Skip to main content

Business & Finance

Vox’s coverage of business and finance: the stock market, the economy, companies behaving badly, and more.

Culture
How Disney found itself in the middle of a culture warHow Disney found itself in the middle of a culture war
Culture

Ron DeSantis’s political theater isn’t about changing the company — it’s about clout.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
“Be ready”: Why investors are worried our pandemic boom is about to end“Be ready”: Why investors are worried our pandemic boom is about to end
Technology

A report from startupworld: Things slowed down a lot in the last few months. Blip or trend?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Why Netflix is suddenly losing subscribersWhy Netflix is suddenly losing subscribers
Technology

Reed Hastings used to have streaming to himself. That’s over now.

By Peter Kafka
The daunting task of making cryptocurrency climate-friendly
Technology

Crypto-mining chips get more efficient each year. So why does bitcoin still use more energy than Finland?

By Neel Dhanesha
Technology
This is as good as movies are going to getThis is as good as movies are going to get
Technology

Today you can see superheroes in the theaters and lots of everything else at home. But in the future ...

By Peter Kafka
How I (and US policymakers) got inflation wrong
Politics

Bad takes, revisited.

By Dylan Matthews
Money
The growing, lightly controversial industry teaching kids cryptoThe growing, lightly controversial industry teaching kids crypto
Money

Today’s parents must ask the age-old question: When’s the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?

By Rebecca Jennings
Future Perfect
What the media needs to get right in the next pandemicWhat the media needs to get right in the next pandemic
Future Perfect

Journalists struggled to accurately convey scientific uncertainty on Covid-19.

By Kelsey Piper
Money
The awful American consumerThe awful American consumer
Money

We want cheap stuff fast and don’t care who it hurts.

By Emily Stewart
The New York Times’s old white Democrats problem
Technology

The paper of record’s subscriber base isn’t getting any younger. Maybe a $600 million deal will help.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
WarnerMedia’s ex-boss says you should be happy with Batman at theaters and rom-coms at homeWarnerMedia’s ex-boss says you should be happy with Batman at theaters and rom-coms at home
Technology

A chat with Jason Kilar on his two-year tenure, the future of movies, and more.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
When NFTs came to roller derby, roller derby put up a fightWhen NFTs came to roller derby, roller derby put up a fight
Technology

“Blockchain” would make a good derby name.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Why Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James BondWhy Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James Bond
Technology

Amazon isn’t competing with Netflix, but it is spending billions trying to figure out Hollywood. Maybe 007 can help.

By Peter Kafka
Money Talks: Navigating unemployment two years into the pandemic
Money

Ryan and Julie, a couple working in the entertainment industry, spoke with us about their finances in April of 2020. Here’s how things have changed.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Culture
Disney’s “Don’t Say Gay” stance wasn’t the first time it betrayed its LGBTQ fansDisney’s “Don’t Say Gay” stance wasn’t the first time it betrayed its LGBTQ fans
Culture

Disney Gays have learned to love Disney, even if Disney hasn’t always loved them back.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
War in the time of cryptoWar in the time of crypto
Technology

In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which side is crypto helping? Both.

By Emily Stewart and Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Inheriting bitcoin is harder than it soundsInheriting bitcoin is harder than it sounds
Technology

Your bitcoin can live on, even if you don’t.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Personal Finance
How to keep money from tearing your friendships apartHow to keep money from tearing your friendships apart
Personal Finance

It can be complicated when you make way less (or way more) than your nearest and dearest.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Why some crypto fans are praising Joe BidenWhy some crypto fans are praising Joe Biden
Technology

The president’s new executive order is the government’s next step toward regulating crypto.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Money
Yup, the Russian oil ban means gas prices are going to suckYup, the Russian oil ban means gas prices are going to suck
Money

Russia’s war is going to make gas and a lot of things more expensive.

By Emily Stewart
Future Perfect
The corporate raider taking aim at McDonald’s over the treatment of pigsThe corporate raider taking aim at McDonald’s over the treatment of pigs
Future Perfect

Why Carl Icahn launched an animal welfare-focused proxy fight against the fast food giant.

By Kenny Torrella
Money
Inflation, explained by eggsInflation, explained by eggs
Money

Inflation is a tough egg to crack. We gave it a try anyway.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Immigrants could help the US labor shortage — if the government would let themImmigrants could help the US labor shortage — if the government would let them
Politics

A massive work permit backlog is threatening to put immigrants out of work.

By Nicole Narea
Technology
Peloton’s problems aren’t just Peloton’sPeloton’s problems aren’t just Peloton’s
Technology

The company’s downfall could spell trouble for its peers.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?
Technology

A $250 billion question.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
There’s finally momentum to stop stock trading in CongressThere’s finally momentum to stop stock trading in Congress
Politics

Details vary, but Democrats and Republicans are both ready to ban stock trading by lawmakers.

By Ellen Ioanes
Technology
It’s harder than ever to get fired or laid offIt’s harder than ever to get fired or laid off
Technology

Employers aren’t letting go of workers. That’s another indicator of worker power.

By Rani Molla
Technology
It’s going to take a lot more than Neil Young to change Spotify’s mind about Joe RoganIt’s going to take a lot more than Neil Young to change Spotify’s mind about Joe Rogan
Podcast
Technology

Other musicians aren’t boycotting the music service. Will you?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The high price of a crypto salaryThe high price of a crypto salary
Technology

You can now get paid in bitcoin. That doesn’t mean you should.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Why more Americans than ever are starting their own businessesWhy more Americans than ever are starting their own businesses
Technology

Workers are quitting their jobs to become their own bosses.

By Rani Molla
Money
Peloton’s big whoopsPeloton’s big whoops
Money

The pandemic was the best thing that happened to Peloton until it was the worst.

By Emily Stewart
The true cost of Amazon’s low prices
Technology

Critics say the “everything store” does too much. Is 2022 the year antitrust hawks come for Amazon?

By Sara Morrison
After the Beanie Baby bubble burst
Money

What happens when the frenzy ends and the world doesn’t value your valuables?

By Emily Stewart
A new era for the American worker
Technology

American workers have power. That won’t last forever.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Why the New York Times is buying the AthleticWhy the New York Times is buying the Athletic
Technology

A big bet with real risk and reward.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Ben Smith had one of the coolest jobs in journalism. Now he wants to do something else.Ben Smith had one of the coolest jobs in journalism. Now he wants to do something else.
Technology

The New York Times’s star media columnist is building a new thing.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Elizabeth Holmes saga is far from overThe Elizabeth Holmes saga is far from over
Technology

Silicon Valley is ignoring the Elizabeth Holmes story. Hollywood isn’t.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Money
Money has never felt more fakeMoney has never felt more fake
Money

The market feels like a bubble. Does it matter?

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
What do moviegoers want from the movies now?What do moviegoers want from the movies now?
Explainers

The survival of theaters depends on the people in the seats.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Why is Vox Media buying Group Nine?Why is Vox Media buying Group Nine?
Technology

The Vox Media-Group Nine deal — and all the other digital media deals — explained.

By Peter Kafka