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Savor This Sweet Spot

Madeira's transformation is attracting those who love adventures of the geographical and culinary sort

Covid's Next Bottleneck: Monkeys

China's ban on exports of the key research animals could give its drugmakers an edge

Google's Low-Tech Plan to Solve the Opioid Crisis

A rehab clinic in Ohio meant to highlight the company's futuristic approach to medicine has instead shown the value of old-school care

The Unstoppable Dollar

The Federal Reserve's focus on taming inflation is inflicting a world of pain on other economies

Jerome Powell Wants You To Lose Money

Yes, that pain you're feeling is intentional. It makes the Fed's job easier

The Search for Safer Blood Thinners

Drug companies are developing treatments with less risk of causing unintended bleeding

Nothing to Lose

Protests across Iran reveal the depths of the country's social and economic pain

Where Africa's Top Retailer Went Wrong

Shoprite is pulling back after trying to build a continentwide operation

When Friendship Means a $10,000 Check

In Silicon Valley, backing a friend's startup is a completely normal way to stay in touch

The Amazon Election

Presidential campaigns in Brazil normally don't seize the world's attention. But these aren't normal times

I Was Wrong I FORGOT THE FIRST RULE OF BUSINESS

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR Ron Ben-Zeev has built companies in multiple industries, including cloud software and real estate. Yet his current company, World Housing Solution-a threetime Inc. 5000 honoree based in Sanford, Florida-almost failed because Ben-Zeev didn't follow a fundamental rule of entrepreneurship. -As told to Steven I. Weiss

Partner Support Leads to 'Functional Excellence'

Access Holdings focuses on providing the support and tools its partners need to scale and innovate to build enduring businesses

If You Don't Ask Questions, You Won't Get Answers

Too many entrepreneurs are afraid to ask their customers, suppliers, and manufacturers some really basic things. For instance, why should their product exist?

A Private Equity Firm That Cultivates Value

At Boyne Capital, growth comes through working in partnership with founders.

DEI: Too Important to Let It Go DOA

How to commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion that lasts-and benefits everyone.

Garry Cooper Is Helping Companies Sell Their Unwanted Equipment. And Steve Case Is Buying

The co-founder of climate tech company Rheaply takes a deep dive into how to rebuild America's startup ecosystem with his investor, the famed co-founder of AOL.

The Future of...FOUNDING-AND FINDING-FITNESS

CRUNCH FITNESS CEO Jim Rowley has seen many fitness fads come and go. The former Marine spent 15 years as an executive at 24 Hour Fitness, founded three gyms of his own, and has been at Crunch for 13 years. So when he says to jump on a trend, know that his opinion carries weight. -Steven I. Weiss

Focus, Expertise, and Shared Values Fuel This Founder-Friendly Firm

Vista Equity Partners is a growth specialist for enterprise software firms.

How to Beat Goliath? Keep Being David

Chances are, you will at some point compete with much larger companies. And, chances are, you will have the upper hand.

What Was Really Under the Hood at Nikola?

Trevor Milton was on top of the world with a hydrogen electric truck startup valued higher than Ford and a newly minted billionaire status—until a product designer, an engineer, and a short seller decided to become whistleblowers

Crypto’s $8.6 Billion Private Eye

Chainalysis helps governments track those who may still believe that Bitcoin is anonymous

When the Scrolling Never Stops

Dozens of lawsuits accuse social media companies of designing addictive products that are harming young people

China’s Covid Zero Frontier

In Ruili, the next pandemic lockdown is always just a single case away

The SPAC King Folds

Chamath Palihapitiya pioneered a new way of raising money. Now it all looks increasingly like a passing fad

This Is What a Cash Flow Problem Looks Like

Private equity firms are supposedly masters of the business universe, spotting the hottest trends and giving survival tips to their portfolio companies during economic downturns. But do they know how to manage their own cash flows? Investors are taking a hard look at some of the industry’s biggest names.

Building Its Future

Columbia Business School’s new Manhattanville campus will define its evolution

Ranking the Best

Stanford again takes the top spot, followed by Harvard and Chicago in second

Clamping Down on Putin’s Oil Profits

A US-led plan seeks to avert a spike in global crude prices from new European sanctions

Let the Wall Street Culls Begin

After a pandemic pass, bosses from Goldman’s David Solomon on down are cutting jobs and maybe bonuses

Which Lula Will Investors Get?

Brazil’s former president made Wall Street lots of money. Locals have mixed memories