Go Bluey! - April 8, 2024 Issue

April 8, 2024 Issue

How Bluey Became a $2 Billion Smash Hit—With an Uncertain Future

How Bluey Became a $2 Billion Smash Hit—With an Uncertain Future

By Devin Leonard

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Health Care Is Still Too Costly for Americans

By The Editors

A member of the Health Access protest gr

Remarks

Remarks

Fixing Boeing’s Broken Culture Starts With a New Plane

By Peter Robison

Fixing Boeing’s Broken Culture Starts With a New Plane

Business

Business

Goodbye Chairman, Hello Chair. The Gendered Title Is Fading Away

By Zachary Fleming, Cam Baker, Andre Tartar and Raeedah Wahid

Goodbye Chairman, Hello Chair. The Gendered Title Is Fading Away

EV Rise Helps BYD Overtake Geely to Become China’s Car King

By Linda Lew

EV Rise Helps BYD Overtake Geely to Become China’s Car King

Jokes, Pop Music and Radical Honesty: How TikTok Is Changing Home Sales

By Ella Ceron

Jokes, Pop Music and Radical Honesty: How TikTok Is Changing Home Sales

Building Diversity When Affirmative Action Is Banned

By Robb Mandelbaum

The Haas School of Business campus at the University of California Berkeley.

Technology

Technology

The Case Against Crowdfunding in the Work Chat

By Aisha Counts

The Case Against Crowdfunding in the Work Chat

AI Energy Crisis Boosts Interest in Chips That Do It All

By Jane Lanhee Lee

AI Energy Crisis Boosts Interest in Chips That Do It All

AI Is Putting the Silicon Back in Silicon Valley

By Ashlee Vance

AI Is Putting the Silicon Back in Silicon Valley

Finance

Finance

Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

By Christine Dobby

Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

China’s Real Estate Tycoons Lost $100 Billion in the Housing Collapse

By Venus Feng

China’s Real Estate Tycoons Lost $100 Billion in the Housing Collapse

In a Passive World, These Stockpickers Are Thriving

By Layan Odeh, Mathieu Dion and Ye Xie

In a Passive World, These Stockpickers Are Thriving

Hong Kong’s Elderly Are Increasingly Retiring in Mainland China

By Krystal Chia

Hong Kong’s Elderly Are Increasingly Retiring in Mainland China

Economics

Economics

39,000 Lost Jobs Undercut Biden’s Manufacturing Wins

By Shawn Donnan and Christopher Cannon

39,000 Lost Jobs Undercut Biden’s Manufacturing Wins

Eclipse Boomtowns Await Their Moment in the (Blocked) Sun

By Laura Bliss

Eclipse Boomtowns Await Their Moment in the (Blocked) Sun

In This Coworking Space, Only the Cappuccino Isn’t Classified

By Daniel Flatley

In This Coworking Space, Only the Cappuccino Isn’t Classified

Features

Features

How Bluey Became a $2 Billion Smash Hit—With an Uncertain Future

By Devin Leonard

How Bluey Became a $2 Billion Smash Hit—With an Uncertain Future

How Hertz’s Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways

By Erik Schatzker and David Welch

How Hertz’s Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways

FTX’s Original Sin Is a Warning to All of Crypto

By Zeke Faux and Max Chafkin

FTX’s Original Sin Is a Warning to All of Crypto

Tiger Woods’ Putter Choice Has Created an Asset Class

By Chris Almeida

Tiger Woods’ Putter Choice Has Created an Asset Class

How Michael Rubin Ended Up Holding All the Cards

By Kim Bhasin and Alessandra Migliaccio

How Michael Rubin Ended Up Holding All the Cards

Pursuits/Spring Culture Guide

Pursuits/Spring Culture Guide

Malta Tries Wooing Global Rich With More Than Just Golden Passports

By James Tarmy

Malta Tries Wooing Global Rich With More Than Just Golden Passports

The Best TV and Movies in Theaters and on Streaming This Spring

By Esther Zuckerman

The Best TV and Movies in Theaters and on Streaming This Spring

This Spring’s Best New Books Start With a Journey

By James Tarmy

This Spring’s Best New Books Start With a Journey

Art Market Experts See Rebound in Confidence After 2023 Slump

By James Tarmy

Art Market Experts See Rebound in Confidence After 2023 Slump

A24’s American Civil War Doesn’t Take Sides. And It’s Terrifying

By Esther Zuckerman

A24’s American Civil War Doesn’t Take Sides. And It’s Terrifying

Last Thing

Last Thing

10 Companies to Watch in Q2 2024

By Tim Craighead

10 Companies to Watch in Q2 2024