AMC, Meme Stock Megastar - August 22, 2022 Issue

August 22, 2022 Issue

AMC’s CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine

AMC’s CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine

By Felix Gillette and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Europe’s Next Ukraine Mission Is on the Home Front

By The Editors

France's Cost of Living Crisis Ahead of French Election

Remarks

Remarks

Being Thrown Off Social Media Was Supposed to End Alex Jones’s Career. It Made Him Even Richer

By Max Chafkin

Being Thrown Off Social Media Was Supposed to End Alex Jones’s Career. It Made Him Even Richer

Business

Business

Chinese EV Maker BYD Aims to Conquer World Markets as the Un-Tesla

By Bruce Einhorn and Danny Lee

Inside a BYD Showroom Ahead of Second-Quarter Results

Texas Businesses Have an Incentive to Save Power—and Aid the State’s Electricity Grid

By Naureen Malik

Texas Businesses Have an Incentive to Save Power—and Aid the State’s Electricity Grid

Stagflation Puts Stamp on Earnings of US Consumer Giants

By Brendan Case and Daniela Sirtori-Cortina

Stagflation Puts Stamp on Earnings of US Consumer Giants

Technology

Technology

A Crypto Winter King Wants to Reanimate the Industry

By Zheping Huang, Sarah Zheng, Cecilia D'Anastasio and Betty Hou

A Crypto Winter King Wants to Reanimate the Industry

Mark Zuckerberg’s Sheryl Sandberg Replacement Has Long Been Meta’s Top Fixer

By Kurt Wagner

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Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home

By Alex Webb

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Ohio Raises a Volunteer Army to Fight Election Hacking

By Katrina Manson

Ohio Raises a Volunteer Army to Fight Election Hacking

Facebook Is Still Making Billions as Zuckerberg Hits the Panic Button

By Max Chafkin

Facebook Is Still Making Billions as Zuckerberg Hits the Panic Button

Richest Silicon Valley Suburb Says Build Anywhere But Here

By Ellen Huet

Richest Silicon Valley Suburb Says Build Anywhere But Here

Finance

Finance

Inside the Vatican-Backed Fund of Big Promises and Small Returns

By Will Louch and Nicolas Parasie

The Laudato Si' Challenge Demo Day

Pension Veteran Tears Into Public Funds for ‘Bogus Benchmarking’

By Neil Weinberg

Pension Veteran Tears Into Public Funds for ‘Bogus Benchmarking’

Neobanks Are Struggling to Make Good on Their Lofty Promises

By Shubham Saharan and Max Reyes

Neobanks Are Struggling to Make Good on Their Lofty Promises

Booming Beef Industry Has Urban Cowboys Lining Up to Buy Cattle in Uruguay

By Ken Parks

Booming Beef Industry Has Urban Cowboys Lining Up to Buy Cattle in Uruguay

Economics

Economics

Women Are Smashing the Construction Industry’s Concrete Ceiling as Labor Shortages Leave a Void

By Craig Torres and Maria Paula Mijares Torres

Women Are Smashing the Construction Industry’s Concrete Ceiling as Labor Shortages Leave a Void

Chinese Shun Debt and Pile Up Savings, Threatening Global Growth Engine

By Bloomberg Businessweek

Chinese Shun Debt and Pile Up Savings, Threatening Global Growth Engine

Stories of Climate Adaptation From a Simmering Subcontinent

By Archana Chaudhary, Pratik Parija, Faseeh Mangi and Ismail Dilawar

Stories of Climate Adaptation From a Simmering Subcontinent

Solutions/Small Business

Solutions/Small Business

Startups That Grew Fast Learn Shrinking Can Be Just as Hard

By Aggi Cantrill and Olivia Solon

Startups That Grew Fast Learn Shrinking Can Be Just as Hard

For Niche Businesses, a Shift Online Threatens What Makes Them Unique

By Anna-Louise Jackson

For Niche Businesses, a Shift Online Threatens What Makes Them Unique

For Guatemalans, a Taste of Home Is Worth Flying Ants to Atlanta

By Joel Millman

For Guatemalans, a Taste of Home Is Worth Flying Ants to Atlanta

Features

Features

AMC’s CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine

By Felix Gillette and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

AMC’s CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine

The Work-From-Home Revolution Is Also a Trap for Women

By Anne Petersen

The Work-From-Home Revolution Is Also a Trap for Women

How a Bloomberg Reporter’s Family Escaped the Taliban

By Annmarie Hordern

How a Bloomberg Reporter’s Family Escaped the Taliban

Whole Foods’ Battle Against Black Lives Matter Masks Has Much Higher Stakes

By Josh Eidelson

Whole Foods’ Battle Against Black Lives Matter Masks Has Much Higher Stakes

Pursuits

Pursuits

Wild Secrets I Never Knew About Fitness Trainers Until I Worked as One

By Brandon Presser

Wild Secrets I Never Knew About Fitness Trainers Until I Worked as One

Rimac’s $2 Million Nevera Is a Feat Unlike Any in EV History

By Hannah Elliott

Rimac’s $2 Million Nevera Is a Feat Unlike Any in EV History

In the Wake of Covid, Corporate Bosses Become Breathwork Believers

By Hannah Elliott

In the Wake of Covid, Corporate Bosses Become Breathwork Believers

The Best Cutting Board Looks Good and Protects Your Knife, Too

By Matthew Kronsberg

The Best Cutting Board Looks Good and Protects Your Knife, Too

Last Thing

Last Thing

London Lures Top Facebook Executives

By Alex Webb

London Lures Top Facebook Executives