Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Nov 18, 2017 (I)

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(1) Hui Li, The Dark Side of Chinese Medicine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... ed-chinese-medicine
("Chinese medicine sector has modernized along with the rest of the country, with local manufacturers turning age-old recipes into fast-acting injectable drugs.  Chinese medicine injections generated sales of $13 billion last year, according to the research firm Forward Industries Institute")

quotation on the margin of the print article: "For the majority of these chemicals, their properties and their safety to the human body are not properly evaluated"

Note:
(a) Summary underneath the title in print: Officials are alarmed over a $13 billion market in herbal injections.
(b) The print and online versions are identical.
(c) I did not read it, because I simply do not believe in Chinese medicine.

(2) Saritha Rai, Trying to Speak India's Language(s).
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... pple-s-siri-is-next

The first two paragraphs in print:

"About a year after bringing its hit Echo to foreign markets such as the UK and Germany, Amazon.com is starting to ship the voice-controlled hardware to India. In that time, teams of linguists, speech scientists, developers, and engineers have given the Echo's virtual assistant, Alexa, a decidedly local makeover.

"This Alexa uses Hinglish, a blend of Hindi and English, and speaks with an unmistakably Indian accent. She knows Independence Day is August 15th, not July 4th, and wishes listeners 'Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year!' She refers to the living room as 'drawing room' and will add jeera (cumin), haldi (turmeric) and atta (flour) to your shopping list. And her cricket jokes are truly, authentically terrible. * * *

Note:
(a) Summary underneath the title in print: Amazon is racing Apple and Google to appeal to consumers in local terms
(b) The print and online versions are slightly different.
(c) race (vt): "to engage in a race with"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race
(d) I only read the first two paragraphs.

(3) Carol Matlack, Stefan Nicola and Ania Nussbaum with Joost Akkermans and Yuan Gao, A Bike Sharing Invasin from China.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... e-with-cheap-cycles

Note:
(a) Summary underneath the title in print: Dockless systems are challenging older operations -- and flooding cities
(b) The print and online versions are identical.
(c) I only read the first three paragraphs.

(4) Janet Lorin, Can't Touch This.
("Republicans in Congress want to tax rich endowments. The sweeping 400-page tax bill unveiled on Nov 2 includes a 1.4 percent levy on private schools' investment income")

Note:
(a) Summary underneath the title in print: Many top universities have huge wealth that isn't taxed. Fow now
(b) The quotation is paragraph 2 in print. I stop there.