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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek April 20, 2020Cover:
SamHall/Bloomberg ANIMAL CROSSING: COURTESY NINETENDO. SPLENDOR: AP IMAGES. COSTACONCORDIA:GETTYIMAGES.◼INBRIEF 4 Twomillionandcounting● A 3%dropin globalGDP
◼AGENDA 5 A challengeforCreditSuisse’snewCEO● Brexittalks◼REMARKS 8 WhatGermanydidright,andthelessonforothernations1
BUSINESS 13 Wuhanis openforbusiness,butbusinessisn’tbooming
15 SecurityissuescloudHuawei’srolein private5Gnetworks
16 WithAirAsiamostlygrounded,Airbusis likelytotakea hit2
TECHNOLOGY 18 ▼ Whattheworldneedsnowis ... thenewAnimalCrossing19 Thesecoronavirus-monitoringhackersarethegoodguys
21 Facebookgetsa chancetomakeamends3
FINANCE 22 Somestrategistssaythisbearmarket’salreadyfading
24 Allthosesmall-businessloanspilingup.Whata mess
25 Therisk-takinglendersthataregettingclobbered
26 A regulatorresistsmortgagecompanies’criesforhelpECONOMICS 28 TheFedhadtogetcreative.It did
31 Lawstudents’futuresarepainfullyonholdPOLITICS 32 Shelterin place?Notforthesegovernmentworkers
33 U.S.publictransitsystemsmayneverrecover
35 Wisconsinpresagestheuglyvote-by-mailbattletocomeSOLUTIONS/ 36 You’rea riskmanager?You’rehired
FUTUREOFWORK 38 Israel’sHaredimarealreadylivingin a post-workworld
39 Yes,yourofficewillreopen.Andyes,it willbeweird◼PURSUITS 60 Eco-enclavesoffera contemporarytwistonArcadia
63 Thesediamondsaren’tforever,butthey’reyourstonight
64 St.Pat’swasa bust.PouryourselfanIrishwhiskeyanyway
66 Quibi,thenewmobile-TVapp,wasmadeforthismoment
67 It’schic.It’sstylish.It’sa stapler◼LASTTHING 68 Virusornovirus,weneedmorenetworkcapacity
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How the cover
getsmade
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“This week’s story is
about Carnival—”
“I’ve always wanted to
go on a cruise!”
“—and its questionable
response to the
coronavirus outbreak on
its ships.”
“OK, how about we play
off my second favorite
disaster-at-sea-driven-
by-the-promise-of-
financial-gain film.”
②“Not a Clooney fan.”
[Searches Google]
“The ships look so
crowded and fun!”
“Did you know the Costa
Concordia was also a
Carnival ship?”
“I donow.Andtherewas
alsosomethingcalled
‘thepoopcruise.’ ”
③“Oof, not a good look.”
“You just kind of have to
ask yourself ...”