The pandemic ingenuity of small businesses

Scaling design: Why your business needs a design system now

Design systems—and the tools used to build them like Figma and Google Material Design—are helping companies including Netflix and Airbnb evolve their design process, formalize the components that make the user experience easy, save time and money, and avoid the headache of turnover. Read More

Stocks’ worst start in 20 years challenged traders on Monday

The stock market’s record altitude was no deterrent to individual investors last month, who in true 2020 fashion ended the year snapping up shares. Their optimism was being tested again on Monday. Clients at both TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and E*Trade Financial were upping their market exposure as 2020 powered to a close, buying shares […]

New Year’s Eve will be a dud for restaurants

In a fitting end to what has been a nightmare 2020 for the dining industry, restaurants and bars will largely miss out on what should be one of the most lucrative nights of the year. New Year’s Eve—famous for overpriced meals and plenty of alcoholic beverages—will be a quiet affair as restaurants grapple with occupancy limits, early […]