4
◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek November 2, 2020Cover:
Illustrationby
MariaChimiskyan POT STORE PHOTOGRAPH BY KAYANA SZYMCZAK FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK. ILLUSTRATIONBY731◼INBRIEF 7 JusticeBarrett● Stocksswoon● Rubik’sredux
◼OPINION 8 TheU.S.oughttojointheglobalpushagainstCovid
◼AGENDA 8 A newWTOleader● Fedrates● Buffett’sbusyquarter◼REMARKS 10 China’sresurgencewasmillenniumsin themaking11
BUSINESS 14 Antibodytreatments:ThegreatEliLilly-Regeneronrace
16 Someofthebestsocialinfluencersaroundarefictional22
TECHNOLOGY 18 A Californiaballotmeasurewillhavea lottosayabout
whetherthegigeconomyis heretostay33
FINANCE 22 Therisksoflettingprivateequitygobbleuphealthcare
25 Fundscanbetontheelection.Thequestionis why44
ECONOMICS 26 BidenmaygettheweakdollarTrumpyearnedfor
27 GDPisn’tthebarometerit usedtobe.Whatreplacesit?
28 ▼ Thisis a Black-ownedpotbusiness.Therearen’tmany55
POLITICS 30 Indian-Americansareinchingtotheright
32 Bolivia’sboomis over,andthesocialistsareback
35 U.S.voterturnoutis shatteringrecords++
SOLUTIONS/ 37 Keepingfreshfruitfreshfortwiceaslong
INNOVATION 39 Quantumcomputingthat’sslowerbutmoreaccurate
40 India’swaytooccupykidsathome:Teachthemcoding◼PURSUITS 59 Temperaturesaredropping,butyouneedn’thideindoors
62 A toastyfirelooksbetterwitha newfangledblanketbyit
63 Evensolitaire’slivelierwithJacksonRobinson’swildcards
64 ThelatestLandRoverhasa lotofSiliconValleyin it
65 DemerBox’sspeakerofthehouseparty
66 Hottoddiestosoothethethroatandwarmthebones
67 S’morewaystomakes’mores◼LASTTHING 68 CanBombardierevershakethedustoffitswings?How to Contact Bloomberg Businessweek
EDITORIAL 212 617-8120 ● AD SALES 212 617-2900, 731 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10022 ● EMAIL [email protected]
● FAX 212 617-9065 ● SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE URL businessweekmag.com/service ● REPRINTS/PERMISSIONS
800 290-5460 x100 or email [email protected] ● Letters to the Editor can be sent by email, fax, or regular mail.
They should include the sender’s address, phone number(s), and email address if available. Connections with the subject of the letter
should be disclosed. We reserve the right to edit for sense, style, and space ● Follow us on social media ▶ FACEBOOK facebook.com/
bloombergbusinessweek/ ▶TWITTER @BW ▶ INSTAGRAM @businessweek◼ COVER TRAIL
How the cover
getsmade
①
“This week we’re
looking into Operation
Warp Speed.”
“At last! Been waiting
for the newest Star Trek
since Discovery went off
the air.”
“Oh, no. No, no. This is a
virus thing. It’s the name
of the White House
task force set up to get
us a vaccine.”
“Is this project going
to tarnish the name
of the one thing I hold
sacred?”
“Actually, it’s going
pretty well! Maybe we
do something cool with
Star Wars type.”
“Star TREK. Warp
speed is from Star Trek.
How about this, but
with lots of needles and
Covid stuff flying by?”“Thats great! Maybe
there’s a little Yoda or
something.”
“IHvaD bImaw’ ‘e’
DaHar.”
“Huh? Was that
in Jedi?”
“Are we done yet?”