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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek August 26, 2019
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◼INBRIEF 5 SociallyconsciousCEOs;JeffreyEpstein;a deadglacier
◼AGENDA 6 Trumpin Europe;Germanelections;theU.S.joblessrate
◼OPINION 6 The EU could make Italy’s political crisis even worse
◼ REMARKS 8 The yield curve signals recession. But maybe not this time
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BUSINESS 12 CathayPacificlearnsnottoannoyChina,thehardway
14 Live PD, A&E’s hottest weapon in the war on streaming
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TECHNOLOGY 16 Whenyourchildhasa life-threateningdisease,the cure
costs$2million-plus, and you’re not covered
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FINANCE 20 Theretiredandwell-offjustaren’tspendingenough
22 Michael Hasenstab’s $115billion bet on rising rates
ECONOMICS 25 ▼ Hong Kong youth: Mad as hell and not taking it anymore
27 A housingcrisisfixHongKongbillionaireswon’tlike
29 Germany usually isn’t pro-stimulus, but desperate times ...
POLITICS 30 AttheG-7summit,multilateralismwon’truleasit oncedid
32 Democratsvs.thehealth-careindustry.Guesswho’llwin
34 The paraphernalia of modern protests isn’t all digital
SOLUTIONS 36 Orthodontistsaren’tsmilingaboutthisfixerofsmiles
38 Swapfietshasbigdreamsforitsworry-free-biking model
39 Furniture you’ll never want to throw away
◼PURSUITS 58 Ralph& Russotakeshighfashionbacktotheolden days
61 Sapphire,thelastwordin a luxurywatchface
62 Whata busysummerVirgilAblohis having
64 Thedefinitiveanswertohowlongyourpantsshould be
65 LovetheKellytote?Waittillyouseethenewone
66 Noah menswear is one part preppy, one part punk
◼ LAST THING 68 Parker-Hannifin: Little-known, but on an M&A rampage