2020-02-10 Bloomberg Businessweek

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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek February 10, 2020

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◼INBRIEF 5 Borisvs.EU,Part2 ● Trusted-untrustednamesin news

◼AGENDA 6 NATOmeets● Alibabaearnings● OntoNewHampshire!

◼REMARKS 8 Battlingthenewcoronavirusrequiresa truetrans-Pacific

partnership● Theoutbreak’seffectontheeconomy

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BUSINESS 14 Theindustrialsectorhasconsumerenvy

16 IkealiberatesRussia’sapartment-blockarchipelago

18 CEOHansVestbergis takingVerizontotheedge

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TECHNOLOGY 20 ▼ Justpasta PotteryBarnin theEastBay,rocketmaker

Astrais plottinga satellite-launchingspree

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FINANCE 24 WarrenBuffettcancelshisnewspapersubscription

27 Togetmorewomenin seats,boardslookdowntheladder

ECONOMICS 28 Trumpwon’tbeabletoprimethepumpbeforeNovember

30 Russia,shrinkingagain,decidestokeepimmigrantsout...

31 ... Uruguay,itsgrowthslowing,triestolureforeignersin

POLITICS 32 TheIowacaucuswasanythingbutIowanice

35 Chaos?There’sanappforthat

SOLUTIONS/ 36 Microweatherforecasts,inspiredbyadventuresports

SMALLBUSINESS 38 Worker-ownedco-opsthriveasbabyboomersretire

39 TheIsraelistartuphopingtothwartmassshooters

◼PURSUITS 59 Someunexpectedwaysyoucaninvestyourbonus

62 It turnsoutyoucanbuya goodname

64 Thebro-och:Adornmentfora dowagerordude

66 Takea leapwitha perpetualcalendarwatch

67 Loseyourwallet

◼LASTTHING 68 A decadeaftertheDeepwaterspill,BPis stillpaying

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◼ COVER TRAIL

How the cover

gets made

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“So this week’s cover

story is about the new

coronavirus. We’ve got

some time, so let’s get a

head start on this one.”

“I’m on it!”

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[7 days to deadline]

“Wow! Nailed it!”

“See ya next week! I’m

going to Miami.”

[12 hours to deadline]

“I have another idea!”

“Getting tight, but

let’s try.”

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[4 hours to deadline]

“I actually quite like it.”

“Me, too!”

[3 hours to deadline]

“Weprobablydon’twant

tosay‘winning.’”

“Fine, we can go back to

the other one.”

[2 hours to deadline]

“Wait! I have an even

BETTER idea.”

“Remind me why

I bother to start early.”

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