How to Look for a Job When Everything Feels Hopeless
The economy is in the toilet and there's a pandemic happening, but somehow we are still expected to look for work.
Personal Finance
Reddit Investors Baffled After Tech Company’s Stock Explodes 32,000% for No Reason
Shares in Hong Kong–based tech company AMTD soared from $7.80 to $2,555, and not even the company knows why.
Are We in a Recession? Depends What Side of the Culture War You’re On
Debates over whether to call our economic downturn a recession are more political than technical.
He Wanted a Home and a Wife. China’s Property Crisis Left Him With Neither.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese homebuyers are walking away from their mortgage.
Debt
Biden Pick for Fed Financial Oversight Post Invests in a Bunch of Crypto Firms
Michael Barr has invested in over 80 firms involved in crypto, debt collection, payday loans, and fintech.
Confused by Student Loan Interest Rates Going Up? Here's an Explainer
The interest rate on university loan repayments is going up to 12 percent. Here's how it'll affect your bank balance.
They Missed Student Loan Payments. Years Later, They’re Stuck in Credit Hell.
Thanks to a mysterious 1986 law, credit reporting on student loans is mandatory. For millions of Americans, that’s meant financial disaster.
Inequality
31 Gigs in 14 Days: Contact Tracing Reveals Heart-Wrenching Life of a Migrant Worker
“This was the first time I cried reading contact-tracing information.”
Researchers: The NFT Economy Is Just as Unequal as the Real One
A growing number of studies indicate that a powerful few control the burgeoning market.
The Arms Race Fuelling the West Midlands' Gang Wars
"A tidal wave of violence is a very real possibility," said the region's former Police and Crime Commissioner.
Corruption
Vietnam’s Richest Man Lost $490M in 6 Hours Because of a Wild Rumor
A man was fined $320 by Vietnamese authorities for starting the rumor, which said the tycoon was barred from leaving the country due to a corruption crackdown.
TikTokers Are Trying to Dismantle a $4 Billion Bridge a Day After It Opened
The questionable workmanship on Bangladesh’s Padma Bridge, a project plagued by allegations of corruption, was highlighted soon after its grand opening.
Why This Rich and Powerful Family Is Blamed for All of Sri Lanka’s Money Problems
“We used to make figures of him to worship. Now, I want him gone.”