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Business And Finance Archive

Archives for September 2020

Money
The false hope of reopening is killing small businessesThe false hope of reopening is killing small businesses
Money

“People are not comfortable going to public places yet.”

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Amazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring programAmazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring program
Technology

Some workers are raising concerns in light of larger tensions over labor organizing.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
Politics
The election result the stock market is really afraid ofThe election result the stock market is really afraid of
Politics

“Markets don’t give a shit about who’s president”: Wall Street’s biggest 2020 fear is a contested result.

By Emily Stewart
How do you cover a presidential campaign during a pandemic?
The future of the vote

What happens when the campaign trail is an ethernet cable?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Disney’s live-action Mulan is streaming on Disney+ after months of pandemic delaysDisney’s live-action Mulan is streaming on Disney+ after months of pandemic delays
Culture

The new film is now available as a premium add-on for $29.99.

By Vox Staff
How to build a better American economy
Policy

A blueprint exists for a more inclusive, successful nation that invests in the well-being of its citizens. We only have to look to the past.

By Zachary D. Carter
Money
The extremely profitable (and ethically murky) business of reselling dumbbellsThe extremely profitable (and ethically murky) business of reselling dumbbells
Money

Dumbbells are impossibly expensive right now, thanks in large part to resellers taking advantage of a shortage.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
After 6 months and $1.8 billion, Quibi wants a new owner. That will be a hard sell.After 6 months and $1.8 billion, Quibi wants a new owner. That will be a hard sell.
Technology

Quibi shows were supposed to be “quick bites.” But the company was supposed to last longer than this.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Conservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victoryConservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victory
Politics

A “coup” against Trump. Postal workers stealing the election. Welcome to 2020 according to right-wing media.

By Zack Beauchamp
Money Talks: The college friends launching a company in a pandemic
Money

After job loss and upheaval due to Covid-19, Ken Chester Jr. and Linglong Wei started WorkJustly to combat hiring discrimination.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Give everybody the internet
Technology

We need to get the internet to everyone in America. Here’s what it would take to do it.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Mulan’s witch is the best part of the new movie — and also the most disappointingMulan’s witch is the best part of the new movie — and also the most disappointing
Culture

Gong Li and the intriguing new character deserved better.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Beyond Mulan: The queerest films in the Disney canon
Culture

Disney films have always resonated with queer and trans audiences. Here are the gayest films in the canon.

By Aja Romano, Alex Abad-Santos and 1 more
Technology
Apple, under pressure from advertisers and developers, will wait 6 months to enforce new privacy rulesApple, under pressure from advertisers and developers, will wait 6 months to enforce new privacy rules
Technology

Apple and Facebook are fighting again. This time it’s about ads and privacy.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
What Mulan taught me about identity, honor, and drag saving ChinaWhat Mulan taught me about identity, honor, and drag saving China
Culture

Why Disney’s Mulan is a queer icon.

By Alex Abad-Santos