Norway's sovereign wealth fund gains more than £90bn during 2020 – central bank stimulus pushes up value of shares
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Furniture giant IKEA is planning to sell spare parts for its furniture – its aim is to prolong the life of its products and dispel the idea that it makes disposable goods
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No one knows how much the government can borrow
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As US shopping habits change, ports and cargo carriers struggle to keep pace
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Making sense of sky-high stock prices
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All a gig-economy pioneer had to do was “politely disagree” it was violating US Federal law and the Labor Department walked away
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Digital transformation at the edges of business: New careers, organizations, and means of communication
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The bit short: Inside Crypto’s doomsday machine
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When capitalists go on strike
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Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark to avoid having their deliveries to the EU blocked by post-Brexit red tape
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Brazil's Real-ly cool currency
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Despite the pandemic, venture capital investments in US-based companies set records in 2020, with almost $130B raised and 318 mega-rounds worth $100M or more
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China CCP to nationalize Jack Ma's Alibaba and Ant Group
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Visa and Plaid abandon merger after US Justice Department Antitrust Division’s suit to block
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Waiting for the last dance - The hazards of asset allocation in a late-stage major bubble
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California expects record revenues in stunning Covid budget reversal
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Tether Price Manipulation Thread
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Gumroad's approach to work: no meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees
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Is Cyberpunk 2077 securities fraud?
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Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business
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Bets, bonds, and kindergarteners
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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
9 votes -
Inside the surprisingly big business of UK packaged ice
8 votes -
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
9 votes -
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
12 votes