The growth of podcasts and newsletters from prominent voices represents positive change in the news media industry over the past year.
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Kimbal Musk's mission to bring real food to your table
Kimbal Musk, who helped pioneer the farm-to-table movement, is now working to make fresh, healthy food available to all American households. From empowering urban farmers to engaging young students, he hopes the locally grown, nutritious food he produces will be an important step in solving problems of food insecurity. (Visionaries is sponsored by Accenture)
Wall Street hits record levels after Trump signs Covid relief bill
“The passage of the stimulus bill is erasing some fears, and investors are relieved that there is help out there,” said one economist.
2020 was brutal for airlines. Next year could be even trickier.
The airline industry will return — but reshaped, redesigned and ready to meet new challenges.
As pandemic forced workers home, shoe repair stores lose nearly all their business
“We suffer a lot because we depend on the people in the building,” the owner of Eddie’s Shoe Repair in New York City’s Rockefeller Center said.
If nothing else, the U.K.-E.U. trade deal might mean Brits can stop talking about Brexit
“This takes Brexit off the front pages and returns the business of trade relations back to dull officialdom,” one expert said.
China launches antitrust probe into Alibaba in latest blow to Jack Ma's tech empire
China’s Politburo has vowed to strengthen anti-monopoly efforts in 2021 and rein in “disorderly capital expansion.”
SNAP benefits yield greatest economic output, research says
Food stamps don’t just fight rising hunger; they boost jobs and the economy more than other kinds of expenditure, especially corporate tax cuts.
Customers fight surprise charges as online subscriptions surge
Businesses try to push back when customers cancel subscriptions they didn’t know they signed up for.
'They're just irreplaceable': Why Grace Young is fighting to save Chinese restaurants
Mom-and-pop Chinese restaurants are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact and many are on the verge of closing if they haven’t already.