The Limits of Charity from a Drug Company
By Rachel B. Doyle
Patient-assistance programs have been used to justify exorbitant price hikes, while undercutting the political case for pricing regulation.
A Perfect Storm at Uber
By Anna Wiener
Susan Fowler, who wrote of gender discrimination at the company, is something of a perfect plaintiff, and Uber is, in some ways, a model villain.
Why Is Snap Calling Itself a Camera Company?
By Om Malik
A familiar technology is transforming our interactions with the digital world, and Snapchat’s parent company wants to lead the way.
The Utterly Insufficient Efforts to Separate Trump from His Businesses
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
So far, Trump has behaved as if he believes that millions of voters chose him because they wanted to enrich his family and not theirs.
A Big Fine, and New Questions, on Deutsche Bank’s “Mirror Trades”
By Ed Caesar
The Department of Financial Services in New York took their pound of flesh—a settlement of six hundred and thirty million dollars.
“Becoming Warren Buffett,” the Man, Not the Investor
By James Surowiecki
It’s his complicated and often difficult relationships with the people he loved most that are a new film’s real subject.
The Tech Resistance to the Trump Refugee Ban
By Vauhini Vara
Compared to other businesses, tech companies have much to lose from the immigrant ban, and less and less reason to play nice with Trump.
At Volkswagen, a Scandal Where Executives Could Pay the Price
By Jeffrey Rothfeder
The company has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a record fine. But the indictment of six executives is what sets the case apart.
Elon Musk Has Delivery Issues
By Jeffrey Rothfeder
Elon Musk, whose unorthodox ideas have met with a checkered record of success, has ambitious—and perhaps unattainable—plans for an automated car manufacturing.
The iPhone Turns Ten
By Om Malik
As Apple’s ubiquitous device celebrates its birthday, a look at how it has changed the way people live—and how it may continue to do so.