Life and Death on the Third Shift - January 8, 2018 Issue

January 8, 2018 Issue

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America’s Worst Graveyard Shift Is Grinding Up Workers

By Peter Waldman and Kartikay Mehrotra

Remarks

Remarks

Democracy in Iran? The Demographics Say Yes

By Leonid Bershidsky

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A New Year’s Wish: Better Social Media

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Inside the Eccentric, Relentless Deal-Making of Masayoshi Son

By Peter Elstrom, Pavel Alpeyev and Lulu Yilun Chen

Masayoshi Son

Lufthansa Prepares for Low-Cost Competition After a Banner 2017

By Richard Weiss

Lufthansa Prepares for Low-Cost Competition After a Banner 2017

Macau Casino Stocks Tumble as Gamblers Get Lucky at the Tables

By Daniela Wei

Inside The Macau Gaming Show 2016

Technology

Technology

HQ Trivia Is a Hit. Now It Just Needs to Not Self-Destruct

By Max Chafkin

Yusupov (left) watches Rogowsky’s broadcast in Intermedia’s SoHo office.

The World’s Biggest Gadget Show Matters Again

By Mark Gurman

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You’d Be Crazy to Actually Spend Bitcoin

By Olga Kharif

You’d Be Crazy to Actually Spend Bitcoin

Finance

Finance

Landlords Woo Startups With Built-In Clubs and Office Beers

By Prashant Gopal and David M Levitt

People talk by the beer kegs on the amenities floor at Equity Office’s 100 Summer Street building in Boston on Jan. 3, 2018.

Even 2017 Couldn’t Crack the $90 Billion Disaster-Bond Market

By Sonali Basak and Brandon Kochkodin

A mother holds her baby on Dec. 23, 2017, in San Isidro, Puerto Rico. Their home is under construction after being mostly destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

Why the University of Illinois Is Investing in Farmland

By Janet Lorin

Farm properties gifted to the University of Illinois.

Economics

Economics

These Classic Charts Are Confounding Economists

By Peter Coy

These Classic Charts Are Confounding Economists

Ukraine’s Ban on Selling Farmland Is Choking the Economy

By James M Gomez and Kateryna Choursina

Snow covers agricultural land near Ternopil, Ukraine.

What Seven Social Trends Told Us About the U.S. Economy in 2017

By Jeanna Smialek

Aerial Views Of Manhattan At Dusk As U.S. Stocks Fall With Treasuries Amidst Euro Stalls On Greece Talks

Politics

Politics

Protests in Iran Put Rouhani on the Spot

By Golnar Motevalli, Kambiz Foroohar and Grant Clark

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Mike Pompeo Is the Anti-Tillerson

By Nafeesa Syeed

Pompeo testifying at his confirmation hearing as CIA director in January 2017.

Features

Features

America’s Worst Graveyard Shift Is Grinding Up Workers

By Peter Waldman and Kartikay Mehrotra

A third-shift worker heads into Mar-Jac Poultry in Gainesville, Ga.

Brooks Needs Runners Who Hate to Run

By Claire Suddath

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What Will It Take to Fix the Mess in Zimbabwe?

By Matthew Campbell

As a liquidity crisis continues, bank customers queue up in Bulawayo on Dec. 27. Zimbabweans must wait long hours to withdraw money from their accounts.

Pursuits

Pursuits

Where to Go in 2018

By Bloomberg Pursuits

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The Mastermind Behind Chase’s Industry-Changing Sapphire Reserve Card Sets Her Sights on Banking

By Jennifer Surane

The Mastermind Behind Chase’s Industry-Changing Sapphire Reserve Card Sets Her Sights on Banking