Latest from Naomi Rainey

• Dec 4, 2023

  The hottest holiday shopping trend? Buy now, pay later

  

  The use of buy now, pay later services hit an all-time high this past Cyber Monday, according to Adobe Analytics.

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• Dec 4, 2023

  Hillary Clinton says it’s time for insurance reform

  

  At COP28, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for changes to how properties are insured in the face of climate change.

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• Dec 4, 2023

  Why Spotify is laying off staff — again

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Swedish music-streaming giant Spotify says it’s cutting 1,500 jobs, which is 17% of its workforce.

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• Dec 1, 2023

  The economics behind farewell tours

  

  In New York City, Kiss will play what it’s calling its last ever show. But it also had a farewell tour two decades ago.

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• Dec 1, 2023

  What Fed officials are thinking — and saying

  

  Ahead of a quiet period before their next interest rate meeting, what sort of economic portrait have Federal Reserve officials been painting?

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• Dec 1, 2023

  Germany’s economy got a break, but maybe not the kind it’s looking for

  

  From the BBC World Service: Germany is looking at an $18 billion gap in next year’s budget because of a court decision last week on a German fiscal rule known as the debt brake.

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• Nov 30, 2023

  EVs are having a reliability problem

  

  Consumer Reports is out with a survey that finds that electric vehicle owners had roughly 80% more problems than owners of conventional vehicles.

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• Nov 30, 2023

  How holiday advertising is different this year

  

  How are brands trying to distinguish themselves and complete for holiday spending dollars? We discuss.

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• Nov 30, 2023

  Can you be the president of a climate summit and the boss of a state oil company?

  

  From the BBC World Service: We examine the controversy of appointing Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, CEO of the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned Adnoc, as president of COP28.

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• Nov 29, 2023

  The Munger, the myth, the legend

  

  Charlie Munger, the right-hand man of the Oracle of Omaha, died on Tuesday at the age of 99. We share a tribute.

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