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Are hospitals ready for Covid-19’s second wave?

The brutal experience of Covid-19’s first wave humbled many rich countries where even generous healthcare systems were overwhelmed by an unfamiliar virus. Just as past outbreaks taught Asia hard truths about how to deal with pandemics, lessons from this novel coronavirus abound in the West: Italy has ramped up intensive-care capacity, France is paying health workers better and Spain is ...

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Disney investors show incredible faith

There are no fireworks over Cinderella Castle these days, and yet investors remain captivated by Walt Disney Co. Are they caught up in fantasy? The whimsical palace overlooking Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, has long stood as a symbol of the company and its status as both a source of enchantment and an impenetrable fortress in the entertainment world. ...

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Big Tech’s $5 trillion reckoning has to start

It’s finally here. After an investigation that lasted more than a year, a US House antitrust subcommittee has come up with a robust game plan to rein in the biggest tech giants. In a report, the panel accused Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google parent Alphabet Inc — whose collective market value is more than $5 trillion — ...

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