Business & Finance
Vox’s coverage of business and finance: the stock market, the economy, companies behaving badly, and more.
The sudden rise and precipitous fall of Newsmax, explained by an expert.
Companies aren’t going to save America.
Consumers can support workers with their pocketbooks — and politics.
The US needs a national standard to protect workers from heat.
It thinks you’ll watch Stranger Things and then play Stranger Things, the game.
It’s good Hannity spoke out for vaccines. But Fox continues to be wildly irresponsible.
The newest streaming service doesn’t make sense, but it’s happening now anyway.
YouTube gives half its revenue to the people who make its videos. Facebook doesn’t want to do that.
The president’s big antitrust push could impact how much you pay for plane tickets and prescription drugs.
Why are prices going up? Used cars, gas, and groceries seem more expensive because they are.
Carlson’s story about the NSA reading his emails would be easier to take seriously if he wasn’t a serial fabulist.
Privacy experts aren’t so keen on the idea.
BuzzFeed is smaller than it thought it was going to be but it thinks it’s big enough to sell shares to the public this fall.
Workers are leaving their jobs. But are they getting better ones?
A conspiracy theory about the insurrection illustrates the right-wing misinformation pipeline.
The Berkshire Hathaway billionaire says he’s “optimistic.”
Kamala Harris wants big US companies to invest in Central America.
“If you’re trading like it’s a game, you’re probably going to lose.”
The NLRB is expanding its complaint against Google.
Girlbosses convinced us they would change capitalism. We weren’t wrong in hoping they would.
Facebook wants to launch its newsletter product later this month. But it doesn’t want controversial writers using it — just the ones it’s recruiting.
It probably won’t look like this for long.
Newsrooms are debating, in real time, what’s okay to say out loud and what you’re supposed to keep in your head. Ask Emily Wilder.
If you think you’re in on the crypto joke, the joke might be on you.
To truly change the game and reach the mass market, electric vehicles need to be much cheaper.
Anyone who says they know exactly what’s happening in the economy is lying.
The people who brought you Game of Thrones are merging with the people who bring you 90 Day Fiancé.
The saga highlights just how uncharted the territory is in the world of crypto philanthropy.
For a year that’s been so bad, it’s hard not to wonder why the stock market has been so good.
John Gruber has a reasonably modest proposal.
Jack Dorsey has bought Scroll, an ad-blocking startup. It’s part of a larger subscription push.
A lumber frenzy has taken over homebuilding, Home Depot, and the internet.
Suddenly, Apple has multiple antitrust fights on its hands. A new one starts Monday.
On platforms like Substack and Patreon, subscriptions can be emotional purchases. But others, like Amazon Prime, feel more like utilities.
Apple hasn’t tried to make a business out of podcasting until now. Will you pay?
We’re eating more meatless meat than ever, but it’s still not much.
Your local newspaper is dying. Can newsletters replace it?
As Coinbase goes public, cryptocurrency is more mainstream than ever.
The fintech app Bumped wants stocks to be the new customer rewards programs.
The network will soon feature multiple shows hosted by former Trump administration officials.