The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency as worldwide cases exceed 19,000. WSJ's Denise Roland tells the story of how a Danish company's rarely used smallpox vaccine became the only licensed shot against monkeypox, and how the company's scrambling to meet global demand.Further reading:-FDA Clears Danish Monkeypox Vaccine Plant, Paving Way for Use of Doses in U.S. 

-What to Know About the Monkeypox Outbreak in the U.S. 

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Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network promoted itself as better than a bank, but now it's filed for bankruptcy. WSJ’s Alexander Gladstone discusses the company’s promise, fall, and what it could mean for regulation in the cryptocurrency marketplace.

Further Reading: 

- Celsius Customers Are Losing Hope for Their Locked-Up Crypto 

- Behind the Celsius Sales Pitch Was a Crypto Firm Built on Risk 

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E-commerce giant Amazon is acquiring the primary-care practice One Medical, giving it about 180 clinics across roughly two dozen U.S. markets. We talk with WSJ’s Sebastian Herrera about Amazon’s track record in health care so far and why it’s investing in the industry.

 

Further reading: 

- Amazon Faces Fierce Competition in Health Ambitions After One Medical Deal 

- Amazon to Buy One Medical Network of Health Clinics in Healthcare Expansion 

- Amazon Gives Healthcare Ambitions a Booster Shot 

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WSJ's Fashion Director Rory Satran explains how Shein, now valued at $100 billion, used social media to dominate the fast-fashion industry, and why it’s now facing intense criticism from sustainable shoppers.

Further reading:

- Shein’s Rise Was Nearly Overnight. The Backlash Came Just as Fast 

- China’s Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Faces Dozens of Lawsuits Alleging Design Theft 

- How Shein Became the Chinese Apparel Maker American Teens Love 

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Most billionaires are surrounded by people who manage their money and philanthropy but Elon Musk has had just one man to do that job... until recently. WSJ’s Rob Copeland tells the story of a newcomer who disrupted Musk's inner circle.

Further reading: 

- Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune 

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Netflix had a second straight quarter of subscriber losses. Now the streaming giant is making big changes, including adding ads, which the company had long avoided. WSJ’s Sarah Krouse says ads will be part of the solution as the streaming platform looks to right the ship.Further Reading:- Netflix Loses Nearly 1 Million Viewers, Vows Rebound 

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Amazon tried to grow the sales of its private label brands, like AmazonBasics, by adding more products. But rather than juice sales, it’s created new headaches — especially with regulators. WSJ’s Dana Mattioli explains why Amazon is starting to scale back.

Further Reading:

- Amazon Scooped Up Data From Its Own Sellers to Launch Competing Products 

- Amazon Has Been Slashing Private-Label Selection Amid Weak Sales 

Further Listening:

- ​​How Amazon Employees Used Sellers' Data Against Them 

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Droughts, the global pandemic and political instability have put many Somalis on the brink of starvation. But now, the war in Ukraine has pushed even more over the edge. The victims include children, who are most at risk of dying from hunger. Our colleague Gabriele Steinhauser visited Somalia last month to speak to the people bearing the brunt of a global food shortage.

Warning: This episode contains depictions of starving children. Please listen with care.

Further reading: 

- The Ukraine War Pushes Millions of the World’s Poorest Toward Starvation 

- Russia Says It Is Open to Talks With Ukraine, Turkey on Grain Exports 

- How Food Became Putin’s New Strategic Weapon 

Further listening:

- War in Ukraine Hits Global Food Supplies 

- War in Ukraine Pushes Millions Into Food Insecurity 

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The James Webb Space Telescope was almost an epic failure. More than 20,000 scientists worked together for over 30 years, but when NASA appointed Greg Robinson to direct the project, things finally came together. We hear from Robinson and WSJ’s Ben Cohen about the engineering breakthroughs— and management finesse— that launched the world’s best telescope into space.

Further Reading:

- The NASA Engineer Who Made the James Webb Space Telescope Work 

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Sri Lanka’s escalating political and economic crises came to a head this week when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and submitted his resignation. WSJ’s Philip Wen describes the roots of the crisis -- and what pushed this highly indebted nation over the edge, into rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine.Further reading:

-Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis Tests China’s Role as Financier to Poor Countries 

-Sri Lanka’s President Resigns Over Email After Fleeing Country 

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