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Pandemic, but make it fashion
The Explainer The cultural response to coronavirus is a modern twist on a retro classic
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Apple is about to start making laptops a lot more like phones
The Explainer A whole new era in the world of Mac
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America could run low on medicine at the worst possible time
The Explainer Another coronavirus lesson: Don't offshore all your basic drug manufacturing
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The diverging future of customer service
The Explainer Customers want genuinely personal service. They also want to be left alone.
By Bonnie Kristian Published
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Costco is refreshingly boring
The Explainer The company's values used to just be considered good business sense. Not anymore.
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The growing crisis in cosmology
The Explainer Unexplained discrepancies are appearing in measurements of how rapidly the universe is expanding
By Matthew Francis Last updated
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Why are calendar apps so awful?
The Explainer Honestly it's a wonder we manage to schedule anything at all
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Vanguard is an anomaly in the investment world. Can it stay that way?
The Explainer After the death of its founder, the index fund giant is beginning to move away from what made it different
By Jeff Spross Last updated
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The coronavirus is hitting the Chinese economy at the worst time
The Explainer China is one of the few remaining major sources of demand in a global economy that's still struggling to keep its head above water
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Why are the Oscars trying to be the Grammys?
The Explainer The Academy Awards were all song and dance
By Jesse Hassenger Last updated
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Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution
The Explainer How the famous movie fest reckoned this year with a changing medium
By Noel Murray Published
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Why interest rates are free marketers' favorite tool
The Explainer The alternative is the thing they hate most
By Jeff Spross Published
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There's an easy solution to the fast food labor shortage
The Explainer Owners have tried everything — except the one thing that workers care most about
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How Europe's deficit obsession turned bankers into stimulus fans
The Explainer The European Central Bank's wild experiment with negative interest rates has bankers in uncomfortable territory
By Jeff Spross Published
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