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.
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The daily business briefing: January 20, 2023
Business Briefing Alphabet plans to cut 12,000 jobs as economic outlook darkens, Treasury starts 'extraordinary' measures to pay bills as government hits debt ceiling, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 19, 2023
Business Briefing Microsoft announces another 10,000 layoffs, December retail sales fell more than expected, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 18, 2023
Business Briefing Goldman Sachs reports disappointing earnings as deal-making slows, Musk's shareholder lawsuit over infamous tweet gets underway, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 17, 2023
Business Briefing China's economic growth slows, threat of global recession dampens mood in Davos, and more
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Georgia football player, recruiting staffer die in wreck after title celebration
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Italian police arrest long-sought Mafia boss
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Defund the IRS?
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The daily business briefing: January 13, 2023
Business Briefing Inflation falls for the sixth consecutive month, New York City nurses end a three-day strike after union and hospitals reach a contract deal, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 12, 2023
Business Briefing FAA glitch disrupts U.S. flights, Georgia to get $2.5 billion solar-panel plant, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 11, 2023
Business Briefing The World Bank forecasts possible global recession in 2023, former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to five months for tax crimes, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 10, 2023
Business Briefing Iger tells Disney employees to return to offices 4 days a week, Virgin Orbit's first commercial space mission from U.K. fails, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 9, 2023
Business Briefing Tens of thousands travel as China fully reopens borders, Goldman Sachs to cut about 3,200 jobs, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 6, 2023
Business Briefing Samsung says slowing demand hurt late 2022 profits, the FTC proposes banning noncompete clauses, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 5, 2023
Business Briefing EU regulator fines Meta $414 million, Amazon layoffs reportedly increasing, and more
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The daily business briefing: January 4, 2023
Business Briefing Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to FTX fraud charges, Salesforce to cut staff by 10 percent, and more
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What to do about Southwest's meltdown
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The daily business briefing: January 3, 2023
Business Briefing Big-bank economists predict a 2023 recession, Tesla reports record deliveries but falls short of forecasts, and more
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Northern California towns under evacuation warnings after historic rainfall
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'Once in a generation' winter storm disrupts holiday travel
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The daily business briefing: December 23, 2022
Business Briefing Bankman-Fried released on record $250 million bond, the Senate passes a $1.7 trillion spending deal, and more
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The daily business briefing: December 22, 2022
Business Briefing Bankman-Fried to face charges as FTX associates plead guilty, Tesla reportedly plans more layoffs, and more
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The daily business briefing: December 21, 2022
Business Briefing Musk says he'll resign as Twitter CEO after finding a successor, a federal regulator fines Wells Fargo $1.7 billion, and more
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The daily business briefing: December 20, 2022
Business Briefing EU members agree on a natural gas price cap, Epic Games agrees to $520 million settlement of regulator's allegations, and more
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The daily business briefing: December 19, 2022
Business Briefing Majority says in Twitter poll that Musk should step down, insurers limit coverage for firms with FTX exposure, and more
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