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The Quest for a Hangover-Free Buzz — Nicholas Law for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Quest for a Hangover-Free Buzz

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How Starbucks’ CEO Plans to Tame the Rush-Hour Free-for-All

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Inside Gap’s Last-Ditch, Tariff-Addled Turnaround Push — Pablo Delcan for Bloomberg Businessweek

Inside Gap’s Last-Ditch, Tariff-Addled Turnaround Push

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My Test-Drive in a Waabi Driverless Big Rig — Cassidy Araiza for Bloomberg Businessweek

My Test-Drive in a Waabi Driverless Big Rig

Raquel Urtasun, CEO of the autonomous trucking startup, says the industry’s R&D stage is about to give way to commercial prime time.

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Volatility Is Very, Very Good to Goldman

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How Hims Became the King of Knockoff Weight-Loss Drugs

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As Companies Abandon Climate Pledges, Is There a Silver Lining?

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Global Food Companies Are Struggling to Deliver Methane Progress

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Big Business Is Abandoning Its Climate Goals

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Europe Is Stepping Up to Be the World’s Climate Sheriff

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Can Musk’s ‘America Party’ Dream Come True?

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‘The Turbulence Is Brutal’: Four Shark Tank Businesses on Tariffs

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Pistachios Are Everywhere Right Now, Not Just in Dubai Chocolate

Demand for the Instagram-friendly nuts have driven up margins for farmers, who are preparing for a bumper crop this fall.

Chinese Makeup Brands Are Winning Over Global Consumers

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Bloomberg Screentime: The 12 Entertainers and Executives Shaping the Arts and Culture

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My Test-Drive in a Waabi Driverless Big Rig

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Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert Wants to Donate His Billions—and Walk Again

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Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas — Kyoko Hamada for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas

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Extra Salt

Deena Shanker on the food business

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SNAP Cuts in Big Tax Bill Will Hit a Lot of Trump Voters Too

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Global Deans Condemn Move Denying International Students to Harvard

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Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary — Alex Gamsu Jenkins for Bloomberg Businessweek

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