Business

On Ayn Rand becoming a cult hero to Wall Street insiders and others items that make Matt Taibbi angry.

On Ayn Rand becoming a cult hero to Wall Street insiders and others items that make Matt Taibbi angry.

A single-page version of Shalhoup’s reporting on the Black Mafia Family, one of the largest cocaine empires in American history.

A single-page version of Shalhoup’s reporting on the Black Mafia Family, one of the largest cocaine empires in American history.

An early attempt to explain the world-changing power of computer software—and the minds of young programmers like Bill Gates—to a mass audience. “Software,” the article begins, “is the magic carpet to the future.”

When it comes to representing pharmaceutical companies, a doctor’s medical record is far less important than his or her ability to sell.

The world’s population is rapidly getting older. How China and other countries stocked with young workers are taking advantage.

Diapers.com has a stripped-down business model, a massive warehouse staffed by robots, and a legitimate chance to outsell Amazon.

Not only is the penny useless, it costs the U.S. Treasury $50 million per year. So why is it still around?

In an elaborate FBI sting to expose corruption, four agents pose as futures traders in Chicago. The plan works–if you don’t count the hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars the agents lost in the process.

A mid-boom critique of New York City’s high-priced, mostly glass condo buildings.

A mid-boom critique of New York City’s high-priced, mostly glass condo buildings.