Sergio Hernandez
Sergio Hernandez is business editor of The Week's print edition. He has previously worked for The Daily, ProPublica, the Village Voice, and Gawker.
Latest articles by Sergio Hernandez
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INTERVIEW: The brilliant minds behind Chipotle's haunting scarecrow ad
feature The behind-the-scenes story of those mechanized crows, that Fiona Apple cover, and more
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Is BlackBerry finally dead?
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Did Verizon have to hand over your phone records?
feature Why businesses don't stick up for customers when the government comes knocking
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4 smart takes on Steve Ballmer's Microsoft legacy
feature The CEO of Microsoft will retire within the year. How will he be remembered?
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The tanking economy: Is a spreadsheet error to blame?
feature In 2010, two Harvard economists made what many thought was an airtight case for government austerity
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What's wrong with Europe’s economy?
feature Four smart takes on the sputtering eurozone
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Why Apple is purposely going into debt
feature Hint: It has to do with taxes
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Personal finance tips: Help for shopaholics, and more
feature Three top pieces of financial advice — from how to curb your shopping enthusiasm to tips for retiring when self-employed
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Why is Starbucks cutting coffee prices?
feature Your barista-brewed beverage will still be pricey. But that package of Starbucks coffee at the grocery store is getting a big discount
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The rise and fall of Groupon
feature Can the daily deals site get back on track?
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Blackstone ditches its bid for Dell: What's next for the struggling PC-maker?
feature The stage is set for a showdown between the firm's founder and investors
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4 perspectives on Burger King's move to Canada
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Is Amazon a monopoly?
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Warren Buffett buys Heinz: Another big win for the Oracle of Omaha?
The Explainer The billionaire investor's latest acquisition is a 144-year-old company whose stock has risen 17 percent in the last year
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How healthy are Europe's banks?
feature Everything you need to know, in four paragraphs
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Jamie Dimon's Whale nightmare
feature The CEO of JPMorgan Chase is in hot water after a Senate report revealed that he had signed off on risky deals made by a London trader
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4 smart takes on the record-shattering stock market
feature The stock market is booming again, but like in 2000, not all stocks are reaping the benefits
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The painful irony of Yahoo's telecommuting ban
feature Why would a mobile-friendly Silicon Valley tech company issue a retrograde edict against working from home?
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The great wage slowdown
feature Everything you need to know, in four paragraphs
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GM's culture of unaccountability
feature Everything you need to know about the auto giant's recent failures, in four paragraphs
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Why aren't wages rising?
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Another big airline merger: What it means
feature The merger of American Airlines and US Airways will be the fourth between major U.S. airlines in five years
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Dissecting Amazon and Hachette's new chapter
feature Amazon and Hachette ended their "protracted, costly, and very public fight," just in time for the holiday shopping season
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Bloomberg's spying scandal: Is stalking part of the company's culture?
feature At Bloomberg, information is money, so the snooping might not be over
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