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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    The price of Olympic glory
    Money

    Olympic athletes are the stars of the show. Why aren’t they paid like it?

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    Frito-Lay workers are striking. Here’s how to support them.Frito-Lay workers are striking. Here’s how to support them.
    Money

    Consumers can support workers with their pocketbooks — and politics.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    America’s monopoly problem stretches far beyond Big TechAmerica’s monopoly problem stretches far beyond Big Tech
    Money

    Feeling squeezed by corporate America? Monopolies have something to do with it.

    By Emily Stewart
    Everything feels more expensive because it is
    Money

    Why are prices going up? Used cars, gas, and groceries seem more expensive because they are.

    By Rani Molla and Emily Stewart
    Money
    The Bachelor PPP loan drama shows the program was flawed from the startThe Bachelor PPP loan drama shows the program was flawed from the start
    Money

    Giving Arie Luyendyk Jr. $20,833 for his business Instagram Husband LLC wasn’t even the government’s first mistake.

    By Li Zhou and Emily Stewart
    Why do we buy what we buy?
    Money

    A sociologist on why people buy too many things.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re making them worse.Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re making them worse.
    Money

    The robot apocalypse is already here, it just looks different than you thought.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    How big business exploits small businessHow big business exploits small business
    Money

    Companies like Facebook and Uber say they’re supporting small businesses while squashing them.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    New York City’s tragic election circusNew York City’s tragic election circus
    Politics

    The election for New York City’s mayor has descended into chaos.

    By Emily Stewart
    How free trials trick you into thinking you’ll get something for nothing
    Money

    Why we can’t resist the idea of something for nothing.

    By Emily Stewart

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