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Money
A European grocery chain is boycotting high prices. Could it happen in the US?A European grocery chain is boycotting high prices. Could it happen in the US?
Money

Inflation is cooling, but food companies keep raising prices.

By Whizy Kim
How Boeing put profits over planes
Money

The fall of Boeing has been decades in the making.

By Whizy Kim
Billionaires
Where do billionaires come from? Mom and Dad.Where do billionaires come from? Mom and Dad.
Billionaires

The great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich.

By Whizy Kim
Technology
How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAIHow copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI
Technology

The New York Times v. OpenAI, explained.

By Adam Clark Estes
Business & Finance
The Biden administration’s plan to slash bank overdraft fees, explainedThe Biden administration’s plan to slash bank overdraft fees, explained
Business & Finance

Nobody likes overdrafting their bank account. Biden wants to make it less painful.

By Nicole Narea
How plagiarism became the latest weapon in the culture wars
Culture

The fight over plagiarism is the harbinger of a messy new era.

By Constance Grady
Billionaires
Who is Bill Ackman and why is he so mad?Who is Bill Ackman and why is he so mad?
Billionaires

The aggrieved billionaire is gunning for Harvard, Business Insider, and anyone who talks about his wife.

By Whizy Kim
We’re all addicted to cheap stuff — and Temu knows it
Money

How the new Chinese shopping site came from seemingly nowhere and is changing the way we shop.

By Whizy Kim
Money
Starbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycottsStarbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycotts
Money

Starbucks’s messy December, explained.

By Emily Stewart
Israel
Israel’s wartime assault on the free pressIsrael’s wartime assault on the free press
Israel

With dozens of reporters dead in Gaza and others harassed and censored inside Israel, experts are deeply concerned about press freedom in “the Middle East’s only democracy.”

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
Elon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judgesElon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judges
Supreme Court

Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.

By Ian Millhiser
The annoying — and hard to solve — problem of stolen packages
Money

A thoroughly modern nuisance for consumers, shippers, and retailers alike.

By Whizy Kim
The Gray Area
The author Michael Lewis on the lessons of Sam Bankman-FriedThe author Michael Lewis on the lessons of Sam Bankman-Fried
Podcast
The Gray Area

Why did so many people believe in SBF — and what should we think now?

By Sean Illing
Money
The whole Taylor Swift-NFL cross-promotion thing is starting to feel ickyThe whole Taylor Swift-NFL cross-promotion thing is starting to feel icky
Money

Even Travis Kelce thinks it’s a bit much.

By Emily Stewart
Money
Why your $7 latte is $7Why your $7 latte is $7
Money

Your expensive coffee habit is indeed getting even more expensive.

By Emily Stewart
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
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
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
Politics
Trump could soon be in big legal trouble for inflating his net worthTrump could soon be in big legal trouble for inflating his net worth
Politics

New York’s attorney general wants a speedy ruling in the case over Trump’s business dealings.

By Nicole Narea
Money
The conservative boycott playbook is kind of workingThe conservative boycott playbook is kind of working
Money

From Bud Light to Target, right-wing anger at “woke capitalism” is scaring corporate America.

By Emily Stewart
2024 GOP primary
Even Elon Musk can’t fully wreck Twitter’s one great superpowerEven Elon Musk can’t fully wreck Twitter’s one great superpower
2024 GOP primary

“A place to make fun of what you see on TV” is less compelling than “the global town square.” But it’s more accurate.

By Peter Kafka
Money
Nobody wins in the Hollywood strikes, including billion-dollar studiosNobody wins in the Hollywood strikes, including billion-dollar studios
Money

CEOs like Bob Iger and David Zaslav seem willing to lose money during the writers and actors strikes. Why?

By Emily Stewart
Money
Mortgage rates are at a 21-year high. Here’s what that means for you.Mortgage rates are at a 21-year high. Here’s what that means for you.
Money

It could have near-term impacts for buyers and sellers.

By Li Zhou
Sports
Disney used to hate gambling. Now it’s doing a $2 billion sports betting deal.Disney used to hate gambling. Now it’s doing a $2 billion sports betting deal.
Sports

What Disney’s ESPN/Penn Entertainment tie-up tells us about sports, pop culture, and the media business.

By Peter Kafka
Unions
What a trucking company bankruptcy tells us about labor tensions in AmericaWhat a trucking company bankruptcy tells us about labor tensions in America
Unions

The freight trucking company Yellow struggled for years. It’s blaming its union anyway.

By Whizy Kim
Technology
The creator of Black Mirror is okay with tech. People, on the other hand ...The creator of Black Mirror is okay with tech. People, on the other hand ...
Technology

A chat with Charlie Brooker about AI, creativity, and why tech can be like growing an extra limb.

By Peter Kafka
Economy
Why did the US credit rating just get dinged?Why did the US credit rating just get dinged?
Economy

It might have more to do with the country’s political dysfunction than with its solvency.

By Keren Landman, MD
The weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoid
How to travel now

Do not click on that travel website (probably).

By Emily Stewart
Economy
What the new Fed interest rate hike might mean for the economyWhat the new Fed interest rate hike might mean for the economy
Economy

The Fed is looking to slow but not stop its aggressive approach to inflation.

By Nicole Narea
Money
Hollywood’s got a crypto critic. Should we pay attention?Hollywood’s got a crypto critic. Should we pay attention?
Money

It’s probably wise to avoid celebrity advice on money, but The O.C.’s Ben McKenzie has a point.

By Emily Stewart
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
You’re going to see more AI-written articles whether you like it or notYou’re going to see more AI-written articles whether you like it or not
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Why G/O Media thinks we should have more stories written by bots.

By Peter Kafka
Climate
Climate change is already making parts of America uninsurableClimate change is already making parts of America uninsurable
Climate

“We’re steadily marching toward an uninsurable future.”

By Umair Irfan
Supreme Court
The difficult reality of restarting student loan payments, in 5 chartsThe difficult reality of restarting student loan payments, in 5 charts
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and payments are restarting. What is the potential economic fallout?

By Nicole Narea
Money
Amazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low pricesAmazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low prices
Money

Amazon and Walmart are a little bit evil and make us a little bit evil, too.

By Emily Stewart
The ad industry is going all-in on AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

At Cannes Lions, the year’s biggest ad event, you couldn’t escape talk of ChatGPT or Midjourney, even at the yacht parties.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Media
Why was Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News?Why was Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News?
Media

The details surrounding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from Fox News are murky.

By Vox Staff
Media
Jesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explainedJesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explained
Media

Can the smarmy “lightweight” fill Bill O’Reilly and Tucker Carlson’s shoes?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
HBO shows are coming to Netflix. Here’s why that matters.HBO shows are coming to Netflix. Here’s why that matters.
Technology

Netflix set out to become HBO. Now it’s going to stream actual HBO shows. Goodbye, streaming wars?

By Peter Kafka
Climate
What you should know about buying a used EVWhat you should know about buying a used EV
Climate

The first electric car for most people will be a used one.

By Umair Irfan