Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2019-11-25)

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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek November 25, 2019

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Justin Metz

CORRECTION The map accompanying “One State’s 50-Year Bet on Data Centers” (Technology, Nov. 11)

mislabeled Illinois. PHOTOGRAPH BY IAN TEH FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

◼INBRIEF 7 Coty loves Kylie ● Antigovernment protests erupt in Iran

◼ REMARKS 8 South Africa’s scapegoating of immigrants fans violence

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BUSINESS 12 GM’sgrowthenginein Chinais sputtering

14 Burgersareeasy.Fakesteak—notsomuch

15 A vaping crackdown in China damps startups’ plans

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TECHNOLOGY 20 Amazon’smoneycan’tbuyit muchlovein Washington

22 Using an old weapon to battle antibiotic resistance

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FINANCE 24 Walgreensmaybetoobiga pillforevenKKRtoswallow

25 Puttingheatonmoneymanagersoverclimatechangerisk

26 WallStreetlooksfora pieceoftheactionin sportsbetting

27 Visa CEO Al Kelly on consumer spending and tap-to-pay

ECONOMICS 28 Theglobaleconomyhasshakenoffthesummertime blues

29 Israel tries to lure its Haredim into the workforce

30 ▲ The U.S.-China trade war revives interest in Penang

POLITICS 33 Brexitchaosopenscracksin theU.K.’s312-year-oldunion

35 A clashofideologiesspillsintoLatinAmerica’s streets

36 What will Japan do after Shinzo Abe?

◼PURSUITS 55 Sure,LAXis nuts.Butit’sevencrazierbehindthescenes

60 It’seasierthanevertovisitAfrica’sfriendliestcity,Accra

62 Thesunsetsonthegoldeneraoffrequent-flyerawards

63 An eye mask to ensure it’s lights out at wheels up

◼ LAST THING 64 SoftBank’s spotty record for spotting unicorns