Jeff Spross
Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.
Latest articles by Jeff Spross
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Tesla is hemorrhaging money. So what?
The Explainer It takes a lot of money to make a lot of money
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Is the stock market headed for a crash?
The Explainer Investors are panicking. But is the stock market really as overvalued as some fear?
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The stocks are falling! The stocks are falling!
The Explainer The stock market is cratering for no good reason
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Intel's ominous future
The Explainer The once mighty processor company is on the verge of being dethroned
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Are Super Bowl ads really worth $5 million?
The Explainer Judging by the numbers? No. Judging by one weird economic theory? Yes.
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Don't fear a bubble. Fear the status quo.
opinion The scariest thing about the economy isn't the overheating stock market
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How to fix the World Bank
The Explainer Time for a radical overhaul
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The fantasy of the free-floating dollar
opinion Mnuchin was on the money
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This is why you can't afford to buy a house
opinion Investors have gobbled up housing at a blistering pace — and they're not letting anyone in
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How Donald Trump became Emmanuel Macron
opinion Are the two presidents really so different?
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Has the scrooge of Europe finally learned its lesson?
The Explainer Germany might abandon its fiscal prudence. Good.
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The end of bitcoin
The Explainer This is how bitcoin ends, not with a bubble, but with a regulatory crackdown
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The case for the 28-hour work week
The Explainer Germans are fighting for a 28-hour work week. Americans should too.
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Could this policy tweak revolutionize the Fed?
The Explainer The case for a price level target
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Facebook and Google are free. They shouldn't be.
opinion You're not Facebook's customer. You're a mere user. And that's a bad thing.
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Spotify is skipping an IPO. Good.
opinion Let's praise the music streaming giant for this unusually honest cashout
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How Iran's tinderbox economy created a raging protest movement
The Explainer When your entire economy rests on the price of oil, things are bound to go up in flames
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America's department stores are in deep, deep trouble
The Explainer The retail apocalypse has only just begun
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The case for a progressive cryptocurrency
opinion FDRcoin anyone?
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Why China's economic growth isn't nearly as scary as it sounds
The Explainer Yes, China's economy is growing at a rapid pace. But there's no need for Americans to panic.
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When the bitcoin craze becomes a panic
The Explainer This was so predictable
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The wolves of bitcoin
The Explainer Investors should beware of cryptocurrency hucksters
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The policy experiment that might just save Puerto Rico
opinion It's time to test a "job guarantee" on the island
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Disney vs. Netflix will be the great media battle of our time
The Explainer Whoever wins, we lose
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