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  1. the city politic
    Kill the Commute for GoodTrekking into Manhattan five days a week never made sense for most white-collar workers.
    By Ross Barkan
  2. the money game
    Buy Now. Pay (and Pay, and Pay, and Pay) Later.The bill for the finance hack of the pandemic is coming due — for all of us.
    By Scott Galloway
  3. the bottom line
    Nationalize Baby FormulaAnd other ideas to end the corporate stranglehold over mothers and children.
    By Ross Barkan
  4. ukraine invasion
    You Won’t Be Able to Get a Big Mac in Moscow Ever AgainMcDonald’s is pulling out of Russia entirely as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine drags on — ending an era that began with promise.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. business
    Is Elon Musk About to Bail on Twitter, or Just Negotiating in Public?The world’s richest man announced that his purchase of the company was “on hold” Friday morning, then clarified that he’s “still committed” to it.
    By Benjamin Hart
  6. intelligencer chats
    America’s Economic Outlook Gets GloomierInflation is barely easing, making the Fed’s already tough job even more difficult.
    By Kevin T. Dugan and Benjamin Hart
  7. the money game
    Where Did 1 Million Workers Go Last Month?The unemployment rate is still near a 50-year low, but more people keep dropping out of the workforce.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  8. elon musk
    11 Weird and Upsetting Facts About Elon MuskEven after a week of wall-to-wall Elon Musk news coverage, there’s still more to learn.
    By Eve Peyser
  9. pivot
    Why Elon Musk Might Still Walk Away From the Twitter DealPay attention to Tesla’s falling stock price.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. the money game
    What Wall Streeters Are Whispering About Elon Musk and TwitterTheir advice: Back out.
    By Jen Wieczner
  11. business
    When Smoke Gets in Your WineGrowers, vintners, and scientists are scrambling to protect California’s prized Napa Cab from the aftertaste of wildfires.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  12. the group portrait
    Amazon Labor Union’s Next Big TestOrganizers are angling for a second historic victory.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. the money game
    What the Hell Happened to Netflix?The company lost 200,000 subscribers this quarter and expects another 2 million will flee by July.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  14. investigations
    The Air-Ambulance VulturesThe search for why my emergency flight cost $86,184 led me to a hidden culprit: private equity.
    By Chris Stanton
  15. the money game
    Most Americans Don’t Remember the Last Time Inflation Was This BadNew data shows that prices haven’t risen to this extent since 1981. But there is one significant bright spot.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  16. twitter
    Maybe Elon Musk Just Wants Twitter All for HimselfThe world’s richest man isn’t joining the company’s board after all. But that doesn’t mean he’s out of the Twitter-disruption game.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. elon musk
    Twitter’s Most Famous Troll Joins the BoardThe guy who tweeted a false pedophilia accusation will have considerable sway over the platform.
    By Benjamin Hart
  18. tech
    Twitter’s Most Famous Troll Is Now Its Biggest ShareholderThe extremely online Elon Musk recently bought 9.2 percent of the company, he revealed on Monday.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. just asking questions
    Kara Swisher: Disney’s CEO ‘Doesn’t Have Any Mistakes Left’After a lukewarm response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, the House of Mouse is being attacked from all sides.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  20. luxuries
    The Superyacht Market Is Shrugging Off the Loss of Russian BuyersTurns out there are now plenty of other billionaires looking for massive yachts to buy.
    By Jeff Wise
  21. the money game
    Crypto Confronts the War in UkraineFor the big trading platforms, the Russian invasion has turned borderlessness into a liability.
    By Jen Wieczner
  22. encounter
    Hollywood’s Cancel-Culture ConsultantLacey Leone McLaughlin is hand-holding anxious execs afraid of their young assistants.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  23. pivot
    Who Could Benefit From a Snarled Chinese Supply Chain?COVID lockdowns have again exposed the problem with relying on distant countries for parts.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  24. the economy
    Modern Capitalism Is Weirder Than You ThinkThree asset managers now collectively own a big chunk of nearly every corporation. As a result, capitalism no longer works as advertised.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. the money game
    Goldman Sachs CEO Says Ostracizing Russia Isn’t the Finance Industry’s JobDavid Solomon framed his company’s withdrawal from the country as obeying the law, not a criticism of Russia or its aggression.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  26. the economy
    How Much Financial Damage Could Russia Do to the U.S.?The Kremlin has limited capability to respond to an “economic war.”
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  27. inflation
    Maybe Inflation Will Stay This High ForeverPrices are spiking — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only going to make things worse.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  28. the economy
    Gas Is Really, Really Expensive Right NowAt least by American standards.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. toys
    The Navy SEAL–ification of NerfThe lucrative evolution of toy guns that are tricked out for war.
    Photographs by Dan Winters
  30. ukraine
    U.S. and Allies Will Block Russia’s SWIFT AccessThe drastic move will cut off a number of Russia’s banks from the world financial system and significantly curtail its international trade.
    By Chas Danner
  31. the law
    Why Is Merrick Garland Defending the Trump Administration Again?The Justice Department’s legal fight with the families of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes is as troubling as it is bizarre.
    By Ankush Khardori
  32. inflation
    The Season of High Prices Has No End in SightOmicron kept people at home, and inflation followed them there.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  33. peloton
    Peloton Could Be the WeWork of the PandemicThe company thrived during the first stages of COVID-19, then failed to plan for what came after.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  34. business
    Mark Zuckerberg’s Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley With ItHundreds of billions of dollars disappeared overnight, and it may get worse.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  35. silicon valley
    The Worst Day of Mark Zuckerberg’s ReignFacebook lost nearly $200 billion in value because while his head was in the metaverse, his company was being eaten alive in the real world.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  36. just asking questions
    The Spotify SpinKara Swisher says to focus less on Joe Rogan and more on the company paying him.
    By James D. Walsh
  37. business
    The Spotify Backlash Never Had a ChanceWhat Joe Rogan’s critics don’t realize about the juggernaut.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  38. the law
    Biden’s Monopoly GamesBiden’s team was supposed to bring a shift in antitrust thinking, but its leaders sound a lot like the traditionalists they were supposed to replace.
    By Ankush Khardori
  39. business
    How Museums Are Trying to Figure Out What NFT Art Is WorthAmong other complexities, the often secretive process for establishing the insured value of a painting doesn’t work with a Bored Ape.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  40. wall street
    The End of the Pandemic Boom Is NighNetflix, Peloton, and other Wall Street winners of the pandemic economy are running out of steam.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  41. aviation
    5G Will Not Make Your Plane Fall Out of the SkyWhy did U.S. airlines fly into a panic over this?
    By Jeff Wise
  42. the money game
    Last Sane Man on Wall StreetNathan Anderson made his name exposing — and betting against — corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.
    By Andrew Rice
  43. finance
    Chamath Palihapitiya Is ‘Not Even Sure That China Is a Dictatorship’When the VC downplayed Uighur oppression on a podcast, he didn’t mention his deep business ties to China.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  44. the money game
    A Tinder Revenge StoryThe revolutionary dating app made a lot of people rich. Co-founder Sean Rad didn’t feel rich enough.
    By Jesse Barron
  45. business
    Citi’s Savvy Slow-Roll of the Return to OfficeAfter poaching some of Wall Street’s stars with a reputation as the best WFH bank, they’re enforcing a vaccine mandate.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  46. the economy
    Everyone Has a Job and Nobody’s HappyWhy full employment doesn’t mean what it used to.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  47. the pandemic
    CareCube Is Accused of Running a COVID-Testing ScamGetting swabbed is usually free, but a prominent business is accused of lying to make customers pay.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  48. silicon valley
    The Elizabeth Holmes Verdict Is No Reckoning for Silicon ValleyElizabeth Holmes was convicted, not her way of doing business.
    By Ankush Khardori
  49. business
    Omicron and Manchin Nudge Economy Into ‘the Unknown’Wall Street is not loving all the pandemic and legislative uncertainty right now.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  50. pivot
    Will China Really Face a Corporate Reckoning in 2022?Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher are skeptical that much will change in big business’s relationship to an increasingly authoritarian state.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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