Also, Ukraine braces for a Russian attack and Mexico faces an extreme drought. Story Published at: August 3, 2022 at 09:58PM Continue Reading…
Your Thursday Briefing: Tensions Rise as Pelosi Leaves Taiwan
Taking Stock of Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip
More fallout may be ahead for businesses and investors from a visit that tested China’s appetite for confrontation. Story Published at: August 3, 2022 at 02:09PM Continue Reading…
You, Too, Can Strike It Rich on YouTube!
A cottage industry is persuading people to spend thousands to create video businesses on YouTube. Disclaimer: It is harder than it looks. Story Published at: August 3, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Robinhood lays off 23 percent of its staff, blaming crypto meltdown.
The trading app that helped drive the meme stock frenzy announced staff cuts for the second time this year. Story Published at: August 2, 2022 at 10:03PM Continue Reading…
The Books Merger That’s About Amazon
The U.S. wants to stop Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. The elephant in the room is Amazon. Story Published at: August 2, 2022 at 06:22PM Continue Reading…
Doing the Math on the Inflation Reduction Act
The bill involves at least $260 billion in spending over 10 years, with a focus on energy and climate, but it would raise taxes by more than that, a congressional analysis found. Story Published at: August 2, 2022 at 02:36PM Continue Reading…
The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin.
Hard-core Bitcoin evangelists are making the case that Bitcoin differs from the unstable crypto projects that sent the market into a tailspin. Story Published at: August 2, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
The Future of Food
How the agriculture industry could go from farming to “ferming.” Story Published at: July 29, 2022 at 11:31PM Continue Reading…
The Fed Won’t Say the ‘R’ Word
<img “=”” src=”https://www.nytimes.com/images/2022/07/28/multimedia/28db-fed/28db-fed-horizontalMediumAt2X.jpg” style=”display:none”> Chair Jerome Powell was asked in every way possible whether the economy was in, or headed toward, a recession. Story Published at: July 28, 2022 at 01:34PM Continue Reading… Powell keeps it sunny The Federal Reserve is continuing its aggressive campaign to cool inflation, even as the economy begins to slow. The U.S. central bank raised […]
Big Tech and the Fed
Some tech companies’ earnings are flagging, in what could be a positive sign for the Federal Reserve. Story Published at: July 27, 2022 at 01:09PM