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Money Archive

Archives for September 2023

Podcasts
5 new books (and one very old one) to read in order to understand capitalism5 new books (and one very old one) to read in order to understand capitalism
Podcast
Podcasts

Today, Explained looks at how Americans lost faith in capitalism — and whether we can get it back.

By Noel King
Money
Dumb Money and what actually happened with GameStop, explainedDumb Money and what actually happened with GameStop, explained
Money

Wait, were the short sellers right about GameStop?

By Emily Stewart
Policy
The prices hospitals post online can be wildly different than what they tell patients over the phoneThe prices hospitals post online can be wildly different than what they tell patients over the phone
Policy

University of Texas researchers, with help from Mark Cuban, find price transparency still has a long way to go.

By Dylan Scott
Technology
Twitter’s CEO had a wild, combative appearance at the Code conferenceTwitter’s CEO had a wild, combative appearance at the Code conference
Technology

Linda Yaccarino used to sell TV advertising. Selling Elon Musk is a whole different deal.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won bigThe Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big
Culture

Here’s what’s coming in the WGA’s new contract.

By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily Stewart
Inside the very strange, very expensive race to “de-age”
Money

“Young blood,” starvation, fruit-only diets: How the rich are striving to “age in reverse”

By Whizy Kim
Economy
Will the economy finally un-weird itself?Will the economy finally un-weird itself?
Economy

The economy’s “hold your breath moment,” explained

By Emily Stewart
Labor
Everything you need to know to feel smart about the UAW strikeEverything you need to know to feel smart about the UAW strike
Labor

Why are auto workers striking? What’s their special strategy? And wait, what’s the UAW?

By Emily Stewart and Ellen Ioanes
Technology
Why is Rupert Murdoch leaving his empire now?Why is Rupert Murdoch leaving his empire now?
Technology

Lachlan Murdoch will be formally in charge of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and everything else his father built and bought. For now.

By Peter Kafka
Future Perfect
We cut child poverty to historic lows, then let it rebound faster than ever beforeWe cut child poverty to historic lows, then let it rebound faster than ever before
Future Perfect

The expanded child tax credit was a well-tested solution to child poverty. Bring it back.

By Oshan Jarow
Culture
What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes?What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes?
Culture

On the AMPTP’s identity crisis, Drew Barrymore, the fall TV calendar, and whether this will ever end.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Money
Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?
Money

Tap-to-pay makes spending money fun, easy, and virtually invisible.

By Whizy Kim
Florida’s favorite grocery store seeks to be uncomplicated in a complicated world
The United States of Florida

Could you build a company like Publix today?

By Emily Stewart
The United States of Florida
The mind-boggling scale of Disney WorldThe mind-boggling scale of Disney World
The United States of Florida

The happiest place on earth, explained by the numbers.

By Whizy Kim
Donald Trump
Trump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plansTrump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plans
Donald Trump

In Sunday’s interview with Kristen Welker, Trump went with his classic playbook of vague answers and conspiracy theories.

By Ellen Ioanes