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  1. buyer’s market
    Disney Says It’s Hiking Park Ticket Prices for Your Own GoodI just paid $194 for a one-day pass. But here’s what I got for it.
  2. the top line
    Here’s Why Mike Bloomberg Is So RichWith $53 billion to his name, he is very wealthy even by billionaire standards. And his net worth has grown in some surprising ways in recent years.
  3. the top line
    WeWork Should Learn Something From Marriott and HiltonIt’s not impossible to build a successful real-estate company that owns little or no real estate.
  4. the top line
    Protect This Stock: How Under Armour Drew SEC ScrutinyAs sales slowed, it started fudging the timing of revenues. Is that okay? And, more interestingly, why do it?
  5. elizabeth warren
    Would a Warren Win Actually Tank the Market?Intelligencer staffers discuss whether to take some investors’ fears seriously — and whether an average person should care much.
  6. buyer’s market
    Disney+: Don’t Call It Unbundling. Call It Rebundling.Think of Disney’s growing family of streaming apps like you did your old cable package, with the option for various add-ons.
  7. elizabeth warren
    The Key Health Financing Source Elizabeth Warren Isn’t UsingMaking people responsible for some of their own medical costs isn’t as bad as it sounds.
  8. the top line
    Insane Slides From SoftBank’s Presentation Explaining (?) How It Will Fix WeWorkMaybe Adam Neumann isn’t the only charismatic founder-CEO who needs to be paid to go away.
  9. buyer’s market
    It’s Time to Relax About LAX-itThe new arrangement for Uber riders at the Los Angeles airport is a case study in why consumers just need to be flexible sometimes.
  10. the top line
    Three Takeaways From Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Pay for Medicare for AllHer plan attempts to avoid some of the pain associated with a switch to single payer, but much of it won’t add up.
  11. intelligencer chats
    Why Is the Stock Market Doing So Well?Intelligencer staffers discuss what to make of a bevy of economic signals this week.
  12. buyer’s market
    Is There a Good Solution to the Uber Crunch at Airports?Uber and Lyft traffic jams are creating misery for departing passengers at LAX and elsewhere. But there is reason for hope.
  13. the top line
    Peter Luger Steak House Was Always BadEven cookie-cutter corporate competitors deliver more consistent food and better experience. Which is precisely why the hype has never made any sense.
  14. the top line
    Elizabeth Warren Has Good Reasons to Stay Vague on Health CareShe hasn’t said how she will pay for by far the biggest-ticket item in her policy agenda: single-payer care. It would be a mistake to do so.
  15. the top line
    Here’s How Congress Can Stop the Next WeWorkBanning the common practice of dual-class stock structures could prevent the next Adam Neumann from making billions for tanking a company.
  16. buyer’s market
    Chipotle Wins by Removing ‘Friction’ — Human Contact — From Your ExperienceIt’s very excited about its mobile-order drive-through concept, called “Chipotlane.”
  17. the top line
    There Is No Such Thing As ‘At Cost’ at Trump DoralRunning the numbers on Trump’s now-abandoned plan to host a G7 summit at his Florida golf resort.
  18. the top line
    WeWork Is Slouching Toward Its Least-Worst Rescue OptionIt looks like SoftBank is going to overpay again, even if not by as much as it did last time.
  19. buyer’s market
    Today Is Boss’s Day, But Don’t Go Buy Flowers or AnythingThere is a small spike in gift-giving around this somewhat puzzling day of recognition. What gives?
  20. elizabeth warren
    Could Warren’s Abandonment of Big-Money Fundraisers Hurt Her Against Trump?Intelligencer staffers discuss the Massachusetts senator’s aversion to a time-honored candidate pastime.
  21. buyer’s market
    How the Dutch Invented Elite Flyer Status Competition — With FigurinesThe business genius of KLM’s collectible, booze-filled house figurines.
  22. the top line
    Can the NBA Split Chinese Consumers From the Chinese Government?We are about to learn whether American firms have more power in our economic relationship with China than we realized.
  23. intelligencer chats
    Is the Market Underplaying the Risk Trump Poses?Intelligencer staffers discuss the effects impeachment might have on an already erratic presidency.
  24. the stock market
    Here Are the Non-Impeachment Reasons the Stock Market Is FallingThere is new data — and it’s not good.
  25. buyer’s market
    Brokers Are Cutting Stock Trade Commissions to $0. What’s the Catch?You may have heard the expression, “If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer, you’re the product.”
  26. wework
    What the Collapse of WeWork’s IPO MeansIntelligencer staffers discuss how the company’s recent struggles fit in with the broader economic picture.
  27. the top line
    WeWork Should Never Have Been a UnicornHow hard is it really to build a pleasant co-working environment? The real world has started to provide an answer.
  28. the top line
    Why Does the Stock Market Even Care About Impeachment?News that Trump might be out has sent it tumbling. But the key dynamic to understand here is a love-hate one.
  29. buyer’s market
    Unlike Seat Reclining, Window Shade Disputes Require Airline InterventionIt’s easy to negotiate whether a person should be allowed to recline their seat on an airplane. Window shades are trickier.
  30. the top line
    No, a WeWork Collapse Isn’t Going to Tank the Economy. But.Outgoing CEO Adam Neumann’s business model does pose some legitimate risks for the commercial real-estate market.
  31. the top line
    WeWork Has Bigger Problems Than Adam NeumannFor instance, its business model. And convincing potential IPO investors of a $20 billion valuation is looking very difficult.
  32. federal reserve
    Decoding the Fed’s Interest Rate CutIntelligencer staffers discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest maneuver — and President Trump’s criticism of it.
  33. buyer’s market
    Disloyalty Programs: What Happens If You Break the Frequent-Flier RulesFrom “throwaway ticketing” to point trading to scamming lounge time, the airlines are onto our tricks.
  34. the top line
    The Strike on the Saudi Oil Facility Poses Three Risks to the Global EconomyWe still don’t know how bad the situation is, which is why analysts are speculating that oil prices might rise steeply if more bad news emerges.
  35. democratic debates
    Did Kamala Harris Have the Worst Debate?Intelligencer staffers discuss which Democratic candidates excelled and which stumbled on Thursday night in Houston.
  36. vaping
    Vape Safety Requires Legalizing MarijuanaIf the government wants to be serious about ensuring consumer safety, it’s the only way.
  37. buyer’s market
    Trump’s Cheese, Wine, Olive-Oil Tariffs May Be His Most Normal Trade PolicyIf you’re a fan of European cheeses, I’m sorry to report the price outlook is not Gouda.
  38. the top line
    Here’s Why JPMorgan’s ‘Volfefe’ Trump Twitter Index MattersInvestment-bank research desks are typically not in the “fun facts” business.
  39. the top line
    Is There a Recession Coming? Ask Again LaterIn the latest economic data, there’s fodder for the optimists and the pessimists alike.
  40. the top line
    Walmart’s Gun Decision Is Less Political Than It LooksIt’s about perceptions of safety by customers and employees. But it also underlines how much gun-rights activists have overstepped.
  41. buyer’s market
    How Tax Policy Gave Us White ClawVodka soda is the chicken breast of alcoholic beverages. Why did it take so long to make something like it available in a can?
  42. the top line
    S.C. Johnson, Maker of Windex, Wants You to Know It’s Not in Opioid BusinessThe attorney general of Oklahoma might have created a bit of confusion on that point in discussing an opioid judgment.
  43. the top line
    The Federal Reserve Should Not Be Part of the #ResistanceFormer New York Federal Reserve Bank president Bill Dudley is making a very unwise argument about Trump and the Fed.
  44. the top line
    This Is How Trump Will Tank the Economy and His PresidencyTrump’s trade war might be headed into a self-reinforcing death spiral.
  45. buyer’s market
    Equinox and SoulCycle Workers Need a UnionAfter the Stephen Ross controversy, they have an unusual amount of leverage now in a profitable business. They should use it.
  46. the top line
    Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on the EconomyThe president wants us to believe that the economy is both booming and fragile.
  47. intelligencer chats
    Trump’s Re-Election and the Recession RiskIntelligencer staffers discuss President Trump’s re-election chances in the context of a possible economic downturn.
  48. the top line
    Here’s What the ‘CRAZY INVERTED YIELD CURVE’ Means for YouAn unusual configuration of bond yields is not proof that we’re going into a recession. But there’s a reason the stock market is spooked.
  49. buyer’s market
    Disney’s New Star Wars Attraction Is an Early Bust. Here’s Why That Will Change.Despite expectations of ridiculous crowds, park attendance at Disneyland this summer has been low. But Disney knows how to turn that around.
  50. the economy
    Is It (Finally) Time to Start Worrying about a Recession?Intelligencer staffers discuss the growing likelihood that an economic downturn is looming.
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