Buy Now, Pay Later - August 1, 2022 Issue

August 1, 2022 Issue

The Buy Now, Pay Later Juggernaut Is About to Be Tested

The Buy Now, Pay Later Juggernaut Is About to Be Tested

By Esmé E Deprez, Evan Weinberger and Jennifer Surane

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Bipartisan Marriage Equality Vote Marks a Breakthrough

By The Editors

Celebrations Take Part Across Country As Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Gay Marriage

Remarks

Remarks

Housing Affordability Crisis Increases Odds of Recession

By Prashant Gopal

Housing Affordability Crisis Increases Odds of Recession

Business

Business

US Automakers Face Union Pressure to Ease Inflation’s Bite on Wages

By Gabrielle Coppola

US Automakers Face Union Pressure to Ease Inflation’s Bite on Wages

UnitedHealth’s Expansion Strategy Is Threatened by US Regulators

By John Tozzi

UnitedHealth’s Expansion Strategy Is Threatened by US Regulators

Technology

Technology

How a Sextortion Victim Hacked Back and Put Her Attacker in Jail

By Jeff Stone

How a Sextortion Victim Hacked Back and Put Her Attacker in Jail

The Indian Government’s Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Targets Political Dissent

By Mark Bergen

The Indian Government’s Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Targets Political Dissent

Facebook Bets Its Users Really Want a TikTok Clone

By Sarah Frier

Facebook Bets Its Users Really Want a TikTok Clone

Finance

Finance

Black Swan Hedge Funds Are Booming in Scary Times

By Denitsa Tsekova and Erik Schatzker

Black Swan Hedge Funds Are Booming in Scary Times

Coinbase Promised Empowerment While Pushing Questionable Assets

By Max Chafkin

Coinbase Promised Empowerment While Pushing Questionable Assets

US Banks Passed the Latest Stress Test, But Are Still Unhappy

By Shubham Saharan

US Banks Passed the Latest Stress Test, But Are Still Unhappy

Axie Infinity CEO Moved Crypto Tokens Before the Company Revealed Hack

By Joshua Brustein

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Economics

Economics

In an Age of Inflation, the Old Recession-Fighting Tools Won’t Work

By Alberto Brambilla, Philip Aldrick, Matthew Boesler and Martha Viotti Beck

In an Age of Inflation, the Old Recession-Fighting Tools Won’t Work

Kenya Election Expected to Be Closest in Years as Debt Crisis Looms

By David Malingha and David Herbling

Kenya Election Expected to Be Closest in Years as Debt Crisis Looms

Strategies

Strategies

Jazzercise Is Alive and Kicking Decades After It Got Started

By Mary Pilon

Jazzercise Is Alive and Kicking Decades After It Got Started

What Nonmonogamy Can Teach Moonlighters and Job Jugglers

By Arianne Cohen

What Nonmonogamy Can Teach Moonlighters and Job Jugglers

Return-to-Office Strategies to Avoid Being There All the Time

By Arianne Cohen

Return-to-Office Strategies to Avoid Being There All the Time

Features

Features

The Buy Now, Pay Later Juggernaut Is About to Be Tested

By Esmé E Deprez, Evan Weinberger and Jennifer Surane

The Buy Now, Pay Later Juggernaut Is About to Be Tested

Libertarian Cartoons Promise to Turn Your Kids Into Little Ayn Rands

By Max Chafkin

Libertarian Cartoons Promise to Turn Your Kids Into Little Ayn Rands

The 100 Wealthiest Americans Lost $622 Billion Since November

By Dorothy Gambrell and Devon Pendleton

The 100 Wealthiest Americans Lost $622 Billion Since November

Pursuits

Pursuits

With Food and Drinks in the Spotlight, Now’s the Perfect Time to Visit Wales

By Brandon Presser

Wrights Food Emporium in Llanarthney, Wales. Photographed by Emli Bendixen for Bloomberg Pursuits

Artist Barbara Kruger, Critic of Capitalism, Has a Market Moment

By James Tarmy

Artist Barbara Kruger, Critic of Capitalism, Has a Market Moment

Craft Beer Is Going Gluten-Free—and Some of It Is Even Delicious

By Tony Rehagen

Craft Beer Is Going Gluten-Free—and Some of It Is Even Delicious

What a Jeweler Can Create With 117 Diamonds and 48 Rubellites

By Kristen Shirley

What a Jeweler Can Create With 117 Diamonds and 48 Rubellites

Last Thing

Last Thing

Hong Kong’s Fix for China’s Mortgage Boycotts

By Shuli Ren

Hong Kong’s Fix for China’s Mortgage Boycotts