The Year Ahead 2017 - October 24, 2016 Issue

October 24, 2016 Issue

The Year Ahead 2017

The Year Ahead 2017

Welcome to the Year Ahead

By Ellen Pollock

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Global Markets Stumble Into a High-Debt, Low-Investment 2017

By Peter Coy

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Global Economics

Global Economics

Lawyers Are Thriving Because of Brexit

By Matthew Campbell and Stephanie Baker

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Party Time in China: The Riddle of Xi

By Dexter Roberts

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A Wall Street Veteran Is Revving Up Peru’s Economy

By John Quigley and Ben Bartenstein

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India Wants to Make Business Easier

By Unni Krishnan and Jeanette Rodrigues

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Nationalists and Populists Poised to Dominate European Balloting

By Carol Matlack

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Hot Seat: Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn

By Bruce Einhorn

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Union Booster Mary Kay Henry

By Ira Boudway

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Tech

Tech

Siri: Now Is the Greatest Time to Shed Your Pathetic Flesh

By Bloomberg News

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The Tech Bubble Didn’t Burst This Year. Just Wait

By Max Chafkin

Will VR Ever Matter?

By Joshua Brustein

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It’s Not a Startup Visa, but It’s Close

By Ellen Huet

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Silicon Valley’s Miserable Euro Trip Is Just Getting Started

By Adam Satariano and Aoife White

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The Cheap Phone Is Dead in China

By Bruce Einhorn

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Everyone Wants Their Own Global Broadband Network

By Max Chafkin and Dina Bass

Pushing the Boundaries of AI to Talk to the Dead

By Ellen Huet

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Finance

Finance

Where the Next Crisis Will Come From

By Peter Coy

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Hedge Fund Managers Struggle to Master Their Miserable New World

By Saijel Kishan

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What Brexit Means for Banks

By Gavin Finch

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Warren Buffett Loves This Business—Maybe a Little Too Much

By Sonali Basak and Noah Buhayar

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China’s Housing Bubble Wobble

By Bruce Einhorn

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The Upside of a Low Interest Rate World

By Katherine Chiglinsky

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Retail

Retail

Pizza, Parks, and Pet Spas: Shoppers Will Pay More for Retail Experiences

By Lindsey Rupp

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Forget Organic, Retailers Increasingly Are Turning to Sustainable Cotton

By Dimitra Kessenides

From Gen X to Baby Boomers, What Every Generation Loves to Buy

By Bloomberg News

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Mezcal Is Your New Favorite Spirit

By Jennifer Kaplan, Thomas Buckley and Andrea Navarro

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The New Golden Age of TV Is Hurting the Lucrative Reruns Business

By Gerry Smith

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Mobile Wallets Are the New Loyalty Program

By Olga Kharif

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Hot Seat: Steve Ells

By Leslie Patton

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The Man Behind Illycaffé Says Americans Are Getting Better at Making Coffee

By Ira Boudway

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Energy

Energy

The U.S. Unleashes the Full Power of Shale

By Naureen Malik

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America’s Best Oil Field Is Thriving Despite Low Crude Prices

By Alex Nussbaum

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What It Takes to Be the World’s Biggest Crude Producer

By Stephen Bierman

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Get Ready for the Rooftop Solar Stall

By Brian Eckhouse

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America’s Nuclear Problem

By Mark Chediak

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The World’s Biggest Oil Kingdom Reverses Course

By Javier Blas

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Hot Seat: Pedro Parente

By Sabrina Valle

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Will We Have $60 Oil Next Year?

By Naureen Malik

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Figures

Figures

50 Companies to Watch in 2017

By Cristina Lindblad and Ira Boudway

50 Companies to Watch in 2017

By Cristina Lindblad and Ira Boudway

The Bloomberg Businessweek Prediction Matrix

By Josh Eidelson and Mark Glassman

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