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Business And Finance Archive

Archives for October 2020

Culture
You don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The MandalorianYou don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The Mandalorian
Culture

Here’s a few things to know about Disney+’s Star Wars TV show if you’re not a Star Wars fan.

By Allegra Frank
Explainers
Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public bankingExclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public banking
Explainers

Rashida Tlaib and AOC are rolling out a plan to help create public banks across the country.

By Emily Stewart
Money
This entrepreneur is competing with DoorDash — by delivering only from Black-owned restaurantsThis entrepreneur is competing with DoorDash — by delivering only from Black-owned restaurants
Money

2020 has been one heck of a year to be a young, Black-owned small business.

By Queen Muse
Politics
The remote learning center trend, explainedThe remote learning center trend, explained
Politics

For parents who can’t afford “pods,” some small businesses and nonprofits are filling the void.

By Anna North
Politics
How the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox NewsHow the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox News
Politics

Chris Wallace, who moderated the first debate, was “jealous.”

By Alex Ward
Technology
In defense of QuibiIn defense of Quibi
Technology

It was no Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Which isn’t a terrible thing.

By Peter Kafka
Climate
How the 137 million Americans who own stock can force climate actionHow the 137 million Americans who own stock can force climate action
Climate

The two best ways to hold companies to their climate commitments.

By Michael O'Leary and Warren Valdmanis
Technology
Morning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business InsiderMorning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business Insider
Technology

A deal could value the five-year-old publishing company at more than $75 million.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.
Technology

California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.

By Jason Kint
Technology
Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?
Technology

We know it won’t be Trump.

By Peter Kafka