Business & Finance
Vox's coverage of business and finance: the stock market, the economy, companies behaving badly, and more.
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Is Amazon’s big made-up shopping holiday past its prime?
![Why I quit Spotify](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-978073436.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663405088063%2C0%2C66.673189823875%2C100&w=2400)
![Why I quit Spotify](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-978073436.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0048918892476308%2C100%2C99.990216221505&w=2400)
I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.
![The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-109507867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.283333333333%2C0%2C69.433333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-109507867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.9923187710034%2C100%2C96.015362457993&w=2400)
How a worker-driven initiative is filling in the gaps left behind by corporate social responsibility programs.
![5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159030756.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660944206009%2C0%2C66.678111587983%2C100&w=2400)
![5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159030756.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.008582217645035%2C100%2C99.98283556471&w=2400)
A rebuttal of the bad — but prominent — arguments for the president’s candidacy.
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It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn't dying down anytime soon.
![Julian Assange’s release is still a lose-lose for press freedom](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2159250345.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.
![Why do all the world’s best athletes do Subway commercials?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Subway_WhizyKim_Vox.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
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The glitzy campaign, featuring stars like Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and Travis Kelce, is part of an aggressive effort to fix its deep-seated problems.
![The golden age of retail loyalty programs is here](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-1446508515.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.285714285714%2C0%2C71.428571428571%2C100&w=2400)
![The golden age of retail loyalty programs is here](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-1446508515.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.3333333333333%2C100%2C93.333333333333&w=2400)
Why every store wants to give you something for (almost) nothing.
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AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.
![What’s really happening to grocery prices right now](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2153880341.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What’s really happening to grocery prices right now](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2153880341.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Target and Walmart are talking about their price cuts. How big of a deal is it?
![Red Lobster’s mistakes go beyond endless shrimp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2152534874.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.668591224018%2C0%2C66.662817551963%2C100&w=2400)
![Red Lobster’s mistakes go beyond endless shrimp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-2152534874.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.002886836027713%2C0%2C99.994226327945%2C100&w=2400)
Does the restaurant's bankruptcy signal rough seas ahead for casual dining chains?
![What the Biden administration is doing about ludicrously expensive concert tickets](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25403647/2032620453.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672398968186%2C0%2C66.655202063629%2C100&w=2400)
![What the Biden administration is doing about ludicrously expensive concert tickets](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25403647/2032620453.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0085984522785836%2C0%2C99.982803095443%2C100&w=2400)
The government filed a lawsuit to break up Ticketmaster's parent company.
![The real reason it costs so much to go to a concert](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25452904/GettyImages_2152252371.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.45%2C0%2C61.1%2C100&w=2400)
![The real reason it costs so much to go to a concert](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25452904/GettyImages_2152252371.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.175%2C0%2C91.65%2C100&w=2400)
We can’t just blame Ticketmaster and scalpers.
![Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/gettyimages-1930535859.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.279316593321%2C0%2C65.441366813357%2C100&w=2400)
Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?
![Why are Americans spending so much?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25453317/2068280997.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why are Americans spending so much?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25453317/2068280997.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
They say the economy is bad, but they’re spending like it’s booming.
![Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447983/1746649757.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.325%2C0%2C69.35%2C100&w=2400)
![Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447983/1746649757.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.9346310982937%2C100%2C96.130737803413&w=2400)
To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”
![How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22259374/1229817489.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22259374/1229817489.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.
![Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25405382/GettyImages_1910140783.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25405382/GettyImages_1910140783.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Whistleblowers, lawsuits, government investigations, and suspicious deaths abound.
![Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25366168/GettyImages_1287186696.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.415645617342%2C0%2C61.168708765316%2C100&w=2400)
![Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25366168/GettyImages_1287186696.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.1234684260132%2C0%2C91.753063147974%2C100&w=2400)
Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.
![Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25406861/GettyImages_1910140688.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25406861/GettyImages_1910140688.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Noticing more problems with Boeing planes doesn’t mean there are actually more problems with aviation safety.
![The rise of the scammy car loan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25382592/GettyImages_1187783682.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.3%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The rise of the scammy car loan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25382592/GettyImages_1187783682.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
How much is too much to pay for a car?
![AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359520/GettyImages_1533302708.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.998904469763%2C0%2C60.002191060473%2C100&w=2400)
![AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359520/GettyImages_1533302708.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.998356704645%2C0%2C90.00328659071%2C100&w=2400)
Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.
![How MAGA broke the media](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359532/1391116058.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.947318007663%2C0%2C60.105363984674%2C100&w=2400)
![How MAGA broke the media](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359532/1391116058.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.9209770114943%2C0%2C90.158045977011%2C100&w=2400)
Recent controversies surrounding Ronna McDaniel and Candace Owens show how the media struggles to handle the increasingly extreme right.
![How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25358698/1607950830.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25358698/1607950830.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
SBF vs. Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Allen Stanford, and Jeffrey Skilling.
![Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25054414/GettyImages_1556770851.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
![Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25054414/GettyImages_1556770851.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.012500000000003%2C0%2C99.975%2C100&w=2400)
The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry.
![Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25348785/1173659302.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25348785/1173659302.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so.
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![Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25343155/1230831471.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Reddit could become the next meme stock — or flop.
![Uber-style pricing is coming for everything](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25343225/GettyImages_1462296278.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Uber-style pricing is coming for everything](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25343225/GettyImages_1462296278.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
More and more industries are adopting “dynamic pricing” — and consumers aren’t happy.
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![TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25336664/896009962.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is among those lining up to buy TikTok if Congress enacts a law that forces its Chinese owner to sell.
![Bitcoin is ... back?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25318474/2042525422.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and Twitter](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25245725/1251934515.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.714285714286%2C0%2C68.571428571429%2C100&w=2400)
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We’re about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism.
![A brief history of Silicon Valley’s fascination with drugs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25281920/GettyImages_1320311776.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=20.00139528394%2C0%2C59.997209432119%2C100&w=2400)
![A brief history of Silicon Valley’s fascination with drugs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25281920/GettyImages_1320311776.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=5.0020929259104%2C0%2C89.995814148179%2C100&w=2400)
Sure, Elon Musk’s into ketamine and Peter Thiel has his doping Olympics, but drugs and tech are nothing new.
![A European grocery chain is boycotting high prices. Could it happen in the US?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25272497/GettyImages_1902307242.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![A European grocery chain is boycotting high prices. Could it happen in the US?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25272497/GettyImages_1902307242.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Inflation is cooling, but food companies keep raising prices.
![How Boeing put profits over planes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25255519/Boeing_Lede_Vox.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
The fall of Boeing has been decades in the making.
![Where do billionaires come from? Mom and Dad.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25234950/GettyImages_1312670162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.935464107015%2C0%2C52.12907178597%2C100&w=2400)
![Where do billionaires come from? Mom and Dad.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25234950/GettyImages_1312670162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.903196160523%2C0%2C78.193607678954%2C100&w=2400)
The great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich.
![How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25231920/GettyImages_986450132.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.664118636294%2C0%2C66.671762727412%2C100&w=2400)
![How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25231920/GettyImages_986450132.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0038217534204676%2C100%2C99.992356493159&w=2400)
The New York Times v. OpenAI, explained.
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Nobody likes overdrafting their bank account. Biden wants to make it less painful.
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The fight over plagiarism is the harbinger of a messy new era.
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The aggrieved billionaire is gunning for Harvard, Business Insider, and anyone who talks about his wife.
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How the new Chinese shopping site came from seemingly nowhere and is changing the way we shop.
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Starbucks’s messy December, explained.
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With dozens of reporters dead in Gaza and others harassed and censored inside Israel, experts are deeply concerned about press freedom in “the Middle East’s only democracy.”
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Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.
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A thoroughly modern nuisance for consumers, shippers, and retailers alike.