Harold Maass, The Week US
Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.
He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.
Latest articles by Harold Maass, The Week US
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The real reason Hong Kong is so mad at Lionel Messi
The Explainer Anger over soccer star Lionel Messi's failure to play in an exhibition game has escalated into a diplomatic spat
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News investigations fuel calls for a Gaza cease-fire
Speed Read Pressure mounts on Israel as reports spotlight danger to Palestinian civilians
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The daily business briefing: September 11, 2023
Business Briefing Alibaba shares fall after outgoing CEO leaves cloud unit, Instacart targets $9 billion valuation in IPO, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 8, 2023
Business Briefing Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleads guilty, Walmart cuts starting pay for some workers, and more
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Why Biden is banning Alaska Arctic oil drilling now
Speed Read The Biden administration blocks drilling on pristine federal land in Arctic Alaska
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The daily business briefing: September 7, 2023
Business Briefing Biden blocks oil drilling in much of Arctic Alaska, China bars government officials from using iPhones at work, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 6, 2023
Business Briefing Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend production cuts, Huawei and China's biggest chipmaker build an advanced smartphone processor, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 5, 2023
Business Briefing Country Garden avoids default by making overdue interest payment, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce steps down, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 1, 2023
Business Briefing Disney pulls its channels from Charter Spectrum over a fee dispute, stock futures gain ahead of the August jobs report, and more
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Will Medicare drug price controls save lives?
Talking Point Medicare starts negotiating lower drug prices over Big Pharma protests
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The daily business briefing: August 31, 2023
Business Briefing CNN hires former Times CEO Mark Thompson to lead turnaround, UBS says it's cutting 3,000 Swiss jobs after Credit Suisse purchase swells workforce, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 30, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo tells Beijing it is making China 'uninvestable,' Meta stops a major China influence campaign, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 29, 2023
Business Briefing Transportation Department fines American Airlines $4.1 million over tarmac delays, glitch forces Toyota to halt production at its 14 Japan plants, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 28, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo visits China in a bid to ease trade tensions, 3M reaches a tentative $5.5 billion settlement with veterans over combat earplug complaints, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 25, 2023
Business Briefing 2 Federal Reserve leaders say rate hikes are nearly over, mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2001, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 24, 2023
Business Briefing Nvidia earnings jump as demand for AI chips skyrockets, BRICS economic bloc invites 6 nations to join in push to rival G-7, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 23, 2023
Business Briefing Teamsters ratify UPS contract to avert a strike, Dick's Sporting Goods says theft partly to blame for profit drop, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 22, 2023
Business Briefing SoftBank's Arm Holdings files for what would be the year's biggest US IPO, India imposes a tax on onion exports to fight high domestic food prices, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 21, 2023
Business Briefing Walmart and Centric Brands investigate allegations of prison labor in Cambodia, Old Dominion surpasses Estes' offer for bankrupt Yellow's trucking terminals, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 18, 2023
Business Briefing Walmart sales beat expectations as cash-strapped customers seek deals, mortgage rates jump to a 21-year high, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 17, 2023
Business Briefing Aldi to buy Winn-Dixie parent Southeastern Grocers, 10-year Treasury note yield rises to a 15-year high, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 16, 2023
Business Briefing Intel scraps $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor, U.S. retail spending surged in July, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 15, 2023
Business Briefing Russia's central bank hikes interest rates 3.5% after ruble crashes, Hawaii utility shares plunge on concerns of equipment link to wildfires, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 14, 2023
Business Briefing U.S. Steel's board rejects an unsolicited offer from rival Cleveland-Cliffs, Democrats target "junk fees," and more
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