Shopify executive changes not enough to undermine success, analyst says
Three members of the seven-person executive team are stepping away from their roles, setting off speculation over what issues, if anything, prompted the moves
China’s Economy Is Booming. Shoppers Are Skittish Anyway.
The world’s traditional growth engine reported an 18.3 percent leap in the first quarter. But consumers and small businesses aren’t fully sharing in the spoils.
Why We Still Think Caregiving Isn’t a Job | Dame Magazine
Our struggle to value caregiving has capitalist roots, but changing economic policy starts with dismantling the idea of caregiving as the altruistic woman’…
Ten economic facts on how mothers spend their time
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll. The pressures that mothers of young children (defined throughout as having a child under the age of 13 in the household) have faced over the course of the CO…
In Coinbase’s Rise, a Reminder: Cryptocurrencies Use Lots of Energy
The company’s stock market arrival establishes Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the traditional financial landscape. It also elevates a technology with astonishing environmental costs.
Covid-19’s Toll on U.S. Business? 200,000 Extra Closures in Pandemic’s First Year
The economic toll from the pandemic has been tough to measure, but new estimates from the Federal Reserve suggest it wasn’t as bad as feared for smaller businesses.
Consumers should stop using Peloton's Tread+ treadmill, U.S. agency warns
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people not to use Peloton's Tread+ treadmills with children or pets around, citing dozens of incidents.
Technology will make it possible to compensate each person according to their economic value. That’s pretty bad news for most people, and very good news for some.
‘Nomadland’ Makes History, and Anthony Hopkins, in Upset, Wins Best Actor
Chloé Zhao’s film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress. The late Chadwick Boseman, who was considered the frontrunner for best actor, was beat out by Hopkins.
U.S. Population Over Last Decade Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s
With immigration leveling off and a declining birthrate, the United States may be entering an era of substantially lower population growth, demographers said.