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THE CRYSTAL SUPERBALL

Want to know the future? Meet an elite team of forecasters who have turned future-gazing into a science (and you can even steal a few of their tricks).

NOW WE'RE TALKING!

Mental health was once a taboo subject, but it’s becoming an increasingly good business—and a valuable service to those struggling silently. That’s why Selena Gomez, who has been open about her own mental health, is partnering with her mother, film and TV producer Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson, founder of a favorite Gen Z newsletter, to launch a media company that changes the conversation.

How Many Ways Can You Spin an Idea?

One insight can produce many companies. My obsessive music habit as a teen has already driven three.

Two-Way Conversations Are the Future of Recruiting

To hire the right people for today and tomorrow, it’s time to stop asking candidates to prove why they’re right for the job.

Business Is Like Biology

Companies and living creatures grow in eerily similar ways. These lessons from nature can help you thrive—and avoid disruption.

A One-Brand Kind of Guy

When we talk about loyalty, we usually think of customers. But this franchisee has operated various restaurant brands and seen the benefits of sticking with a single franchisor.

Jim Cramer's Decree: No More Low-Hanging Fruit

The CNBC host says he’s bullish on entrepreneurs—because their creativity trumps any challenge.

Write Down Your Ideas!

Think your revelations aren’t worth reading? You’re wrong, says billionaire investor Ray Dalio. He says that you—and everyone else!—can learn a lot when you save and share your principles.

The Gucci Girlfriend

A love affair with Sheree McLaughlin led fashion scion Maurizio Gucci to leave his wife—a decision that would get him killed. As audiences ready for Ridley Scott’s retelling in House of Gucci, McLaughlin shares her story for the first time.

Ghost at the Controls

Boeing insisted pilots didn’t need expensive training for the new 737 Max and wouldn’t have trouble diagnosing software errors midflight. Then Maxes started pointing themselves toward the Earth. Adapted from the new book Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing, by Peter Robison

Xi's Great Moderation

The Chinese leader wants to downsize the real estate sector, even if it means sacrificing economic growth

There's a Blockchain App for That

○ The technology is being used for digital health passports, banking, and gaming

Teaching Digital Currencies Not to Guzzle

Alternatives to “mining” augur power-sipping coins

Rivian's Success Is a Tribute to Tesla

Why is a company with no sales worth $130 billion? Belief in EVs

Retailers Gain The Upper Hand

○ Supply chain disruptions will mean fewer deep discounts for shoppers this Christmas

GM's Exit From India Hits a Roadblock

The long-delayed sale of its plants to a Chinese company faces local labor and political opposition

Fortnite Hits The Wall

○ China wants kids playing fewer video games, which is bad news for the companies making them

The Most Broken Business in America

Biden’s Build Back Better plan may make day care more affordable for parents—if the providers don’t go belly up first

Sinema and Manchin Know What They Are Doing

Business-friendly Democrats don’t need to worry about reelection when they can have lucrative second careers as lobbyists

We're Not Getting Free Community College

Here’s how to support workers equitably

How I Became One of 37,000 Homeless Veterans

Service in the Navy was supposed to guarantee a good civilian job later and access to needed medical care. It didn’t

PARTING SHOT - Avan Jogia

IF THERE’S ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE AVAN JOGIA, IT’S “UNDEFINABLE.”

Death from Above

Drones are cheap, accessible and potentially lethal. Could they cause the next 9/11?

Finn Wolfhard

“Even though it’s a property that has been around for so long, somehow it still feels new”

Under Fire

For Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego, a potential challenger to Senator Kyrsten Sinema, January 6 brought back memories of combat in Iraq

We're Not There Yet

To end the pandemic, we need more vaccinations—not just new pills

The Youth Time Bomb

Youth unemployment surged with the Covid crisis and remains stubbornly high in many countries

Congress Just Can't Quit Facebook

Lawmakers of both parties assail the tech giant but are hooked on its core product

Togo Showed The World A Better Way To Do Stimulus

When lockdowns deprived millions of their livelihoods, even the poorest countries found new ways to send their people cash. Could this presage a new relationship between government and citizens?

The Vaccine's Last Mile Problem

India is racing to vaccinate its villages, including many in remote and desperately poor areas where suspicion of the government’s motives runs deep