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


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


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

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


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



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


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


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

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


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


“Blockchain” would make a good derby name.


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

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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


A $250 billion question.


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


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


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


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


Workers are quitting their jobs to become their own bosses.


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

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

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

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


A big bet with real risk and reward.


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


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




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


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