Bankruptcy, devastation by the hurricane. It is far from over. People cannot even find food to eat. Megan it is a true humanitarian crisis. When it was just the debt crisis and the bankruptcy of puerto rico or the electrical grid or the bankruptcy of what was going to happen with this mass exodus, now people are without water and food and electricity. We are still having the kind of politicking we are seeing in the u. S. Over it. We are hopeful, both at businessweek and bloomberg that by calling attention to it that hopefully, perhaps for once in recent times we would wade through the washington quagmire and get help down there. Julia you get a sense of the real devastation of the country. Megan think about that. Think about being in the dark. What if you have medicine that is to be refrigerated . Your diabetes patient getting access to clean water in puerto rico. It is crazy. But we have is a country that was so badly affected by an exodus over the years, they need to repay the debt t
Chief of Bloomberg Businessweek macon murphy. Megan murphy. In opening remarks you look at puerto rico. What a year it is in between the bankruptcy, devastation by the hurricane. It is far from over. People cannot even find food to eat. Megan it is a true humanitarian crisis. It is affecting what is an american territory. When it was just the debt crisis and the bankruptcy of puerto rico or the electrical grid or the bankruptcy of what was going to happen with this mass exodus, now people are without water and food and electricity. They could be without electricity for six months. And we are still having the kind of politicking we are seeing in the United States over it. , but thateful businessweek and bloomberg that by calling attention to it that for once inerhaps recent times we could wade through the washington quagmire and get help down there. Julia i mean the pictures hit you in the stomach and you get a sense of the real devastation of the country. Megan think about being out of
What a year it is in between the bankruptcy, devastation by the hurricane. It is far from over. People cannot even find food to eat. Megan it is a true humanitarian crisis. When it was just the debt crisis and the bankruptcy of puerto rico or the electrical grid or the bankruptcy of what was going to happen with this mass exodus, now people are without water and food and electricity. For six months. And we are still having the kind of politicking we are seeing in the u. S. Over it. We are hopeful, both at businessweek and bloomberg that by calling attention to it that hopefully, perhaps for once in recent times we would wade through the washington quagmire and get help down there. Julia i mean the pictures hit you in the stomach and you get a sense of the real devastation of the country. Megan think about being out of power for six months. Think about being in the dark. What if you have medicine that is to be refrigerated . Your diabetes patient getting access to clean water in puerto
Happening between qutar and its arab neighbors. Megan a continuing fallout that keeps unfolding in the middle east between qatar and some of its neighbors. They are accusing them of harboring islamists and not cracking down on terror. It has been a longrunning incident and it is now imploding in terms of imposing bans. One of the biggest businesses affected his qatar airways. Oliver a company doing very well. Megan a favorite of Luxury Travelers in particular. Whether it is emirates or qatar airways, they have clotted for out of nothing over the past two and three decades. Moved into routes, competing on longhaul flights with some of the american carriers. There has been a big concerted effort by the american carriers, american, delta, united, to push back on that growth. Saying theyre basically getting unfair competitive advantages through their countrys amends sovereign wealth. The American Airlines would argue it props up the businesses. They are facing this much closer to home, hav
Chief megan murphy. Lets talk about the business theion, looking at some of effects happening between qutar looking at some of the effect happening between caps on qatar and its arab neighbors. Megan a continuing fallout that keeps unfolding in the middle east between qatar and some of its neighbors. This is what has happened with bahrain, saudi arabia, the uae they are accusing them of , harboring islamists and not cracking down on terror. It has been a longrunning incident between them, and it has no really included in terms of imposing bans. Is now imploding in terms of imposing bans. One of the biggest businesses affected is qatar airways. Oliver a company doing very well. Megan doing very well, voted a favorite of Luxury Travelers in particular. As people know, whether it is emirates or qatar airways, they are brands that have carved a global footprint out of the last two or three decades, moved into competing directly on longhaul flights in particular with some of the american ca