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Business And Finance Archive

Archives for November 2020

The challenge of combating fake news in Asian American communities
Politics

Language diversity within the AAPI community means misinformation is difficult to track.

By Terry Nguyen
Technology
Why streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballsWhy streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballs
Technology

Streaming TV should be easy, but fights among Roku, Amazon, HBO, and NBC are making it hard.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
How TV paved America’s road to TrumpHow TV paved America’s road to Trump
Politics

“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: TV critic James Poniewozik explains the multimedia character Trump created.

By Sean Illing
Technology
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”
Podcast
Technology

The Times’s subscription business is booming. But the BuzzFeed CEO has a critique.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
It took a pandemic to change the movie businessIt took a pandemic to change the movie business
Technology

Why you can see Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas Day.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Why Trump and McConnell are trying — and failing — to push through Fed pick Judy SheltonWhy Trump and McConnell are trying — and failing — to push through Fed pick Judy Shelton
Politics

Fed nominee Judy Shelton was blocked by the Senate — but she might be back.

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
Trump’s turn against Fox News, explainedTrump’s turn against Fox News, explained
Explainers

The network sometimes engages with the reality that Biden won. For Trump, that’s an unforgivable sin.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing mediaTrump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing media
Politics

CNN’s Brian Stelter on the conservative backlash against Fox News, the rise of Newsmax, and the bottomless appetite for right-wing propaganda.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yetFox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet
Technology

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t believe Trump was cheated. But he’s letting Fox personalities spin tales that could permanently harm America.

By Peter Kafka
Trump spent years worrying about the stock market only to discover Wall Street doesn’t care if he loses
2020 Presidential Election

Wall Street was fine with a Donald Trump presidency. Turns out it’s good with a Joe Biden presidency, too.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”
Politics

Cooper used to be a conventional TV reporter. Then Trump became president.

By Laura McGann
Technology
The New York Times is thriving in chaosThe New York Times is thriving in chaos
Technology

People spent the summer freaking out and subscribing to the paper of record.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Why the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTubeWhy the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTube
Technology

YouTube memes are a big part of the president’s Election Day push.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.
Technology

What happens to the likes of Sarah Cooper, Crooked Media, and the Lincoln Project in a Trumpless world?

By Peter Kafka