The Big Chill - January 31, 2022 Issue

January 31, 2022 Issue

Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce

Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

China Should Prepare to Live With Covid-19

By The Editors

China Steps Up Measures To Control COVID Outbreaks

Remarks

Remarks

Where Is the Operation Warp Speed for Covid Testing?

By Cynthia Koons and Emma Court

Where Is the Operation Warp Speed for Covid Testing?

The Tragicomedy of Boris Johnson Enters Its Final Act

By Flavia Krause-Jackson

The Tragicomedy of Boris Johnson Enters Its Final Act

Business

Business

Pharmacy Workers Are the Pandemic’s Invisible Victims

By Angelica Peebles

Pharmacy Workers Are the Pandemic’s Invisible Victims

Amazon’s Banned China Sellers Turn to Walmart’s Marketplace

By Bloomberg Businessweek

Amazon’s Banned China Sellers Turn to Walmart’s Marketplace

Macy’s Is Betting on Online Shopping and Smaller Neighborhood Stores

By Caroline Hyde

Macy’s Is Betting on Online Shopping and Smaller Neighborhood Stores

Technology

Technology

What Happens When Russian Hackers Come for the Electrical Grid

By Michael Riley

What Happens When Russian Hackers Come for the Electrical Grid

Finance

Finance

Market Turmoil Is Ultimate Test of What’s Real and What’s Not

By Michael P. Regan

Market Turmoil Is Ultimate Test of What’s Real and What’s Not

Market Storm Fails to Dent Economists’ Solid U.S. Growth Outlook

By Christopher Anstey, Christopher Condon and Alex Tanzi

Nasdaq Stocks NYC

Nasdaq Days Like This Once Were Common. During the Dot-Com Crash

By Lu Wang

Nasdaq Index Is Poised For Worst Start To A Year Since 2008

Celsius’s 18% Yields on Crypto Are Tempting—and Drawing Scrutiny

By Zeke Faux and Joe Light

Celsius’s 18% Yields on Crypto Are Tempting—and Drawing Scrutiny

Economics

Economics

Italy’s Version of Groundhog Day in Play as Mario Draghi Eyes Shift

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Chiara Albanese

Italy’s Version of Groundhog Day in Play as Mario Draghi Eyes Shift

Hawkish Fed Doesn’t Mean Doom for Resilient Emerging Markets

By Christopher Condon, Enda Curran, Craig Torres and Eric Martin

Democrats Negotiate Plans Carrying White House Economic Agenda

IMF Cuts 2022 World Economic-Growth Forecast to 4.4% on Weaker U.S., China Outlooks

By Eric Martin

Global Rebound

Politics

Politics

Congress’s Big Tech Stock Stakes Make Regulation Awkward

By Joshua Green

Congress’s Big Tech Stock Stakes Make Regulation Awkward

As World Watches Ukraine, Another Corner of Europe Embraces Russia

By Andrea Dudik, Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Misha Savic

As World Watches Ukraine, Another Corner of Europe Embraces Russia

Features

Features

Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce

By Austin Carr

Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce

China’s American-Born Olympic Star Is Being Very Careful

By Ellen Huet, with Sarah Chen and Allen Wan

China’s American-Born Olympic Star Is Being Very Careful

In the Poorest Part of the Poorest State, Health Care Is Going From Bad to Worse

By Monte Reel

In the Poorest Part of the Poorest State, Health Care Is Going From Bad to Worse

Pursuits

Pursuits

Stretching Isn’t Sexy, But ‘Prehab’ Is the Exercise Everyone Wants

By Britt Smith

Stretching Isn’t Sexy, But ‘Prehab’ Is the Exercise Everyone Wants

Need a Partner? This $645 Tennis-Ball Launcher Does the Trick

By Brin-Jonathan Butler

Need a Partner? This $645 Tennis-Ball Launcher Does the Trick

Why ‘Hitting Mung’ May Be the Key to a Much-Needed Mental Reboot

By Mark Ellwood

Why ‘Hitting Mung’ May Be the Key to a Much-Needed Mental Reboot

Health Food Is Still a Dirty Word, So Some Pick a Low-Key Approach

By Kate Krader

Health Food Is Still a Dirty Word, So Some Pick a Low-Key Approach

The Latest Skin-Care Obsession? Putting Superfoods on Your Face

By Aja Mangum

The Latest Skin-Care Obsession? Putting Superfoods on Your Face

A $1,300 Yoga Ball Tests the Limits of Fashionable Functionality

By Matthew Kronsberg

A $1,300 Yoga Ball Tests the Limits of Fashionable Functionality

Last Thing

Last Thing

Venture Investors’ $1.4 Billion Bet on News Faces a Reality Check

By Alex Webb

Venture Investors’ $1.4 Billion Bet on News Faces a Reality Check