Drinking at Work Events and More Questions Answered by Roxane Gay December 14, 2022 “Don’t get too drunk at work” is a good rule. Don’t let co-workers convince you to break it. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas, Officials Say December 12, 2022 A statement by the government of the Bahamas said Mr. Bankman-Fried was arrested after prosecutors in the United States filed criminal charges. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
In FTX Collapse, Binance Sees a Chance to Become the New Face of Crypto December 12, 2022 Binance is trying to step into the void. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao were archrivals. With FTX gone the world’s biggest crypto exchange +
‘It Doesn’t Hurt at All’: In China’s New Covid Strategy, Vaccines Matter December 12, 2022 As the government drops its restrictions but also that inoculations are essential. it not only needs to convince people that the virus is nothing to fear NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Japan Needs Indian Tech Workers. But Do They Need Japan? December 12, 2022 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Recruiters call the push a crucial test of whether the world’s third-largest economy can compete with the U.S. and Europe for global talent. +
Pants Recovered From Shipwreck Sell for $114,000 at Auction December 11, 2022 a ship that sank in 1857. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The pants and other artifacts auctioned were salvaged from the S.S. Central America +
Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally? December 11, 2022 friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer. His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
To Rein In Big Tech, Europe Looked Beyond Lawsuits. Will the U.S. Follow? December 10, 2022 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The largest American banks are classified as “systemically important” and subject to more stringent scrutiny. Some lawmakers want to do the same for Big Tech. +
The F.T.C.’s Bet on Rewriting Antitrust by Taking on Microsoft December 09, 2022 In seeking to oppose the $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard NYT NYT > Business NYTimes the agency is hoping to revamp the nation’s antitrust rules — even if it loses. +
‘I Will Keep Fighting’: China’s Protesters Say It’s Bigger Than Covid December 09, 2022 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The restrictions that drove people into the streets last month are being rolled back. But many of those who demonstrated say they want more. +
Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences December 09, 2022 failing to justify the money it takes to make them. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The kind of critically praised dramas that often dominate the awards season are falling flat at the box office +
East Fork Pottery’s CEO Has Stepped Down. What Will Happen to the Brand? December 08, 2022 its fans have been drawn to a founder’s frank and candid style of communication. Can it stay transparent in a muddy world? NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Since East Fork started in 2009 +
U.S. Gas Prices Are Now Lower Than a Year Ago December 08, 2022 A visible symbol of inflation for much of the year NYT NYT > Business NYTimes prices at the pump have been driven down by reduced global demand and tumbling oil prices. +