Bitcoin 'Is Just Like the Dot-Com Bubble'
Joseph Borg, a securities regulator, worries that the newfangled investment phenomenon is inspiring old-fashioned irrational exuberance.
Economy
Ride-Hailing Apps Are Clogging New York's Streets
The city’s traffic woes owe in part to more people choosing private transit over public.
How to Rebuild After the Retail Apocalypse
Where suburbs see dead malls, developers see condos, megachurches, and paintball parks.
The Trickle-Down Mythmaking Begins
Several companies gave out raises after tax cuts passed Congress. But that was probably already going to happen anyway.
The Opioid Crisis Comes to the Workplace
The number of Americans dying at work due to overdoses is increasing at a rapid clip.
Europe's Message to Silicon Valley: Tech Is Not Special
The EU's highest court ruled that Uber isn’t just an app—it's a transportation company.
The Most Expensive Weather Year Ever
Economists are tallying the damage from the fires and the hurricanes, and finding their true costs immeasurable.
The Myth of the ‘Trump Miracle’
The economy is doing great and the president wants credit. He hasn’t earned it.
Where Were Netflix and Google in the Net-Neutrality Fight?
Big tech firms have gone from pushing for open-internet protections to being powerful enough not to need them.
'God Made Republicans to Cut Taxes'
In party-line votes, the House and Senate passed a far-reaching, $1.5 trillion revision of the tax code, cutting rates for corporations, small businesses, and individuals.