The most recent iteration of a widespread government imposter scam has bilked thousands of Americans out of hundreds of millions of dollars Article 2098 words, published Jul 5 2020 4 votes
Uber to acquire Postmates for approximately $2.65 billion in an all-stock transaction business Article 1488 words 9 votes
Japanese auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US business Article 552 words, published Jun 28 2020 10 votes
German payment service provider Wirecard says that 1.9 billion euros it had booked in its accounts likely never existed Article 8 votes
The minimum wage in Australia will increase by thirty-five cents to $19.84 per hour, affecting the pay packets of more than 2.2 million people Article 781 words 14 votes
"The Black Lives Matter Foundation" raised millions. It's not affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Article 2668 words 21 votes
Norway should add a number of restrictions to the kinds of weapons its $1 trillion wealth fund is allowed to invest in, a government-appointed commission said business Article 6 votes
Amazon may face EU antitrust charges over merchant data in coming weeks business Article 243 words 5 votes
Grubhub to merge with European food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com business Article 342 words 5 votes
Bitcoin mining's three-body problem - An analysis of the three principal forces that drive the mining industry cryptocurrency Article 5436 words 8 votes
US Labor Department employment report shows unexpected improvement, but recovery could still take years economics Article 757 words 7 votes
David Willetts discusses how baby boomers have become the biggest and richest generation in British history at the expense of younger generations economics Video 47:26, published Jan 23 2020 8 votes
Nearly half of commercial retail rents were not paid in April and May business Article 1787 words 9 votes
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion business Article 1422 words 18 votes
How Germany saved its workforce from unemployment while spending less per person than the US economics Article 2924 words 12 votes
US savings rate hits record 33% as coronavirus causes Americans to stockpile cash, curb spending banking Article 1065 words 10 votes
US taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes business.small Article 1769 words 12 votes
For two years the government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached – does Finland show the way to universal basic income? Article 892 words 8 votes
Spain set to introduce permanent basic income scheme to rebuild economy post-coronavirus Article 478 words, published May 20 2020 18 votes
European Union proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan, giving Brussels power to raise money for first time Article 1487 words 12 votes
Under cover of capital gains, the hyper-rich have been getting richer than we thought: the earnings of the top 0.1% grew 50% more from 1996 to 2018 than previously measured economics Article 993 words 20 votes
America’s only public bank, the Bank of North Dakota, is number one in saving small businesses banking economics business.small Article 334 words 10 votes
After the crisis, big business could get even bigger: the pandemic and its response thus far are perfectly designed to concentrate corporate power--but we don’t have to accept that economics business.big Article 2700 words 6 votes
The Peruvian finance minister María Antonieta's coronavirus fight makes her a hero Article 70 words, published May 4 2020 4 votes
What will it take to prevent a new Great Depression in the USA? Around $10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion dollars). economics Article 505 words 9 votes
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron make a stunning coronavirus proposal on EU pandemic fund economics.macro Article 10 votes
Amazon eliminates pay raises for workers as COVID-19 toll mounts economics business Article 1069 words 5 votes