Google’s unsurprisingly surprising $1 billion CME deal

Racism and inequity in the aftermath of natural disaster? You can count on it

People in low-wage jobs were forced to continue working during tornado warnings, and the hours they put it won’t make the destruction they faced worth it. Read More

Easy come, easy go

Dan Gilbert made $32 billion on a sudden burst of interest in Rocket Companies, then immediately lost most of it. Read More

Friday feedback: Tax and PACs

Good morning. It’s Friday, so some feedback. Former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti weighed in after my Wednesday post suggesting President Biden’s spending plans will have to be financed by debt or new taxes. There’s another way, he says—collecting taxes already owed: “Our plan gets at the heart of the tax gap—upper income people who don’t pay what […]