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Ben Smith on the End of an Era for Digital Media
The 2010s saw the rise of a number of digital media startups like BuzzFeed News, Gawker Media, Vice, Business Insider and others who were set to ushe…
3 years ago
The Fed Hiked Rates Rapidly and Housing Is as Broken as Ever
The Federal Reserve has hiked rates rapidly over the last 18 months, and yet inflation remains surprisingly high. Perhaps what's most surprising is t…
3 years ago
Inside the Battle for Chips That Will Power Artificial Intelligence
Nobody knows for sure who is going to make all the money when it comes to artificial intelligence. Will it be the incumbent tech giants? Will it be s…
3 years, 1 month ago
Care Work in the United States Has Been Broken for Years
Disruptions caused by the pandemic have revealed deep flaws in our supply chain for physical goods. Certain market failures that have been left to fe…
3 years, 1 month ago
The White Oak Shortage That Could Ruin the Bourbon Industry
Some supply chain crises are acute. A bottleneck at the ports. A shortage of semiconductors. These can get fixed, to some extent, with concerted poli…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why the Desire to Move Away From the Dollar Is Getting Real
There's been a lot of discussion about the possibility of "de-dollarization," or the idea that the world could move away from using the dollar as the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Here Are the Signs of a Slow-Moving Credit Crunch
The big headlines from March's banking crisis have receded and balances at some of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities, like the disco…
3 years, 1 month ago
Pot Lots Part 3: Righting the Wrongs of the Past
Marijuana has been legalized in a number of places in the US now, but what New York is trying to do with its legal weed market is somewhat unique. No…
3 years, 1 month ago
Pot Lots Part 2: The Business of Big Cannabis
In some respects, selling legalized cannabis should be like many other consumer goods business. You make a product people recognize and then sell it …
3 years, 1 month ago
Pot Lots Part 1: Birth of a Marijuana Market
New York City has long been seen as a holy grail for the legal weed industry, with millions of potential customers. And last year New York state star…
3 years, 1 month ago