Tears ‘R’ Us: The World’s Biggest Toy Store Didn’t Have to Die - June 11, 2018 Issue

June 11, 2018 Issue

Tears ‘R’ Us: The World’s Biggest Toy Store Didn’t Have to Die

Tears ‘R’ Us: The World’s Biggest Toy Store Didn’t Have to Die

By Susan Berfield, Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Matthew Townsend and Lauren Coleman-Lochner

The Bloomberg View

The Bloomberg View

U.S. Farms Can’t Compete Without Foreign Workers

By The Editors

Red alert.

Remarks

Remarks

Five Factors That Could Mess Up Global Growth

By Mohamed A. El-Erian

Five Factors That Could Mess Up Global Growth

Business

Business

America’s Largest Private Company Reboots a 153-Year-Old Strategy

By Mario Parker and Javier Blas

Soybeans at a Cargill grain elevator in Albion, Neb.

European TV Gets Ready to Fight Off Netflix and HBO

By Thomas Seal, Stefan Nicola and Rodrigo Orihuela

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Technology

Technology

GitHub Is Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Undo Button

By Paul Ford

GitHub Is Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Undo Button

This Fungus Could Help Cure Cancer

By Peter Andrey Smith

This Fungus Could Help Cure Cancer

This Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

By Zeke Faux

This Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

Personal Finance

Personal Finance

A Once-Hot Fidelity Fund Is Outperforming Again. Investors Still Don’t Care

By Charles Stein

A Once-Hot Fidelity Fund Is Outperforming Again. Investors Still Don’t Care

To Catch a Credit Card Thief

By Jennifer Surane and Zeke Faux

To Catch a Credit Card Thief

The ‘Fiduciary Rule’ May Sound Boring, But Its Collapse Threatens Your Retirement

By Katherine Chiglinsky

The ‘Fiduciary Rule’ May Sound Boring, But Its Collapse Threatens Your Retirement

California Cities Keep Declaring Fiscal ‘Emergencies,’ and Investors Are in on It

By Romy Varghese

Santa Cruz, Calif.

This Financier Became a Fed Power Player—From the Inside and Outside

By Jeanna Smialek and Craig Torres

This Financier Became a Fed Power Player—From the Inside and Outside

Economics

Economics

Italy’s Young Populists Are Coddling the Old—and Holding the Country Back

By Peter Coy

Italy’s Young Populists Are Coddling the Old—and Holding the Country Back

A Meltdown Didn’t Kill Three Mile Island, But Shale Probably Will

By Tim Loh

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Politics

Politics

Trump Gets a Lot Out of Trade Wars. The U.S. Gets Less

By Michael Schuman

Trump Gets a Lot Out of Trade Wars. The U.S. Gets Less

In World Cup Politics, It’s Moscow 1, London 0

By Stephanie Baker and Jake Rudnitsky

Saint Petersburg Stadium, a venue for 2018 FIFA World Cup matches.

California Gets a Two-Party Race

By Esmé E Deprez, Romy Varghese and Lucas Shaw

California Gets a Two-Party Race

Embattled Qatar Is Rich Enough to Get By for Another 100 Years

By Mohammed Sergie

Construction of the Doha Metro system is expected to be finished in 2019, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Solutions/Business Schools

Solutions/Business Schools

The Fight for Female MBAs

By Nick Leiber

Columbia MBA student Lindy Gould.

Michigan’s Young Dean on the Future of B-Schools

By Dimitra Kessenides

Scott DeRue

A Business School Overhauls Its Curriculum to Meet the Pace of Change

By Mary Ellen Egan

A Business School Overhauls Its Curriculum to Meet the Pace of Change

Debrief

Debrief

Justin Trudeau on Trade, Gender Equality, and the Pipeline He Just Bought

By Stephanie Flanders

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Features

Features

Tears ‘R’ Us: The World’s Biggest Toy Store Didn’t Have to Die

By Susan Berfield, Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Matthew Townsend and Lauren Coleman-Lochner

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The Crimes That Fueled a Fantastic Brazilian Museum

By Alex Cuadros

Beam Drop Inhotim by Chris Burden.

Pursuits

Pursuits

A Journalist Is Taking Over One of Bordeaux’s Great Wine Empires

By Elin McCoy

Saskia de Rothschild at Chateau Lafite

Hennessey, Bugatti, and Koenigsegg Are Racing to Break 300 mph

By Hannah Elliott

Hennessey, Bugatti, and Koenigsegg Are Racing to Break 300 mph

What Do Kids Do on Private Jets?

By Adrien Glover

What Do Kids Do on Private Jets?

Could Ocean’s 8 Actually Work?

By James Tarmy

Could Ocean’s 8 Actually Work?

The Best Slippers for Dad on Father’s Day

By Evan Ortiz

The Best Slippers for Dad on Father’s Day

This Nonprofit Leader Found a Simple Way to Encourage Immigrant Assimilation

By Arianne Cohen

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