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Business And Finance Archive

Archives for April 2020

How to get the coronavirus unemployment benefits, explained
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

Vox answers your questions about new US unemployment benefits.

By Ella Nilsen
Technology
A single Trump tweet sums up his media strategy: ConfusionA single Trump tweet sums up his media strategy: Confusion
Technology

He can’t make his disinfectant remarks go away. So he’s trying to douse them with doubt.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Rudy Giuliani doesn’t get how coronavirus works. Fox News showcased his misinformation anyway.Rudy Giuliani doesn’t get how coronavirus works. Fox News showcased his misinformation anyway.
Politics

Hours after President Trump mused about injecting disinfectant, his lawyer pushed misinformation of his own.

By Aaron Rupar
Georgia’s unusual unemployment benefits rule lets some workers fall through the cracks
Politics

A new rule in Georgia means employers are responsible for filing unemployment for furloughed employees every week.

By Ella Nilsen
Media
Trump and Fox News want to send their hydroxychloroquine hype down the memory holeTrump and Fox News want to send their hydroxychloroquine hype down the memory hole
Media

They’ve suddenly stopped talking about an unproven drug they touted as a possible miracle cure. It’s not an accident.

By Aaron Rupar
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis
How to apply for unemployment benefits if you’re a freelancer or self-employedHow to apply for unemployment benefits if you’re a freelancer or self-employed
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

Why it’s taken so long for some states to set up unemployment programs for freelancers, gig economy workers, and self-employed people.

By Ella Nilsen
Technology
Netflix had the best quarter in its history because of the pandemicNetflix had the best quarter in its history because of the pandemic
Technology

The streaming company thought it would add 7 million subscribers. A global lockdown gave it 16 million.

By Peter Kafka
Getting unemployment has been a nightmare for millions of people across the country
Politics

With 22 million people trying to get unemployment at once, the system is overwhelmed.

By Ella Nilsen
Capitalism is turning us into addicts
Science

How Big Business shapes our habits and desires.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Trump’s dangerous “LIBERATE” tweets represent the views of a small minorityTrump’s dangerous “LIBERATE” tweets represent the views of a small minority
Politics

Don’t let Fox News and the president fool you.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
How Fox News is playing fast and loose with American lives, illustrated by one Dr. Oz clipHow Fox News is playing fast and loose with American lives, illustrated by one Dr. Oz clip
Politics

“Schools are a very appetizing opportunity.”

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
Trump’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history”Trump’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history”
Technology

Americans are scared and confused about how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s only going to get worse, journalism critic Jay Rosen explains.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
No one can opt out of this pandemic. And that will change us forever.No one can opt out of this pandemic. And that will change us forever.
Culture

Why life during coronavirus will have “a permanent effect on people’s respect for reality.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
What went wrong with the media’s coronavirus coverage?
Technology

And can we do better?

By Peter Kafka
Business & Finance
“Kill your earnings”: Jim Cramer’s surprising take on the coronavirus crisis“Kill your earnings”: Jim Cramer’s surprising take on the coronavirus crisis
Business & Finance

CNBC’s biggest star sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders.

By Emily Stewart