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What’s
Beijing
News Pressed
Business & Finance On Virus
T he chief of SoftBank’s
Vision Fund used a
Controls
campaign of sabotage to
undermine two internal ri- BY LINGLING WEI
vals, according to people
familiar with the matter BEIJING—Deepening eco-
and documents reviewed by nomic damage from China’s
The Wall Street Journal. A1 coronavirus epidemic is forc-
ing its leadership to confront
The Dow and S&P 500
an agonizing decision: when to
erased early gains to end
ease quarantine restrictions
lower for the fifth consec-
that are strangling growth,
utive session, losing 0.5%
even as they help contain the
and 0.4%, respectively. The
virus’s spread.
Nasdaq gained 0.2%. B1
Business executives and
CHUNG SUNG-JUN/GETTY IMAGES
The head of Uber’s beyond the $2.5 billion plan Mr. tions said. Concerns Grow
food-delivery business is Trump has proposed. In the U.S., 15 locally diag- Europe girds against
leaving the company. B4 “We’re very, very ready for nosed cases have been con- outbreak from Italy........ A6
this, for anything, whether it is firmed, including a new one The Middle Seat: An
World-Wide going to be a breakout of larger Wednesday in California that unsure time to travel... A11
proportions or whether or not involved a person who didn’t Dow, S&P 500 extend
President Trump said on Wednesday that he had put Vice we’re at that very low level,” have a travel history to an area slide to fifth day.............. B1
Trump said the risk to President Mike Pence in charge of the coronavirus response. Mr. Trump said Wednesday at Please turn to page A6
Americans from coronavirus
remains very low, and he
put Pence in charge of fed-
eral response efforts as con-
cerns about the outbreak
grew among lawmakers. A1
SoftBank Vision Fund Chief Biden’s Allies Push
China’s leadership is
facing pressure to decide
when to ease quarantine re-
Worked to Sabotage Rivals To Win Over Centrists
strictions amid deepening BY KEN THOMAS Carolina in recent polls.
economic damage from the The former vice president
country’s epidemic. A1, A7 Misra aided program of planted stories, shareholder complaints CHARLESTON, S.C.—Joe Bi- notched the biggest pre-pri-
The viral outbreak in den and his allies are trying to mary prize in South Carolina
Italy is being linked to a consolidate centrist voters be- on Wednesday, winning the
growing number of infec- BY BRADLEY HOPE AND JENNY STRASBURG help Mr. Son spread billions across the tech hind his candidacy in the final endorsement of Rep. James
tions around Europe. A6 world, funding highflying startups such as days before Saturday’s South Clyburn, the top-ranking black
Biden and allies are try- It was a career coup for Rajeev Misra. In Uber Technologies Inc.—and, recently, stum- Carolina primary, with a key lawmaker in Congress and the
ing to consolidate centrist 2017, the former banker, who had held a series bling with a big stake in WeWork. The fund leader in the state endorsing most influential Democrat in
voters behind his candidacy of Wall Street jobs, was put in charge of one would expand SoftBank’s already huge foot- him and a super PAC that the state.
for the Democratic presi- of the most formidable investing machines print, which included a telecom empire, a mi- backs his bid making a major Mr. Clyburn invoked his late
dential nomination ahead of ever assembled. crochip designer and robot makers. push for large donations. wife, Emily Clyburn, who died
South Carolina’s primary. A1 His rise to the top of SoftBank Group Mr. Misra’s targets were Nikesh Arora, who Mr. Biden is running out of in September, and his constit-
Corp.’s $100 billion Vision Fund isn’t a tradi- was once heir apparent to Mr. Son as chief ex- time to turn the presidential uents during his announce-
An employee killed five tional tale of corporate ladder-climbing. He ecutive, and Alok Sama, a deputy to Mr. Arora race into a one-on-one battle ment. “I know Joe. We know
people in a shooting at a succeeded, in part, by striking at two of his who grew to work closely with Mr. Son on big with Vermont Sen. Bernie Joe. But most importantly, Joe
Molson Coors facility in Mil- main rivals inside SoftBank with a dark-arts deals. Mr. Arora left SoftBank in 2016; Mr. Sanders, the Democratic front- knows us,” Mr. Clyburn said.
waukee, then apparently took campaign of personal sabotage. Sama left last April. runner who ranks a close sec- The endorsement comes as
his own life, officials said. A3 The tactics included planting negative news “These are old allegations which contain a ond—to Mr. Biden—in South Please turn to page A4
A House panel canceled stories about them, concocting a shareholder series of falsehoods that have been consis-
a vote on an extension of key campaign to pressure SoftBank to fire them tently denied,” a spokesman for Mr. Misra
intelligence powers after a and even attempting to lure one of them into said. “Mr. Misra did not orchestrate a cam-
call for broader restrictions on a “honey trap” of sexual blackmail, according paign against his former colleagues.”
government surveillance. A4
The House passed a bill to
to people familiar with the matter and docu-
ments reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
At stake for Mr. Misra was the opportunity
A SoftBank spokeswoman said, “For several
years, we have investigated a campaign of
falsehoods against SoftBank Group and certain
Per IDC’s
make lynching a federal hate
to be the right hand of Japanese billionaire former employees in an attempt to identify
latest annual market share results,
crime, in a 410-4 vote. A4
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s founder. He would Please turn to page A10
An appeals court said the
Trump administration can Oracle is the #1
withhold funds from New
York City and seven states
Classrooms Closed, an Entire City Home Schools Enterprise Applications vendor in
that have declared themselves i i i
immigration sanctuaries. A4
Modi’s government and Hong Kong students learn online as parents work alongside North America
ruling party drew sharp crit-
based on market share and revenue.
icism from Indian courts and
BY LUCY CRAYMER Karen Taylor, whose three
political rivals over sectarian O S
children attend an English-lan-
violence in New Delhi. A18 R
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CONTENTS Markets............. B10-11 To the dining room. a software company. Since
Business News...... B3 Opinion.............. A15-17
Crossword.............. A14 Sports....................... A14 Concerns about coronavirus Teacher’s helper early February, her 5-year-old IDC Worldwide Semiannual SoftwareTracker, April 2019, results for CY2018.
North America is the USA and Canada. Enterprise Applications refer to
Equities....................... B7 Technology............... B4 have led to a two-month school and her 10-year-old twins have the IDC markets CRM, Engineering, Enterprise Resource Management
Heard on Street. B12 U.S. News............. A2-4 closure for the city’s 800,000 tions with nursery-school been mostly cooped up at (including HCM, Financial, Enterprise Performance Management, Payroll,
Intelligent Investor B1 Weather................... A14
Life & Arts....... A11-13 World News. A6-8,18
students, prompting a crash teachers. home, attending virtual lessons Procurement, Order Management, PPM, EAM), SCM, and Production and
Operations Applications.
course in digital learning. The academic experiment that include video meetings
Instead of calling off lessons, has children and their parents, with classmates and teachers.
> many schools expect students many of whom also have to “I can’t watch every single
to keep up their work online, work at home because their of- one of them all of the time,”
sending them assignments to fices are closed, crammed into said Ms. Taylor, who has put up
complete and submit for grad- the same space. It’s a potential the children’s schedules on the
s 2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
ing. Six-year-olds are writing harbinger of what might face dining-room wall. oracle.com/applications
All Rights Reserved nonfiction books and toddlers the U.S. if the virus continues Her husband, Paul Crowe,
are having live video interac- to spread. Please turn to page A10
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U.S. NEWS
Warnings on Oil-Drilling Rule Deleted Technology
Helps IRS
BY TED MANN on the oil industry. But the in- erra Club and the Natural Re- gin—the amount of pressure subsequent well-control rule
CORRECTIONS AMPLIFICATIONS
stitute Inc., which contracts
U.S. NEWS
Pedestrian Deaths
Keep Increasing,
Hit 30-Year High
BY SCOTT CALVERT U.S. dropped by about 3.4% in
the first half of 2019 from the
U.S. pedestrian deaths rose first half of 2018, according to
in 2019 to their highest level projections by the National
in 30 years, even as the na- Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
tion’s roadway crash fatalities istration. Crash deaths fell
U.S. NEWS
WASHINGTON—The House
sweeps in data of Americans
with whom they are in contact.
Mr. Nadler’s measure also
metadata program, in which
the NSA can obtain numbers
and time stamps of calls or
Rep. Doug Collins (R., Ga.)
took a shot at the legislation,
saying that “we cannot reau-
To Make
Judiciary Committee canceled
a vote on an extension of key
intelligence powers after a bi-
aims to make some targeted
changes to the operations of
the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
text messages from phone
companies after getting judi-
cial approval, was seen by his
thorize these counterterrorism
provisions without instituting
critical safeguards that protect
Lynching
partisan coalition called for
broader restrictions on gov-
veillance Court, the secret ju-
dicial panel that approves
critics as low-hanging fruit at
a time when the pendulum of
the civil liberties of all Ameri-
cans.” U.S. Crime
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK
ernment surveillance than warrants such as those that public opinion has swung in Congress is in a heated de-
what the bill contained. ensnared a former Trump favor of more privacy safe- bate over government snoop- BY LINDSAY WISE
The sudden decision, campaign adviser. guards for government sur- ing because key intelligence
spurred in part by intraparty The Justice Department in- veillance tools that for years authorities expire on March 15, WASHINGTON—The House
disagreements among Demo- spector general found last expanded in the wake of the and many lawmakers see an overwhelmingly passed a bill
crats, cast immediate doubt on year that the Federal Bureau Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. opportunity to impose new to make lynching a federal
how lawmakers intend to re- of Investigation withheld im- The NSA turned off the pro- safeguards as a condition of hate crime, bringing a legisla-
new a set of surveillance au- portant information about the gram last year after it de- renewing some surveillance tive effort that has repeatedly
thorities that are due to expire aide, Carter Page, from the tected repeated legal compli- authorities. failed in the past one step
in less than three weeks. court that approved the sur- Chairman Jerrold Nadler ance issues, and a declassified The surveillance tools at is- closer to becoming law.
House Judiciary Committee veillance, fueling Republican government report from the sue are based in part on the The Emmett Till Antilynch-
Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s bill outrage. enough, and he faced pressure Privacy and Civil Oversight Foreign Intelligence Surveil- ing Act, which passed Wednes-
seeks to end a much-criticized, But critics of the measure, from a top-ranking colleague, Board released Wednesday lance Act, which for decades day on a 410-4 vote, is named
phone-metadata program both Democrats and Republi- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D., Calif.), to showed it had cost $100 mil- has provided the legal under- for the 14-year-old black teen-
housed at the National Secu- cans, contended that Mr. Na- curb government-surveillance lion dollars over a four-year pinning for obtaining permis- ager from Chicago whose 1955
rity Agency that targets sus- dler’s efforts didn’t go far powers more broadly. period but only resulted in one sion to surveil. murder in Mississippi helped
spark the civil-rights move-
ment. Two white men were
to Auction
won Iowa and finished second
in New Hampshire, is trailing
Mr. Sanders in the hunt for
in New York! delegates. And both Ms.
Klobuchar and Ms. Warren
have home-state contests on
March 3, giving them a poten-
Auctions @ DOYLE.com tial opportunity to capture
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212-427-2730 delegates.
Mr. Biden, who once led na-
tional polls, hopes to use
South Carolina as a launchpad
for the March states, includ-
ing many in the South with
large African-American com-
munities.
No one wants to cede Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina endorsed Joe Biden for president on Wednesday.
ground to billionaire Michael
Bloomberg, who is pouring one stipulates it would be bet- “Other campaigns will have to The pro-Biden super PAC
Thomas B. Eldred hundreds of millions of dollars ter if we could get down to make their own decisions af- has noted in its pitch to do-
Abstract #4, 1942
Fine Modern Art
into states holding primaries one sooner and no one has the ter we win South Carolina on nors that several states hold-
Auction March 10 in March and will be on the faintest idea how that could Saturday.” ing primaries on March 3 have
ballot for the first time on Su- possibly happen…No one is go- Jeff Weaver, a senior ad- large African-American popu-
per Tuesday. ing to push any of them out of viser to Mr. Sanders, recalled lations that could help the for-
That means Mr. Sanders, as the race at this point.” his role as Mr. Sanders’s mer vice president, including
the leading liberal in the race, Publicly, at least, no one is driver during the senator’s Alabama, Arkansas, North Car-
could pile up delegates on Su- calling for any of the candi- long-shot—and losing—bid for olina, Tennessee and Virginia.
per Tuesday and build a po- dates to drop out. governor in Vermont as a “It boils down to this: The
tentially insurmountable lead “I’m not in the life-coach- third-party candidate in 1986. month of March will decide
against a fractured field. ing business, and I’m only giv- “If people want to run, they whether Democrats will nomi-
“That’s the dilemma,” said ing advice to one candidate should run,” Mr. Weaver said. nate Senator Sanders or some-
DOYLE AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS NEW YORK Matt Bennett, a co-founder of and that is Joe Biden,” said But he added: “It’s no se- one else,” organizers said in
the centrist think tank Third Rep. Cedric Richmond (D., cret that there are a few can- their memo. “The only other
BOSTON CALIFORNIA CHICAGO CONNECTICUT FLORIDA
Way. “I don’t think anyone has La.), a co-chairman of Mr. Bi- didates on stage for whom the viable option at this point is
NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON, DC a solution to that problem.” den’s campaign, when asked if next week may be decisive in Joe Biden. But the time to act
Mr. Bennett added: “Every- others should step aside. their future prospects.” is now.”
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WORLD NEWS
Europe Girds Against Italian Outbreak
New travel restrictions country’s borders. On Wednes-
day, the Greek Ministry of
and quarantines are Health said a 38-year-old
imposed, but borders woman from Thessaloniki who
had traveled to northern Italy
remain open for now recently has the virus.
Meanwhile, officials quaran-
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak tined 12 people in Austria’s Ty-
is being linked to a growing rol province after a hotel recep-
number of infections around Eu- tionist and her partner, both of
rope, prompting countries and them Italians from Lombardy,
companies to enact precaution- tested positive for the virus.
ary measures to reduce travel to Sixty-two people who had con-
and from Italy as the number of tact with them were tested at
fatalities clicked higher. the Grand Hotel Europa in
Innsbruck, a popular winter
By Eric Sylvers in sports resort, and nine were
Milan and Giovanni put in isolation for two weeks.
Legorano in Rome On Tuesday, Switzerland,
where about 80,000 people a
None of the European day cross over from northern
Union’s member states are Italy to work, reported its first
proposing closing off borders, case, a person who had trav-
a step that would break with eled to Milan 10 days ago. The
the EU’s ideals of open bor- man is quarantined in the hos-
ders and seamless movement. pital and people close to him
But checks and other pre- have been placed in quaran-
cautions have proliferated in tine as well, authorities said.
recent days, as has pressure to The biggest known cluster
cancel events, both in coun- of infections carried abroad by
tries bordering Italy and some Italians is in Spain’s Canary Is-
hundreds of miles away. lands, where four Italian tour-
Concern was heightened on Spreading Out ists tested positive. About
Wednesday when Germany’s 1,000 people at the hotel
Infections tied to an outbreak in Italy have appeared in Greece,
health minister, Jens Spahn, where they were staying were
Croatia, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.
warned that the nation might put under quarantine on Tues-
no longer be able to curb the Coronavirus cases so far in Europe, as of 1:33 a.m. CET, Feb. 26 day. Some have since been al-
virus’s spread. He said infec- lowed to leave.
tions that can’t be traced to U.K.: 13 CASES BELGIUM: 1 Meantime in Brazil, a man
China were now being detected. returning from Italy tested
The number of confirmed positive, while in Algeria, an
cases in Germany surpassed GERMANY: 27 employee of Italian oil-and-gas
20. Among them is a kinder- company Eni SpA was con-
garten teacher, raising fears firmed to have contracted
WORLD NEWS
American
Companies
China Steps Up Health Screening
BY CHUN HAN WONG
Exercises
The leader needs both tasks to of the seasonal norm, it said, courage production to resume
succeed to quell public anger and demand for steel was Quarantine restrictions have forced slowdowns at factories and aren’t having as much impact
toward the government’s han- around 50% its normal rate in closures at many movie theaters. as hoped, because companies
BY TIMOTHY W. MARTIN dling of the epidemic and rein- the past three years. Cinema box-office daily sales Coal consumption at are still encountering prob-
force his popular appeal. Using migration data from power plants lems caused by restrictions in
SEOUL—The U.S. and South In an address to the 25- map-and-search company Baidu other areas.
Korea on Wednesday post- member ruling Politburo this Inc., Nomura estimates that a 150 billion yuan 900 tons In Wuhan, speculation
poned planned joint military month, Mr. Xi instructed party little more than a third of the about when to lift the local
exercises “until further no- members to wage a “people’s people who left cities such as 2017 2018 800 quarantine started almost as
tice,” as South Korea struggles war” against the epidemic. Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen 2018 2019 soon as it was put in place, un-
to contain the coronavirus. Then, he said China must ad- for the Chinese Lunar New Year 100 700
der Mr. Xi’s personal orders, in
The Seoul government here to development targets, in late January and early Feb- late January. The city’s abrupt
raised the virus-alert status to which call for doubling the size ruary have returned. By this flip-flop on quarantine rules
600
its maximum level over the of China’s economy in the de- time last year, nearly all had. on Monday came a day after
weekend and on Wednesday cade through 2020—a goal offi- Migrant laborers make up Mr. Xi held a rare teleconfer-
reported 1,595 coronavirus cials say requires annual growth about 40% of China’s workforce 50 500 ence with some 170,000 cadres
cases—nearly 20 times the of at least 5.5% this year. and are needed for manufactur- throughout the country, calling
number just a week before. On Three days later, Mr. Xi told ers to resume production. 400 on them “to advance the work
Tuesday, a 23-year-old Ameri- French President Emmanuel In some places, authorities on coordinating the prevention
can soldier stationed in South Macron in a call that the epi- have shut public transporta- 0 300 and control of the Covid-19”
Korea became the first U.S. demic’s impact on China’s tion and locked down resi- 3 weeks Lunar New 3 weeks 3 weeks Lunar New 3 weeks virus, along with economic
service member to contract economy would be temporary, dents. Even some cities far before Year day after before Year day after and social development.
the coronavirus. adding “China will still be able from the epicenter have been Note: 1 billion yuan = $0.14 billion Mr. Xi has said authorities
The main clusters of coro- to achieve” its growth targets, allowing residents outside Source: Capital Economics should decide how and
navirus are around Daegu, the the official Xinhua News only every few days. Currently, whether to ease quarantines
country’s fourth-largest city, Agency reported. hundreds of millions of people decline from its profit in the month ago, when the epidemic based on local health risks,
where both the U.S. and South On Tuesday, Mr. Xi called in China are on lockdowns of same period of last year. started to spread quickly. The though some say the uncer-
Korea have military bases. on authorities to help farmers varying degrees. “Market demand has slowdown is calling into ques- tainty over the virus makes it
Seoul has put its facility on cross road barricades to return Some sectors are calling for dropped,” said Zhang Jing- tion the leadership’s insistence hard to gauge the risks.
virtual lockdown, as around 20 to rice paddies for “an all-out urgent help. “We almost gang, vice general manager of that China can meet its eco- Some state-controlled
soldiers have contracted the effort to secure a bumper sum- closed all our property sales the group, at a forum on Feb. nomic targets this year. newspapers blamed Wuhan’s
virus and nearly 10,000 are mer grain harvest.” Analysts offices overnight, and all sales 22. “Inventories are piling up “Propaganda can’t move confusion on a deputy mayor
quarantined. The American say if the spring farming sea- have stopped,” reads a recent faster than expected.” mountains,” wrote Zhang who failed to seek higher-level
military has told soldiers to son is missed, China’s food se- letter to the government in Ji- Foreign companies such as Anyuan, an economist at CFC approval. For some Wuhan of-
avoid traveling off base. curity would be at risk. angxi province, in southeast- Apple Inc., Deere & Co. and Financial, a Chinese securities ficials, it was evidence of the
The U.S. has around 28,500 Despite Mr. Xi’s displays of ern China, from the Ji- auto-parts maker American firm, in a Feb. 24 report. Mr. stress on local governments as
military personnel in the confidence, the economy is angxi Property Association. Its Axle & Manufacturing have Zhang is among the experts they struggle with the top
country and placed its largest fast weakening. Factories re- members, many of them pri- also warned about softening who think first-quarter growth leadership’s twin objectives.
overseas military base about main idle and consumption vate developers, “face huge fi- sales in China. A mid-February could come in at zero or “How would the epidemic
40 miles south of Seoul. and investment have plunged. nancing pressure and are find- survey conducted by the worse. “Based on the serious- evolve going forward? Can
In recent years, the joint While China has delayed the ing it hard to resume American Chamber of Com- ness of the economic losses in factories return to production
military exercises have been release of official economic business,” the group said. merce in South China shows the first quarter, adjusting and in time? How to balance epi-
scaled back at President data until mid-March, other China Baowu Steel Group, that more than 76% of its 399 downplaying growth targets demic control against eco-
Trump’s request, following a indicators point to a signifi- the country’s largest steel pro- respondents believe their would be understandable and nomic development?” said Wu
pledge made after his 2018 cant downturn. ducer, has warned that first- 2020 revenue would be hurt acceptable to the people.” Ge, a former central-bank offi-
Singapore summit meeting Average coal consumption quarter profit would drop as by the viral epidemic. An official in the Jiangxi cial who is now chief econo-
with North Korean leader Kim at major power companies was much as 3 billion yuan, or Some analysts are predict- provincial government said lo- mist at Changjiang Securities.
Jong Un. The exercises simu- about 40% lower from a year roughly $428 million, because ing zero or even negative Chi- cal state banks are trying to “Those have all become the
late a violent confrontation earlier in the week through of disruptions from the epi- nese growth in the first quar- help some companies through key contradictions” faced by
with North Korea. Feb. 25, Goldman Sachs said. demic. That would mark a 14% ter, a direr forecast than a the cash crunch. China’s policy makers.
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WORLD NEWS
WORLD WATCH
EGYPT with his police partner when he SPAIN
was stabbed 11 times and left
Reviled and Loved, bleeding on a street near the Madrid Opens Talks
Mubarak Is Buried Americans’ hotel on July 26, With Catalonia
2019.
Egypt held a full-honors mili- Prosecutors have alleged Spain’s prime minister and
tary funeral for the autocratic that Finnegan Lee Elder, now the leader of Catalonia are open-
former President Hosni Mubarak, 20 years old, thrust a 7-inch ing formal talks in hopes of re-
who ruled for nearly three de- attack-style knife repeatedly solving the festering political cri-
cades before he was ousted in into the police officer, while Ga- sis provoked by the region’s
the 2011 Arab Spring uprising briel Natale-Hjorth, now 19, separatist movement.
that swept much of the region. scuffled nearby with the part- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
The funeral, replete with can- ner, Andrea Varriale, who was and members of his government
non fire and a horse-drawn car- slightly injured. are hosting Catalan regional
riage carrying his coffin, high- Under Italian law, accom- chief Quim Torra and his delega-
NARIMAN EL-MOFTY/ASSOCIATED PRESS
lighted the wartime plices to an alleged murderer tion in Madrid’s Moncloa Palace,
achievements of Mr. Mubarak. It can also be charged with the the seat of Spain’s government.
comes as part of a government murder itself. In addition to the Mr. Sánchez greeted Mr. Torra
effort to make his military career murder charge, both defen- in the gardens outside the pal-
his legacy, rather than his time in dants are also charged with at- ace where the two leaders ap-
office. tempted extortion related to a peared to chat amiably.
Egypt’s current President Ab- drug deal gone bad, and resist- No major breakthrough is ex-
del Fattah Al Sisi attended ing public officials. pected given the political abyss
briefly, offering condolences and On Wednesday, both were in separating the two sides.
shaking hands with Mr. Muba- court, where the first hearing Mr. Torra has said he would
rak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal, Supporters of former President Hosni Mubarak gathered near the cemetery where he was buried. dealt largely with procedural repeat his demands for Catalo-
and his wife, Suzanne. matters. Both have said they nia to be allowed to hold a ref-
Mr. Mubarak’s body was later ble forces with little civilian over- dent still enjoys a degree of pop- ITALY thought they were being at- erendum on independence and
placed in a tomb a few miles sight, known for their human- ularity among many Egyptians, tacked and acted in self-de- for the release of nine separatist
away at his family’s cemetery in rights violations. And although he who have painted him as a pa- Americans Stand Trial fense. leaders who are serving prison
Heliopolis, an upscale Cairo dis- oversaw an opening of the coun- ternal figure. In Officer’s Killing Mr. Elder’s lawyers and fam- sentences for their role in an il-
trict that was his home for most try’s economy, much of the popu- At the height of the 2011 up- ily members have quoted the legal 2017 secession attempt.
of his rule and where he lived lation slid further into poverty rising, his supporters would After months in a Rome jail, man as saying that he had mis- Mr. Sánchez has said his gov-
quietly until his death. during his time in office. sometimes violently clash with a pair of boyhood friends from taken the officers for a pair of ernment won’t consider an inde-
Mr. Mubarak, who held on to Holding the funeral with full pro-democracy protesters. California went on trial, ac- common criminals and that he pendence vote and instead will
the presidency for nearly 30 military honors for the deposed On Wednesday, a few dozen cused of murdering an Italian was fighting for his life. focus on improving relations be-
years, carried out a brutal cam- leader stirred up controversy supporters gathered at a mosque policeman during a summer va- Conviction for murder in It- tween Spain and the region.
paign against Islamist militants, with many Egyptians on social in Cairo where his body was cation in Italy. aly can bring a sentence as Polls and a recent election in-
but also allowed for minimal po- media, who pointed to his convic- brought for the funeral, and The Carabinieri paramilitary high as a life sentence. The dicate roughly 50% of the 7.5
litical dissent from his opponents. tion on corruption charges after chanted, “Gamal, tell your father, officer, Deputy Brig. Mario Cer- country doesn’t have the death million residents of northeastern
Under his rule, Egypt’s secu- his overthrow. 100 million say goodbye!” ciello Rega, was unarmed and penalty. Catalonia favor secession.
rity branches grew into formida- Nonetheless, the former presi- —Associated Press on plainclothes assignment —Associated Press —Associated Press
nity roughly 120 miles east of The blockade was estab- rate next week because of the He added what transpired
Toronto, has “definitely lished in solidarity with some damage from the rail block- could have become a danger-
slowed things down” and indigenous leaders opposed to ades and the coronavirus epi- ous situation had the train
warned consequences may not the construction of a natural- demic. been carrying dangerous
be realized for months. The gas pipeline in British Colum- On Wednesday, a video goods.
blockade affected the main bia, Canada’s most-western A Canadian National Railway train Wednesday plowed through posted on Facebook by a me- Representatives for Cana-
east-west corridor operated by province. Another blockade re- wooden pallets laid down by opponents of a natural-gas pipeline. dia outlet affiliated with pro- dian National—which owns
Canadian National Railway mains in place near Montreal testers showed demonstrators the track subject to the block-
Co., the country’s largest rail- on indigenous territory, on the blockade removed. The Anti-pipeline protesters on on the tracks, one carrying a ade east of Toronto—didn’t re-
road. track owned by Canadian Pa- blockade “has severed vital Tuesday launched additional gas can, and refusing to move spond to questions about the
The effects of the blockades cific Railway. rail connections and severely temporary rail blockades as a Canadian National Rail- dangers posed by protesters,
“are going to be felt for weeks Canadian Pacific said impacted CP’s operations, cus- across the country affecting, way train approached. The or to comments from Mr. Gar-
to come,” Mr. Garneau said. Wednesday it has obtained a tomers and the broader econ- among others, commuter-rail protesters left the track with neau about when rail-freight
“There is an inertia in the sys- court order in Quebec to have omy,” a spokesman said. traffic serving suburban To- seconds to spare before the traffic returned to normal.
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Italian businessman who had asked Nico only to offer a suc- October 2016, Mr. Misra was
worked with private intelli- cess fee,” David Robertson, named as the person oversee-
gence operatives and computer then a K2 employee working on ing the project.
hackers, according to people the campaign, wrote in an Mr. Sama was proving a hin-
with knowledge of his past. At email to several people. drance, questioning Mr. Misra’s
the outset in 2015, Mr. Misra The Independent published strategies to add debt to the Vi-
paid the businessman, Ales- the article October 2015. Mr. sion Fund. Mr. Giannakopoulos
sandro Benedetti, $500,000, ac- Hollingsworth said the notion swung back into action with
cording to an email sent by Mr. he received a success fee was more letters, some directly to
Misra and to people familiar “completely and utterly false.” Vision Fund investors.
with the payment instructions. A spokeswoman for The In- In addition, Mr. Misra asked
Several people said Mr. Misra dependent said it expects jour- two businessmen in India to
or Mr. Benedetti told associates nalists to adhere to “all appli- submit a complaint about Mr.
millions more followed. cable bribery and corruption Sama to a government regula-
A spokesman for Mr. Misra laws.” tor, according to people famil-
said he denied paying for any A spokeswoman for K2 said iar with the conversations.
CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG NEWS
campaign and said that the the firm doesn’t discuss clients Investors discussing putting
$500,000 transfer was for an or client matters. Powerscourt’s money into the Vision Fund
oil investment. CEO said the same. raised questions about Mr.
Mr. Benedetti is upset he At SoftBank, the article and Sama with SoftBank in spring
hasn’t received compensation others that resulted were 2017, the Journal previously re-
he believes he was promised, mostly seen as noise, people fa- ported, for a time preventing
according to the people familiar miliar with the internal reac- Mr. Sama from further work on
with the matter. They said Mr. tion said. By November 2015, the Vision Fund.
Benedetti expected Mr. Misra to Mr. Benedetti was trying a new At Mr. Misra’s direction, the
name him a senior executive at tack: a shareholder campaign. Vision Fund soon was splashing
KAZUHIRO NOGI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
the Vision Fund in London. No He asked law firm Susman God- out—investing $500 million to
job ever materialized. frey LLP to represent him as an $3 billion at a time on dozens
What lay behind the criti- investor making claims about of startups in artificial intelli-
cisms of Messrs. Arora and SoftBank, Mr. Arora and others, gence, transportation, real es-
Sama has long been murky. emails show. tate and health care.
Open shareholder letters called The law firm declined to Mr. Misra tried to open a
OLEKSANDR SYNYTSYA/UNIAN
on SoftBank to investigate the take the work, and Mr. Bene- door that could lead Mr. Bene-
men’s business dealings. Jour- detti went to Boies Schiller detti to deals or employment.
nalists received screenshots of Flexner LLP. Mr. Benedetti ar- In a June 2017 email, Mr. Misra
their private banking records. ranged for Mr. Giannakopoulos introduced Mr. Benedetti to Mi-
Complaints about the two were to be the shareholder nominally chael Klein, a former Citigroup
filed to U.S. and Indian finan- behind the claims, but stayed banker with a thick Rolodex
cial regulators. Both men have closely involved, according to across Europe and the Middle
denied any wrongdoing. people familiar with the events. East. Mr. Klein was a banker
The Journal reported on the Clockwise from top: SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra; former executive Nikesh Arora, left, with founder In January 2016, a Boies Mr. Misra would soon bring on
campaign against the men in Masayoshi Son; businessman Alessandro Benedetti; and Alok Sama, also an ex-SoftBank executive. Schiller lawyer sent a public to advise SoftBank on its pur-
May 2017. About a year later, a letter questioning Mr. Arora’s chase of Uber shares and other
second Journal article revealed Messrs. Arora and Sama de- said. According to these people, the so-called honey trap, in investments in Indian startups potential deals, eventually pay-
Mr. Benedetti’s involvement. It clined to comment. Messrs. Misra and Benedetti which one or more women and asking for an investigation ing him $6 million in fees.
said SoftBank had instructed The campaign took shape in got together in London in early would lure Mr. Arora to a hotel of alleged conflicts of interest. “Michael look forward to
law firm Shearman & Sterling January 2015, when Mr. Misra, 2015, and Mr. Benedetti quickly room rigged with cameras in an Mr. Arora’s “past conduct also seeing you tomorrow. I want to
LLP to lead an investigation of once a top banker at Deutsche agreed to participate in an ef- attempt to obtain compromis- demonstrates his willingness to introduce you to mr. benedetti
the campaign and any possible Bank AG and UBS Group AG, fort to weaken Mr. Arora’s posi- ing images, people familiar put his personal interests—and as a partner,” Mr. Misra wrote.
connections between Mr. Bene- had been at SoftBank for only a tion at SoftBank. with the effort said. those of his partners—above Mr. Misra later urged Mr.
detti and a SoftBank insider. few months. Mr. Son hired him The people said that Mr. The mission failed: Mr. those of the companies that Klein to hire Mr. Benedetti to
SoftBank ended the investiga- to play a role ironing out Soft- Benedetti gave Mr. Misra a spe- Arora didn’t fall for the ploy. have employed him as a senior represent his firm M. Klein &
tion in 2019 without getting to Bank’s finances. Mr. Son had cial cellphone to use for calls Around that time, Mr. Bene- executive,” the letter said. Co. in Europe, said people fa-
the bottom of the matter. also poached Mr. Arora from a about the plan, and that the detti hired K2 Intelligence LLC, More letters followed miliar with their discussions. In
Meanwhile, in early 2018 a plum perch at Google and had two sometimes met at London’s a private intelligence firm, to throughout 2016 from Boies November 2017, the three of
law firm working for Mr. given him a big job. Bulgari Hotel. investigate Messrs. Arora and Schiller and a law firm that them met at the Hotel Baur au
Misra’s group at SoftBank, Paul, Mr. Misra and Mr. Arora of- How Mr. Benedetti would be Sama and disseminate findings succeeded it, prompting Soft- Lac in Zurich. The following
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Gar- ten rubbed each other the compensated was left vague, to the media, according to Bank’s board to launch an in- fall, Mr. Benedetti pitched Mr.
rison LLP, hired a private inves- wrong way. Mr. Arora, based in but he developed the impres- emails and people familiar with vestigation into Mr. Arora, Klein on a series of telecom ac-
tigator, who told a Journal re- San Francisco and commuting sion he would receive a cut of the hiring. He also recruited a which found the allegations to quisitions. He also asked Mr.
porter the campaign was to Tokyo, could be direct and Mr. Misra’s earnings at Soft- Swiss private intelligence oper- be false. Over time, critical Klein to provide his son with
probably the work of a com- sometimes abrasive, and he Bank and could be made an ex- ative, Nicolas Giannakopoulos, shareholder letters began to fo- business contacts and advice.
pany SoftBank invested in. The consolidated power fast, upset- ecutive at the firm if Mr. Arora to work on the campaign. cus on Mr. Sama as well. “M. Klein & Co. has never
Journal couldn’t verify that and ting Japanese executives who was neutralized, said people Mr. Giannakopoulos distrib- In June 2016, Mr. Arora re- had any business relationship
didn’t publish it. had long held the reins. familiar with discussions Mr. uted to journalists screenshots signed from SoftBank. He said or financial dealings with Ales-
This account is based on in- Mr. Misra, in London, worked Benedetti had with associates. of Mr. Arora’s and Mr. Sama’s he made the decision after Mr. sandro Benedetti,” a spokes-
terviews with people familiar from offices of SoftBank-con- In April 2015, Mr. Misra sent private banking records and Son chose not to give up his woman for Mr. Klein said.
with the campaign, including trolled Sprint, far from the core $500,000 from his account at emails, according to messages CEO post. Messrs. Son and Mr. Benedetti felt short-
some close to Messrs. Misra or decision makers. Mr. Arora op- Standard Chartered Bank to reviewed by the Journal. Mr. Arora had begun to disagree on changed. In recent months, his
Benedetti, as well as on docu- posed a proposed investment in Barkmere Group Ltd., a British Giannakopoulos didn’t respond investments, said people famil- relationship with Mr. Misra has
ments that show Mr. Misra pro- an Indian entertainment firm Virgin Islands company con- to requests for comment. iar with the internal dynamics. deteriorated. Associates of the
vided information and funding. that was one of the first deals trolled by Mr. Benedetti, ac- K2 hired a London public-re- Mr. Benedetti saw the resig- Italian businessman said he has
Mr. Benedetti declined to Mr. Misra championed. cording to documents reviewed lations firm, Powerscourt nation as vindication of his told them he recorded conver-
comment. Two years ago, his A French banker named Ber- by the Journal. People familiar Group, to try to get K2’s find- strategy and expected Mr. sations in which Mr. Misra de-
lawyer said that Mr. Benedetti trand des Pallieres, who knew with the transaction said it was ings and information provided Misra to pay him with a cut of tailed his plans to weaken his
denied having “mandated or both Mr. Misra and Mr. Bene- for initial campaign expenses. by Mr. Benedetti into the press. deals and a job, according to SoftBank rivals.
been party to any campaign” detti, suggested the two meet, That month, Mr. Benedetti The operatives often referred people aware of his discussions —Alex Frangos contributed to
against SoftBank executives. people familiar with the events sent a team to Tokyo to set up to Mr. Arora by a code name, with associates at the time. this article.
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Virus
Second half 2018
building values fell, landlords some potential buyers worried at buildings with more than 10
more than $4.1 billion and brokers said.
Second half 2019
about assuming unknown fu- units, with at least half the
Until the new law passed, $2.66 billion ture liabilities, landlords say. units in rent regulation. The
BY KATIE HONAN BY JOSH BARBANEL landlords could make improve- Manhattan James Whelan, the presi- data showed that the value of
AND JIMMY VIELKIND ments to rent-regulated apart- 0.52 dent of REBNY, said that the sales had plummeted 83% dur-
A new rent law that gives ments to raise rents. When the decline in rent-regulated sales ing the second half of 2019
New York City Mayor Bill New York City tenants greater rent exceeded a certain thresh- 0.44 since the new law passed re- across the city compared with
de Blasio called on the federal protection has triggered a old on vacant apartments, Bronx sulted in a $136 million drop the same period of 2018, while
government Wednesday to ex- multibillion-dollar plunge in rents on those units were no 0.22 in city revenue from real-es- transactions fell 65%.
pand the testing for coronavi- the sale of regulated-rental longer regulated. As soon as tate transfer taxes. Shimon Shkury, president of
rus to travelers beyond China, apartment buildings, accord- the law took effect, permit ap- 0.62 “This new analysis is a Ariel Property Advisors, said
saying an increased vigilance ing to data collected by a plications from landlords for Brooklyn clear indication that new rent the law forces a change in buy-
is needed to stop the spread of group representing landlords. renovations fell sharply. 0.25 laws will result in less tax rev- ers’ business plans from “value
the disease. In its latest report on invest- A number of investment re- enue for New York City and add,” in which they increase the
There haven’t been any ment sales released Wednes- ports have noted an overall de- 0.98 state,” he said. “This report is value of the building over three
confirmed cases of coronavi- day, the Real Estate Board of cline in residential investment Queens a sign that it will be increas- to five years and then consider
rus in New York, but health of- New York for the first time sales within months after the 0.04 ingly more difficult to pay for selling, to looking for “cash re-
ficials have been on “high provided a breakout of data on law was passed and took effect vital government services.” turn over a long-term horizon.”
alert” since January. rent-regulated buildings. It in June. The REBNY report is Source: Real Estate Board of New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Although there have been
The federal Centers for Dis- found that the number of an early effort to systemati- Manhattan Democrat who several large deals in which
ease Control and Prevention transactions for such buildings cally track what is happening lated buildings fell by 81% in sponsored the new law, said sale prices were significantly
said Tuesday that it expects a fell by more than half since the to building values in rent-regu- Manhattan. In Queens, they policy makers should be moni- below the asking prices, the
wider spread of the virus law took effect in June. lated apartments since the law plunged 96%, from $979 mil- toring the trends in the sales slowdown in sales mostly has
throughout the U.S. and is pre- The value of sales for build- took effect. It found that for lion in sales in 18 transactions of rental buildings. But he is masked the effect of falling
paring for a potential pandemic. ings with at least one rent-reg- larger regulated build- in the second half of 2018 to focused on what he said was values because so few proper-
During a news conference ulated apartment dropped by ings, those with 11 or more $39 million in sales in seven an 18% drop in evictions since ties sold, Mr. Shkury said.
on the city’s preparedness, Mr. more than $4.1 billion in the apartments, the value of all transactions in the same pe- the law passed. “The human Many long-term owners are
de Blasio said the federal gov- second half of 2019 compared sales fell by 78% in the second riod last year, the report said. cost of evictions is stagger- continuing to hold onto resi-
ernment should expand the with the same period the year half of last year across the city Behind the scenes, building ing,” he said, “contributing to dential rental buildings, but
protocol to test travelers from before, the report said. compared with the same period owners tell of dramatic cuts in the homeless crisis we are landlords say they have re-
any country that has seen a The new law blocked land- in 2018. The number of trans- property prices, which are witnessing across the city.” duced their investments in
surge in cases, including Hong lords from removing apart- actions declined from 231 to 88. down about 30% to 50% from At the request of The Wall apartment improvements be-
Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Singa- ments from rent regulation in The total value of transac- the peak a year or two ago, Street Journal, Ariel Property cause there is no longer an in-
pore, South Korea, Taiwan and most cases or rapidly raising tions in these larger rent-regu- with few buyers stepping up to Advisors, a brokerage, consult- centive for them.
Thailand.
Roughly 19,000 passengers
who have traveled in China
within 14 days have been Victims of 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Remembered
screened at John F. Kennedy
International Airport since
Jan. 17, according to John
Bilich, chief security officer
for the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, which
runs the airport.
Both New York City and
state officials asked the fed-
eral government to allow their
labs to join with the CDC in
testing for the virus.
propriation of an additional
$40 million for the state’s De-
partment of Health to use for
equipment and personnel. He
deferred to the federal govern-
ment as to whether more trav-
elers should be tested.
Across New York, 27 people
have been tested for coronavi-
rus, state officials said SAD ANNIVERSARY: Roses were placed over the names of the victims of the World Trade Center bombing during a ceremony Wednesday at the 9/11 Memorial in
Wednesday. Almost all of those lower Manhattan. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 injured when a truck bomb exploded in an underground parking garage on Feb. 26, 1993.
patients were deemed not to be
infected, with one test pending.
Still, Messrs. Cuomo and de
Detective Says He
Misled Barnard Suspect
BY LESLIE BRODY three boys arrested in the inci-
AND BEN CHAPMAN dent, was charged as a minor
with murder in the second de-
A New York Police Depart- gree and robbery in the first
ment detective who interro- degree. He has denied the
gated a 13-year-old charged in charges through his attorneys.
the slaying of a Barnard Col- The two other boys, both
lege student testified Wednes- 14, have been charged with
day that he misled the teen to murder as adults. They have
get information from him. pleaded not guilty.
The comments came at a Police have said the teens
pretrial hearing for the boy, killed Ms. Majors as she strug-
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LIFE&ARTS
Travelers wear protective face masks
at the airport in Bangkok.
Some Options
There are some logical ways to
make an informed choice about
where to go. Use the CDC’s three-
level warning system, which is fre-
quently updated and considered
reliable.
Level 3 is a high-level warning
of serious outbreak and it’s a no-
go. The CDC recommends avoiding
all nonessential travel. If your des-
tination is Level 3—mainland
China and South Korea, which was
added to Level 3 on Tuesday—the
decision is simple.
Level 2 calls for practicing en-
hanced precautions. You can still
go, but a good rule for any travel-
ers nervous about the virus would
be to postpone or cancel trips to
Level 2 counties—Italy, Iran and
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S
doesn’t believe authorities have a
good handle on where the virus is
hould you postpone or because you typically encounter Take extra supplies of your before traveling if you haven’t al- and where it isn’t, including in the
cancel travel because of more people when traveling, pub- medications with you. Take a sup- ready. It can take a week to become U.S., because many countries aren’t
coronavirus? lic health experts say. They add ply of cold medicine and a ther- effective, but it’s not too late in the testing aggressively.
Yes, no and maybe. that proper precautions—fre- mometer. You might want to take flu season to protect yourself. “I think this virus will turn up
For some destina- quently washing hands, avoiding work materials with you that you Fourth, if you want to consider everywhere,” she says, because
tions, the answer is a touching unwashed hands to the need after your return in case you travel insurance, consider only that’s how respiratory viruses tend
clear yes; others, a clear no. An in- face and liberal use of hand sani- end up stuck somewhere. Make “cancel for any reason” plans. to spread. She also notes that try-
creasing number are becoming a tizer—reduce risk. sure you have health insurance These policies typically cost about ing to stop the spread by restrict-
maybe, where it’s really a question Here’s a guide to help you make documentation in case you end up 40% more than standard policies ing travel hasn’t worked so far.
of how much worry and hassle you informed decisions on travel: sick. And have someone back home and typically reimburse about 75% Still, Dr. Nuzzo booked a family
want to pack into your trip. at the ready to help with emer- of nonrefundable trip costs if you summer vacation recently to Mex-
One threat: If you get the flu Some Absolutes gency travel plans if you need to do cancel, says Megan Moncrief, ico and plans to go, even though
while traveling, you could end up First, if you’re sick, don’t travel. find a way home quickly. A travel chief marketing officer for Square- she expects the virus to show up
quarantined somewhere because This rule applies all the time, but agent may be a very good idea. mouth, a travel insurance compari- in Mexico.
the symptoms in early stages are people routinely ignore it. Don’t son service. That’s a lower payout “My risk tolerance is that life
very similar to those of Covid-19. do that in this climate unless you than other plans, but it’s the only needs to go on,” she says.
“I think it’s a good time to as- want to end up quarantined. type of travel insurance that will Flights by themselves aren’t
sess personal risk tolerance,” says Some countries are or will be
What should you help at this point. considered higher risk, except that
Henry Wu, director of Emory Uni- scanning passengers for increased consider before If you have insurance you they are crowded situations. Dr.
versity’s TravelWell Center and as- body temperature. If you have a bought before the outbreak began, Wu notes there have been no doc-
sistant professor of infectious dis- fever, you may be detained. Fur-
postponing or canceling it likely will only cover you if you umented or confirmed cases of
eases at Emory University School ther, airline crews are on height- travel plans? contract the virus. It might cover coronavirus transmission aboard
of Medicine. “There’s a lot of po- ened alert for anyone sneezing or you if you get sick and your doctor an airplane. The World Health Or-
tential for complications for trav- coughing. In the U.S., the Centers certifies you shouldn’t travel dur- ganization says an airplane cabin
elers that may happen even if for Disease Control and Prevention ing your planned itinerary. But by itself isn’t more conducive to
they’re not high-risk for getting has recommended flight crews iso- “As we learn more about the vi- travel insurance doesn’t cover fear. spreading infection. But the prox-
the disease.” late ill passengers. And it’s not ne- rus, governments can change over- “People are just nervous. They imity of passengers does matter.
With the virus spreading be- gotiable: On an airplane, failure to night how they are responding,” aren’t sure what’s going to happen. The WHO says the virus is
yond China to new countries, comply with crew orders is a fed- says epidemiologist Jennifer They simply don’t want to go any- transmitted by droplets, and only
events and conferences are being eral crime. Nuzzo of the Johns Hopkins Center more, don’t feel comfortable going, lives on surfaces for short periods,
canceled, airlines are expanding Second, no matter where you for Health Security. don’t feel safe going. But those perhaps 30 minutes. Other health
waivers to change reservations travel internationally, there is in- Third, consider whether you aren’t covered reasons under a groups have questioned that, sug-
without penalty and more travel- creased risk that travel may be have a higher risk of getting sick standard policy,” Ms. Moncrief says. gesting it can live much longer on
ers are looking to postpone or can- disrupted. An outbreak can mean a while traveling. Older people or Now that the coronavirus out- surfaces.
cel trips. The spread of the virus city is sealed off, flights are can- those with underlying medical break is well known, policies you If you are concerned, wipe down
to Italy and South Korea changes celed and travelers are quaran- conditions may want to ground buy won’t cover it. It’s the same surfaces you are going to touch on
travel considerations for many. tined. So best to plan ahead for se- themselves, experts say. reason you can’t buy fire insurance airplanes or other public spaces,
Travel does present greater risk rious disruption, just in case. Dr. Wu advises getting a flu shot as wildfires approach your house. such as hotel rooms.
aters Friday, director Benh Zeitlin Orleans for the last 15 years, wrote an actor. We were in small towns
presents an island of children that “Wendy” with his sister Eliza Zeit- in south Louisiana, we were going
is full of joy, creativity, freedom— lin. The film grew partly from to schools that don’t have theater
and menace. their experience watching nine- programs. We go to community
The film has been Mr. Zeitlin’s year-old “Beasts” star Quvenzhané Director Benh Zeitlin, center, with Devin France who plays Wendy in the film. centers and churches, just any-
obsession over the eight years Wallis go from unselfconscious girl where where we can get someone
since his breakout feature debut to international celebrity. to have a good time. It is this un- where I’m deciding that I have to to organize the audition.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” an “Wendy,” a meditation on the resolvable tension between caring compromise if something is just
indie film about a girl from the power of motherhood, is dedicated and freedom. We were asking our- impossible, she’ll force me to fight One of the boys in the film ages
Louisiana bayou on a quest to find to Kassie Leah France, who died selves this question of how do we harder to stay true to the vision. It unexpectedly and becomes a villain.
her mother. The movie, whose last year and was the mother of stay free and also grow and care comes from a relationship that can Were you thinking about the ways
champions included then President the actress playing Wendy. In the about the people around us. It felt never be formed professionally. boys in particular can turn to vio-
Obama and Oprah Winfrey, was film, Wendy searches for a way to like Wendy was the character that lence as they reach adulthood?
nominated for four Oscars includ- safety. Her love for her mother is could guide us. How did you encourage the children One big question the film is ask-
ing best picture and best director. her guide. to be so wild on screen? ing is how we deal with trauma
Mr. Zeitlin cast children for Here, an edited transcript: Does working with your sister That was the easy part. They and tragedy and how it has such
“Wendy” who lacked any acting make it easier to tap into your are wild. The hard thing was to an ability to break us, to turn into
experience, as he did with Why did the story of Peter Pan ap- childhood feelings? get them to stop playing for long anger or turn into pain that needs
“Beasts.” He found the children in peal to you? Absolutely. Eliza is wilder than enough to shoot the film. It wasn’t to be suppressed. It can cause a
similar ways to that film, too, once It’s a story that was with me me. She has nine to 15 dogs at any just that we were looking for non- real loss of faith and loss of belief
again hiring former Obama cam- and my sister from when we were given moment and a pig and tur- professional kids with acting tal- that anything is possible. Wendy’s
paign aides who were skilled at really tiny children, just Peter Pan keys. She lives in a wonderland— ent. We were looking for people ability to care and not have to be
getting out the vote in areas of as a figure. We were very much she lives in a barn. Her defiance of that would run away with Peter separated from her freedom and
lower turnout, in this case can- children that didn’t want to grow conforming to the expectations of Pan actually if he showed up. Ev- not have that be separate from her
vassing schools, churches and up and he was the god of eternal the world is exponential. I more ery one of those kids comes from strength is her salvation. In some
other gathering spots in southern youth. In some ways it is a story interface with the production and hardship. Nobody was coming ways that’s something that the
Louisiana. of escaping from your problems problems with the money and lo- from what you would think about boys can’t understand and need to
To make sure the children in the for a while and denying it in order gistics, and when I hit those walls as a conventional home life. They look to her to learn.
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From there, they are whisked to
Mexico for a romantic vacation.
After a week, it’s back to Atlanta
(producers did all the casting
there), where they move in to- TV gimmicks. “Love
gether, meet families and prepare is Blind,” on the
for their nuptials. other hand, takes
The finale is focused on the some of the wildest
wedding ceremonies. The question aspects of the
is, which of the couples will actu- genre—isolation
ally go through with it? (The that leads people to
trailer shows one bride running make rash deci-
away from the ceremony in her sions, high stakes, a
wedding dress, leaving fans to ob- big reveal and awk-
sessively post their guesses online ward moments ga-
about who it was.) lore—and ratchets
it up.
“ ‘Love Is Blind’
is pretty much ‘The
“‘Love Is Blind’ is Bachelor’ on ste-
pretty much ‘The roids. What got me
hooked was these
Bachelor’ on steroids.” couples saying ‘I
–Anastasia Przyzyla love you’ in the first
episode after, like,
five days,” said An-
astasia Przyzyla, a
The idea behind the series is to 26-year-old psychol-
test a hypothesis that seems apt ogy grad student
for the age of Tinder: What would and self-described
happen if young singles didn’t reality-TV junkie.
have devices, distractions or physi- That, and the fact Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed are among the
cal attraction to draw them to- that they get en- couples who fell in love before seeing each other. The
gether? Can the participants cre- gaged sight unseen. show isolated single people in ‘pods’ (upper right) to
ate a lasting bond—or at least, one Ms. Przyzyla cre- foster an emotional connection and potential marriage.
strong enough to get them to the ated a “Love Is
altar for filmed ceremonies just Blind” discussion group on Face- would judge personality first. Dat- high,” said Rafael Sternbach-Le members’ fingers in their Insta-
four weeks later? book that racked up 6,000 mem- ing apps are awful and we’ve got Noury, marketing operations man- gram photos, like ‘Is that a ring?’
“When you talk to people about bers, including castmembers Lauren to find better ways to connect. So ager for Talkwalker. The overall When no, that’s not a ring, that’s
the experience of dating and the Chamblin and Matt Barnett (though that’s what drew me to it.” data suggest it’s almost twice as his finger!” Ms. Przyzyla said.
swipe culture, they feel so dispos- Mr. Barnett only lasted a day before Part of the excitement has been buzzy as Netflix’s other reality hit, In the end, eight couples chose
able,” said series creator and exec- leaving the group after members generated by timing. Netflix re- “The Circle.” to become engaged, Mr. Coelen
utive producer Chris Coelen. “All began screenshotting his profile). leased the series in three Moments have become memes, said. Producers had bandwidth to
of the studies say if you’re genu- “I saw the preview and I knew batches—the first five episodes de- such as when cast member Jessica follow only six couples, so two
inely interested in a lifetime com- I would be hooked,” said Stepha- buted Feb. 13, four episodes on Batten let her dog sip from her were sent home after the first
mitment, the most important thing nie Wurz, 33, a teacher in Spring- Feb. 20, and the finale will post to- wine glass during a fight with round. Now all that is left to find
is emotional connection. So we field, Va. night. That schedule allowed fan partner Mark Cuevas, or when an- out is who will get married.
thought, if you had people who “Dating is challenging. I have a interest to build. other cast member, Giannina Gi- Already, some fans are yearning
truly fell in love for what’s on the TBI [traumatic brain injury], and Within the first week, there belli, said, “I’m the luckiest girl in for more. “I’m sad that it’s almost
inside, could that love overcome that can be difficult for a lot of were more than 56,000 unique the whole world.” Because the over,” Ms. Wurz said.
the obstacles?” people to adjust to on dates,” said mentions of the show on social show was filmed in 2018, cast Mr. Coelen declined to share
The show is Netflix’s latest Dina Riccobono, 36, who founded media, generating more than members have a long trail of Insta- spoilers, but dropped one tidbit.
foray into reality series about dat- another “Love Is Blind” Facebook 350,000 likes, retweets and com- grams and other social-media foot- “Without giving anything away, the
ing, following “Dating Around,” fan group, and started a podcast ments, according to data from prints that viewers have sifted fu- people who decided to get married,
last year’s twist on the genre. called The LovePod, which grew Talkwalker, a social-media analyt- riously for hints about the finale. anybody that does that is still to-
“Dating Around” had no hosts, out of instant friendships formed ics firm. “That rate of engagement “We have members of the group gether today,” he said. “That’s going
elimination ceremonies or reality- there. “I wish that more people would be considered extremely zooming in on pics of the cast on almost a year and half.”
I’ve believed for some time that My friendships have lasted al-
the primary components of a happy most 65 years. I’ll be 84 in May.
life are: work or activity that pro- Millie, Diana, Judy C., Judy B. and
vides a sense of purpose; enough another Judy C. have brought me Bob Brickley, right, with a close friend.
money to cover one’s needs, plus a love, laughter, joy and sorrow. We
little extra; and quality relation- waded through it all and survived Diana is living the life in Florida.
ships with friends and family. what life handed us, together. Never Both their husbands have died.
Blessed to have good friends Phil Rapp, left, a reader from Denver, with friends he’s known for about 30 years. any false faces, we knew each other Getting together is difficult. I live
and family, means a lot! too well and being our old selves in Maine and Millie in Massachu-
—Phil Rapp, Denver Be a little introspective and no- close friends. We are friends be- was a treat and a joy. We almost setts. Although we are separated
tice how you feel after seeing a cause we battle the same prob- never judged each other. in miles, we have the internet.
I lost my best friend to cancer friend. I know I feel great for sev- lems. But culturally we are quite Now only Millie and Diana are In my later years, my closest
eight years ago and still dream eral hours AFTER I’ve spent some different. I do have about three or left. Millie can no longer drive, friend was Judy C. Judy died of
about her three or four times a time with a friend. It’s clear to me four good friends from work. pancreatic cancer in January. Judy
month. I fear I will never find an- that that’s causal. After my book We’ve been friends for over 15 and her husband Louis, my hus-
FROM LEFT: PHIL RAPP; JANINE PELLERIN; BOB BRICKLEY
other like her even though I am club meeting—all of whom have years. We’ve changed jobs, but band Bob and I traveled together
married to a great guy. I feel be- become good friends—the high stay in contact. One of these is a everywhere. We had such fun. I
reft often when I remember her. lasts for at least a day! very close friend. I’m very grateful still mourn Judy’s death. Some-
—Donna Swan, Maryville, Tenn. —Marnie Mueller, Hartford, Conn. that he’s my friend. times I forget she’s not here and
—Eric King, Rocklin, Calif. talk to her anyway. Nothing can
As you age, friends start to die I was friends with my friend ever take the place of a friend who
off, leaving you with fewer each from grade school. We met when I Interestingly, I find my best knows you perhaps better than
year. Those over-55 housing devel- was four and he was three. We had friendships…of which there may be your family.
opments can sometimes lead to been friends throughout our lives, three or four, require little mainte- Enjoy your friends, live for the
new friendships. It can be difficult until he died of cancer about 10 nance at all. Maintaining them? moment. It all passes so quickly.
to make new friends if you are still years ago. I have some friends They become part of me. We are in —Janine Pellerin, Saco, Maine
living in the same place. It’s up to from a 12-step program I partici- so many ways the same. There is a Maine reader Janine Pellerin, bottom,
you. Make friends! pate in. But after 30 years, I “oneness” about us. Conversation far left, writes that she has had Josh Rivera contributed to this
—Bob Cavagna, Southold, N.Y. wouldn’t classify any of them as flows, laughter abounds. I always friendships lasting nearly 65 years. article
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Virus Alters Olympic Prep The NFL
Is Close to
Chinese officials have attempted to keep their athletes’ training on track amid the epidemic
Labor Deal
BY ERIN MENDELL
BY ANDREW BEATON
T
Hong Kong
he Chinese women’s Indianapolis
national soccer team THE NFL AND ITS PLAYERS
is training for the To- are on the verge of agreeing to
kyo Olympics in Aus- a new, decade-long collective
tralia. But its star bargaining agreement after a
player, Wang Shuang, tense sequence of events over
is practicing alone on a rooftop in the past week that left the bil-
the central Chinese city of Wuhan, lionaires who run the league
the epicenter of the coronavirus, anxious and the millionaires
where she is under quarantine. who play inside it preparing for
The women’s team was sched- the possibility of a labor war.
uled to play in an Olympics quali- But those fears were allayed
fier in Wuhan earlier this month, after a four-hour meeting here
but after the coronavirus fears when NFL owners met with
erupted, the competition was player leadership in a room
moved to another Chinese city be- that included the likes of super-
fore eventually winding up in Syd- stars Aaron Rodgers and Rich-
ney. When the team departed Wu- ard Sherman along with influ-
han on Jan. 22, Wang, who is from ential owners including Robert
there, and three other players— Kraft and Jerry Jones. After the
two based in Wuhan and one in owners left, many of them fur-
the hard-hit province of Zhejiang— tively through a side exit, the
weren’t among them. The city was players had another four-hour
locked down Jan. 23. meeting and took a critical step
The Chinese Football Associa- forward by voting to send the
tion says Wang and the others had new agreement to their full
to stay home so as not to poten- membership for a vote.
tially spread the epidemic further. The union’s full membership
Wang’s rooftop practice ses- will vote on the agreement in
sions, which she has posted to her In this screenshot of a video posted the coming weeks.
social media, are among the ways to Weibo, Chinese soccer star Wang The deal, which was already
Chinese athletes have had their Shuang, above, practices on a rooftop approved by ownership last
Olympic preparations thrown into in Wuhan. Swimmer Fu Yuanhui, left, week, could have dramatic ram-
turmoil by the coronavirus, which says she is training solo in Hangzhou. ifications for a league that al-
has infected more than 80,000 ready raked in around $16 bil-
people and killed more than 2,700 this month. The swimmer’s future lion in revenue last year. It
since it emerged in Wuhan late in the sport is in jeopardy as he paves the way for the NFL to
last year. awaits a decision on doping from add a 17th regular-season game
In recent weeks, Chinese sports the Court of Arbitration for Sport. as soon as 2021—one more
officials have attempted to keep Fellow swimmer and Hangzhou than is currently played—in a
their best athletes’ training on native Fu Yuanhui, known for her bet that fans and media part-
track amid the virus epidemic. Its lively personality as well as her ners want even more of the
efforts come as an International backstroke, is also practicing in uber-popular product.
Olympic Committee official this that city, according to her official The agreement also ad-
week for the first time raised the social media. She posts about her dresses issues such as the pen-
possibility that the Tokyo Games solo training, missing her team sions retired players receive,
could be canceled or postponed and being proud of her homemade minimum salaries and the share
because of coronavirus. bread. “Do you guys cook at home? of the league’s revenue that
For China, training has been a I couldn’t, but now I think I’m tal- players will receive, which
challenge. In central Hubei prov- ented in cooking! LOL,” she wrote. would rise from roughly 47% to
ince, of which Wuhan is the capi- versity of Birmingham. China’s gymnastics team hasn’t A third part of China’s plan is at least 48%. That figure could
tal, nearly 60 million people are Chinese sports authorities also been so lucky. Gymnasts had to working with international sports grow even higher if and when
under quarantine, and travel for got lucky on timing. The virus’s withdraw from a World Cup event federations to ensure their ath- the 17th game is added.
the hundreds of millions of others spread accelerated when many in Melbourne because of coronavi- letes can compete, according to The deal also removes some
across the country has been heav- athletes were already in place for a rus-related travel restrictions. the General Administration of personal conduct disciplinary
ily restricted. Elsewhere, several final pre-Olympics winter training After training in isolation in Sport, though there might not be power from commissioner
governments have banned travel- session, often held in special iso- Beijing, the gymnasts relocated to much they can do about the travel Roger Goodell, a process that
ers who have been in China, forc- lated locations, Chen said, making Qatar to prepare for more events restrictions. has chafed players who see it
ing China to figure out how to it fairly easy to turn those into that could allow individuals to “They will almost certainly have as draconian.
keep its athletes healthy and able closed camps and to avoid any un- qualify for the Tokyo Games, Peo- to accept that some athletes who
FROM TOP: WANG SHUANG; PATRICK B. KRAEMER/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK
to train, as well as to travel for necessary contact with the outside ple’s Daily reported. might otherwise have been com-
competition. world. Among the other Chinese Olym- peting in Tokyo will have to miss
China’s government agency The women’s soccer team, pic teams training outside of the out,” said Brian Bridges, an affili-
overseeing sports, the General Ad- though missing their star and oth- country are the table tennis and ate fellow at the Centre for Asian
ministration of Sports, says that it ers, was able to make it to Austra- badminton squads. Pacific Studies at Lingnan Univer-
has focused on having Chinese lia before the country banned trav- China has plenty of experience sity in Hong Kong.
Olympic athletes train either over- elers who had been in China in the training its athletes abroad. For In some cases, China has aban-
seas or in isolation, and kept in past 14 days. They were quaran- example, the swim team does doned its Tokyo Olympic hopes al-
quarantine -- including coaches, tined in a Brisbane hotel for a some of its training in Australia, together. The women’s handball
EZRA SHAW/GETTY IMAGES
athletes and cooking and cleaning week before being able to compete and Sun Yang’s gold medals at the team, for instance, withdrew from
staff. in Sydney, where the team placed 2012 Olympics in London, the first a qualifying competition in Hun-
The highly centralized nature of second to advance to the final for a Chinese male swimmer, gary because of the virus. But a
China’s elite sports programs, sup- round. Like other Chinese teams should be credited to that training lack of medal potential may have
ported heavily by government abroad, the team has extended its and foreign coaches, said Chen, the played into it, Chen said: “Let’s
funding, have allowed China to training program outside of China, Olympic expert. Now, Sun is train- face it, we haven’t had any gold
move quickly on both options, says and the team is set to play its ing in his hometown of Hangzhou, medals in handball, like ever.”
Shushu Chen, an expert on China “home game” against South Korea state broadcaster China Global —Zhao Yueling in Shanghai Richard Sherman and Aaron
and the Olympics at the U.K.’s Uni- in Australia in March. Television Network said earlier contributed to this article. Rodgers met with NFL owners.
OPINION
Trump Versus the Coronavirus BOOKSHELF | By Tunku Varadarajan
After a high
official of the
U.S. Centers
Schumer”: “He didn’t
like my early travel clos-
ings. I was right. He is
antiviral therapies.
Imagine if for the past
40 years, the U.S. health
Bodhisattva
for Disease
Control and
Prevention
said Tuesday
incompetent!”
Virtually within mo-
ments of the CDC an-
nouncement, Health and
care system were run
like Mr. Sanders’s two fa-
vorite alternatives—the
U.K.’s National Health
Of Compassion
WONDER
about the cor- Human Services Secre- Service or Healthcare in
LAND
onavirus that tary Alex Azar found Canada. It is only a slight
The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life
By Daniel
O
munity spread ration by grandstanding Every day, the Demo-
in this country,” the Dow Jones senators from both par- crats’ socialist front-run- n July 6, 1935, was born a boy to a family of peasants
Industrial Average closed ties—the GOP’s Richard ner condemns “the in the village of Taktser in the far northeast of Tibet.
nearly 900 points down for the Shelby and John Ken- crooks who run the phar- Its inhabitants spoke a coarse dialect that was
day. nedy and Democrat Patty maceutical industry in incomprehensible in Lhasa, Tibet’s storied capital. The boy,
By now, everyone knows that Murray. America today.” Crooks? Lhamo Dondhup, was one of only seven siblings, out of 16,
coronavirus community spread By day’s end, the Rome’s St. Peter’s Square Wednesday Does even Bernie’s base who survived into adulthood.
equates with quarantines. “Pan- seven cage fighters in the believe this? Although the village was remote, it was not godforsaken.
demic” is suddenly a household South Carolina Democratic de- meandering. Maybe it was jet A Medicare for All system in At barely 2 years of age, Lhamo Dondhup was identified as
word. We aren’t there yet, and bate were piling on. Sen. Ber- lag. The administration officials the U.S., with minimal private the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, who had died in
may never be. The CDC went nie Sanders ridiculed the who spoke, including coronavi- hospitals or physicians, would 1933. Solemn portents and divinations had led a party of
public because the Covid-19 vi- “great genius” in the White rus team leader Vice President collapse beneath a real virus monks to Taktser, where the lively little mite convinced his
rus spreads more easily than House and naturally called for Mike Pence, sounded solid. But crisis. Medicare for All would visitors that he was next in a line of Tibetan Buddhist god-
previous viruses such as SARS expanding the World Health if there is a public breaking smother the public-private in- popes stretching back 600 years.
or MERS. Organization. point to the familiar Trump mo- frastructure in the U.S. that de- In “The Dalai Lama,” a biography written with generous
Let us simplify: If anything dus operandi, a coronavirus cri- velops, manufactures and dis- access to its subject, Alexander Norman describes the scene.
close to “community spread” sis could surface it. tributes lifesaving therapies for With the monks looking on, the boy picked out, unprompted,
The virus exposes the occurs in the U.S., two political A public faced with any viruses—or anything else. a series of objects that had belonged to the Great Thirteenth.
careers will be at risk—Donald chance of restrictions on its The Wall Street Journal this Locals spoke of a rainbow appearing over the boy’s house at
political weakness of Trump’s and Bernie Sanders’s, personal movement—whether week wrote about Moderna the time of his birth. “This was a theogony,” writes Mr.
both the president in the middle of a presidential in New York City or Podunk— Inc., an 800-employee drug Norman, “the coming of a god.”
campaign. won’t want happy talk from company in Cambridge, Mass., A rival candidate was in contention, a well-born child in
and Bernie Sanders. If the virus expands in the the president’s aides or tweets that is working around the Lhasa; but there could be no doubt that the boy from Taktser
U.S., both the content and the from him filled with faux ex- clock to create a coronavirus was the next Dalai Lama, the paramount monk who is Tibet’s
quality of the response will be clamation points. To simplify vaccine within months. If spiritual and temporal leader. It is an office like no other on
This is a moment when the on President Trump. As such, further, will Mr. Trump man- BernieCare happens, they’re earth: “The profundity of the emotional connection Tibetans
public of any affected coun- the coronavirus could be the age the coronavirus in a way gone. No, you won’t be able to have with the Dalai Lama,”
try—China, Italy, South Korea issue on which Mr. Trump fi- that doesn’t sound like a guy import the coronavirus vaccine Mr. Norman writes, “is
or the U.S.—expects the people nally blows himself up with on a bar stool? from Canada. beyond anything that others
atop its government to provide Twitter. But consider Mr. Sanders, Everything but the kitchen can easily imagine.” The one
political leadership. This being It will be a situation in who in these debates is sound- sink will be thrown into this in whom “the bodhi—the
the U.S. in our politically de- which the public is looking to ing more and more like the year’s presidential election. awakened mind of the
graded times, we are getting him for leadership. But on the loudmouth at the other end of We’d do worse, though, than to Buddha—resides is not merely
no such thing from Democrats evidence of the past three the bar. If the coronavirus be- settle it over one issue—which a monarch. He is someone who
or Republicans. years, it will be child’s play for comes a live issue in the U.S., man’s politics is most likely to connects, in himself, the seen
One has to wonder: If an- Mr. Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Mr. Sanders will have a bigger protect us from a genuine world with that unseen.”
other 9/11 happened, would Sanders or the media to goad problem than Mr. Trump. It’s health crisis, now or in the in- The subtitle of Mr. Norman’s
Chuck Schumer within an hour Mr. Trump into a low-grade called Medicare for All. evitable, viral future. book, “An Extraordinary Life,”
accuse Donald Trump of “tow- Twitter spat, which will look A grim reality for medical This is an argument a presi- is an understatement. The 14th
ering and dangerous incompe- as if he thinks the coronavirus science is that deadly mutating dential Mr. Trump should be Dalai Lama, regarded as divine
tence,” as he did Tuesday? Of is about him, not the American viruses are inevitable, as are able to win. But if the corona- when he could barely speak, was
course he would. Just as Mr. people. antibiotic-resistant infections. virus debate comes down to enthroned at the age of 4. After a
Trump amid the crisis would Mr. Trump’s presentation at We are in a race between a vi- Trump of Twitter versus Crazy childhood in which he had no friends and
find time, as he did Tuesday, Wednesday evening’s press con- rus calamity and the ability to Bernie, all bets are off. was forbidden to play soccer, he took on full
to tweet-smack “Cryin’ Chuck ference on the virus was fairly create effective vaccines and Write [email protected]. political duties at 15, outgrowing his oppressive regents. At
23, he fled to exile in India, crossing the border, Mr. Norman
tells us, on the back of a dzo, a cross between a yak and a
Last Stand Against Bernie Sanders cow: “And it was on this humble form of transport that the
Precious Protector, the Victor, Lion Among Men, Wish-
Fulfilling Jewel, Ocean of Wisdom . . . quit his homeland.”
By Karl Rove vote earlier this month, in 2016 tionately among those candi- over electability. Primary vot- That journey occurred in 1959, when it became clear that
S
Hillary Clinton edged him out dates who receive more than ers tend to identify their fa- Communist China intended not merely to obliterate Tibet’s
ince winning the popular with 49.8% to 49.6% among 15% of votes in a state or con- vored candidate as the most culture but to imprison the Dalai Lama himself. Exile from
vote in the Democratic pledged delegates. (Vote-share gressional district, the Ver- electable. So it is with Sand- Tibet—which continues to this day—was not just personally
presidential race’s first figures weren’t released.) With monter took 37.5% of the Gran- ernistas, who dream of raising devastating to the Dalai Lama; 80,000 Tibetans fled to India
three contests, Bernie Sanders a split field, Mr. Sanders’s ite State’s pledged delegates. a revolutionary army of here- in that year alone—to the consternation, Mr. Norman notes,
has received generous acco- share of the vote this time was This distortion will become tofore politically inactive stu- of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s prime minister, who was
lades. He’s been crowned a the lowest among winners in more pronounced on Super dents, people of color and petrified of upsetting Mao Zedong.
strong front-runner, with the history of the Iowa caucus. Tuesday, March 3, when Mike blue-collar unionists. The Tibetan diaspora numbers 150,000, most of them
many already declaring him At 26.2%, his delegate share Bloomberg appears on ballots, Nor will traditional Demo- (including the Dalai Lama) residing in India. The population
the presumptive nominee. It’s was five points below the next boosted by a massive ad blitz crats convert Sanders support- of the Chinese-occupied Tibet Autonomous Region is put at
said he has an insurmountable lowest among Iowa winners, and an army of organizers. Mr. ers by charging him with the three million, of which 90% is ethnic Tibetan, according to
lead and a powerful hold on Rep. Dick Gephardt’s 31.3% in Bloomberg will dilute the non- biggest proposed expansion of Beijing’s own reckoning, which certainly undercounts the
the party faithful. 1988. Bernie vote further, causing government and spending in Han Chinese interlopers. Given that China’s “ascent as a
The senator from Vermont more-moderate candidates to history. His backers love him world superpower looks set to continue into the foreseeable
may well become the Demo- fall below the 15% threshold in for his promises to spend tril- future,” laments Mr. Norman, fewer countries “will dare risk
cratic nominee in July but let’s Can traditional more states and districts. This lions, raise taxes and make their trading relations with China for the sake of a few
put things in perspective. in turn could boost Mr. Sand- radical changes to American million Tibetans.”
There will be 3,979 “pledged” Democrats unite and ers’s delegate strength even capitalism and society. Still, Mr. Norman knows the Dalai Lama better than most,
delegates at the Democratic rally in time to stop higher above his share of each these attacks could rally the having helped him to write his autobiography. His new book
National Convention in July. state’s vote. other Democratic voters, is rich, sometimes heaving, with detail; his supple prose,
That doesn’t include the the slide to socialism? The overly crowded lane of though at the risk of exposing often beautiful, is as adept at explaining Tibet’s theology as
superdelegates (now camou- Democratic candidates who weaknesses that President it is at describing its spiritual world. “Every feature of the
flaged as “automatic delegate appeal to moderates and tradi- Trump will surely exploit if Mr. landscape and every creature dwelling within it,” he writes,
votes”), who can vote only if Similarly, Mr. Sanders took tional liberals is fueling the Sanders is his opponent. “falls under the aegis of some sprite or spirit or deity. Even
there’s a second ballot. New Hampshire with 25.7% of sense that Mr. Sanders will in- If Democrats throw in their the bolts of lightning in a storm were said to issue from the
A candidate therefore needs the vote this year, the lowest evitably win the party’s nomi- cards and reconcile themselves mouths of celestial dragons.”
1,990 pledged delegates to win in that state’s history and 34 nation. Poor Super Tuesday to a Sanders nomination, it’s a
on the first ballot. So far only points less than his 60.1% in numbers and the lack of funds sign they’re resigned to fol-
101 have been allocated. South 2016. Only in Nevada did Mr. that will follow, however, may lowing the British Labour A Westerner with rare access to his subject
Carolina’s primary Saturday Sanders’s 46.8% share of thin the field, perhaps allow- Party to a crackup and a sting- writes an authorized biography of one of the
will award 54 more, but that county convention delegates ing one traditional Democrat ing defeat. Uniting the party’s
will be a small part of the last week approximate his to emerge as Mr. Sanders’s less radical wings to prevail world’s most feted, and charismatic, figures.
crowd in Milwaukee’s Fiserv share from 2016—when he fin- lone bête noire. against the hard left, on the
Forum for the convention. ished second in the Silver The contest could still sur- other hand, will require grit,
Mr. Sanders has won 45 State. prise us, especially if Mr. Bi- courage and alacrity. Time is Yet the most potent forces against which the Dalai Lama
delegates thus far, Pete Butt- The large number of more- den wins South Carolina short, and it may be that Mr. has grappled have been infernal. His two regents were, Mr.
igieg 25, Joe Biden 15, Eliza- traditional Democratic candi- soundly and picks up momen- Sanders is unbeatable. But Norman says, martinets who coveted the power they enjoyed
beth Warren 8 and Amy dates to his right is helping tum for Super Tuesday. Alter- make no mistake: With a so- when he was a minor. The first was jailed by his successor
Klobuchar 7. While Mr. Sand- the self-proclaimed democratic natively, if he craters, tradi- cialist on a trajectory to be the and, as one account has it, killed by having his testicles
ers leads, he’s nowhere near socialist win contests with low tional Democrats could move Democratic nominee, Republi- crushed. Remarkably, the man who emerged from these dark
what’s needed to win. This vote shares. In New Hampshire toward someone who looks cans couldn’t be happier. beginnings has proved to be a serene statesman, known for
race still could have a long the moderate (comparatively like he can stop the Bern. his beatific smile and ecumenical diplomacy.
way to go. speaking) trio of Mr. Buttigieg, To win, ordinary Democrats Mr. Rove helped organize The Dalai Lama is among the world’s most feted figures.
It’s also worth noting that Ms. Klobuchar and Mr. Biden must realize they risk losing the political-action committee Mr. Norman explains how he has done more to promote
Mr. Sanders won the first three received a combined 52.6% of 2020 to Donald Trump and American Crossroads and is Buddhism in the Western world than any person in history
contests with very low shares votes to Mr. Sanders’s 25.7%. their party to the loony left. author of “The Triumph of and stresses that it is his charismatic wisdom, even more
of the vote. While he took Iowa Yet because Democratic Party Yet they won’t peel away William McKinley” (Simon & than his campaign for freedom, that makes him a darling in
with 26.5% of the final caucus rules award delegates propor- Sanders voters by arguing Schuster, 2015). the West. His appeal transcends ideology, and he has had
admirers as diverse as Allen Ginsberg, the Beat poet, and
George W. Bush, along with Hollywood stars galore. Mr.
Where’s That 3% Growth? Norman’s book, while respectful, is not adoring: He doesn’t
flinch from offering examples of his subject’s behavior that
are awkward. These include an instance in Norway when the
By James K. Glassman of Economic Analysis esti- fixed investment fell. There’s another likely de- Dalai Lama giggled and told a teenager she was “too fat.”
P
mates only 2.3% for 2019. Economic growth lifts all terrent as well. Mr. Trump’s His views on homosexuality are not in lockstep with those
resident Trump is re- Overall, annual GDP growth boats, and it is disappoint- erratic behavior and penchant of Western progressives, and no one can deny that his judg-
portedly planning an- under Mr. Trump has averaged ing—but probably inevitable— for economic and diplomatic ment faltered when he granted audiences to the leader of a
other tax cut. If so, he only a few tenths of a point that the Democratic presiden- isolation have almost cer- cult that went on to murder people with sarin gas in Tokyo.
should figure out why the first better than that of President tial candidates have focused tainly dampened the enthusi- If he has shown himself to be fallible, on occasion, his
one was a dud. Obama’s second term. on redistribution rather than asm of both foreigners and understanding of China cannot be faulted. The horrors heaped
As a card-carrying supply- increasing GDP. Americans to devote capital on Tibet during the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural
sider, I was certain tax reform Still, why didn’t the tax here. Foreign direct invest- Revolution abated with Mao’s death, but it is still a land that
would at last lift the U.S. The Trump tax cut cuts have the desired effect? ment has dropped for five lives under brutal subjugation. A realist, the Dalai Lama has
economy out of its rut of 2% Perhaps they did but were straight quarters. stated for decades that he would accept China’s sovereignty
growth. On Dec. 16, 2017, a hasn’t lived up to its overwhelmed by losses from The Obama years were over Tibet in exchange for autonomy. But China dismisses
few days before he signed the promise. The reason other policies. Tariffs on for- hardly brilliant for the econ- him as a separatist under the sway of “hostile foreign forces.”
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Mr. eign goods harmed growth by omy. After a bad recession, we In 2011, the Dalai Lama announced his retirement as
Trump told reporters: “The may be Trump. raising prices for consumers didn’t get our usual roaring leader of Tibet’s government in exile, giving the role to a
economy now has hit 3%. No- and producers and disrupting recovery. Instead, we puttered democratically elected minister. The next Dalai Lama may
body thought we’d be any- supply chains. Restrictive im- along at little better than 2%. well choose to undo this political reform, and yet, in thus
where close. I think we can go I supported the 2017 corpo- migration policies helped cut Unfortunately, we’re still put- “handing over political power,” writes Mr. Norman, “the
to 4%, 5% and maybe even 6% rate and personal tax cuts, ex- U.S. population growth to less tering along. Precious Protector brought to an end . . . centuries of
ultimately.” pecting them to add incentives than 0.5% last year, the small- theocratic rule.” It was the act of a thoroughly modern
But the increase in gross to work and invest. Businesses est increase since the 1918 Mr. Glassman, a consultant monk—the first democrat to lead Tibet’s people. It breaks
domestic product hasn’t hit were supposed to plow tons of Spanish flu epidemic. A grow- to businesses and nonprofits, the heart that he has, in China, a foe so all-consuming.
3%. It was only 2.3% in 2017 money into new factories and ing population, especially of served as undersecretary of
and 2.9% in 2018, when the machines. Instead, in 2019, working-age immigrants, is state for public diplomacy un- Mr. Varadarajan is executive editor at Stanford
cuts kicked in. The U.S. Bureau real private nonresidential crucial to economic growth. der President George W. Bush. University’s Hoover Institution.
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OPINION
REVIEW & OUTLOOK LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bernie’s Foreign Sympathies The SASB Doesn’t Work for Mike Bloomberg
B
ernie Sanders wants Americans to be- dependence and security of Israel,” but it’s clear Regarding your editorial “Bloom- parable and reliable information
lieve he’s a garden variety “democratic from these public statements that he sees Israel berg’s Business Nanny” (Feb. 18) on about drivers of risk and return, they
the Sustainability Accounting Stan- can more efficiently price risks and
socialist,” with the emphasis on demo- as the main obstacle to a stable peace with the
dards Board: The SASB is not pursu- opportunities, and investors can
cratic. But as media scrutiny Palestinians. This ignores de- ing Michael Bloomberg’s—or any- more effectively allocate capital.
of the Democratic presidential He assails Americans cades of Palestinian rejection one’s—policy agenda. Furthermore, Standardization is important be-
front-runner increases, we’re who support Israel and of extraordinary Israel peace the SASB has always believed that cause, while companies already re-
learning more about where his offers, notably midwifed by “materiality judgments can properly port a large and rapidly growing vol-
political sympathies lie, and calls Bibi a ‘racist.’ American Presidents, includ- be made only by those that under- ume of sustainability information, it
they’re revealing about what ing Bill Clinton in 2000 and stand the reporting entity’s pertinent has not typically met the needs of
a Sanders foreign policy George W. Bush in 2008. facts and circumstances,” which is shareholders and other providers of
would look like. Mr. Sanders condemns Mr. Netanyahu, who why we encourage companies to con- financial capital. The SASB’s work is
The latest example came this week when Mr. was democratically elected, but he says nothing sider and assess for themselves each supported by a broad swath of main-
Sanders rejected an invitation to speak at the about Hamas’s dictatorial control of Gaza and topic in the SASB standard for their stream investors with nearly $40 tril-
industry or industries. When a com- lion under management. The SASB’s
annual American Israel Public Affairs Commit- missile assaults on Israeli civilians. A U.S. Presi-
pany determines that a sustainability aim is to help facilitate efficient and
tee summit in Washington next week. The con- dent who is this hostile to Israel would have no topic is financially material to its resilient capital markets that can
ference is a campaign staple for candidates of chance of persuading Mr. Netanyahu, or any Is- business, SASB’s voluntary standards support long-term economic growth.
both parties, though there is no obligation to raeli Prime Minister, to make sacrifices in re- offer a way to standardize disclosure JANINE GUILLOT
attend. turn for supporting a Palestinian state. on that topic for the benefit of both CEO, SASB Foundation
But Mr. Sanders didn’t merely reply with a These sympathies are part of Mr. Sanders’s companies and investors. San Francisco
polite “sorry I’m busy.” The Senator took to long-time worldview, and he has collected ad- Finally, contrary to the implica-
Twitter on Sunday to say that “I remain con- visers of similar mind. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., tions of your editorial, the SASB sets Will we be counting the cage-free
cerned about the platform AIPAC provides for Minn.) is a Bernie backer known for her anti-Is- standards for company disclosure— eggs before or after the goose is
leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic rael broadsides that caused House Democrats not for performance. Our work is killed?
premised on the idea that when mar- JAMES RADKINS
Palestinian rights. For that reason I will not at- to rebuke her.
kets have access to consistent, com- Vancouver, Wash.
tend their conference.” Matt Duss, a Sanders adviser who could run
Bigotry? America’s pro-Israel lobby that in- the National Security Council, has written that
cludes more than 100,000 members nurtures “Like segregation in the American South, the
racial hatred? siege of Gaza (and the entire Israeli occupation, Solar Power Grows, but Market Share Is Low
Apparently Mr. Sanders meant what he said for that matter) is a moral abomination.” Mr. “Cheap Solar Power Challenges 21%. For natural-gas plants, the range
because in the Charleston debate Tuesday night Duss scrapped with the American Jewish Com- Coal’s Dominance in India” (Page One, is several times higher. Based on this
he was asked about the tweet and whether he mittee, the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Feb. 18) may invite undue compla- and other differences, the IEA’s
would move the U.S. Embassy back to Tel Aviv Anti-Defamation League as a blogger for an af- cency about solar power’s capabili- “stated policies” scenario estimates
from Jerusalem. President Trump moved the filiate of the left-wing Center for American ties. According to the International that coal and natural gas will still be
Embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 after many years Progress. Energy Agency, solar’s total installed producing about 45% of the world’s
gigawatts may surpass other electric- electricity by 2040, while solar will
of bipartisan Congressional support for doing On Wednesday Bernie adviser David Sirota
power sources as early as 2035, but supply only about 11%.
so that included Joe Biden. tweeted that “I love that Politico’s newsletter photovoltaic technology still will lag For those who are looking for an
“Let me just—the answer is, it’s something for military-industrial complex lobbyists this far behind fossil fuels in the electric- exit strategy from fossil fuels, this
that we would take into consideration,” Mr. morning warns that out of all the candidates ity it actually produces. This is be- should be a call to action. To make a
Sanders replied about the Embassy. Then he running, @BernieSanders represents an ‘un- cause solar has a “capacity factor,” or real dent in global carbon emissions,
loaded up for the kicker: “I am very proud of precedented threat to the status quo.’” Mr. Duss average level of electricity generation we need an investment in solar and
being Jewish. I actually lived in Israel for some retweeted with a “Sounds good.” relative to maximum technical out- other renewable energy sources far
months. But what I happen to believe is that, Mr. Sirota, a likely aide in a Sanders White put, that is much lower than other beyond currently stated policies.
right now, sadly, tragically, in Israel, through House, praised Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez upon fuel sources. The IEA estimates that PHILIP WARBURG
Bibi Netanyahu, you have a reactionary racist his death in 2013 for having “racked up an eco- solar has a capacity factor of 10% to Newton, Mass.
who is now running that country.” nomic record that a legacy-obsessed American
Wow. The man who could be the next U.S. president could only dream of achieving.” This
President calls the 14-year Prime Minister of is a crowd that, like Mr. Sanders, looks for the
America’s closest Middle East ally a racist. It’s “bright side of the Castro regime” in Cuba, as We Are Volunteers in Mike Bloomberg’s Army
true that Mr. Sanders is a profligate user of the Pete Buttigieg put it Tuesday night. Regarding “Bloomberg Hires Social- ers of Bernie Sanders and Donald
“racist” label against people he dislikes, includ- Mr. Sanders is careful these days to say he Media Army” (U.S. News, Feb. 20): Trump. Heather Rosmarin, a Califor-
ing Mr. Trump. But this was still what our opposes “authoritarians” of all stripes, left and Mike Bloomberg has thousands of vol- nia-based clean-energy lawyer,
friends at the New York Sun called “a breathtak- right. And Michael Bloomberg was unfair to im- unteer grass-roots supporters who are founded and administers California for
ing moment.” All the more so because none of ply he supports Communism. But every now creating and participating in online Bloomberg on Facebook as a volunteer.
the other Democratic candidates on stage spoke and then the mask of soft democratic socialism communities on Facebook without pay- None of us was asked to start
up to disagree. slips from Mr. Sanders, and the face of hard left- ment. Volunteers stepped up to create these social-media groups for the
or manage Facebook groups in support campaign nor do we take direction or
Mr. Sanders also promised to protect “the in- ist international solidarity emerges.
of Mike’s candidacy before the cam- receive payment from the campaign.
paign had any state or local online Whether our groups have several
T
berg supporters and the “Bloomberg- of a thriving, organically growing,
he Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rialize U.S. servicemen who died overseas in curious” to connect with each other, volunteer-led grass-roots network
broke no new legal ground last week World War I. Later the land it was on became pub- ask questions and share information. that supports Mike Bloomberg for
when it reversed its earlier decision rul- lic property. The Court ruled it “does not offend For example, Sheikh Musa Dram- president.
ing that a cross erected on a public park in Pensa- the Constitution.” meh, a New York-based African-Ameri- SHEIKH MUSA DRAMMEH
cola, Fla., had to go. But it carries the message Thus the 11th circuit reconsidered its deci- can Muslim community leader, set up New York
that the so-called Lemon legal test that has long sion, and in Kondrat’yev v. Pensacola the court the largest independent social-media- HEATHER ROSMARIN
campaign platform for Mike Oakland, Calif.
governed interpretations of the Constitution’s Es- has concluded that the Bayview Cross in Pensa-
Bloomberg: the national Facebook
tablishment Clause may finally be dead. cola also is not a government establishment of group Bloomberg for President, which
The test comes from the Supreme Court’s religion. It’s as much a victory for common sense now has more than 40,000 members. Coronavirus Infection: DHS
1971 ruling in Lemon v. Kurtzman. In that deci- as it is for the First Amendment. The cross was Joshua Shemtov, a Miami-based real-
sion the Court required that government actions erected in 1941 as the nation prepared to enter estate broker, administers Florida for
Should First Do No Harm
implicating religion have a “secular purpose” World War II. The people of Pensacola have held Mike Bloomberg and other Bloomberg Regarding Holman Jenkins’s “Cor-
and “primary effect” that “neither advances nor events of all kinds on the site and it is an impor- supporter groups on Facebook. He’s onavirus Needs a Free Press” (Busi-
inhibits religion.” In 1984 the Court added that tant part of community life. been volunteering up to 14 hours a day ness World, Feb. 12): Landing at
a “reasonable observer” must conclude the gov- As Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the Ameri- to support the groups and fend off Houston’s international airport re-
ernment is not endorsing religion. can Legion case, “A government that roams the troll attacks, primarily from support- cently, I found 14 immigration isles,
But the Lemon test took a big hit last year in land, tearing down monuments with religious but only one was open. In the one-
and-a-half hours I stood in line “all”
American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. symbolism and scrubbing away any reference to
That case also involved a cross, which had been the divine will strike many as aggressively hos-
Bernie Needs to Come Clean passengers processed from my Tai-
pei flight had to use the same fin-
commissioned by the American Legion to memo- tile to religion.” On His Health Records Now gerprint touch screen. There was no
Regarding your editorial “Bernie’s hand sanitizer and no staff even oc-
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working at the Military Entrance the spread of the coronavirus to
emocratic states are refusing to coop- which upheld Justice’s authority to withhold Processing Station in Phoenix. Inter- U.S. citizens would be to clean the
erate with federal immigration en- funds from New York City and seven states. views and physical examinations are one thing every person touches at
forcement, but then they complain “We conclude that the plain lan- done on all military applicants 17-40 these immigration points.
that the Justice Department years of age. If there have been any CARL CARTHY
guage of the relevant statutes
medical issues in an applicant’s life, Bangkok
is using its legal authority to The Second Circuit says authorizes the Attorney Gen- the Defense Department requires the
impose financial conse- the feds can withhold eral to impose the chal- release of all past medical records
quences for their resistance. lenged conditions,” Judge Re- for review before accepting the ap-
Sorry, they can’t have it both funds for defying the law. ena Raggi wrote for the court. plicant for enlistment in the military.
ways, the Second Circuit She explained that the Supreme A personal letter from his doctor
Court of Appeals ruled on Court has held, since Maryland alone is not acceptable.
Wednesday. tried to tax the Second Bank of the U.S. two cen- With that requirement for our mil-
The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions turies ago, that a “State may not pursue pol- itary applicants, how can anyone feel
comfortable voting for a 78-year-old
MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS
sought to condition Byrne Program grants for icies that undermine federal law.”
public safety to cooperation with federal immi- She added that Justice did not violate the presidential candidate who recently
had a heart attack, treated by doc-
gration law. Congress in 2006 required states APA because the Attorney General invoked
tors who “reopened [a blockage in
and cities to satisfy requirements “in such form rather than interpreted the plain text of federal his coronary artery] and placed two
as the Attorney General may require” and “shall immigration law. The APA applies only when a drug-eluting stents” in his heart?
issue.” States must also certify they will comply government agency is seeking to give new Not releasing all of Sen. Sanders’s Is this a plot to spread Coronavirus?
with all “applicable Federal laws.” meaning to federal law. medical records, along with his prog-
Mr. Sessions required grant applicants to As for the Tenth Amendment, sanctuary nosis for the next several years,
comply with a federal immigration law that states need a refresher course in federalism. amounts to a huge coverup by a Pepper ...
bars local governments from restricting com- The Supreme Court has long held that Congress presidential candidate applying for
munications about citizenship information can seek to influence state policy choices as the most demanding, strenuous job
And Salt
with federal immigration authorities. He also long as a state has a “legitimate choice whether in the world. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
required states and cities to give immigration to accept the federal conditions in exchange for WILLIAM W. BOHNERT, M.D.
Phoenix
officials, upon request, the release dates of in- federal funds.”
carcerated undocumented immigrants and ac- The Supreme Court struck down the Afford-
cess to them. able Care Act’s Medicaid expansion because it CORRECTION
Sanctuary states refused and then sued to threatened states by withholding
force the Trump Administration to pay up. They 100% of their Medicaid funding, which com- Luther Henderson leads the orches-
claimed Justice’s conditions violate the Admin- prised between 10% and 16% of their bud- tra in some tracks on “Eileen Farrell:
istrative Procedure Act (APA) and Tenth Amend- gets. But Byrne grants are relatively minuscule, The Complete Columbia Album Col-
ment’s anti-commandeering principle, which making up less than 0.1% of Massachusetts and lection.” A Feb. 4 review of the collec-
prohibits the federal government from compel- New York budgets. tion gave an incorrect first name.
ling states to enact or administer a fed- The ruling is a major victory for the plain
eral regulatory program. reading of the law and proper understanding Letters intended for publication should
The Third, Seventh and Ninth Circuits issued of federalism. Liberals might even be grateful be addressed to: The Editor, 1211 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, NY 10036,
injunctions against Justice. So did federal judge since the “sanctuary” movement, and its delib- or emailed to [email protected]. Please
Edgardo Ramos, who cited a sloppy Seventh erate lawlessness, have helped immigration re- include your city and state. All letters
Circuit decision that glazed over the plain lan- strictionists politically. The Supreme Court may are subject to editing, and unpublished
guage of the law. But he was reversed Wednes- now take up the question, and it has a formida- letters can be neither acknowledged nor “If you can’t bond with him,
returned.
day by the Second Circuit three-judge panel, ble guide in the Second Circuit ruling. at least ‘like’ him on social media.”
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Americans live much longer. In for other kinds of hyphenated capi-
here’s an important de- 1820, 94% of the world lived in ex- talism. Some are conservatives who
bate happening in Amer- treme poverty, earning less than seem embarrassed by the free mar-
ica right now, a competi- $1.90 a day, adjusted for purchasing ket. They advocate for more tax
tion among three distinct power. Today that figure is closer to credits here, more subsidies there,
views of the world. The 10%. Because of capitalism, the more mandates for this, more regu-
first view is held by those who world is cleaner, healthier and lations for that. But their new capi-
think capitalism is the best and fair- wealthier than ever. talism would merely give govern-
est economic system the world has As governor of South Carolina, I ment more power over businesses,
ever seen. The second is held by saw capitalism work. Pro-market workers and families. It differs from
those who think socialism is the an- policies helped bring our state more socialism only in degree.
swer to a host of problems from cli- than $20 billion in capital invest- It’s true that some businesses
mate change to inequality. Then ment and created jobs in every are corrupt. That isn’t capitalism,
there are those who are pushing a county. But I saw something differ- and it isn’t legal. It’s also true that
watered-down or hyphenated capi- ent during my time as ambassador too many lobbying interests win
talism, which is the slow path to so- to the U.N. I was reminded that not special treatment. That isn’t capi-
cialism. every country enjoys the same free- talism either. It’s cronyism and cor-
dom and prosperity. More than 1.5 PHIL FOSTER porate welfare, which should be
billion people still suffer under so- stopped. Finally, it’s true that in-
As Democrats embrace cialist regimes. come inequality exists. But that’s
Socialism is the dangerous prop- infinitely better than the alterna-
outright socialism, some osition that government should con- tive. Under socialism, everyone is
CEOs and Republicans call trol more of your life, including can socialists claim they seek a gen- alarm. Advocates of so-called stake- equal—equal in poverty and mis-
your property, your money and even tler socialism, like the one found in holder capitalism—a philosophy ery—except for those who control
for unwise compromises. your religion. From North Korea to Scandinavian countries. But over that retains the word “capitalism” the government.
China to Venezuela, socialism re- the years Sweden has cut taxes and but abandons its meaning—include The socialist and hyphenated
sults in hunger, poverty and misery. introduced a school-choice program. the Business Roundtable. Last year, capitalist “solutions” will make
Mark me down as a capitalist. I It destroys communities, represses Denmark has cut its business tax the chief executives of America’s these problems worse and lead to
grew up in South Carolina as the religion and crushes freedom. rate by more than half since the largest companies changed their less freedom. The better answer is
daughter of Indian immigrants. My In 2018, I stood on the Simón 1990s. Other democracies, including definition of business. They said to double down on capitalism. Presi-
mom started a small business sell- Bolívar International Bridge on the Israel, India and the U.K., experi- companies should focus on custom- dent Trump has done that. Unem-
ing clothes and gifts. She worked border of Venezuela and Colombia. mented with socialism, only to ers, workers and communities in- ployment is at a 50-year low. Wages
hard and showed my brothers, my I watched thousands of Venezuelans abandon it. Socialism has failed ev- stead of being the best business are rising at the fastest rate in a de-
sister and me what it meant to live cross into Colombia for the only erywhere it’s been tried. possible. This has a nice sound to it cade. Welfare is shrinking. Millions
the American dream. The U.S. is a meal they might have that day. I An entire generation of American but makes no sense. In reality, a of Americans have found good new
country where people can find jobs held a beautiful baby girl. Her adults are too young to remember company that cheats its customers, jobs. The stock market boom is
that match their talents and pas- mother told me all she wanted for the suffering socialism caused dur- mistreats its workers and abuses its helping millions of retirees. It’s time
sions. America has lifted up more her daughter was a future of free- ing the 20th century. Collective his- community won’t be around long. to embrace capitalism, not abandon
people and unleashed more prosper- dom. They were one of millions of torical ignorance is becoming a real The Business Roundtable knows the values that make America the
ity than any other country in human Venezuelan families whose lives threat. Those of us who remember better, but corporate America is envy of the world.
history. have been destroyed by dictator Ni- have a responsibility to educate buckling under the pressure of po-
In 1800, you were lucky if you colás Maduro’s socialist policies. young Americans about the poverty litical correctness. This is an un- Ms. Haley served as governor of
lived to be 40. A third of children So imagine my surprise to find and tyranny that inevitably follows healthy development that will make South Carolina, 2011-17, and U.S.
didn’t live past 5. Since then, the that socialism has become trendy socialism. business the servant of politics. Few ambassador to the United Nations,
U.S. has become an industrialized here at home. Only in a free and Socialism represents the greatest things are more dangerous than big 2017-18. This op-ed is adapted from
nation. Average real income per prosperous country is it so easy to threat to American values, but an- government in cahoots with big a speech she delivered Wednesday
person has soared by 4,000% since take capitalism for granted. Ameri- other movement is also cause for business. to the Hudson Institute.
A
leagues chose to act decisively. open—but not for long. U.S. trade the most important risk-free asset in tensibly low level of inflation the
central bank’s primary job is When confronted with a major eco- and investment were poised to ac- the world—have tumbled in recent greatest challenge for this genera-
to offset major disturbances to nomic shock, the Fed took extraordi- celerate this year after a series of weeks and are now at historic lows. tion of monetary policy makers. I
the economy. Today, the novel nary monetary-policy actions, often new trade accords. But a sudden The U.S. economy is best posi- disagree. An exogenous, uncertain,
coronavirus is a material risk to the in coordination with other leading stop is a clear and present risk to tioned among the Group of 20 coun- global economic shock is a far big-
economy. It represents an unexpected central banks. Acting sooner would U.S. economic prospects. tries, the largest economies in the ger and more pressing challenge.
shock, and the Federal Reserve have been better, but Mr. Bernanke’s Even if the virus is more con- world, to withstand the shock. U.S. And a far more compelling rationale
should lead the world’s central banks leadership at the Fed was exem- tained than people think, or dissi- workers’ incomes are growing at the for policy action.
in taking immediate action. plary. Less appreciated but no less pates in the spring, economic activ- fastest rate in a generation. The un- A coronavirus pandemic would be
In a coordinated move alongside important, the Fed benefited from a ity in unlikely to spring back to life. employment rate is at a 50-year low. the biggest threat to the global
the People’s Bank of China, the Euro- rich inheritance: a strong, highly Profits for U.S. businesses are near economy since the financial crisis.
pean Central Bank, the Bank of Eng- credible institution replete with a cyclical highs. Productivity has im- We simply don’t know what will
land, the Bank of Japan and others large reservoir of interest rates to The pandemic is a threat proved markedly in the past year. happen. The Fed should be in the
so willing, the Fed should announce cut and a modest balance sheet with And the U.S. health-care system is business of responding to “tail
a 0.25-percentage-point interest-rate space to grow. to the global economy. U.S. better equipped than any to combat risks”—unlikely events that would
cut and make clear it’s open-minded The novel coronavirus presents central bankers should a nationwide outbreak. have highly damaging effects on
about further action. The Fed should Beijing with a real test. China’s If the Fed had normalized policy output and inflation—not fine-tun-
also encourage other central banks first-quarter growth is likely to be lead a global response. early in the decadelong recovery, it ing around the base economic out-
to take appropriate simultaneous ac- negative. Aggregate demand is fall- would be far better situated—in look.
tion to loosen monetary policy in ing fast. Chinese consumers are par- terms of ammunition, efficacy and In 2019, the global economy
their jurisdictions. Global action ing consumption markedly. The in- The disruption to global supply credibility—to take necessary action looked to be trending away from
would help make the most of scarce ventories of key Chinese exports, chains will take several months to now. Still, the Fed has a necessary globalization and moving toward
policy ammunition. including consumer products and reset. Business confidence in the role to play, even if its tool kit isn’t regional self-reliance. But the hu-
Milton Friedman, in his presiden- intermediate industrial goods, are U.S., which has turned decidedly fully stocked. man suffering of the novel corona-
tial address to the American Eco- declining rapidly. High levels of in- more negative in recent weeks, will The Fed’s choices in the past 18 virus might not be in vain: Large
nomic Association more than 50 debtedness, especially at smaller also take to time to reassert itself, months may be contributing to pol- benefits could result from a timely
years ago, stated that “monetary pol- firms, are leading to an increase in especially in an election year. Epide- icy inertia. The Federal Open Market response to turmoil. This is a time
icy can contribute to offsetting ma- insolvencies. Many employees have miologists will ultimately decide Committee chose an awkward time for the world’s central banks to act
jor disturbances in the economic sys- stayed home in February, which is whether to categorize the novel cor- to raise rates in December 2018. The together in the common interest.
tem arising from other sources.” He constraining the production side of onavirus as a pandemic. Real people, economy was weakening. The FOMC For that to happen, the Fed must
emphasized that the economic shock China’s economy. It isn’t clear when however, won’t wait for the final then reversed itself abruptly in 2019, take the lead.
must be “major” for monetary policy people will be returning to work or judgment of experts to make up cutting rates cumulatively three-
to be used forcefully and effectively. how bad the contagion risks will be their own minds. quarters of a point to a current fed- Mr. Warsh, a former member of
Friedman was no fine-tuner, but he when they do. The signals from financial mar- funds rate of about 1.6%. The Fed’s the Federal Reserve Board, is a dis-
didn’t believe in passivity during The window to contain the virus kets are disturbing. Since the start stated rationale for its policy rever- tinguished visiting fellow in econom-
times of trouble either. inside China has long since closed. of the year, commodity prices are off sal was to ensure inflation moves up ics at Stanford University’s Hoover
More than a decade ago, then-Fed The window to mitigate its effects 10%. Oil prices are down nearly 20%. from 1.7% to its target rate of 2%. Institution.
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tury have become somewhat prone there is something risky and irre- to provide generational balance and Presidents age in different ways,
or nine months after Steve to magic thinking in their lives and sponsible in the idea of nominating serve as reassuring actuarial at different speeds. Woodrow Wil-
Jobs was diagnosed with pan- politics. Such thinking has become a a 78-year-old man who recently backup. son was only 63 in 1919 when he
creatic cancer, he reportedly powerful tendency of an American suffered a heart attack for the job Messrs. Sanders, Bloomberg and suffered the stroke that left him a
refused the surgery that might have people that once had a reputation of president of the United States. Biden are pre-baby-boomers—mem- ghost in the White House. Franklin
saved him. He is said to have given for shrewdness and practicality. The It’s a question to consider sepa- bers, like me, of the Silent Genera- D. Roosevelt, the master illusionist
himself over to magic thinking and effect may be magnified among mil- rately from the magic thinking of tion, those born during World War who told Americans in 1933, against
tried to treat his condition with lennials. The young are less aware of Bernie Sanders’s democratic-social- II or even a little before (1939 in my all evidence, that they had “nothing
acupuncture, dietary supplements the limitations imposed, even on he- ist agenda, his future in which the case). My motto for some time has to fear but fear itself,” was entirely
and juices. He abandoned that roes, by age, disease, dementia. lemonade springs and the bluebird been “Don’t Trust Anyone Under spent by the time he died in Warm
course only after it was too late. It As Jobs found, neither extreme sings. 70.” But I am kidding. Springs, Ga., at 63.
was Steve Jobs’s magic thinking optimism nor stubborn denial will The average life expectancy of an Presidential history is filled with
that created the iPhone, and magic prevail against mortality. Whatever American man in 2020 is 78. That ironies and counterfactuals. John F.
thinking may have ended up killing remarkable medical advances now means that, statistically speaking, By Inauguration Day 2021, Kennedy’s Addison’s disease almost
him in 2011. He was 56. prolong human life, death, the old Mr. Sanders is living on borrowed killed him when he was in his 30s.
My theory is that under the spell way of doing things, will have its time from here on out. That is also all three of them would Republican Wendell Willkie—a vig-
of ubiquitous, miraculous electron- dominion. true of 78-year-old Mike Bloomberg. have reached the average orous, 48-year-old bear of a man—
Joe Biden is 77 and will cross over ran against Franklin Roosevelt in
into the statistical twilight of 78 U.S. male’s life expectancy. 1940 and lost. Willkie died of a
about two weeks after the Novem- heart attack at 52 in October 1944—
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By Krishna
Pokharel, Vibhuti
Agarwal
and Rajesh Roy
ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS
Trump’s travels and appear-
ances and intermittent scenes
of rioting, stone hurling, beat-
ings and fires raging in a dif-
ferent quarter of the city.
The Indian National Con-
gress party, the main rival to Indian security forces patrolled a street in New Delhi on Wednesday after clashes between Hindus and Muslims left at least 27 dead amid growing communal tensions.
the governing Hindu nationalist
Bharatiya Janata Party, stepped cember that fast-tracks toward On Saturday evening, dem- Tuesday. Few police were in country-made pistols who were visible hand of state agencies
up criticism of the government Indian citizenship immigrants onstrators protesting the citi- attendance as groups of men shouting slogans saying they and political powers is there.”
as its leader, Sonia Gandhi, re- from every major religious zenship law began blocking a chanting Hindu slogans faced won’t allow the ambulances to Government and BJP officials
leased a statement saying it is group coming from countries main street in a mixed but off against Muslim groups and enter,” said Shaleen Mitra, an rejected criticism that they have
“gravely concerned over the around India except Muslims, largely Muslim neighborhood, both sides rampaged through adviser to Delhi’s Minister of been slow to react or that BJP
unprecedented continuing vio- has been a flashpoint for emo- one of many protests that had several neighborhoods, area Health. Several victims were officials instigated the clashes.
lence and loss of lives in Delhi.” tional protests across India for been going on for weeks, resi- residents said. declared dead when they were “The prime minister is closely
The clashes are taking place weeks, particularly in parts of dents of the area said. A BJP The violence escalated finally evacuated, he said. monitoring the situation, along
after months of growing com- the capital with concentra- politician from the area with a Tuesday night to such an ex- In a separate order, the Delhi with his key officials,” a govern-
munal tensions as the Modi tions of Muslim residents. record of making provocative tent that police refused to pro- High Court demanded authori- ment official said.
government has pursued a Those demonstrations were sectarian statements began vide security for ambulances ties head off further violence. Mr. Modi’s office didn’t re-
controversial social agenda also the backdrop for elections warning police over the week- and medical personnel to Some analysts also raised spond to requests for comment.
long sought by the BJP, which held recently in the city, where end to clear the street or local move dozens of the seriously concerns that supporters of "Peace and harmony are
Mr. Modi led to an overwhelm- campaigning was marked by groups would take matters injured in the area from a lo- the ruling party are stoking central to our ethos,” Mr. Modi
ing electoral victory almost a often-inflammatory statements into their own hands after Mr. cal clinic to a larger hospital. the violence. said in a tweet Wednesday,
year ago. Critics say the mea- by BJP candidates against Trump departed. Judges from the city’s high “This violence in Delhi is one of the first times he has
sures are designed to under- Muslims. The BJP, however, On Sunday afternoon, the court issued an emergency or- completely orchestrated,” said mentioned the violence. “I ap-
mine India’s secular traditions failed to make inroads against BJP politician, Kapil Mishra, der in the middle of the night Ajai Sahni, executive director of peal to my sisters and broth-
and advance the BJP’s goal of a regional rival political party led a counterdemonstration by forcing police to provide pro- the Institute for Conflict Man- ers of Delhi to maintain peace
promoting a society more re- running the local government a group of supporters of the tection so that ambulances agement, a New Delhi-based and brotherhood at all times.
flective of its Hindu majority. that took a more moderate ap- new law. The two sides clashed could reach the injured. think tank. “The greatest con- It is important that there is
One of those measures, the proach in trying to calm and on Sunday, and the confronta- “There were roughly 40 to cern is not that you have riots; calm and normalcy is restored
introduction of a law in De- avoid sectarian tensions. tion escalated on Monday and 50 rioters carrying sticks and the greatest concern is that…a at the earliest.”
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Bayer Head Quits Amid Roundup Woe vestors have remained stead-
fast as stocks have been pum-
meled by fears that the
coronavirus could turn into a
days tend to outperform the
market over the ensuing six
months. Selling by institu-
tions when the market falls at
BY RUTH BENDER senior managers assume the been a mentor of CEO Werner test over Roundup, which pandemic. If they continue to least 2% “drives prices below
role of chairman. Mr. Wenning Baumann. He also championed thousands of Americans allege keep their cool, small investors their true values,” the re-
BERLIN—Bayer AG, in the was widely respected at Bayer the 2018 acquisition of U.S. ag- causes cancer. might even get to buy bargains searchers concluded.
midst of a major legal battle for steering it through an ear- ricultural giant Monsanto that At the depth of the crisis as the big money bails out. Patience is a luxury that in-
over its Roundup herbicide, lier legal battle in the U.S. over tipped Bayer into one of its last June, Bayer had lost more Professional investors tend dividual investors can afford.
said Chairman Werner Wen- the cholesterol-lowering drug worst crises in its 156-year his- than a third of its market value to move the fastest when a Money managers must focus
ning would step down earlier Baycol. tory. in the wake of three California market suddenly turns. That’s not only on analyzing what as-
than planned and be replaced Mr. Wenning, 73 years old, With a board seat opening jury verdicts that went against largely out of self-preservation, sets are worth, but also on
by a former Pricewater- said he had intended to retire up, shareholders at the annual it and a resulting surge in the because the biggest risk they “anticipating what average
houseCoopers executive who last year but agreed to a re- meeting will be asked to vote number of plaintiffs. Bayer ar- face is being so out of step opinion expects the average
joined the German company’s quest by the group’s supervi- on a new nominee, Horst gues Roundup and its active with the market that their cli- opinion to be,” as John May-
board in 2018. sory board to stay on given Baier, a former finance chief at ingredient glyphosate are safe ents fire them. That can lead nard Keynes wrote in 1936.
Bayer said Norbert Winkel- “the company’s situation at travel company TUI AG. when used as directed and ap- the pros to chase the market That’s because the pros
johann will succeed Mr. Wen- the time.” He was named The replacement of Mr. pealed all three verdicts. trend too far and too long. are in a never-ending strug-
ning after the company’s an- chairman in 2012 with a man- Wenning, a company veteran Bayer inherited the litiga- “Institutions sell more gle to attract new funds. For
nual meeting on April 28. date originally set to run until of over 50 years, comes as the tion over the world’s most than individuals when there professionals seeking to max-
Mr. Winkeljohann’s appoint- 2022. chemicals and pharmaceutical popular weedkiller when it is a large stock-market drop,” imize their fees, it is ratio-
ment marks a break from a Mr. Wenning, who is a for- company is under pressure to bought Monsanto in a $63 bil- finance professors Patrick nal—at least in the short
company tradition of having mer Bayer chief executive, has resolve a high-stakes legal con- Please turn to page B2 Dennis and Deon Strickland Please turn to page B11
day duties. The co-founder and and she has greatly enhanced
vice chairman will help pick our stewardship practices.”
her successors and become a Ms. Novick was a regular
senior adviser at the firm. visitor at Washington federal
REAL ESTATE Her departure signals the agencies and on a first-name
end of a chapter in which basis with key officials. Under
Blackstone buys a BlackRock successfully fought her leadership, BlackRock dis-
major owner of U.K. to prevent regulators from seminated 138 memos on its
student housing. B6 seeing it as a big bank. The viewpoints and 507 comment
firm’s challenge now is to Please turn to page B6 Through Barbara Novick’s lobbying, the firm skirted a designation as a big bank in need of regulation.
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A
Alphabet......................A2
Deutsche Lufthansa
............................. A6,B10
F
Papa John's
International.............B3
Peabody Energy..........B2
FTC Seeks to Block Coal Venture
Amazon.com ............. B10 BY MICAH MAIDENBERG deal ahead of a pending ad- weakening as utilities tap nat- ing companies are smaller en-
American Axle & Peugeot.....................B12
Facebook....................B10
Powerscourt Group...A10 ministrative trial. ural gas and renewable-energy terprises.
Manufacturing..........A7 Fiat Chrysler
Anglo American..........B2 PSA Group.................B12 U.S. regulators rejected a Last June, Peabody and resources to generate electric- Shares of Peabody and Arch
Automobiles ........... B12 plan from mining companies Arch agreed to combine opera- ity. were off 14.7% and 7.7%, re-
Anthem ..................... B12 Flywire Payments.....B10 R
Apple....................A7,B10 Friday Night..............B12 Roblox..........................B4
Peabody Energy Corp. and tions in those states, where The proposed joint venture spectively Wednesday.
Arch Coal.....................B2 Arch Coal Inc. to combine both companies produce ther- would eliminate “current Executives from both com-
G-H S
Arm Holdings............A10 their operations in a major mal coal that utilities use in head-to-head competition be- panies said in a written state-
Aviva ........................... B2 Goldman Sachs....B6,B10 Saras Trading............B11
coal-production region, saying power plants. The plan called tween Peabody and Arch, re- ment that they intend to con-
Humana.....................B12 Shearman & SterlingA10
B it would limit competition and for integrating Peabody’s placing that competition with tinue pursuing the joint
I-K Singapore Airlines....B10
Bank of America Merrill SoftBank Group..........A1 raise prices. North Antelope Rochelle and a single producer with a venture, fighting the FTC’s re-
Lynch.........................B6 Inspire Brands.............B3
Sprint........................A10 The Federal Trade Commis- Arch’s Black Thunder proper- greater incentive and ability to jection of the deal in the fed-
Barkmere Group ....... A10 IQ Student
Accommodation........B6
Standard Chartered..A10 sion voted to block Peabody ties, two mines that abut each reduce output or increase eral courts.
BASF ........................... A6 Susman & Godfrey...A10
Bayer...........................B1 K2 Intelligence..........A10 and Arch’s plans to create a other in Wyoming, among prices,” the FTC said in an ad- Coal faces “intense compe-
Sycamore Partners venture to jointly run seven other changes. ministrative complaint that tition from natural gas and
BlackRock...............B1,B2 L Management.............B3
Blackstone Group ....... B6 L Brands......................B3
coal mines in Wyoming and Peabody and Arch say the seeks to block the combina- other alternate fuels. We be-
BNP Paribas Asset T Colorado. joint venture would generate tion. lieve that the commission has
LG Chem......................B4
Management.............B2 Tesla............................B4 The agency said Wednesday $120 million in cost savings The agency said there were reached an incorrect decision
M Thyssenkrupp..............A6
C it would seek a temporary re- each year over a decade. Pro- few other coal producers on that should be rapidly reme-
Marriott International Toyota Motor............B12
Campari Group..........B10 ...................................B10 straining order and prelimi- ducers of coal are under pres- the Wyoming side of the re- died within the court system,”
Cathay Pacific Airways U
M. Klein.....................A10 nary injunction in a federal sure to find savings, with de- gion, where both companies Peabody Chief Executive Glenn
...................................B10 Uber Technologies.A1,B4 court in Missouri to halt the mand for thermal coal operate, and those other min- Kellow said.
Molson Coors Beverage
Centene.....................B12 UBS Group ................ A10
.....................................A3
Chesapeake Energy .. B11 UnitedHealth Group..B12
N-O
Chevron ..................... B11 V-W
Cigna..........................B12 Nestlé...................B1,B10
Vanguard Group..........B2
Contemporary Amperex Norges Bank ............... B2
Vision Fund.................A1
Technology................B4 1933 Industries.........B12
Volkswagen...............B12
D Onyx Group...............B12
Walt Disney................B1
Deere...........................A7 P Westleaf....................B12
Deutsche Bank....A10,B6 Panasonic....................B4 WeWork......................A1
INDEX TO PEOPLE
A Fink, Larry...................B2 North, James..............B3
Arora, Nikesh..............A1 G-I Novick, Barbara .......... B1
B Guthrie, Michael.........B4 S
Benedetti, Alessandro Iger, Bob......................B2 Sama, Alok ................. A1
Schnatter, John .......... B3
...................................A10 J-K
Seppala, James...........B6
C James, Erika ............... B4 Strickland, Deon.........B1
Chapek, Bob................B1 Kellow, Glenn..............B2 Svec, Vic......................B2
D-F M-N W
Dennis, Patrick............B1 Misra, Rajeev..............A1 Winkeljohann, Norbert
Droege, Jason.............B4 Musk, Elon..................B4 .....................................B1
WHITEHAVEN COAL/REUTERS
issue will soon be put to rest.
“We have made and con- now is to put in place an inde- wealth fund, Norges Bank, ing shares of coal-powered large investors. newable-energy businesses.
tinue to make progress in han- pendent oversight of Bayer’s and French giant BNP Paribas utilities. It owns stakes of Shares in coal miners and
dling the legal issues in the strategic development,” Mr. Asset Management have sold more than 5% in American utilities have been under pres-
U.S. That’s why now is a good Werning said in an email. shares in companies that mine Electric Power Co., Duke En- sure for years. Peabody has
time to hand over to my suc- He added, though, that he thermal coal, including Anglo ergy Corp. and Southern Co. mains, policy-driven divest- fallen 85% since June 2018 and
cessor,” Mr. Wenning said in a would have hoped for a chair- American PLC. A few large An ongoing danger for min- ment risks shifting its Arch Coal has dropped about
statement. man, and likewise a new board funds, including Vanguard ers and utilities, analysts say, production and use from 40% over a similar period—
A Bayer spokesman said member, with more expertise Group and Dimensional Fund is that fund managers with no transparent public companies and they took another hit
there were no other reasons be- in Bayer’s industry. Managers, now have outsize current restrictions on coal with ESG standards to unlisted Wednesday after U.S. regula-
hind Mr. Wenning’s departure. Mr. Winkeljohann, 62, was holdings in many smaller coal- won’t want to risk owning ones without such concerns, tors rejected their plan to
The company is currently in Europe CEO of Pricewater- mining companies. such companies in case their he said. combine some of their opera-
settlement talks with U.S. houseCoopers until 2018. Other large investors are firm’s environmental, social Some fund managers say tions.
n
Disney “Given that our only product current ones. Thermal coal is U.K.-based Aviva PLC has
no
is a creative product, I’ve been considered one of the biggest already sold its shares in 17
completely immersed in editing contributors to climate change companies that drew more
BUSINESS NEWS
Victoria’s Secret
Write-Down Sends
L Brands to a Loss
BY KHADEEJA SAFDAR about 8% to $6.8 billion last
year and the business’s operat-
L Brands Inc. took a nearly ing income plunged 78%.
$700 million charge to write L Brands, which also owns
down the value of its Victoria’s Bath & Body Works, reported a
Secret chain, an accounting hit loss of $192.3 million for the
that pushed the retailer into a quarter ended Feb. 1, compared
loss for the holiday quarter. with a profit of $540 million in
The company agreed last the year-ago period. Total
182
100
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posted an adjusted loss before path to profitability. On an from each meal-delivery trans-
The head of Uber Technolo- interest, taxes, depreciation earnings call earlier this action. Adjusted net revenue,
gies Inc.’s food-delivery busi- and amortization of $461 mil- month, he said he now sees which excludes driver incen-
ness is leaving the company, a lion for the three months the company being profitable tives and referral bonuses for
departure that comes as the ended Dec. 31. on an adjusted Ebitda basis by Eats, was $1.38 billion in 2019,
The car maker vowed to continue production at the site. unit works to exit markets To stem such losses, Chief the end of this year. up 82% from a year earlier.
where it isn’t a dominant Executive Dara Khosrowshahi Uber still faces challenges.
$959
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Buffalo decision wouldn’t affect
their joint venture in Nevada.
Howard Zemsky, chairman
In millions, what New York of Empire State Development,
state spent to build the facility the New York economic devel-
opment authority that oversees
the factory, said Tesla planned
to hire as many of the 380 Pa-
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MARKETS DIGEST
EQUITIES
Dow Jones Industrial Average S&P 500 Index Nasdaq Composite Index
Last Year ago Last Year ago Last Year ago
26957.59 t 123.77, or 0.46% Trailing P/E ratio 20.96 18.09 3116.39 t 11.82, or 0.38% Trailing P/E ratio * 25.82 20.23 8980.77 s 15.16, or 0.17% Trailing P/E ratio *† 29.10 22.15
High, low, open and close for each P/E estimate * 18.39 15.84 High, low, open and close for each P/E estimate * 19.27 16.55 High, low, open and close for each P/E estimate *† 24.15 19.35
trading day of the past three months. Dividend yield 2.38 2.22 trading day of the past three months. Dividend yield * 1.79 1.99 trading day of the past three months. Dividend yield *† 0.92 1.09
All-time high 29551.42, 02/12/20 All-time high 3386.15, 02/19/20 All-time high: 9817.18, 02/19/20
s
30-year fixed-rate One year ago 3.00 3
Asia-Pacific
5.00% Waverly, IA 319-266-2000 t Sweden krona .1027 9.7368 4.0
mortgage Australian dollar .6543 1.5284 7.3
Midwest Heritage Bank, FSB 3.13% Switzerland franc 1.0238 .9768 1.0
t 2.00 China yuan .1420 7.0409 1.1
4.00 0 Turkey lira .1624 6.1589 3.5
West Des Moines, IA 800-782-0521 Hong Kong dollar .1283 7.7930 0.02
Ukraine hryvnia .0407 24.5927 3.9
India rupee .01394 71.725 0.5
10-year Treasury 3.50%
t
3.00 Atlanta Postal Credit Union 1.00 –3 UK pound 1.2900 .7752 2.8
Indonesia rupiah .0000718 13933 0.4
note yield Atlanta, GA 800-849-8431 Middle East/Africa
t Tradeweb ICE Wednesday Close s Euro Japan yen .009056 110.42 1.6
2.00 Cambridge Savings Bank 3.50% 0.00 –6 Kazakhstan tenge .002642 378.47 –0.9 Bahrain dinar 2.6552 .3766 –0.1
Cambridge, MA 888-418-5626 1 3 6 1 2 3 5 710 30 Macau pataca .1247 8.0217 0.1 Egypt pound .0641 15.6018 –2.8
1.00 2019 2020 Malaysia ringgit .2367 4.2256 3.3 Israel shekel .2916 3.4299 –0.7
Florence Savings Bank 3.50% month(s) years
MA M J J A S O N D J F New Zealand dollar .6292 1.5893 7.0 Kuwait dinar 3.2638 .3064 1.1
Florence, MA 800-644-8261 maturity Pakistan rupee .00648 154.350 –0.4 Oman sul rial 2.5970 .3851 0.01
2019 2020
Sources: Tradeweb ICE U.S. Treasury Close; Tullett Prebon; Dow Jones Market Data Philippines peso .0196 51.057 0.7 Qatar rial .2745 3.643 –0.02
Yield/Rate (%) 52-Week Range (%) 3-yr chg Singapore dollar .7155 1.3977 3.8 Saudi Arabia riyal .2665 3.7523 0.03
Interest rate Last (l)Week ago Low 0 2 4 6 8 High (pct pts)
Corporate Borrowing Rates and Yields South Korea won .0008245 1212.81 5.0 South Africa rand .0653 15.3138 9.4
Federal-funds rate target 1.50-1.75 1.50-1.75 1.75 l 2.25 1.00 Sri Lanka rupee .0055075 181.57 0.1
Yield (%) 52-Week Total Return (%) Close Net Chg % Chg YTD%Chg
Taiwan dollar .03302 30.284 1.2
Prime rate* 4.75 4.75 4.75 l 5.50 1.00 Bond total return index Close Last Week ago High Low 52-wk 3-yr
Thailand baht .03140 31.850 7.0 WSJ Dollar Index 92.21 0.25 0.27 2.96
Libor, 3-month 1.61 1.70 1.61 l 2.63 0.56 U.S. Treasury, Barclays 2364.080 1.300 1.560 2.680 1.300 10.43 4.33 Sources: Tullett Prebon, Dow Jones Market Data
Money market, annual yield 0.50 0.50 0.50 l 0.78 0.18 U.S. Treasury Long, Barclays 4464.890 1.750 1.980 3.090 1.750 26.76 10.06
Five-year CD, annual yield 1.38 1.38 1.34 l 2.03 0.17
Aggregate, Barclays 2193.550 1.850 2.050 3.250 1.850 10.59 4.72 Commodities
30-year mortgage, fixed† 3.66 3.69 3.60 l 4.44 -0.39 Wednesday 52-Week YTD
Fixed-Rate MBS, Barclays 2173.140 2.090 2.270 3.400 2.090 6.70 3.45 Pricing trends on someClose
raw materials, or commodities
Net chg % Chg High Low % Chg % chg
15-year mortgage, fixed† 3.13 3.16 3.13 l 3.85 -0.13
High Yield 100, ICE BofA 3183.789 5.054 4.517 6.505 4.516 7.12 4.94 DJ Commodity 584.27 -5.54 -0.94 647.86 584.27 -5.96 -9.04
Jumbo mortgages, $510,400-plus† 3.69 3.71 3.63 l 4.71 -0.82
Five-year adj mortgage (ARM)† 3.63 3.63 3.32 l 4.78 0.28
Muni Master, ICE BofA 580.849 1.156 1.304 2.365 1.151 8.48 4.79 TR/CC CRB Index 166.28 -2.21 -1.31 189.66 166.28 -9.25 -10.50
New-car loan, 48-month 4.50 4.49 4.41 l 4.81 1.20 EMBI Global, J.P. Morgan 902.494 4.606 4.566 6.468 4.523 11.42 5.66 Crude oil, $ per barrel 48.73 -1.17 -2.34 66.30 48.73 -14.42 -20.19
Bankrate.com rates based on survey of over 4,800 online banks. *Base rate posted by 70% of the nation's largest Sources: J.P. Morgan; S&P Dow Jones Indices; Bloomberg Barclays; ICE Data Services Natural gas, $/MMBtu 1.821 -0.026 -1.41 2.884 1.766 -34.94 -16.81
banks.† Excludes closing costs.
Sources: FactSet; Dow Jones Market Data; Bankrate.com Gold, $ per troy oz. 1640.00 -6.90 -0.42 1672.40 1269.30 24.46 7.93
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B8 | Thursday, February 27, 2020 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
COMMODITIES WSJ.com/commodities
Exchange-Traded Portfolios | WSJ.com/ETFresearch High-yield issues with the biggest price increases…
Bond Price as % of face value Stock Performance
Issuer Symbol Coupon (%) Maturity Current One-day change Last week Close ($) % chg
Closing Chg YTD
Largest 100 exchange-traded funds, latest session ETF Symbol Price (%) (%) Netflix NFLX 4.375 Nov. 15, ’26 112.750 6.70 107.375 379.24 5.32
SchwabUS LC Grw SCHG 93.49 –0.12 0.6
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Closing Chg YTD SPDR DJIA Tr DIA 269.74 –0.35 –5.4 Altice Luxembourg ATCNA 10.500 May 15, ’27 115.250 2.65 116.500 ... ...
ETF Symbol Price (%) (%) SPDR S&PMdCpTr MDY 350.49 –1.46 –6.6 Frontier Communications FTR 7.125 Jan. 15, ’23 50.000 1.99 51.000 0.53 –3.86
Closing Chg YTD SPDR S&P 500 SPY 311.50 –0.37 –3.2
ETF Symbol Price (%) (%) iShMSCIBrazil
iShMSCI EAFE
EWZ
EFA
39.20
64.53
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SPDR S&P Div SDY 101.25 –0.89 –5.9 B&G Foods BGS 5.250 April 1, ’25 99.350 1.82 99.938 15.75 23.24
CnsmrDiscSelSector XLY 121.49 –0.79 –3.1 TechSelectSector XLK 92.70 0.46 1.1
iShMSCI EAFE SC SCZ 56.89 –0.25 –8.7
CnsStapleSelSector XLP 61.67 –0.56 –2.1 iShMSCIEmgMarkets EEM 41.67 0.80 –7.1
UtilitiesSelSector XLU 67.36 –1.01 4.2 Crestwood Midstream Partners CMLP 5.625 May 1, ’27 97.750 1.75 101.470 ... ...
FinSelSectorSPDR XLF 28.55 –0.73 –7.2 VanEckGoldMiner GDX 29.87 –0.33 2.0
FT ValDivFd FVD 34.61 –0.86 –3.9
iShMSCIJapan
iShNatlMuniBd
EWJ
MUB
54.90
116.89
0.49 –7.3
–0.04 2.6
VangdInfoTech VGT 246.35 0.23 0.6 Boyd Gaming BYD 6.375 April 1, ’26 105.980 1.28 107.041 27.55 –6.61
VangdSC Val VBR 125.79 –1.65 –8.2
HealthCareSelSect
IndSelSectorSPDR
XLV
XLI
97.12
77.31
–0.01
–0.76
–4.7
–5.1
iShPfd&Incm PFF 37.14 0.08 –1.2 VangdSC Grwth VBK 192.73 –0.88 –3.0 Revlon Consumer Products … 5.750 Feb. 15, ’21 88.510 1.26 84.750 … …
iShRussell1000Gwth IWF 175.89 0.01 –0.0 VangdDivApp VIG 121.58 –0.66 –2.5
InvscQQQI QQQ 216.48 0.52 1.8 iShRussell1000 IWB 172.97 –0.48 –3.1 VangdFTSEDevMk VEA 40.94 0.07 –7.1
Community Health Systems CYH 8.000 March 15, ’26 105.750 1.26 107.250 5.59 –1.24
InvscS&P500EW RSP 109.13 –0.95 –5.7 iShRussell1000Val IWD 128.01 –1.07 –6.2
InvscS&P500LowVol SPLV 58.39 –0.80 0.1 205.99 VangdFTSE EM VWO 41.63 0.63 –6.4
iShRussell2000Gwth IWO –0.87 –3.8
iShCoreDivGrowth
iShCoreMSCIEAFE
DGRO
IEFA
39.86
60.62
–0.50
0.13
–5.3
–7.1
iShRussell2000
iShRussell3000
IWM
IWV
154.50
182.27
–1.16 –6.7
–0.50 –3.3
VangdFTSE Europe
VangdFTSEAWxUS
VGK
VEU
54.34
50.21
0.09
0.34
–7.3
–6.6
…And with the biggest price decreases
iShCoreMSCIEM IEMG 49.93 0.69 –7.1 iShRussellMid-Cap IWR 56.90 –1.10 –4.6 VangdGrowth VUG 184.50 –0.02 1.3
iShCoreMSCITotInt IXUS 57.77 0.30 –6.7 iShRussellMCValue IWS 88.90 –1.43 –6.2 VangdHlthCr VHT 183.32 –0.33 –4.4 Mallinckrodt International Finance … 5.625 Oct. 15, ’23 60.750 –8.25 46.375 … …
iShCoreS&P500 312.91 –0.39 –3.2 VangdHiDiv VYM 87.71 –0.68 –6.4
iShCoreS&P MC
IVV
IJH 192.20 –1.48 –6.6
iShS&P500Growth
iShS&P500Value
IVW
IVE
193.09
121.49
0.07 –0.3
–0.90 –6.6 VangdIntermBd BIV 90.02 –0.03 3.2 Peabody Energy BTU 6.375 March 31, ’25 76.500 –6.50 88.500 5.50 –14.73
iShCoreS&P SC IJR 76.86 –1.27 –8.3 iShShortCpBd IGSB 54.19 –0.04 1.0 VangdIntrCorpBd VCIT 93.64 –0.11 2.5 Chesapeake Energy CHK 11.500 Jan. 1, ’25 66.750 –5.50 78.750 0.31 –30.48
iShS&PTotlUSStkMkt ITOT 70.26 –0.62 –3.3 iShShortTreaBd SHV 110.59 ... 0.1 VangdLC VV 143.61 –0.44 –2.9
iShCoreUSAggBd AGG 115.35 –0.10 2.7 iShTIPSBondETF TIP 119.49 –0.05 2.5 VangdMC VO 171.10 –1.09 –4.0 Rayonier A.M. Products … 5.500 June 1, ’24 59.750 –5.50 70.250 … …
iShSelectDividend DVY 98.13 –1.14 –7.1 iSh1-3YTreasuryBd SHY 85.32 0.07 0.8 VangdMC Val VOE 111.58 –1.21 –6.4
iShEdgeMSCIMinEAFE EFAV 71.35 –0.06 –4.3 iSh7-10YTreasuryBd IEF 115.40 –0.05 4.7 VangdMBS
VangdRealEst
VMBS
VNQ
53.64
94.52
...
–1.08
0.9
1.9
Whiting Petroleum WLL 5.750 March 15, ’21 68.000 –5.50 78.250 2.26 –6.22
iShEdgeMSCIMinUSA USMV 65.92 –0.35 0.5 iSh20+YTreasuryBd TLT 150.25 –0.53 10.9
iShEdgeMSCIUSAMom MTUM 127.50 –0.58 1.5 iShRussellMCGrowth IWP 149.24 –0.72 –2.2 VangdS&P500ETF VOO 286.07 –0.44 –3.3 Diamond Sports DSPORT 6.625 Aug. 15, ’27 86.375 –4.38 91.250 ... ...
iShEdgeMSCIUSAQual QUAL 96.88 –0.22 –4.1 iShUSTreasuryBdETF GOVT 26.86 –0.13 3.5 VangdST Bond BSV 81.56 0.05 1.2
iShFloatingRateBd FLOT 51.05 –0.06 0.3 JPM UltShtIncm JPST 50.59 –0.01 0.3 VangdSTCpBd VCSH 81.85 0.06 1.0 Moss Creek Resources Holdings MSSCRK 10.500 May 15, ’27 72.000 –4.00 80.000 ... ...
iShGoldTr IAU 15.63 0.45 7.8 PIMCOEnhShMaturity 101.94 0.01 0.3 VangdSC VB 155.90 –1.31 –5.9 VERITS 10.500
iShiBoxx$InvGrCpBd LQD 131.41 –0.37 2.7 SPDR BlmBarcHYBd
MINT
JNK 108.15 0.11 –1.3 VangdTotalBd BND 86.09 –0.06 2.7 Veritas US Feb. 1, ’24 88.000 –4.00 n.a. ... ...
iShiBoxx$HYCpBd HYG 86.86 0.10 –1.2 SPDR Gold GLD 153.97 0.44 7.7 VangdTotIntlBd BNDX 57.91 –0.16 2.4
iShIntermCorpBd IGIB 59.45 –0.17 2.5 SchwabIntEquity SCHF 31.37 0.16 –6.7 VangdTotIntlStk VXUS 51.92 0.19 –6.8 *Estimated spread over 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year or 30-year hot-run Treasury; 100 basis points=one percentage pt.; change in spread shown is for Z-spread.
iShJPMUSDEmgBd EMB 115.72 –0.05 1.0 SchwabUS BrdMkt SCHB 74.38 –0.59 –3.3 VangdTotalStk VTI 158.40 –0.55 –3.2
iShMBSETF MBB 109.16 0.09 1.0 SchwabUS Div SCHD 54.53 –0.51 –5.9 VangdTotlWrld VT 77.06 –0.17 –4.9 Note: Data are for the most active issue of bonds with maturities of two years or more
iShMSCI ACWI ACWI 75.68 0.09 –4.5 SchwabUS LC SCHX 74.56 –0.45 –2.9 VangdValue VTV 111.73 –0.86 –6.8 Sources: MarketAxess Corporate BondTicker; Dow Jones Market Data
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Thursday, February 27, 2020 | B9
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t Carnival CCL 33.14 -2.70 Equitable EQH 23.18 -0.85
AmericaMovil AMX 16.45 0.11 EquityLife ELS 73.89 -1.48 KKR KKR 30.16 -0.03 MizuhoFin MFG 2.73 0.01 People'sUtdFin PBCT 15.04 -0.35 Shopify SHOP 471.18 4.72 Trex TREX 98.47 -5.23 Yandex YNDX 41.50 1.44
t AmerAirlines AAL 22.31 -0.81 CaseysGenStores CASY 174.05 -3.17 PEP 141.98 0.88 Sibanye-Stillwater SBSW 9.75 -0.15
EquityResdntl EQR 83.36 -0.15 KLA KLAC 147.27 -0.14 MobileTeleSys MBT 10.30 0.13 PepsiCo Trimble TRMB 42.73 -0.11 YumBrands YUM 97.50 -0.45
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AmCampus ACC 47.86 -0.14 Catalent CTLT 55.02 0.30
ErieIndemnity A ERIE 159.15 2.22 KSCitySouthern KSU 160.81 -0.63 s Moderna MRNA 29.16 5.40 PerformanceFood PFGC 47.46 -2.80 SignatureBank SBNY 136.37 -1.65 Trip.com TCOM 30.25 0.10 YumChina YUMC 43.51 -0.30
AEP AEP 97.43 -0.74 Caterpillar CAT 128.25 -0.75
EssentialUtil WTRG 50.31 -0.12 Kellogg K 62.77 -0.62 MohawkInds MHK 125.83 0.47 PerkinElmer PKI 86.00 0.25 SimonProperty SPG 132.23 -3.05 TruistFinl TFC 50.70 -0.61 ZTO Express ZTO 23.76 -0.03
AmerExpress AXP 118.50 -2.40 Celanese CE 96.87 -0.94 6.79 -0.19
EssexProp ESS 316.94 -0.97 KeurigDrPepper KDP 28.73 -0.19 MolinaHealthcare MOH 128.73 -0.31 Perrigo PRGO 60.67 -0.13 SiriusXM SIRI Twilio TWLO 112.96 0.65 ZayoGroup ZAYO 34.88 -0.03
AmericanFin AFG 100.28 -1.53 CenovusEnergy CVE 7.91 -0.33 SWKS 103.81 -2.36
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Cigna
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CI 188.92 -2.84
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MARKETS
Marriott Sees Hit as Occupancy Rates Drop by phone and videochat when-
ever possible.
Xuezhao Lan, founder of San
Francisco-based venture capital
convene in Orlando, Fla., next
month.
Earlier this month, Facebook
Inc. canceled its annual market-
BY DAVE SEBASTIAN year, compared with its out- to $4.04 billion, compared with 2% world-wide, with its rise in fund Basis Set Ventures, was ing conference slated to take
look, assuming current low oc- last year. North America to be in the supposed to fly to New York place in San Francisco in March.
Marriott International Inc. cupancy rates in the Asia-Pa- The Bethesda, Md., company, middle of the range. City earlier this month to meet At Boston-based global pay-
expects the coronavirus epi- cific region continue. which has roughly 7,300 prop- For the first quarter, when with potential investors, but in- ments platform Flywire Corp.,
demic to weigh on its fee reve- Excluding the epidemic’s ef- erties, expects earnings of $6.30 the epidemic began to trigger stead hopped on remote video- many employees have held off on
nue in 2020, as the pathogen’s fect, Marriott expects 2020 to $6.53 a share for the year. travel restrictions, the company conference calls to avoid possi- booking travel, including Chief
spread outside of China stokes global room growth of 5% to The company predicted expects earnings of $1.47 to ble exposure. “If you’re trapped Executive Mike Massaro. He gen-
fears and disrupts travel. 5.25%, and gross fee revenue— 2020 comparable systemwide $1.50 a share on gross fee reve- on a plane for six hours, who erally goes on eight international
The world’s largest hotel or revenue that it collected for revenue per available room, an nue of $940 million to $950 knows what’s going to happen?” trips a year but now says he will
company said Wednesday that maintaining its properties and industry metric that measures million. Marriott said its overall she said. do half that in 2020.
it could have about $25 million from franchise agreements—to performance, on a constant- quarterly forecast excludes the While airplane cabins typi- —Patrick Thomas contributed
less in fee revenue a month this rise 4% to 6%, to $3.96 billion currency basis to be flat to up epidemic’s impact. cally aren’t disinfected between to this article.
MARKETS
Treasurys
Climb to a
Oil Slides to January 2019 Level
BY DAVID HODARI
AND BENOIT FAUCON
High Amid U.S. crude hit its lowest
cents Wednesday after the BY HEATHER GILLERS come at Goldman Sachs Asset of them are seeking out less 0.2
company reported a decline in Management. “That de-risking creditworthy borrowers in an
revenue, down from 72.25 Municipal-bond yields are could mean [they buy into] effort to find higher returns.
Tuesday, according to data hitting 38-year lows due to in- cash, Treasurys or munis.” At the same time, the falling
from BondTicker. vestors’ coronavirus concerns The new wave of demand yields reduce borrowing costs 0
driving up demand in the $4 Monday pushed bond yields to for municipal-bond issuers and
trillion muni market. once-unheard-of levels. Yields make borrowing easier for less
AUCTION RESULTS Fears of the coronavirus’s on high-grade tax-exempt 30- creditworthy governments and
Here are the results of Wednesday's Treasury
auctions. All bids are awarded at a single price at the impact on global markets led year municipal bonds fell to nonprofits. –0.2
market-clearing yield. Rates are determined by the
difference between that price and the face value. to a stock selloff on Monday 1.594% Tuesday, 47% lower Muni-bond prices were
FIVE-YEAR NOTES and Tuesday. Investors flocked than in February 2019, accord- climbing steadily even before
Applications $106,892,490,800 to munis and other fixed-in- ing to financial analytics com- coronavirus headlines spooked
Accepted bids $47,196,559,300
" noncompetitively $32,744,700
come investments for stability. pany ICE Data Services’ Muni investors. –0.4
" foreign noncompetitively $0 The S&P Municipal Bond Index Yield Curve. Bond yields fall Changes in the 2017 tax law
Auction price (rate) 99.878957 March 2019 ’20
(1.150%)
continued to climb Tuesday af- as prices rise. drove up demand in high-tax
Interest rate 1.125% ter logging its biggest one-day Daniel Berger, senior market states by capping the federal Source: S&P Municipal Bond Index
Bids at clearing yield accepted 54.82%
Cusip number 912828ZC7
gain in 20 months Monday. strategist at Refinitiv, said deduction for state and local
The notes, dated March 2, 2020, mature on Feb. 28, A daily gain that big— “there’s no end in sight” to low taxes, making tax-exempt mu- in the past decade with the cord, according to Refinitiv,
2025. about one-third of a percent- muni yields. The firm, which nis more attractive. At the proliferation of muni mutual and $1.8 billion in inflows for
ONE-YEAR, 11-MONTH FRNs age point—has occurred only tracks state government-bond same time, the tax law re- funds and exchange-traded the week ended Feb. 19, the
Applications $44,793,674,500 five times in the past three yields going back to June 1981, duced supply by placing new funds, which now hold $852 most recent data available.
Accepted bids $18,000,022,500
" noncompetitively $10,424,500 years. showed its lowest yields on re- limits on when governments billion worth of munis, accord- Fund managers working
Spread 0.154% “Fear is present and inves- cord Wednesday for the second can issue tax-exempt debt. ing to the Federal Reserve. overtime to field calls from
Bids at clearing yield accepted 40.54%
Cusip number 912828Z45 tors are taking some risk off day in a row. Quick moves into or out of Municipal-bond funds re- concerned investors expect
The floating-rate notes, dated Feb. 28, 2020, mature the table,” said Sylvia Yeh, co- Lower yields mean less in- municipal-bond investments ported net inflows of $96.5 that number to go up this
on Jan. 31, 2022. head of municipal fixed in- come for investors and some have become easier to execute billion last year, a 28-year re- week.
4%
S&P 500 DAX NIKKEI STOCK
AVERAGE
You Don’t nually, counting dividends.
Among those individuals,
nearly 60% forecast one-year
back, investors projected that
stocks would earn 4.9% over
the next 12 months.
about 72% in stocks. The typ-
ical annual turnover—a mea-
sure of how often an investor
S
7.5% annually. mistic. Unlike professionals, O the people in Van-
Continued from page B1 After stocks stumble, the they often change their opin- guard’s survey might be
run—to buy even more of the survey shows, individual in- ions without feeling obligated unusually placid. And
–2 most-overvalued stocks when vestors do predict lower fu- to act on them. individual investors, overall,
their prices are rising. ture returns—but not by Of course, Vanguard’s cli- have been rewarded for their
much. And when stocks are ents might be less interested patience so long that there is
O
nce performance fal- doing well, these investors than the general investing some risk they have turned
–4
ters, portfolio manag- make rosier forecasts—by a public in chasing hot returns, complacent.
–4.1% ers who owned—and small margin. trading frequently or trying This is the longest bull
then sold—the most popular From September through to time the market. market on record, according
–6 –6.6% –5.8% stocks won’t be punished as December 2018, as stocks fell According to Vanguard re- to S&P Dow Jones Indices—
Dec. Jan. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. badly as those who made un- almost 20%, the Vanguard in- searchers Stephen Utkus and running more than 131
Note: Current week is through Wednesday. orthodox picks. “Worldly wis- vestors’ forecasts of returns Jean Young, the typical inves- months without a 20% de-
Source: Dow Jones Market Data dom,” wrote Keynes, “teaches over the coming year fell to tor in the survey is 61 years cline from its latest high clos-
that it is better for reputation 2.7% from 4.8%. old and has been a client for ing price.
and Germany. Its shares were up spective earnings, cheap even for Pot companies often rebrand
4.8% Wednesday. auto makers. after a merger—as was the case
The margin improvement was The caution is understandable. at Terra Tech—or to signal they
largely driven by vehicle mix: The Car makers too often announce are branching out into new cate-
cars the company has launched gross cost-savings targets that get gories such as medical cannabis
over the past year are more profit- netted away by other cost in- or CBD products.
able than the ones they replace. In creases. On this occasion, though,
some cases, PSA has used the same investors may want to suspend
production platforms to make their disbelief. The savings that
slightly larger compact crossovers— should boost profits for PSA in the
small sport-utility vehicles—feeding
consumers’ hunger for bigger cars
without having to invest in much
coming years are based on a pro-
cess of consolidation that has been
successfully tested with Opel by the
Pandemic Bonds Come With Drawbacks
new infrastructure. same management team under
PSA, which historically owned Chief Executive Carlos Tavares. As the coronavirus that began nance is that investors don’t need end of January they were priced at
the French brands Peugeot, Citroën The industry will likely struggle in the Chinese city of Wuhan to be experts about the debtor’s around 63.75 cents to the dollar.
and DS, has also extracted outsize for a few years, and manufacturers spreads around the world, pan- specific business. They just need The second and larger problem
returns in remarkably little time will only keep pace by shedding demic bonds designed to assist enough confidence that the debtor with pandemic bonds is one they
from its 2017 takeover of Opel load. PSA and FCA’s consolidation is poor countries in financing their can repay at regular intervals. Ca- don’t share with other catastro-
Vauxhall, the former European busi- easily the surest way forward. response are on the verge of being tastrophe bonds are more com- phe-related securities. During ex-
ness of General Motors. These Ger- —Stephen Wilmot triggered for the first time. plex, requiring greater knowledge treme events, they don’t offer a
man and British marques made a But they’re also demonstrating of the actual threat, be it fire, source of returns uncorrelated
6.5% operating margin last year, up Investors aren’t attributing drawbacks that will prevent their flood or disease. with major capital markets—one
from 4.7% in 2018 and losses in the value to the PSA-FCA merger becoming more than a sideshow as The additional work is a cost for of the things buyers like most
acquisition year. an asset class, or a tool for public the investor, which limits the upside about the asset class.
€15 billion
But there is only so much mileage finances. to holding the bonds. An investor Pandemic bonds are most likely
Potential value of deal synergies
the company can get from refresh- If natural disasters were en- who doesn’t do the legwork is liable to be triggered just as equities tum-
ing its own product range and bring- 10 tirely predictable, insurance and to get burned when the bonds don’t ble and concerns about companies’
ing Opel under its umbrella. The catastrophe bonds would be un- behave as expected. At 386 pages, ability to finance themselves come
onus is on the FCA merger, expected necessary. But they are models of the prospectus for the World Bank’s to the fore, as now. In short, the as-
to be completed by early 2021. 5 Change in the companies' reliability beside infectious dis- class-B securities isn’t a light read. set class is uncorrelated with wider
This is a much broader affair combined market value ease. A wildfire cannot begin in The bonds are governed by markets—except at the exact mo-
than the previous deal: It will create since news of the merger Australia and travel by plane to “parametric triggers.” A partial pay- ment when that matters most. Then
0
a global manufacturer—third in ve- the other side of the world. out requires 250 deaths in one it is suddenly very correlated.
hicle sales after Toyota and Volks- The idea behind pandemic bonds, country, 20 in another, and for the This drastic limitation con-
wagen—with scale in Europe, the –5 issued by the World Bank in 2017, is outbreak to be spreading at a cer- strains the use of pandemic bonds.
U.S. and Latin America. Yet the simple: They pay investors a solid tain rate. The figuring requires the The world needs better ways to fi-
companies’ game plan in Europe, return, but if a pandemic breaks expertise of epidemiologists and re- nance the fight against sudden and
–10
where the greatest opportunity for out, the principal is redirected to liable reporting of cases—not tradi- global outbreaks of disease, and
synergies lies, is clearly modeled on Nov. 2019 Dec. Jan. ’20 Feb. help low-income countries pay for tional territory for asset managers. investors need other sources of
the Opel deal. At the time of the Notes: The WSJ first reported talks on Oct. 29; €1=$1.09 their emergency response. The bonds are thinly traded, so lit- uncorrelated returns.
merger, the companies said they Source: FactSet The advantage of vanilla debt fi- tle daily data is available, but at the —Mike Bird