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- James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, met with the Saudi crown prince at the onset of the pandemic.
- The young royal kept sneezing during the meeting — and Gorman's fear of a deadly pathogen began to grow.
- The following is an excerpt from "Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World's Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink."
James Gorman nervously eyed the gold-plated tissue box.