Fragile China - February 17, 2020 Issue

February 17, 2020 Issue

Tech Startups Are Flooding Kenya With Apps Offering High-Interest Loans

Tech Startups Are Flooding Kenya With Apps Offering High-Interest Loans

Remarks

Remarks

The Death of a Doctor Poses the Greatest Threat to China’s Xi Yet

By Daniel Ten Kate and Peter Martin

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The U.S. Government’s China Crackdown Comes to Harvard

By Peter Waldman

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Business

Business

The Road to a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs Through Oslo

By Peter Coy

The Road to a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs Through Oslo

With the 737 Max Grounded, Airbus Can’t Build Planes Fast Enough

By Charlotte Ryan and Siddharth Philip

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TLC’s 90-Day Fiancé Is a Hit Thanks to Spellbinding Acrimony

By Andre-Pierre Du Plessis

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Technology

Technology

YouTube’s Secretive Top Kids Channel Expands Into Merchandise

By Mark Bergen and Lucas Shaw

YouTube’s Secretive Top Kids Channel Expands Into Merchandise

SoftBank’s $375 Million Bet on Pizza Went Really Bad Really Fast

By Sarah McBride

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Finance

Finance

Coronavirus Stress-Tests China’s Fragile Financial System

By Tracy Alloway and Bei Hu

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China Navigates the Latest Threat to Its Debt-Fueled Boom

By Bloomberg News

China Navigates the Latest Threat to Its Debt-Fueled Boom

The People’s Mutual Fund Manager Dips a Toe Into Private Equity

By Annie Massa, Sabrina Willmer and John Gittelsohn

The People’s Mutual Fund Manager Dips a Toe Into Private Equity

Economics

Economics

American Way of School Funding Is ‘Uniquely Bad’ for Inequality

By Craig Torres

American Way of School Funding Is ‘Uniquely Bad’ for Inequality

China’s Silent Factories Fuel Workers’ Fears of Virus

By Bloomberg News

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Global Inflation Prophets Wonder If This Year Is Different

By Craig Stirling

In a world of weak price pressures, the reflation argument rumbles on

Politics

Politics

Maduro Embraces Capitalism and Venezuelan Emigres Are Returning

By Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez

President Maduro Delivers State Of The Union At National Constituent Assembly

Even the Good News Is Bad for Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy

By Aine Quinn and Marton Eder

Even the Good News Is Bad for Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy

A Dubious Demonstration Spurs Debate Over Canada’s China Policy

By Natalie Obiko Pearson

A Dubious Demonstration Spurs Debate Over Canada’s China Policy

Meet Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Potential Successors

By Patrick Donahue and Raymond Colitt

CDU Party Vote For Merkel's Successor

Strategies

Strategies

The Best Way to Change Your Job Is to Focus on Your Personality

By Arianne Cohen

The Best Way to Change Your Job Is to Focus on Your Personality

Five Things to Consider Before Starting a New Career

By Arianne Cohen

Five Things to Consider Before Starting a New Career

What’s So Bad About the Billable Hour?

By Arianne Cohen

What’s So Bad About the Billable Hour?

Features

Features

Tech Startups Are Flooding Kenya With Apps Offering High-Interest Loans

By Zeke Faux

Tech Startups Are Flooding Kenya With Apps Offering High-Interest Loans

P&G Is Developing Its Next Big Thing in a Room Buzzing With Flies

By Tiffany Kary

P&G Is Developing Its Next Big Thing in a Room Buzzing With Flies

The Biggest Fan of Trump’s Steel Tariffs Is Suing Over Them

By Bryan Gruley and Joe Deaux

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Pursuits

Pursuits

For Customers Addicted to Stave Puzzles, the Torture Is the Point

By Devin Leonard

For Customers Addicted to Stave Puzzles, the Torture Is the Point

A Gem So Unique, Every Piece of Jewelry Is One of a Kind

By Hyla Bauer

A Gem So Unique, Every Piece of Jewelry Is One of a Kind

Love Tough Mudders? Then You Have to Try ‘Everesting’

By Anders Melin

Love Tough Mudders? Then You Have to Try ‘Everesting’

Zuckerberg’s Early Diary Plays a Starring Role in New Facebook Opus

By Austin Carr

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before The House Financial Services Committee

The Humble Pencil Is Just Now Hitting Its Prime

By Matthew Kronsberg

The Humble Pencil Is Just Now Hitting Its Prime

Last Thing

Last Thing

U.S. Household Size, at a Record Low, May Finally Be Bottoming Out

By Justin Fox

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