Some educated guesses about the companies, products, and services that are facing down a terrible 2021
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Amid warnings of surging worldwide poverty, planet's 500 richest people added $1.8 trillion to combined wealth in 2020
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US passes ‘historic’ anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies
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The life in The Simpsons is no longer attainable
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Why 'accidental Americans' are desperate to give up their US citizenship
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In America, Christmas trees are a multibillion-dollar business. But who’s making the money?
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The fraying of the US Global Currency Reserve System
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Pornhub purges ten million videos after losing credit card support
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AMC warns it’ll run out of cash in January, calls out Warner Bros.’ shift to HBO Max
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The new macro: "Give people money"
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PayPal to introduce £9 a year fee for 'inactive' accounts
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The games people play with cash flow
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Inside the surprisingly big business of UK packaged ice
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The stock market is less disconnected from the “real economy” than you think
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FedEx and UPS hit US companies with unexpected holiday shipping limits
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A charity that pays off medical debts
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An in-depth exploration of the virtual economy
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Capitalists are bad at business
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What happened in the US Treasury market in March 2020? Take 1 of 4.
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Rethinking causation in economics
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Visa wants to buy Plaid, and with it, transaction data for millions of people
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How a $17 billion US bailout fund intended for Boeing ended up in very different hands
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WTF happened in 1971?
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Canada housing squeeze: Buyers moving up 'handcuffed' by hard-to-sell condos
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Panasonic explores a European battery deal with Norway's largest energy and industrial companies
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Bankers in Denmark see surge in threats from angry clients – finance industry is struggling to regain the public's trust after a string of scandals
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Sweden has shut down one of four nuclear reactors at its largest power station after over forty years of operation, with operators citing a lack of profitability
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Breadtube vs economics #1: Response to Philosophy Tube on housing
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Deutsche Bank suggests 5% tax on home workers to support those impacted by the pandemic
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Florida votes to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
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US government seizes $1 billion worth of bitcoin linked to Silk Road dark web marketplace
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AMC’s revenue plummets by more than ninety percent as theaters remain empty
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A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.
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The Fed is really running out of firepower
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Cash-strapped Oman plans income tax on wealthy starting 2022
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What is the right price for fashion?
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Denmark has lashed out against the EU's plan to establish a minimum wage, arguing it would undermine a national labor-market model that's popular with unions and employers
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Harvard’s Chetty finds economic carnage for the poorest in the wealthiest ZIP codes
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Epic S&P 500 rally is powered by assets you can’t see or touch
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Norway's oil workers fear for future as rigs go remote – shift to operating oil rigs remotely from land, accelerated by lower crude prices, has rekindled concerns among unions
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“Please send me a trading system!”
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Just give poor people money
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Big banks entrusted money to GardaWorld. It secretly lost track of millions.
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First it was toilet paper—now we’re running out of fridges. Here’s why.
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Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail
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Understanding measurement issues is key to understanding ‘economic growth’
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Strike by workers in the Norwegian oil sector could soon wipe out nearly one-quarter of the country's petroleum output
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The economics of vending machines
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Coinbase is a mission focused company
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Lengthy era of rock-bottom interest rates leaving its mark on US economy
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