To Catch a Chinese Spy - September 19, 2022 Issue

September 19, 2022 Issue

A Chinese Spy Wanted GE’s Secrets, But the US Got China’s Instead

A Chinese Spy Wanted GE’s Secrets, But the US Got China’s Instead

By Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Give Ukraine What It Needs to Win

By The Editors

TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR

Remarks

Remarks

An Investing Playbook for These Uncertain Times

By Michael P. Regan

An Investing Playbook for These Uncertain Times

UK’s New Prime Minister Takes Charge of a Nation Adrift

By Alan Crawford and Philip Aldrick

UK’s New Prime Minister Takes Charge of a Nation Adrift

Business

Business

The Biggest Copper Mine in the US Stalled in Dispute Over Sacred Ground

By Joe Deaux

The Biggest Copper Mine in the US Stalled in Dispute Over Sacred Ground

Tesla’s Autopilot Heads to Trial

By Malathi Nayak

Tesla’s Autopilot Heads to Trial

Hollywood Effects Artists Say It’s Time to Unionize

By Thomas Buckley

Hollywood Effects Artists Say It’s Time to Unionize

Technology

Technology

FTC Joins Push for Rules on Trade of Smartphone Location Data

By Jack Gillum and Brody Ford

FTC Joins Push for Rules on Trade of Smartphone Location Data

Startups Are Borrowing More as the Easy Venture Capital Money Vanishes

By Abhinav Ramnarayan, Lizette Chapman and Ivan Levingston

Startups Are Borrowing More as the Easy Venture Capital Money Vanishes

Google’s Loon Project Gets Resurrected. Without Google. Or Balloons

By Ashlee Vance

Google’s Loon Project Gets Resurrected. Without Google. Or Balloons

Adam Neumann Is Back, This Time With a Crypto Angle

By Hannah Miller and Ellen Huet

Adam Neumann Is Back, This Time With a Crypto Angle

What a Rocket Startup That Helped Create the ‘New Space’ Wave Leaves Behind

By Ashlee Vance

What a Rocket Startup That Helped Create the ‘New Space’ Wave Leaves Behind

Finance

Finance

The Ethereum Merge Ups the Stakes—and Reshapes the Crypto Universe

By Olga Kharif and David Pan

The Ethereum Merge Ups the Stakes—and Reshapes the Crypto Universe

The Republicans Have a Peter Thiel Problem

By Max Chafkin

The Republicans Have a Peter Thiel Problem

CFOs May Have the Toughest Job in the C-Suite

By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina

CFOs May Have the Toughest Job in the C-Suite

Flour Inflation in US Is Worst Ever as Bakers Squeezed by War

By Martine Paris and Michael Hirtzer

'Zero-Waste' Stores Are Helping Consumers Cut Back on Plastic

Economics

Economics

Chinese Manufacturers Get Around US Tariffs With Some Help From Mexico

By Max De Haldevang

Chinese Manufacturers Get Around US Tariffs With Some Help From Mexico

It’s White-Collar Jobs That Are at Risk in the Next Recession

By Katia Dmitrieva and Reade Pickert

It’s White-Collar Jobs That Are at Risk in the Next Recession

Solutions/Equality

Solutions/Equality

Startup Wants to Chart Path to More Equitable Urban Development

By Olivia Fletcher

Startup Wants to Chart Path to More Equitable Urban Development

How a Sparkling Water Company Built a Brand on Bruised Fruit

By Katie Linsell

What’s Keeping Women From Management Roles?

By Arianne Cohen

What’s Keeping Women From Management Roles?

Features

Features

A Chinese Spy Wanted GE’s Secrets, But the US Got China’s Instead

By Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett

A Chinese Spy Wanted GE’s Secrets, But the US Got China’s Instead

The Alzheimer’s Drug Approval Mess Has Left Millions of People in Limbo

By Robert Langreth

The Alzheimer’s Drug Approval Mess Has Left Millions of People in Limbo

Pursuits

Pursuits

Indigenous American Chefs Are Drawing Crowds, Hoping Funding Follows

By Anna-Louise Jackson

Owamni by Sioux Chef

Bronze Watches Quickly Lose Their Luster. That’s Why People Like Them

By David Graver

Bronze Watches Quickly Lose Their Luster. That’s Why People Like Them

Best Fall Books: Haberman on Trump, Proulx on Peat, and Als’s Prince

By James Tarmy

Best Fall Books: Haberman on Trump, Proulx on Peat, and Als’s Prince

In Sotheby’s New Luxury Strategy, Pateks Could Catch Up With Picassos

By James Tarmy

In Sotheby’s New Luxury Strategy, Pateks Could Catch Up With Picassos

What Are the Best Hi-Fi Headphones for Wild, Wired-In Sound?

By Matthew Kronsberg

What Are the Best Hi-Fi Headphones for Wild, Wired-In Sound?

Last Thing

Last Thing

Dry Cleaners Were Disappearing Even Before the Pandemic

By Justin Fox

Dry Cleaners Were Disappearing Even Before the Pandemic