China's Killer Profits - December 15, 2014 Issue

December 15, 2014 Issue

Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server

Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server

By Ben Elgin and Michael Riley

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

The Relentless Production of Shale Oil Is Breaking OPEC’s Neck

By Peter Coy and Matthew Philips

Bloomberg View: Leadership Secrets of the Great CEOs

By Michael Bloomberg

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

China Tries to Bring Growth to Its Restless Xinjiang Region

By Dexter Roberts

China Tries to Bring Growth to Its Restless Xinjiang Region

Mexico’s Season of Scandal and Violence

By Eric Martin and Brendan Case

Mexico???s Season of Scandal and Violence

Europe Says ‘No Thanks’ to the 2022 Winter Olympics

By Vernon Silver

Winter Is Coming. So Are Ukraine’s Refugees

By Leonid Ragozin

Winter Is Coming. So Are Ukraine???s Refugees

Wells Fargo Report Says Consumers Will Shrug Off Interest Rate Hikes

By Simon Kennedy

Wells Fargo Report Says Consumers Will Shrug Off Interest Rate Hikes

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Brandy Melville: Instagram’s First Retail Success

By Lisa Marsh

Brandy Melville: Instagram???s First Retail Success

The Big Business of Selling Prescription-Drug Records

By Jordan Robertson and Shannon Pettypiece

The Big Business of Selling Prescription-Drug Records

Logistics Are Holding India’s E-Commerce Companies Back

By Adi Narayan

Logistics Are Holding India???s E-Commerce Companies Back

Charlie Rose Talks to Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon

Hess Toy Trucks Celebrate 50 Years

By Craig Giammona

Company News: Uber, Amazon, Supreme Group, AutoNation, Instagram, Twitter

By Kyle Stock

Politics & Policing

Politics & Policing

Building a Better Police Department

By Drake Bennett

Building a Better Police Department

It Takes More Than the Feds to Fix a Broken Police Department

By Karen Weise

How Special Prosecutors Can Help Bring Police to Justice

By Ali Winston

How Special Prosecutors Can Help Bring Police to Justice

Four Perspectives on Police and Racial Bias

By Josh Eidelson

Four Perspectives on Police and Racial Bias

News - Technology

News - Technology

Artificial-Intelligence Startup MetaMind’s Bright Idea: Give Its Software Away

By Jack Clark

Would-Be Coders Are Studying India’s Glaciers to Learn About Climate Change

By Adi Narayan

Would-Be Coders Are Studying India???s Glaciers to Learn About Climate Change

Sony Prepares for Life After Game Consoles

By Yuji Nakamura

Sony Prepares for Life After Game Consoles

Samsung Boots Up Its Smart Home Division

By Jungah Lee

Samsung Boots Up Its Smart Home Division

Prynt Can Make Your Smartphone an Instant Camera

By Dimitra Kessenides

Prynt Can Make Your Smartphone an Instant Camera

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Why the Treasury Market Needs a Lifeguard

By Matthew Leising

Why the Treasury Market Needs a Lifeguard

A Rate Cut in China Sends Shares Soaring

By Bloomberg News

A Rate Cut in China Sends Shares Soaring

Carlyle Can’t Get Out of the Private Equity Box

By Devin Banerjee

Carlyle Can???t Get Out of the Private Equity Box

Danish Fuel Supplier OW Bunker Collapses Months After Its IPO

By Peter Levring and Winnie Zhu

Danish Fuel Supplier OW Bunker Collapses Months After Its IPO

M&A News: Merck, Blackstone, Entergy, Mitsui, Honus Wagner Card

By Kyle Stock

M&A News: Merck, Blackstone, Entergy, Mitsui, Honus Wagner Card

Focus On The Cloud

Focus On The Cloud

Microsoft’s Azure Is Starting to Close the Gap With Amazon’s Cloud Service

By Dina Bass

Microsoft???s Azure Is Starting to Close the Gap With Amazon???s Cloud Service

Expense-Reporting Startup Finds Big Growth by Focusing on Small Companies

By Serena Saitto

When a Chart Is Worth a Thousand Words

By Olga Kharif

Features

Features

Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server

By Ben Elgin and Michael Riley

Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server

Etc.

Etc.

Why Paintball Has Gone Splat

By Felix Gillette

Why Paintball Has Gone Splat

These Airport Accessories Will Make Winter Travel a Little Less Painful

By Kayleen Schaefer

Weight Watchers Admits How Tough It Is to Slim Down

By Claire Suddath

Weight Watchers Admits How Tough It Is to Slim Down

Now You Can Buy Reese Witherspoon’s Wild Boots

By Emma Rosenblum

Now You Can Buy Reese Witherspoon???s Wild Boots

Should Parents Band Together to End the Standardized Test?

By Susan Berfield

Should Parents Band Together to End the Standardized Test?

What I Wear to Work: Executive Chef Geoffrey Zakarian

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Executive Chef Geoffrey Zakarian

Eileen Fisher: How Did I Get Here?

Eileen Fisher: How Did I Get Here?