Big Take

A shift in Chinese capitalism over recent years means local governments are increasingly taking minority stakes in private companies.

Bloomberg's Laura Carlson reads "How China's Communist Officials Became Venture Capitalists."

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The demise of Jimmy Lai's pro-democracy newspaper shows how far China will go to bring Hong Kong into line. Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "Beijing's Assault on Apple Daily Is a Hong Kong Cautionary Tale" by Iain Marlow.

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Teenage freestyle skier Eileen Gu is the daredevil face of Xi Jinping’s winter sports initiative and a sponsor’s dream: a gold-medal contender with no desire to talk politics.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "China’s American-Born Olympic Star Is Being Very Careful" by Ellen Huet, Sarah Chen and Allen Wan.

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A new generation of Chinese startups is on the rise, with Xi Jinping's personal blessing.

Bloomberg's Laura Carlson reads "China’s ‘Little Giants’ Are Its Latest Weapon in the U.S. Tech War."

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The biggest risk this year is that policymakers call the post-pandemic recovery wrong.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "Central Banks, Not Covid, Will Drive Global Economies in 2022."

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The pandemic is erasing decades of progress in young women's health, education and independence in developing nations.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "The Lost Girls of Covid."

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Shopify's founder and CEO Tobi Lütke transformed the Canadian upstart into an e-commerce giant by being the anti-Bezos. How long can the formula keep working?

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Sandy Morris, in the grip of ALS, wants to expand access to aid in dying so ending her life won’t be a crime.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "A Fight to Die" by Esmé E. Deprez.

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It all seems a little crazy. And it is. It all sounds like it will end terribly. And it probably will. Someone, somewhere has to buy at the top, setting the most ridiculous price so it can be printed in the record books for future generations to laugh at and wonder what was wrong with all of us.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Mark Leydorf reads "A Wild, Emotional Year Has Changed Investing—Maybe Forever" by Michael P. Regan.

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Guild Education's 33-year-old founder and her socially conscious VCs are poised to reap billions from the tuition assistance startup. Will it pay off for employees at Walmart, Chipotle and Disney

Bloomberg’s Laura Carlson reads, “How to Get Rich Sending Low-Income Workers to College,” by David Yaffe-Bellany. 

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