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The Hyperinflation Hype
Talk that the U.S. is going the way of Zimbabwe or Venezuela is bunk but bunk can move markets and influence policy
The Sheriff Wants a Word With Robinhood
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin says the free app is encouraging novice investors to trade themselves into trouble
The Geopolitics Of Chips
Taiwan and South Korea have amassed an uncomfortable degree of market power
THE SUPERCAR SPECIAL
Electrification is redefining what it means for a car to be extraordinary.
Tech's Latest Perk: Never See the Office
Silicon Valley companies are wooing executives with the promise of remote work forever
VACCINE CAPITALISM
Pfizer deserves every bit of the credit it’s receiving. But should a drug company decide who gets a shot?
GOD SAVE MY PUBS
Tim Martin is fighting to keep Wetherspoons, his working-class British chain, alive. His detractors would bid it good riddance
WHO GUARDS THE SECURITY GUARDS?
THE PEOPLE ASKED TO ENFORCE COVID SAFETY RULES PUT UP WITH LOW PAY, MINIMAL TRAINING, AND SOME DANGEROUSLY ANGRY CUSTOMERS
Can Clubhouse Keep The Party Going?
Silicon Valley’s hottest app is getting more than just money from its prominent investors
After a Grim Limbo, Hope
A migrant camp empties as Biden undoes Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy
The Gourmand Before Time
A book on prehistoric culinary evolution attributes a rare trait to Paleo man: taste By Howard Chua-Eoan
WHY TEXAS BROKE
The state is famous for its energy industry. But a winter storm left millions without power and water. How did things go so wrong—and what, if any, will change?
Impact Investing Heads East
A Buffett grandson’s company is selling rich Asians on the idea of doing well by doing good
Fortress Washington
The barricading of the U.S. Capitol, after years of stepped-up security in D.C., fuels the push for statehood
Can AstraZeneca Heal Itself?
Shortages, unclear trial data, and questions about efficacy have slowed the rollout of the company’s vaccine in Europe
At Least There's One CovidProof Business Model in Art
Galleries are doing great. Museums? Not so much. By James Tarmy
Youyang Gu – Covid's Data Superstar
It was global public-health institutions vs. a guy living with his parents in California
A Crisis With No End in Sight
The opioid epidemic has worsened with Covid as overdoses reach new highs
A Puzzling Year
How the hottest company in jigsaws handled sudden and exponential growth
Money, It's Gotta Be the Shoes
Young resellers are wringing profits out of everything from the latest Yeezys to outlet-store leftovers—and turning sneakers into a bona fide asset class
Online Booze Gets a Covid Boost
Liquor e-commerce never took offin the U.S. Then pandemic lockdowns came along
The Global King of Supply-Chain Debt
Greeensill Capital arranges loans that speed up business payments. That’s riskier than it sounds
TIM COOK'S $2.3 TRILLION FORTRESS
Trade war? Pfft. Trump? Please. Antitrust? Zuck’s problem. (Ditto privacy.) Revenue? Endless
Stumbling Back to Class
Biden wants to reopen schools fast. Teacher pushback and new virus strains mean progress will be bumpy
The Space Between Us
Pandemic life has spelled out the limits—and a few joys—of spending time together.
Payback
JOEY TALLMADGE, SHIRLEY SMITH, AND THEIR FORMER CO-WORKERS ARE BATTLING PRIVATE EQUITY FOR THE SEVERANCE AND HEALTH COVERAGE THEY LOST IN BANKRUPTCY. OTHER LAID-OFF AMERICANS MIGHT DO THE SAME
What Robinhood and Apple Have in Common
There’s a curious thread connecting Robinhood, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple this year: The technology companies are starting to take active responsibility for what happens on their platforms.
When the Signal Goes Out
Government-ordered internet shutdowns are becoming more frequent
For Biden, Only the Left Is Left
Instead of wooing the centrist rump of the GOP, the president turns the other way
The Greatly Exaggerated Death of (Some) Cities
Anticipating the end of the pandemic, U.S. homebuyers are looking to denser neighborhoods in smaller urban areas