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Margarita Noriega

Margarita Noriega

Former Shortform Editor

    Latest articles by Margarita Noriega

    Business & Finance
    Greek crisis: A reader’s guide to puns and portmanteausGreek crisis: A reader’s guide to puns and portmanteaus
    Business & Finance

    To become a true news junkie on Greece debt problems, you’ll first need to understand the slang crucial to these missives.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    Airbnb asked $150,000 for a 10 percent stake in 2008. 7 investors turned it down.Airbnb asked $150,000 for a 10 percent stake in 2008. 7 investors turned it down.
    Business & Finance

    Brian Chesky: “Next time you have an idea and it gets rejected, I want you to think of these emails.”

    By Margarita Noriega
    Music
    This brilliant project reimagines the Killers’ Mr. Brightside using VinesThis brilliant project reimagines the Killers’ Mr. Brightside using Vines
    Music

    A new milestone in adorable music video history.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Politics
    What the world looks like to Donald Trump, mappedWhat the world looks like to Donald Trump, mapped
    Politics

    They’re not real maps, but they still hit home.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    When the NYSE glitched, the world jumpedWhen the NYSE glitched, the world jumped
    Business & Finance

    Take it as a good sign for the future of media that so many were alarmed by a technical glitch that caused the New York Stock Exchange to temporarily shut down Wednesday.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    GM recalls nearly 250,000 vehiclesGM recalls nearly 250,000 vehicles
    Business & Finance

    Hummer SUV, Chevrolet Sparks, and Sonics are all impacted — but not in the same way.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    How China’s crisis compares to Greece’s, in one tweetHow China’s crisis compares to Greece’s, in one tweet
    Business & Finance

    China and Greece have very different stock markets, but they do have one primary factor in common— the undivided attention of worried central banks.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    Undocumented immigrants: Donald Trump was our boss in DCUndocumented immigrants: Donald Trump was our boss in DC
    Business & Finance

    Did Trump employ undocumented immigrants to help construct his luxury hotel in Washington?

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    Why Carnival can’t call its new US-Cuba travel a “cruise”Why Carnival can’t call its new US-Cuba travel a “cruise”
    Business & Finance

    It’s not a booze cruise, it’s a voyage with booze.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    “What happens if we leave the euro?”: The top Google searches from Greece“What happens if we leave the euro?”: The top Google searches from Greece
    Business & Finance

    Greece’s referendum on its debt crisis left many Greeks with unanswered questions.

    By Margarita Noriega