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Technology
What happens to Silicon Valley without Silicon Valley Bank?What happens to Silicon Valley without Silicon Valley Bank?
Technology

A regional bank helped the tech industry grow. Now it might need to shrink.

By Sara Morrison
Policy
Why the Silicon Valley Bank collapse couldn’t have happened in this one stateWhy the Silicon Valley Bank collapse couldn’t have happened in this one state
Policy

Don’t want to lose your bank deposits? Simple: Bank in Massachusetts.

By Dylan Matthews
Money
Did the Fed break Silicon Valley Bank?Did the Fed break Silicon Valley Bank?
Money

SVB’s collapse is the price of the Fed’s interest rate gambit.

By Emily Stewart
Money
What the hell is a “woke bank”?What the hell is a “woke bank”?
Money

As Silicon Valley Bank collapses, the right returns to its favorite boogeyman.

By Whizy Kim
Business & Finance
Trump-era banking law paved way for Silicon Valley Bank’s collapseTrump-era banking law paved way for Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Bank was a test case for Congress’s 2018 bipartisan banking deregulation law. It failed.

By Nicole Narea
Money
You might not know if your blender will kill youYou might not know if your blender will kill you
Money

America’s messy, screwed-up product recall system, explained.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
The desperate pandering of Tucker CarlsonThe desperate pandering of Tucker Carlson
Politics

The Dominion-Fox lawsuit puts the lie to Tucker Carlson’s January 6 revisionist history.

By Andrew Prokop
Personal Finance
Money TalksMoney Talks
Personal Finance

Conversations about navigating money in relationships.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Ron DeSantis’s plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explainedRon DeSantis’s plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explained
Politics

DeSantis wants to destroy a fundament of American free speech law.

By Ian Millhiser
Money
You can now buy a fraction of a house. Should you?You can now buy a fraction of a house. Should you?
Money

Buying a home is more out of reach than ever. But a new investing trend could spell trouble.

By Whizy Kim
Politics
“Make Trump a non person”: Rupert Murdoch’s Ron DeSantis pivot, explained by a legal filing“Make Trump a non person”: Rupert Murdoch’s Ron DeSantis pivot, explained by a legal filing
Politics

Fox didn’t take down Trump. They built up an alternative.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Supreme Court will decide if a whole federal agency is unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court will decide if a whole federal agency is unconstitutional
Politics

That’s actually good news.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
A new indictment shows how Sam Bankman-Fried’s political influence workedA new indictment shows how Sam Bankman-Fried’s political influence worked
Politics

One FTX executive donated to “woke shit for transactional purposes.” Another gave to Republicans.

By Andrew Prokop
Labor
The five-day workweek is deadThe five-day workweek is dead
Labor

The calls for something better are just getting louder.

By Anna North
Technology
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping downYouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
Technology

One of the most prominent women in tech — and one of Google’s earliest employees — is leaving the company.

By Peter Kafka
Money
How crypto failed Black investorsHow crypto failed Black investors
Money

The American financial system has long fallen short for Black communities. Crypto is just another iteration.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
The case for better-seats-cost-more movie ticketsThe case for better-seats-cost-more movie tickets
Technology

AMC’s new plan is ... good?

By Peter Kafka
Money
Why you know the names of tons of medicines you’ll never needWhy you know the names of tons of medicines you’ll never need
Money

Before you’d heard of Ozempic, constant TV ads made sure you knew the Ozempic song.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Last year’s Super Bowl ads aged like milkLast year’s Super Bowl ads aged like milk
Technology

Don’t expect to see any crypto ads this year.

By Sara Morrison
Money Talks: The best friends running parallel businesses
Even Better

Meredith and Julia have swapped tips on everything from pricing to fighting off self-doubt as they’ve grown their own craft companies.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Money
How this billionaire lost half his net worth in a matter of weeksHow this billionaire lost half his net worth in a matter of weeks
Money

Gautam Adani was Asia’s wealthiest man coming into 2023. Now, he’s lost billions after a bombshell report from a small US investment firm.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuitsThe AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits
Technology

What can Napster tell us about the future?

By Peter Kafka
Money
The death of the customer service hotlineThe death of the customer service hotline
Money

Need to call Facebook? Frontier? Good luck.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
FairTax, the GOP plan for a 30 percent national sales tax, explainedFairTax, the GOP plan for a 30 percent national sales tax, explained
Politics

Why Kevin McCarthy agreed to put a radical plan to remake the tax code up for a vote.

By Dylan Matthews
Science
The Federal Reserve is starting a climate experimentThe Federal Reserve is starting a climate experiment
Science

The central bank is studying climate risks at major banks, but Fed chair Jerome Powell doesn’t want to get involved in policy.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
Wages are still growing rapidly. The Fed wants them to slow down.Wages are still growing rapidly. The Fed wants them to slow down.
Politics

Strong wage gains could keep fueling inflation and make it harder for the Federal Reserve to get price increases under control.

By Madeleine Ngo
Politics
The US just hit the debt limit. What happens now?The US just hit the debt limit. What happens now?
Politics

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said officials have started to deploy “extraordinary measures” to make sure the country can keep paying its bills.

By Madeleine Ngo
Money
Fears of a white-collar recession are overblownFears of a white-collar recession are overblown
Money

Layoffs in media and tech don’t mean you’re getting laid off, too.

By Emily Stewart
Economy
Inflation is cooling. Why are egg prices still so hard to crack?Inflation is cooling. Why are egg prices still so hard to crack?
Economy

The eggs are expensive because the chickens are sick.

By Emily Stewart
Money
Your credit card rewards might not be worth itYour credit card rewards might not be worth it
Money

Credit card rewards are only good for you if you are good at them.

By Emily Stewart
3 charts that explain what’s happening with US inflation
Politics

The latest inflation data released on Thursday showed that price increases continued to slow.

By Madeleine Ngo
Money
Job interviews are a nightmare — and only getting worseJob interviews are a nightmare — and only getting worse
Money

Employers are constantly finding new hoops for candidates to jump through.

By Emily Stewart
Science
Travel is almost back to pre-Covid levels. So are carbon dioxide emissions.Travel is almost back to pre-Covid levels. So are carbon dioxide emissions.
Science

Economic growth outpaced the increase in carbon dioxide pollution.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
4 changes in the labor market that could signal a recession4 changes in the labor market that could signal a recession
Politics

New data on Friday showed that job growth remained strong, despite widespread fears of a recession.

By Madeleine Ngo
The ultrarich are getting cozy in America’s tax havens at everyone else’s expense
Money

More states are slashing or eliminating taxes, lessening the burden mostly for the wealthy. What does that cost the rest of us?

By Whizy Kim
Your stuff is actually worse now
Money

How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.

By Izzie Ramirez
Politics
3 different paths the economy could take in 20233 different paths the economy could take in 2023
Politics

Inflation is expected to slow in the coming months, but that could also mean the United States tips into a recession.

By Madeleine Ngo
Technology
Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
Technology

We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, and ad-free Netflix.

By Sara Morrison
Money
The money party is overThe money party is over
Money

No one was celebrating in 2022’s economy.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Sean Hannity’s damning deposition in the Fox News defamation lawsuit, explainedSean Hannity’s damning deposition in the Fox News defamation lawsuit, explained
Politics

Will Fox News have to answer for its misleading coverage of the 2020 election?

By Nicole Narea