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Americans Still Have a Lot of Cash
Just before the pandemic, in the fourth quarter of 2019, American households held about $1 trillion in what was effectively cash—currency and accounts against which checks could be written.
2 min |
November 14, 2022
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You'll Pay For This
American and European taxpayers are helping maintain Russian superyachts stuck in legal limbo
10+ min |
November 14, 2022
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A Temple of Female Athletic Achievement
A neighborhood watering hole in Portland shows only women’s sports
5 min |
November 14, 2022
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Support for abortion rights turned out to be a key issue after all
Signs from a protestin Washington, DC, on Oct. 8
2 min |
November 14, 2022
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Florida doesn't belong just to Trump anymore
There was one surprise loser on election night, and he wasn’t even on the ballot: Donald Trump and his extremist brand of politics.
1 min |
November 14, 2022
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Europe's Wageflation Hangover
The recent season of strikes at big companies shows workers are determined to boost pay in 2023
5 min |
November 14, 2022
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Chess Faces Its Al Crisis
High-stakes cheating allegations illustrate how technology complicates ideas of human mastery
6 min |
November 14, 2022
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Can Adobe Change?
The company wants to transform itself by buying Figma, but customers and regulators have concerns
3 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Left in The Dark
○ Europe’s buying up gas in a big way, causing shortages and blackouts elsewhere
5 min |
November 14, 2022
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Governing Just Impossible Again
●The new era in Congress through the lens of the GOP speaker-in-waiting
7 min |
November 14, 2022
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Can Cineworld Find A Happy Ending?
A costly pre-pandemic expansion landed the world's No.2 theater chain in bankruptcy. Now streaming and a dearth of may seal its fate blockbusters
6 min |
November 14, 2022
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Elon Versus Math
Twitter’s new debt load means it has to make big, risky changes really fast
3 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
China's New No.2
Li Qiang, a Xi Jinping acolyte, faces major challenges in steering the economy
5 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Beyond Pickleball
Teqball, a fusion of soccer, pingpong and tennis, is growing in popularity in the US
3 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Peter Thiel's far-right crusade is just getting started
In mid-September, Peter Thiel appeared at the National Conservatism Conference in Miami to offer a bit of advice to the far-right movement that he helped create and for which he serves as the key financial patron. During the speech, Thiel complained that the Republicans had failed to offer a policy agenda to voters.
6 min |
November 14, 2022
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The Zelle Loophole
Small-business owners are using the service to keep income secret from the IRS, though that’s illegal
3 min |
November 14, 2022
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First Boston Hits the Road
Can an old brand spun out from Credit Suisse find a place on the new Wall Street?
6 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Meta's Moonshot Puzzle
Do investors in Facebook’s parent want to bet on virtual reality, too?
3 min |
November 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
ONE OF THE MOST HATED EXECS IN GAMING IS HEADING TO THE METAVERSE
John Riccitiello generated billions of dollars for Unity Software by turning mobile games into an advertising wasteland. Now one of the industry’s most controversial figures has plans to bring that same sensibility to the virtual world
10+ min |
November 14, 2022
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Remember the debt ceiling fights? Now add a recession
Americans were already unhappy with the economy of 2022. Republican control of the House threatens to make 2023 worse.
4 min |
November 14, 2022
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An Abortion Pill Supply Chain—by Mail Order
Indian generic drug makers are drop-shipping the medicines to US women facing local curbs
6 min |
November 07, 2022
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World of Shocks
Brexit, the US-China trade war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—more such geopolitical surprises will continue the economic upheaval
5 min |
November 07, 2022
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The Fertility Predicament
Lowering birthrates is the key to making Africa's economies stronger and reducing poverty
6 min |
November 07, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Cracking Long Covid
These five women have similar symptoms. But there’s no single explanation—and no one magic cure
10+ min |
November 07, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
HBO and Netflix Went to War and Remade TV
Streaming television’s defining rivalry began with an insult and a sneak attack. An exclusive adaptation from It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO
10+ min |
November 07, 2022
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To Each Their Own
China and America are focusing more on guarding what they have instead of expanding the global economic pie
4 min |
November 07, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
A Big Fund Faces a Real Estate Crunch
Blackstone's portfolio is a hit with small investors, but it's headed into tougher markets
5 min |
November 07, 2022
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Brazil's Economic Reality Check
Lula has made his way back from a prison cell to the presidency, but his challenges are just beginning
4 min |
November 07, 2022
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How Purpose Boosts Performance
Basketball’s top shrink says self-reflection can help workers deal with emotional baggage
3 min |
November 07, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
Out of Fashion
Here's one way the apparel industry is not keeping up with the times: It barely recycles
10+ min |