GE: Dismantling an Icon - March 25, 2024 Issue

March 25, 2024 Issue

GE Bet on Being the Biggest, Then It Had to Break Up to Keep Up

GE Bet on Being the Biggest, Then It Had to Break Up to Keep Up

By Brooke Sutherland and Ryan Beene

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

SEC’s Climate Compromise Deserves Support

By The Editors

California Flood Risk Deepens As Deadly Storm Drops More Rain

Remarks

Remarks

Wall Street and Silicon Valley Elites Are Warming Up to Trump

By Brad Stone

Wall Street and Silicon Valley Elites Are Warming Up to Trump

Business

Business

China’s Super-Cheap EVs Offer Hope for Average American Buyers

By Keith Naughton

China’s Super-Cheap EVs Offer Hope for Average American Buyers

Weight-Loss-Drug Users Pay Up for Help Ditching the Pricey Meds

By Jemima Denham

An Ozempic injection pen.

Technology

Technology

Congress Should Think Bigger Than TikTok Ban, Tech Critics Say

By Anna Edgerton and Alex Barinka

Congress Should Think Bigger Than TikTok Ban, Tech Critics Say

OpenAI Sprinting to Keep Up With Startups on AI-Generated Video

By Rachel Metz

OpenAI Sprinting to Keep Up With Startups on AI-Generated Video

Gold-Medalist Coders Build an AI That Can Do Their Job for Them

By Ashlee Vance

Gold-Medalist Coders Build an AI That Can Do Their Job for Them

Primaries Show Candidates Can Win on TikTok But Lose at the Polls

By Alex Barinka

Primaries Show Candidates Can Win on TikTok But Lose at the Polls

Finance

Finance

Julius Baer Hits Reboot to Escape Swiss Banking’s New Malaise

By Myriam Balezou and Jan-Henrik Foerster

Julius Baer Hits Reboot to Escape Swiss Banking’s New Malaise

Magnificent Seven? It’s More Like the Blazing Two and Tepid Five

By Eric J Weiner, Jeran Wittenstein and Mark Gurman

Magnificent Seven? It’s More Like the Blazing Two and Tepid Five

Academics Question ESG Studies That Helped Fuel Investing Boom

By Saijel Kishan

Academics Question ESG Studies That Helped Fuel Investing Boom

Economics

Economics

Dollar’s Superpower Status at Risk From Turmoil at Home and Abroad

By Saleha Mohsin

Dollar’s Superpower Status at Risk From Turmoil at Home and Abroad

The Fed’s Foot-Dragging Is Making the Last Mile Harder

By Matthew Boesler

The Fed’s Foot-Dragging Is Making the Last Mile Harder

America’s Plumber Deficit Isn’t Good for the Economy

By Enda Curran

America’s Plumber Deficit Isn’t Good for the Economy

B-Schools

B-Schools

Business Schools Still Lag on Diversity, Despite Stated Goals

By Robb Mandelbaum

Business Schools Still Lag on Diversity, Despite Stated Goals

Women Are Closing the B-School Dean Gap

By Carol Hymowitz

Women Are Closing the B-School Dean Gap

Features

Features

GE Bet on Being the Biggest, Then It Had to Break Up to Keep Up

By Brooke Sutherland and Ryan Beene

GE Bet on Being the Biggest, Then It Had to Break Up to Keep Up

Selling Shohei Ohtani: Can Baseball’s Biggest Talent Transform the Sport?

By Lucas Shaw

Selling Shohei Ohtani: Can Baseball’s Biggest Talent Transform the Sport?

An Influential Economics Forum Has a Troubling Surplus of Trolls

By Christopher Beam and Catarina Saraiva

An Influential Economics Forum Has a Troubling Surplus of Trolls

Pursuits

Pursuits

Rich Coffee Hobbyists Spend $420 Million in Quest for ‘God Shot’

By Robb Mandelbaum

Rich Coffee Hobbyists Spend $420 Million in Quest for ‘God Shot’

After Decades in Rolex’s Shadow, Tudor Crafted a Comeback All Its Own

By Andy Hoffman

After Decades in Rolex’s Shadow, Tudor Crafted a Comeback All Its Own

A Japanese Startup Is Shipping $89 Strawberries, $120 Melons

By Kat Odell

A Japanese Startup Is Shipping $89 Strawberries, $120 Melons

Two New Dubai Hotels Are Luring Travelers Away From the Beach

By Sarah Rappaport

Two New Dubai Hotels Are Luring Travelers Away From the Beach

This Supercharged Clothes Steamer Is a Dust Mite Terminator

By Matthew Kronsberg

This Supercharged Clothes Steamer Is a Dust Mite Terminator

Last Thing

Last Thing

How the US Economy Is Doing Depends on Your Politics

By Dorothy Gambrell and Laura Bliss

How the US Economy Is Doing Depends on Your Politics