CATEGORIES
Categories
Is It All About Money?
Big shareholders are pushing companies to think about society and the environment. But there’s a new legal backlash
Opendoor's Costly Path to Success
As it goes public, the real estate startup is still feeling around for a way to stop bleeding money
It's a V. It's a Baa. It's a Swoosh
From the prosaic to the poetic, economists vie to define the shape of the recovery
The Very Public Humbling of Jack Ma
He was set to raise $35 billion from Ant’s IPO. Then China showed him who’s boss
Messing With the Census
Trump could still manage to subtract millions of people—but his time is running out
That Hack Is the Sound of Inevitability
A massive data breach is a reminder that in all corners of cyberspace, the advantage is with the attackers
Business at Its Best
With a big hand from the government, pharmaceutical companies delivered the vaccine that the world desperately needed. Here’s how something in 2020 went right for a change
Feeding Frenzy
World Central Kitchen, founded by chef José Andrés, has helped millions of people through disasters. The pandemic brought a new challenge
The Covid Escape Pass
Airlines and other industries are experimenting with digital equivalents of immunity certificates
how to heal a building
open the windows. stop the obsessive sanitizing. spread some good germs around. a building, like a person, is only as healthy as its microbiome
The Customer Is King Again
Travel may not come back bigger, but it will be better
The ZOMBIE Recovery
U.S. businesses staggering along on stimulus may collapse before a fresh round arrives
Should Google Be Its Own Watchdog?
The departure of a prominent researcher sparks conflict over AI ethics and race within the company
midtown misses you
new york’s business district is half-empty. every other big city has a similar problem. developer aby rosen is still planning a bright post-pandemic future.
How GM Put the Mean in Green
It’s betting $27 billion on an electric vehicle push. Can its Hummer EV erase the nerd factor?
A Tale of Two Antitrust Battles
The U.S. government’s case against Facebook is bold; its case against Google, by the book
China's New E-Commerce Middlemen
Chinese tech companies look to partner with local leaders who help coordinate neighborhood purchases
Go burbward, young knowledge worker
The pandemic has meant that white-collar workers can suddenly live anywhere. That will have implications for pay—how does a 20% salary cut sound?—and could reshape the U.S.
Untangling Child Care In America
Expanding availability and lowering costs could deliver a $1.6 trillion boost to the U.S. economy
The Window Is Closing On Vaccine Makers
With early leaders so effective, it may be tougher for laggards to conduct trials
THE OIL BOYS OF ESSEX
Over a few hours in April, a trader called Cuddles and eight of his pals from outside London made $660 million—and turned global oil markets upside down
The Country That Learned To Live With Covid-19
As other nations locked down or let the coronavirus run rampant, South Korea found a middle way—and a road map for future pandemics
Robinhood's Unexpected New Rival
Webull, owned by a Chinese company, is breaking into the crowded zero-fee brokerage business in the U.S.
Powell Joins the Fed Pantheon
He’s being called the most transformative Fed chairman since Paul Volcker
Never Mind the IPOs—Rent's Falling
Money is washing through the tech sector, but some of its workers have left San Francisco
Can Nike's Anti-Racism Ads Just Do It in Japan?
Its social justice playbook worked in the U.S. but may not translate to a less diverse nation
How Medela Lost Moms
Medela invented the modern breast pump and led the cultural shift that made its use ubiquitous. Today’s mothers don’t seem impressed
And Now, for My Next Trick …
WhatsApp makes practically no money now, but Facebook has plans to change that
The Bloomberg 50
THE PEOPLE WHO DEFINED AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR
Scotland Makes Periods Less Painful
The country is the first in the world to offer free, universal access to sanitary products