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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek September 30, 2019

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Businessweek BREXIT: PHOTOGRAPH BY GUY MARTIN FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

◼INBRIEF 4 Borisis rebuked;C-suiteheadsarerolling;Gretaspeaks

◼AGENDA 6 Autosalesfigures;Indiasetsrates;Simone Biles returns

◼OPINION 6 Go ahead, give Meatless Monday a try

◼ REMARKS 8 The perils of doing business in Poland

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BUSINESS 12 Facinga doctorshortage,Chinese hospitals turn to apps

14 Shame on you, frequent flyers

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TECHNOLOGY 16 Nobody’smoreupsetaboutWeWorkthanMasayoshi Son

17 Atlonglast,youcanrecyclethat yogurt container

19 Bringing Uber to the favelas

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FINANCE 22 Don’taskforwhomthebelltolls,bondtraders

23 Reinsuranceis brutal—unlessyou’reBuffett

24 Finally, a quick train from Vegas to L.A. (almost)

ECONOMICS 26 EasternEurope’slove/haterelationshipwithimmigrants

27 Chinaisn’tgettingonthestimulusbandwagon

29 Trump targets Airbus—and Alabama suffers

POLITICS 30 ▼ ThedaytheU.K.standsstill?Wejourneytothefuture

for on-the-ground accounts of a no-deal Brexit

SOLUTIONS 38 What’spoppingin retail

39 Todealwithlaborlaws,Frenchstoresdowithoutlabor

40 The company that recycles H&M ’s fast fashions

◼PURSUITS 59 KanoaIgarashi,Japan’ssurfingsensation

62 Time-travelingin a FerrariF8Tributo

64 Puttingthebestskin-careserumstothetest

65 Disney’sBobIger,themusclebehind the mouse

66 Thehigh-techwaytopickgrapes

67 Loaf luxuriously in sumptuous silk jammies

◼ LAST THING 68 Is there a better measure of economic growth?