Money
How we make and spend money, and how economics influences the world around us.
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A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.
![Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-640351099.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.8601292284303%2C100%2C94.279741543139&w=2400)
A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.
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![What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1198669899_ea5cf4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.8686459739091%2C100%2C92.262708052182&w=2400)
It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.
![Inflation has dropped. What happens next?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2161665953.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Inflation has dropped. What happens next?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2161665953.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Is the Federal Reserve finally about to cut interest rates?
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![Biden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didn’t](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1258715466_300203.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
It’s the latest way Biden is trying to combat pesky “junk fees” driving up prices.
The latest in Money
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![Advertisers aren’t buying what X is selling. Is that a crime?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2158243766.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&w=2400)
Elon Musk’s social media site is accusing brands of breaking antitrust laws.
![The married tuba-accordion duo who opened a pizzeria](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/MoneyTalks_PaigeVickers_Vox_03.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The musicians spent 10 years renovating a derelict old building in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and turned it into a thriving business.
![You need a budget. But do you really need to pay for one?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1440470720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.998978966714%2C0%2C70.002042066571%2C100&w=2400)
![You need a budget. But do you really need to pay for one?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1440470720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.3823415013613%2C100%2C95.235316997277&w=2400)
An app called YNAB wants to take the dread out of talking about money. For a price.
![Why Kamala Harris’s fundraising spree might prove more valuable than Trump’s](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962508.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670130949906%2C0%2C66.659738100187%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Kamala Harris’s fundraising spree might prove more valuable than Trump’s](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2163962508.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0051964248596903%2C0%2C99.989607150281%2C100&w=2400)
Can Harris and Trump translate their big fundraising hauls into votes?
![Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164988658.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.662327518875%2C0%2C66.675344962249%2C100&w=2400)
![Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164988658.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0065078745281753%2C100%2C99.986984250944&w=2400)
The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.
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![Bangladesh’s prime minister just fled the country in a helicopter. Why?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2149699213.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.066577896138483%2C100%2C99.866844207723&w=2400)
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina is out. What comes next?
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![What caused the global stock market meltdown](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165010509.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Stocks plunged across the world Monday. Does it mean a US recession is looming?
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![Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164265333_3ae2ae.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.17282350399655%2C100%2C99.654352992007&w=2400)
The semiconductor manufacturer announced huge job cuts and a dividend pause after losing out on AI.
![Money Talks: The Black business owners who forged a partnership in uncertain times](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/MoneyTalks_main-image1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The greeting card illustrator and the head of a gifting startup got together to support the Buy Black movement.
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![Venezuela’s Maduro just tightened his grip on power. What comes next?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2164043790.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Nicolás Maduro has presided over Venezuela’s economic decline — while increasing his authoritarian tendencies.
![Money Talks: The mother-daughter duo who won’t let their franchise fail](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/MoneyTalks_PaigeVickers_Vox_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
These small-town biz owners are determined to stay connected to their customers.
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The Court’s first decision blocking student loan forgiveness was a lawless mess.
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Kamala Harris is the only Democrat who could seamlessly access Biden’s hundreds of millions in campaign cash.
![Traveling has never been better if you’re rich — but it’s worse if you’re not](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2150759479.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=20.639254738195%2C0%2C58.721490523611%2C100&w=2400)
![Traveling has never been better if you’re rich — but it’s worse if you’re not](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2150759479.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=5.958882107292%2C0%2C88.082235785416%2C100&w=2400)
Looking at the growing rift in travel spending.
![The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161655360_8eff5d.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2161655360_8eff5d.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”
![Prime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymore](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1233579785.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.635416666667%2C0%2C66.729166666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Prime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymore](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1233579785.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.046831095847644%2C100%2C99.906337808305&w=2400)
Is Amazon’s big made-up shopping holiday past its prime?
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Algorithms changed the classic card game for good — but is it for the better?
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I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.
![TikTok Shop's pushy ad strategy, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2159326393.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![TikTok Shop's pushy ad strategy, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2159326393.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Social media is just one big shopping mall.
![The glorious return of the skort](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-17.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The glorious return of the skort](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-17.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
How skorts became cool again, as explained by Challengers and Taylor Swift.
![America’s obsession with hot dogs, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/How_We_Buy_Hot_Dogs.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The strange ways we do (and don’t) consume glizzies.
![France’s elections showed a polarized country](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2160460575.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.66091160221%2C0%2C66.67817679558%2C100&w=2400)
![France’s elections showed a polarized country](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2160460575.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0086311065078561%2C100%2C99.982737786984&w=2400)
France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.
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Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.
![This tiny doll is making everyone so happy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/shutterstock_1403600030_full.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.640625%2C0%2C66.71875%2C100&w=2400)
Sonny Angels, from TikTok trend to SNL sketch fodder, explained.
![What the Labour Party’s big win in the UK will actually mean](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2160473917.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660319878142%2C0%2C66.679360243717%2C100&w=2400)
![What the Labour Party’s big win in the UK will actually mean](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2160473917.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0095183704549768%2C100%2C99.98096325909&w=2400)
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
![The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-109507867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.283333333333%2C0%2C69.433333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-109507867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.9923187710034%2C100%2C96.015362457993&w=2400)
How a worker-driven initiative is filling in the gaps left behind by corporate social responsibility programs.
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![If it’s 100 degrees out, does your boss have to give you a break? Probably not.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-1412316420.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.03004807692308%2C100%2C99.939903846154&w=2400)
The US doesn‘t have federal heat protections. A standard would save lives. As a heat dome suffocates much of the East, it‘s becoming more apparent that we need better standards in the face of climate change.
![5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159030756.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660944206009%2C0%2C66.678111587983%2C100&w=2400)
![5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159030756.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.008582217645035%2C100%2C99.98283556471&w=2400)
A rebuttal of the bad — but prominent — arguments for the president’s candidacy.
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![What Kenya’s deadly protests are really about](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2158662516.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
A proposed tax hike sparked unrest, but Kenya’s real problem is a debt crisis.
![The winners and losers of the Biden economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/FactsOnTheGround_Economy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Younger workers have done well under Biden. Fast food fanatics have not.
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It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.
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![How much can we actually control inflation?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2157345796.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.42398184641108%2C100%2C99.152036307178&w=2400)
The mystery of inflation may be rooted in psychology.
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Should people who quit get unemployment benefits?
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The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.
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The glitzy campaign, featuring stars like Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and Travis Kelce, is part of an aggressive effort to fix its deep-seated problems.
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