The US Housing Market Mess - November 6, 2023 Issue

November 6, 2023 Issue

Nothing Worries CEOs Right Now as Much as Geopolitics

Nothing Worries CEOs Right Now as Much as Geopolitics

By Erik Schatzker

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Maine’s Mass Shooting Should Change America’s Gun Culture

By Michael R Bloomberg

18 Dead After Mass Shooter Goes On A Rampage In Maine

Remarks

Remarks

Sam Bankman-Fried Takes Stand in Reminder of Crypto’s Epic Fall

By Pat Regnier

Sam Bankman-Fried Takes Stand in Reminder of Crypto’s Epic Fall

The War That Broke Social Media

By Reyhan Harmanci

The War That Broke Social Media

Business

Business

The FDA Must Decide Whether Crispr’s Gene-Editing Promise Is Worth the Risk

By Gerry Smith

The FDA Must Decide Whether Crispr’s Gene-Editing Promise Is Worth the Risk

Why Fewer Senior Executives Are Taking the Corporate Jet

By Thomas Black

Why Fewer Senior Executives Are Taking the Corporate Jet

The Business of Children’s Books in This New Era of Book Banning

By Kira Garcia

The Business of Children’s Books in This New Era of Book Banning

No One Understands Corporate Boycotts Like This Former Trump Researcher

By Joshua Green

No One Understands Corporate Boycotts Like This Former Trump Researcher

Hollywood Loves Halloween: Inside the Lucrative Business of Horror Movies

By Samantha Stewart

Hollywood Loves Halloween: Inside the Lucrative Business of Horror Movies

Technology

Technology

Shipping Startup Flexport Is in Crisis Mode Heading Into the Holiday Season

By Lizette Chapman and Spencer Soper

Shipping Startup Flexport Is in Crisis Mode Heading Into the Holiday Season

Web Summit Israel Mess Is No Surprise to Those Who Know Its Founder

By Mark Bergen and Jennifer Duggan

Web Summit Israel Mess Is No Surprise to Those Who Know Its Founder

Finance

Finance

The US Housing Market Has Become an Impossible Mess

By Patrick Clark and Prashant Gopal

The US Housing Market Has Become an Impossible Mess

World’s Safest Market Becomes a Magnet for Big Investors

By Denitsa Tsekova and Liz Capo McCormick

World’s Safest Market Becomes a Magnet for Big Investors

Economics

Economics

Brace for Elections: 40 Countries Are Voting in 2024

By Enda Curran and Alan Crawford

Brace for Elections: 40 Countries Are Voting in 2024

Israel’s War Effort Is Giving Its Economy a Covid-Like Shock

By Galit Altstein

TOPSHOT-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-HOSTAGES

America’s Culture Wars Have Liberal Parents Opting for Home-Schooling

By Charley Locke

America’s Culture Wars Have Liberal Parents Opting for Home-Schooling

Venezuela’s Primary Sweep Puts Maduro and Biden in the Hot Seat

By Patricia Laya

Venezuela’s Primary Sweep Puts Maduro and Biden in the Hot Seat

How Conspiratorial Thinking About Road Fees Infected the UK

By Daniel Zuidijk

How Conspiratorial Thinking About Road Fees Infected the UK

Features

Features

Nothing Worries CEOs Right Now as Much as Geopolitics

By Erik Schatzker

Nothing Worries CEOs Right Now as Much as Geopolitics

Foxconn Makes Your iPhone. Now It Wants to Make Your Electric Car

By Reed Stevenson

Foxconn Makes Your iPhone. Now It Wants to Make Your Electric Car

How Drug Cartels Transformed Ecuador Into a ‘Narco State’

By Matthew Bremner

How Drug Cartels Transformed Ecuador Into a ‘Narco State’

Online Gambling Has Millions of Young Africans Battling Addiction

By Willem Marx

Online Gambling Has Millions of Young Africans Battling Addiction

These Five Countries Are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ in a Fragmenting World

By Enda Curran, Shawn Donnan, Maeva Cousin, Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Maciej Martewicz, Maya Averbuch, Brendan Murray, Annie Lee, Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao

Wroclaw, Poland.

Is This Microbiome Startup Selling a Wellness Fantasy?

By Rina Raphael

Is This Microbiome Startup Selling a Wellness Fantasy?

Brazil Once Pioneered Generic Drugs, and Then Came a Patent War

By Amy Maxmen

Brazil Once Pioneered Generic Drugs, and Then Came a Patent War

Pursuits

Pursuits

From Skinny Jeans to Doc Martens, a History of America’s Fashion Culture Wars

By Derek Guy

From Skinny Jeans to Doc Martens, a History of America’s Fashion Culture Wars

The Show

The Show

Why ‘Ambition’ Is Sometimes a Dirty Word, on The Businessweek Show

By Max Abelson

Why ‘Ambition’ Is Sometimes a Dirty Word, on The Businessweek Show

A Complicated Billionaire Shoots for the Moon, on The Businessweek Show

By Max Abelson

A Complicated Billionaire Shoots for the Moon, on The Businessweek Show