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The U.S.’s Low Birth Rate Means the Nation is Headed For a Demographic Crisis

Why Elon Musk Is Having Second Thoughts About Buying Twitter, According to a Top Tesla Analyst

Ford is Dumping Its Rivian Stake At the Worst Possible Time

Corporate Support for Social Issues Is All the Rage, Except When the Topic Is Abortion Rights

By Natalia Petrzela

Business

George Soros is Buying Up Cheap Electric Vehicle Shares, But How Long Will He Own Them?

Monkeypox Isn’t Nearly As Dangerous or Contagious as Covid-19

By Linda Carroll

Western Companies Really Don’t Know What To Do in China as the Covid Lockdown Drags On

A Starbucks sign is seen alongside the mural of Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet genera

Starbucks Joins McDonald’s as the Latest US Company to Pull Out of Russia

By Oliver Staley

Even A Dreaded “Down Round” Can’t Stop the Buy Now, Pay Later Machine

By James Ledbetter

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Bethenny Frankel Was a Business Woman Before She Was a Real Housewife

By Isabella Simonetti

Elon Musk’s Alleged Sexual Harassment Is Unlikely to Kill His Twitter Deal

Tesla is Kicked Off an Index For Socially Responsible Companies While Exxon Remains

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists

New Sanctions on Russia Could Trigger a Default That Will Be Felt Across the Global Economy

By Linda Carroll

As Tesla Stock Falters, Elon Musk is Considering Selling SpaceX Shares to Fund His Twitter Deal

Elon Musk’s Rosy Outlook On Tesla’s Fate in China May Disappoint Investors

Turns Out Cryptocurrency Is Not a Safe Haven Asset After All

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Tech Companies Are Scrambling to Downsize While the Rest of Economy Is Overheating

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As the Pandemic Ebbs, Americans Are Shifting Their Spending from Goods to Services and Travel

By Linda Carroll

China Is Insisting On a Zero-Covid Approach That Isn’t Working

Money & The Metaverse

Take Me Into the Metaverse, Take Me Out to the Cloud: The Atlanta Braves Have Transformed Their Stadium Into a Web3 Wonderland

By James Ledbetter

You Will Eventually Go to the DMV In the Metaverse

By Emil Skandul

The Metaverse Is Getting Huge. But How Will Its Money Work?

By Robin Raskin

Facebook to Metaverse Creators: Half of That Coin Is Ours

By Observer Staff

Entertainment

Barry S3E5 Recap: No Escape From the Past

Tom Cruise Says Art Is Skill, Cannes Applauds Wildly

By Stephen Garrett

Misogyny Is the Quiet, Unsettling Horror in ‘Men’

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 20-26

By Laura Babiak

The Netflix Anime Series ‘Vampire in the Garden’ Doesn’t Have Much Bite

By Christopher L. Inoa

What to Watch on Streaming

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 20-26

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 13-19

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 6-12

By Laura Babiak

What’s Leaving Streaming This May

By Laura Babiak

Reviews

This Weekend Is All About Frieze New York and the Rebirth of the Art Fair

By Farah Abdessamad

Alfredo Jaar’s ‘The Temptation to Exist’ at Galerie Lelong Bit Off More Than It Could Chew

Review: ‘Golden Shield’ Is a Courtroom Drama That Aims For Layered Nuance, Lands on Confusing Audiences

Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Hamlet’ Takes Big Swings but Mostly Misses

By Christopher Corwin

Revisiting ‘Buffy’ Season 6: The Slayer Vs. Toxic Masculinity

By Rebecca Long

Arts

NYC Chaos Report: Anna Delvey’s Art Show Was Well Attended Except the Art World Didn’t Show Up

By Rachel Millman

Chinese Artist Sun Xun Turned His Hotel Quarantine into a Studio of Infinite Freedom

By Farah Abdessamad

Big Winners From Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction Sale

This Week in Upcoming Art Fairs in NYC You Won’t Want to Miss

What the Resurrection of Marilyn Monroe Tells Us About Parasocial Obsession From Beyond the Grave

Lifestyle

Set Active Is Debuting an Exclusive Birthday Collection—Here’s What to Shop

By Morgan Halberg

Home Set: Pre-Summer Swaps

By Morgan Halberg

Where to Work Out in the Hamptons This Summer

By Morgan Halberg

The Best One-Piece Swimsuits to Wear All Summer Long

By Morgan Halberg

Here Are the Very Best White Jeans for Women to Shop Right Now

By Morgan Halberg

Shopping

The Stylish Fisherman Sandals to Shop This Season

By Morgan Halberg

The Best Lightweight Sweaters for Summer

By Morgan Halberg

Jet Set: Pre-Summer Packing

By Morgan Halberg

The Classic Breton Striped Shirts You’ll Wear Forever

By Morgan Halberg

Printfresh Just Debuted a Very Chic Home Collection—Shop the Best Pieces Now

By Morgan Halberg

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