we begin with joel weber. great to have you here. great to be here. joel: isn't this amazing?arol: it is amazing. let's talk about the lineup. >> here we are almost 50 years after stonewall. we thought this was the moment to mark that moment with this cover and package of stories. jason: how do you choose the stories? it is for a global at the end of the day. >> what we wanted to look at was a consumer element but also how companies and also elements of how the workplace and courts are impacting a lot of this. it is a little bit of a smorgasbord and that was the intent because there is so much we could possibly say on this topic. carol: i thought the legal aspect was interesting. as the reporting shows, there is still a lot of legal pushback when it comes to the lgbtq community. joel: there is still some supreme court cases that will be heard that could fundamentally change the nature of gay rights still. in america that is one to watch and a great story. jason: joel weber, stick with us because you will be back with us to talk to us about where we are at harvard. carol: stayi

jason: as we heard from joel weber, new data from businessweek shows top u.s.ools - b-schools are piling on more debt. carol: we sat down to speak about the future of the mba. >> it is the flagship. but we also have thousands of executives to hone their leadership skills. we have a doctor illustrate program -- doctorate tram that trains the next generation of faculty. we have a publishing arm which takes ideas from outside of the world and our newest venture, harvard business school online. carol: i was actually checking that out. it is amazing. more and more people want to learn that way. >> and we are trying our best to make sure that is just as engaging as our classrooms. jason: when you think about what happens after they leave here, you work very closely. on job placement. a lot people make a big investment come here in some fashion, whether as an executive or learning online. how has that changed and what are you seeing in that evolution? >> the most interesting thing i see among students is that they are interested in purpose in their careers. it is not

jason: as we heard from joel weber, new data from businessweek shows top u.s.students are piling on more debt. carol: we sat down to speak about the future of the mba. >> it is the flagship. but we also have thousands of executives to hone their leadership skills. we have a program that change the next generation of faculty. we have a publishing arm which takes ideas from outside of the world and our newest venture, harvard business school online. carol: i was actually checking that out. it is amazing. >> and we are trying our best to make sure that is just as engaging as our classrooms. jason: when you think about what happens after they leave here, you work very closely. a lot people make a big investment come here in some fashion, whether as an executive or learning online. how has that changed and what are you seeing in that evolution? >> the most interesting thing i see among students is that they are interested in purpose in their careers. it is not all about the paycheck. the paycheck is important, but they are trying to have both purpose and a decent pa

joel weber is here with us. great story that is going to make you rethink how you perceive silicon valley. joel: we wanted to really open up the whole idea of the issue here. it is really too easy to be down on tech right now. the tech-lash is real. antitrust is in the wind. don't forget that technology and innovators can still do incredible things and sometimes you just have to look outside silicon valley. ashley has spent a lot of time doing that. jason: it is amazing, his purview, his worldview, and it also comes at a time of real existential questions around silicon valley and yet, i found it to ultimately be optimistic. joel: there is a sense of hope. that is the spirit of this whole issue, the sooner than you think issue. not to just look at the glass half-empty. let's look at it half-full. carol: solving really serious problems. thank you so much. jason: more on this issue. jeff: last year, we were looking at the incredible moment that we were seeing coming back for ai. this year, in the midst of the backl

carol: we begin with "bloomberg businessweek" joel weber. this is an issue to take to the lake. joel the goal is to steal your summer. cover to cover heist stories. they are a type of business story, right? only it is a business story with a major twist because it is ultimately about crime and the business of crime. jason: and every story has a twist including the story -- i love this 1 -- about model trains in england. our reporter turned into a private investigator. joel austin brought us this sensational story. easyng about a heist story want to read it to the end because you don't know how it ends and that is where austin excelled. we are talking about model trains. not little model trains, but model trains people ride. the risk some humor to that but story has some real tragedy to it because it devastated the community this story is about. carol: people devoted their lives to building these. of coal,le pieces little troubles. carol: from little trains to big gold coins. goldcanada made these coins that were worth about $1 million, the size of a car tire. to collector lent on

jason: joel weber, thank you. carol: to learn how a million dollar coin disappears in just 16 minutes -- jason: we turn to reporter benedikt kammel. he is in berlin. where did the gold go? >> the big faithfully coin is one of five big coins minted by the royal canadian mint and they are as big as a tire and they weigh 100 kilos, about 220 pounds. solid gold and impressive, imposing. they end up with investors, one ended up with an investor in germany in dusseldorf and he loaned it to a museum where it sat for a couple of years. jason: it is a couple hundred pounds and yet behind the scenes leading up to this, there is an "ocean's 11" type plot to steal this thing. walk us through how they did it. >> one night, three guys show up on a platform nearby, the train platform and walk across the platform onto the tracks that pass by the museum on an old overpass and they climb up there through a window, go in, break the glass, take the coin and they are out in 16 minutes. seems very simple but if you dig deeper, there ar

editor joel weber is here with us. hlee vance, a great story that is going to make you rethink how you perceive silicon valley. joel: we wanted to really open up the whole idea of the issue here. it is really too easy to be down on tech right now. the tech-lash is real. antitrust is in the wind. don't forget that technology and innovators can still do incredible things and sometimes you just have to look outside silicon valley. ashley has spent a lot of time doing that. jason: it is amazing, his purview, his worldview, and it also comes at a time of real existential questions around silicon valley and yet, i found it to ultimately be optimistic. joel: there is a sense of hope. that is the spirit of this whole issue, the sooner than you think issue. not to just look at the glass half-empty. let's look at it half-full. carol: solving really serious problems. thank you so much. jason: more on this issue. jeff: last year, we were looking at the incredible moment that we were seeing coming back for ai. this year, in the mids

we begin with bloomberg business editor joel weber on this week's issue that featu

first, here is joel weber for a look inside the issue. i wanted to start with comcast. what i loved is that it is kind media companydgy transforming. isthe ceo, tucker roberts the guy leading the company's .oray into e-sports they are doing it in philadelphia and they have built a single use stadium for e-sports which is a crazy way you can really double down and make a big that. the question is, will it really work? ge betting onbout a new ceo. market cap has been falling. this is the most iconic american company and it has hit every wrong on the way down when last year it even fell out of the dow. the ceo came out of retirement to save the company and the question is, can he do it? the ultimate ceo test. islor: another story that this week's cover was interesting because when we talk about the trade fight, it is usually about technology or ip but this one is about the medical sector. anderson, the place for cutting edge cancer research. chinese researchers there, some , inhom are u.s. citizens this ongoing trade conversation, it raises all kinds of civil liberty quest

first, here is joel weber for a look inside the issue. i wanted to start with comcast. it is another story in the features section. what i loved about it is that it is kind of an old, stodgy media company transforming. joel: the son of the ceo, tucker roberts is the guy leading the company's foray into e-sports. they are doing it in philadelphia, where the company has its roots, and they have even built a single use stadium for e-sports which is a crazy way you can really double down and make a big bet. but the question is will it , really work? david: another question has to be ge betting on a new ceo? taylor: market cap has been falling, what is the update on g e? joel: this is the most iconic american company and it has hit every rung on the way down when last year it even fell out of the dow. the ceo came out of retirement to try to save the company and the question is, can he do it? it is the ultimate ceo test. the jury is still out. taylor: another story that is this week's cover was interesting because when we talk about the trade fight, it is usually about techn

but first, here is "businessweek" editor joel weber