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Business And Finance Archive

Archives for May 2020

Media
“Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets“Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets
Media

Arrests, shootings, and harassment of journalists are features of the George Floyd protests.

By Alex Ward
Explainers
Why housing prices aren’t dropping in the pandemicWhy housing prices aren’t dropping in the pandemic
Explainers

The housing market isn’t collapsing.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
The baseless Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory that Trump keeps pushing, explainedThe baseless Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory that Trump keeps pushing, explained
Politics

There’s no evidence that Joe Scarborough was involved in a staffer’s death.

By Katelyn Burns
Technology
The pandemic will put billionaires’ commitment to journalism to the testThe pandemic will put billionaires’ commitment to journalism to the test
Technology

Is it a charity or a business?

By Theodore Schleifer
Media
Eric Trump used his latest Fox News appearance to push an absurd conspiracy theory about Covid-19Eric Trump used his latest Fox News appearance to push an absurd conspiracy theory about Covid-19
Media

Trump’s interview with Judge Jeanine illustrated how Fox News’s coronavirus coverage has gone back off the rails.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump’s latest Fox Business interview was an elaborate distraction campaignTrump’s latest Fox Business interview was an elaborate distraction campaign
Politics

Trump wants to change the topic from coronavirus to conspiracy theories. Fox is helping him out.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Media coverage has blown anti-lockdown protests out of proportionMedia coverage has blown anti-lockdown protests out of proportion
Politics

Recent anti-Trump rallies have been bigger than the anti-lockdown protests. Guess which ones got more media attention?

By Erica Chenoweth, Lara Putnam and 3 more
Politics
Trump’s train wreck ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox NewsTrump’s train wreck ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox News
Politics

“I’ll be honest, uh, I have a lot of things going on,” Trump said, trying to explain his lack of coronavirus preparation.

By Aaron Rupar
Explainers
The economy is in free fall. So why isn’t the stock market?The economy is in free fall. So why isn’t the stock market?
Explainers

Everything is bad, and yet somehow the stock market is good.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Poll: Most freelance workers still haven’t gotten unemployment or government loansPoll: Most freelance workers still haven’t gotten unemployment or government loans
Politics

A survey of Freelancers Union members showed the vast majority of freelancers who applied for government relief still haven’t received it.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
A Democratic plan to stretch expanded unemployment insurance through DecemberA Democratic plan to stretch expanded unemployment insurance through December
Politics

Expanded unemployment benefits end in late July. Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan wants to extend them through the rest of the year.

By Ella Nilsen