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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    The best stimulus idea Democrats are leaving on the table
    Politics

    Pandemic relief should hinge on when the economy gets better, not an arbitrary date Congress picked for help to end.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    What, if anything, did the GameStop saga teach us?What, if anything, did the GameStop saga teach us?
    Politics

    What happened with GameStop exposed some real problems with the market. Nobody knows quite what to do about it.

    By Emily Stewart
    How Biden learned to go big
    Politics

    Democrats undershot it on the economy in 2009. They’re determined not to repeat that mistake.

    By Emily Stewart and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    The risks of going too big on stimulus are real — but going too small could be riskierThe risks of going too big on stimulus are real — but going too small could be riskier
    Politics

    The debate over how big to go on the economic recovery, explained.

    By Emily Stewart
    America’s deeply unequal economic recovery, explained in 7 charts
    Politics

    The pandemic has made employment disparities in America more evident than ever.

    By Emily Stewart and Rani Molla
    Explainers
    The GOP stimulus counteroffer, explainedThe GOP stimulus counteroffer, explained
    Explainers

    A group of Senate Republicans is countering Biden’s Covid-19 relief proposal.

    By Li Zhou and Emily Stewart
    Technology
    Robinhood, and its role in the GameStop saga, explainedRobinhood, and its role in the GameStop saga, explained
    Technology

    Robinhood was a gateway into the stock market for millions of traders. Now it’s trying to get them to slow down.

    By Emily Stewart and Rani Molla
    Politics
    The US faces a historic unemployment crisisThe US faces a historic unemployment crisis
    Politics

    The week before Biden took office, 1.4 million Americans filed for unemployment.

    By Emily Stewart
    7 key moments from Joe Biden’s inauguration special
    Politics

    Joe Biden’s inauguration special attempted a return to normalcy.

    By Li Zhou, Constance Grady and 2 more
    5 winners and 3 losers from Joe Biden’s inauguration
    Politics

    “My whole soul is in this”: Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.

    By Emily Stewart, Dylan Scott and 3 more