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Zuckerberg's Shrunken Empire
If it wants to build the metaverse, Meta first has to fix its once-mighty ad business
Americans Still Have a Lot of Cash
Just before the pandemic, in the fourth quarter of 2019, American households held about $1 trillion in what was effectively cash—currency and accounts against which checks could be written.
'Oh, I'm Working Retail'
The Apple Store where you’ll do some holiday shopping this year looks the same as always.
An Abortion Pill Supply Chain—by Mail Order
Indian generic drug makers are drop-shipping the medicines to US women facing local curbs
Lessons in How Not to Fire People
There may not be a good way to fire people. But there absolutely is a bad way.
Be a Host With the Most, Per Emily Post
Avoid common seasonal pitfalls on the advice of the leading etiquette guide
On Your Mark, Get Set... Shake
Want to get the party started quickly? A new book has recipes for drinks that can be made in 60 seconds or less
A TELECOM IN WARTIME
In the trenches and beneath the utility poles with the teams keeping Ukraine connected Story and photographs by John Beck
THE LAST PETROSTATE
GUYANA IS BETTING ON A PARADOX. THE CARIBBEAN NATION WANTS TO CASH IN ON OIL. IT PROMISES TO USE THOSE BILLIONS TO PREPARE FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Sustainability American EVs, From the Ground Up
A proposal to reopen a lithium mine is a crucial building block for an all-US battery supply chain
Sustainability, American EVs, From the Ground Up
A proposal to reopen a lithium mine is a crucial building block for an all-US battery supply chain
Challenging China on Chips
After promising a less polarizing stance on China, Biden is forcing friends to pick sides
Protecting European Energy
An attack on Baltic pipelines has spurred an effort to bolster security of the region’s infrastructure
Broken Britain
After a decade of austerity that devastated public services, the UK is bracing... for more austerity
We Don't Talk About Sam
FTX was wining and dining its way to becoming a player in the futures industry. It made for an awkward convention
FTX Pulls A Fast One
@ Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange can’t pay its users. Where did the money go?
Farming With Google X
The company’s famous moonshot laboratory tackles the challenges of strawberry cultivation
The Hidden Risks of Chartered Planes
○ Seekers of the jet-set life at a discount price potentially face fatal consequences using illicit operators
Sears's Long Goodbye
@ Finally out of bankruptcy, it faces a changed retail landscape and an uncertain future
Qatar's $300 Billion Trophy
It's not just the World Cup. Middle Eastern countries are spending heavily to snag F1 races and other marquee events By Simone Foxman, Ben Bartenstein and Janet Paskin
World of Shocks
Brexit, the US-China trade war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—more such geopolitical surprises will continue the economic upheaval
A Temple of Female Athletic Achievement
A neighborhood watering hole in Portland shows only women’s sports
ONE OF THE MOST HATED EXECS IN GAMING IS HEADING TO THE METAVERSE
John Riccitiello generated billions of dollars for Unity Software by turning mobile games into an advertising wasteland. Now one of the industry’s most controversial figures has plans to bring that same sensibility to the virtual world
Beyond Pickleball
Teqball, a fusion of soccer, pingpong and tennis, is growing in popularity in the US
The Zelle Loophole
Small-business owners are using the service to keep income secret from the IRS, though that’s illegal
Left in The Dark
○ Europe’s buying up gas in a big way, causing shortages and blackouts elsewhere
China's New No.2
Li Qiang, a Xi Jinping acolyte, faces major challenges in steering the economy
Meta's Moonshot Puzzle
Do investors in Facebook’s parent want to bet on virtual reality, too?
First Boston Hits the Road
Can an old brand spun out from Credit Suisse find a place on the new Wall Street?
Elon Versus Math
Twitter’s new debt load means it has to make big, risky changes really fast