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Fast Loans, Fraud, And Fintech
Scammers who tapped PPP funds liked using online lenders
Disney's Not the Happiest Place On Earth These Days
As it fires 28,000 workers, its Covid-slammed theme park business could lose $1.5 billion this year
What's Baked Into the Market?
The news is wild heading into the U.S. elections, but investment pros think they have a grip on that. (Sure)
‘Jacinda-mania' Is Back In New Zealand
After beating back Covid-19, the popular prime minister is cruising toward a second term
WHAT WOULD EMILY OSTER DO?
WHY SO MANY PARENTS ARE TAKING THEIR CUES FROM A HYPER-RATIONAL, DATA-OBSESSED ECONOMIST
Why Black Friday Could Be Blue
Pandemic fears, social distancing, and job losses may damp shoppers’ holiday madness
Pack the Supreme Court, Or Strip Its Powers?
A proposal to restrict the court’s authority over certain laws stirs interest on the left
Watching for a Cloudburst
Cloud computing stock values and IPOs are soaring in the Covid-era economy
SUBURBAN DAD, CITIGROUP SVP, AND HIGH PRIEST OF Q
Jason Gelinas lived a normal suburban life with a plum Wall Street gig. He also ran the news hub for a pro-Trump conspiracy theory
Christian Drosten – A Virologist Whose Government Trusts Him
In Germany, Christian Drosten has the ear of Chancellor Angela Merkel—and of millions of his countrymen via his wildly popular podcast
A Sea Change For The Supreme Court
The Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set up a political fight over the future of the high court, with Republicans determined to seat her replacement before Election Day over Democrats’ objections.
Macau Is Still Rolling Snake Eyes
Despite China’s rebound, its gambling capital is in a slump even Golden Week can’t break
The Scars Of Japan's Employment Ice Age
Japanese open up about the difficulties they’ve faced in charting career paths
HARD SUMMER I N H-TOWN
Houstonians know all about disasters. We saw what happened in New York. But when the pandemic came, we did what much of America did: Ignore it until it’s too late
WE CAN STILL PASS THIS TEST
With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options
Vaccines: Shots All Around
A brief discussion about the implications of mixing and matching different Covid-19 vaccines
Marathons Get a Second Wind
Die-hard runners are finding virtual races the next best thing in the Covid era
Form Over Function
Treating furniture like contemporary art has fueled a boom in collectible design.
Becoming the Notorious RBG
Ginsburg found pop superstardom late in life—and that may ensure that her dissents echo into the future
When Capitalism Isn't Enough
Business was counting on market forces to eliminate inequality. They haven’t, and society is tired of waiting
A Wealth of Opportunity But For Whom?
Over seven decades, Norfolk leveraged federal tax breaks to remake itself. Now the Virginia city is using them to demolish its historically Black neighborhoods
The Fed's Disaster Junkie
Andreas Lehnert reads up on airline crashes, plagues, and nuclear disasters to figure out where the next crisis could come from
THE MILITARY'S WAR ON HIV-POSITIVE SOLIDERS
Don’t ask, don’t tell is dead. But America’s armed services still bar Poz recruits from enlisting and can kick out those who contract the disease while serving
The New Republican Hard-Liners
Dispelling their moderate image, GOP women candidates keep tacking rightward
Got Insurance?
A decade of low rates for Florida homeowners comes to an abrupt end
HIS NUMBERS DON'T LIE
Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage
BANKING ON THE DELTA
Under Darrin Williams, Southern Bancorp is pitching traditional banking to people whose first choice is usually a payday lender
A RADICAL EXPERIMENT IN FINANCIAL VACCINATION
One of America’s most diverse cities was already testing guaranteed basic income when the pandemic struck
Where Vaccine Hopes Run High
Indonesia is the site of one of the leading trials. It’s eager to take the risks
Covid's Challenge to Keeping Kosher
Grounded by the virus, rabbis can’t inspect factories in China that make certified foods