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No One Wants To Pay $9.99 For Your Remixes

SoundCloud struggles to find revenue—or a buyer “There are very few music platforms at this tremendous scale”

This Land Ain't My Land

Tenant farming is on the rise as the value of U.S. cropland soars“This will be the first year we’ll be able to set a little aside”

No Way Out

Theresa May faces revolt from her own party as she preps for Brexit.

Game Of Kings

For more than two decades, Russian grandmaster Lev Alburt has taught strategy, patience, and prognostication to the finest in finance.

The TPP Should Go On Without The U.S.

It won’t be as big an achievement, but it will still deliver benefits to the remaining 11 nations

Who Owns The Weather?

Barry Myers, President Trump’s pick to lead the agency responsible for weather predictions, doesn’t want the government to compete with commercial forecasting companies. Like his own

Angela Dimayuga

The genre-busting chef of Mission Chinese Food in New York takes on trendy hotels.

Brazil's Economic Policy Lurches Right

Free-market practices are put in place to fix the economy“It’s Brazil. They’ll never get everything they want”.

How Do You Sell A Priceless Watch?

Paul Newman’s famous Rolex will be offered at a Phillips N.Y. auction in October, and collectors are gearing up for a high-stakes battle.

This Is What Climate Change Sounds Like

Wildlife Acoustics helps ecologists track vanishing critters. Now it's enabling hobbyists to tell which ones are left.

Boxed In

Blue Apron’s struggles show there’s no easy road to profit for e-commerce subscription services.

Trickle, Shmickle

The best way to spur growth is to help the poor, not the rich.

The Lunch That Could Make Or Break Brexit

A meal in Brussels could end the logjam in talks—or doom them.

china gets physical

with e-commerce growth slowing, tech leaders push harder into local stores“we want customers to be able to see, touch, and ask questions”

Nailing Her Marks

Con artist and fake socialite Anna Delvey had chutzpah— and a good eye for victims

A Case Of The Black Mondays

Showtime’s comedy mines the markets for middling laughs.

Are Stock Buybacks Bad For America?

Companies have scooped up a record amount of their own shares. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem

Another Glorious Day In Trump's Manufacturing Paradise

The president has bragged about Foxconn's factory in Wisconsin as a key trade war win. Insiders say it's been dubious all along.

Hollywood Looks For A Bigger Role In China

U.S. studios expected greater access to the mainland in 2018. Then the trade war erupted

Avon Goes For A Younger Look

The fixture of door-to-door selling is turning to the internet to reach new customers

Growing Clouds

Inside Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the new CEO is a bona fide celebrity. Outside, he’s got a lot to prove

The Seven - Figure Porsche Project

Why top vintage car collectors turn to Road Scholars in North Carolina for their chance at automotive glory

The Investigation Trump Can't Shake

The botched Putin summit gives Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein some breathing room

Why Can't Europe ​​​​​​​Do Tech?

It’s been a long time since the region produced a consumer-tech giant. Now’s its chance.

The TMZ Primary

America’s gossip machine pivots to politics.

Cold Turkey

The country’s once-warm relations with the West have chilled. Where does Erdogan go from here?

IBM's Got Patents And Isn't Afraid To Enforce Them

Wringing Profits From Forgotten Patents.

Interrupting A French Connection

France is tackling white-collar crime with a case involving millions of euros in profits.

Microsoft Bug Testers Unionized, Then They Got Terminated

The subcontracted workers challenged their firing, but they couldn’t hold out.

Shall We Dance?

Given the aggression from Washington, Putin and Europe have a new reason to be friends.