and Mira Rojanasakul

New York’s Real Estate Tax Breaks Are Now a Rich-Kid Loophole

Pursuits

Pursuits

Eleven Un-Magical Secrets I Learned While Working at Disney World

By Brandon Presser

Eleven Un-Magical Secrets I Learned While Working at Disney World

The New Disney World Hacks—How to Skip Lines and Meet Mickey

By Carlye Wisel

Walt Disney World Resort GETTY Sub

The $73,000 Electric Rivian R1T Is Cute, But It’s Not a Work Truck

By Hannah Elliott

The $73,000 Electric Rivian R1T Is Cute, But It’s Not a Work Truck

Polaroid’s Printer Turns Digital Photos Into Pocket-Size Souvenirs

By Matthew Kronsberg

Polaroid’s Printer Turns Digital Photos Into Pocket-Size Souvenirs

Last Thing

Last Thing

Central Bank Autonomy Faces Challenges in Three Emerging Markets

By Daniel Moss

Central Bank Autonomy Faces Challenges in Three Emerging Markets