Business & Finance
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A Q&A with the co-founder of the news startup.


The Fed’s rate hikes carry an implicit assumption: Double-digit Black unemployment is worth lower inflation.


The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Community Financial v. CFPB is completely incoherent.

The head of Employ America has swiftly become one of the most influential voices lobbying the Federal Reserve to save workers.


Some experts say it never really broke.


Can she break Democrats’ losing streak in North Carolina?


While many economists agree that the American Rescue Plan did worsen inflation by giving people more money to spend, they continue to disagree about the extent.

Food prices continued to rise in September as consumers spent more on everything from meat and cereal to fruits and vegetables.


Netflix’s new cheaper subscription has ads, but it doesn’t have all of its shows and movies.


Maybe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia wasn’t so brilliant.


Even as recession fears grow and job openings drop, layoffs remain low for now.


The world’s richest man has a $44 billion change of heart. (Maybe.)


It’s a multibillion-dollar industry for a reason.


The Securities and Exchange Commission kept up with the Kardashians.


New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss introduced a massive tax cut package — and triggered a currency crisis.


Losing billions hasn’t erased the wild gains they made since the start of the pandemic.


Four theories on why ad sales are plummeting even as the economy is doing fine.


Waiting lists are getting longer, and child care centers say they’re losing workers to fast-food chains with better wages and benefits.


It looks like the boom days are fading in Big Tech, even if the cash is still flowing.


Your boss is the boss of your job, not of your life.


The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on Wednesday. Here’s what that could mean.


How to track which media company owns your favorite show — and why that may no longer be a media company.


Shelter prices rose 0.7 percent in August, the biggest monthly jump since 1991.


Are the tech layoffs an anomaly or a warning sign?

Not everyone quit during the Great Resignation.


Who loses in the battle against inflation.


It’s becoming harder for buyers and renters to afford housing with steep mortgage rates and ultra-high prices.


A (mostly) post-pandemic update.

Let’s talk about “anchor problems” and “gravity problems.”

One of the world’s most powerful news outlets has a new mandate.


The move has drawn criticism from some economists who argue that loan forgiveness could worsen already high inflation.


Two theories about the departure of CNN’s star media reporter — and what it tells us about CNN and the company that owns it.


Adam Neumann burned billions. Now investors are giving him more money.


HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel rolls out as the streaming industry reconsiders ... everything.


The IRS funding in the Inflation Reduction Act has become a political flashpoint, but what does it really do?


Yet another downside to fossil fuel dependence.

The rise of the side startup.


The slowdown in price growth is a significant step in the right direction. But higher prices for many goods and services could be in store for a while.


Money from Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — is pouring into Washington publications.

