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23andMe is using its customers’ genetic data to try to become a new kind of pharma company. By Kristen V. Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Along with the Great Resignation and #Striketober, the unemployed are fighting for reforms that could translate into lasting leverage. By Josh Eidelson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. By Ben Steverman, Anders Melin, and Devon Pendleton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Louisiana is being battered by hurricanes. But while locals are moving out, workers from around the country are swarming in to capitalize on a natural gas bonanza. By Shannon Sims See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In most U.S. states, employers and schools are allowed to discriminate against box braids, locs, and other traditional styles. A coalition of activists and legislators has started to change that. By Patrice Peck  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher. By David Yaffe-Bellany and Sophia Cai See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wild search for the billions of U.S. dollars supposedly backing Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin. By Zeke Faux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Insider trading allows the well-connected to profit from privileged information. Technically, it's illegal—but only technically. By Liam Vaughan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As developer Evergrande faces a debt crunch, China tries to depend less on real estate. By Bloomberg News See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Permissive laws have created a booming market for fossils. Paleontologists aren’t thrilled, but for Clayton Phipps and his peers, it’s a living. By Andrew Zaleski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Donald Trump called for a big, beautiful wall, a guy from North Dakota named Tommy Fisher spent millions to build a 3-mile stretch along the Rio Grande. All Fisher needs now is for someone to buy it back. By Simon V.Z. Wood See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft operates a sort of digital bank, which handles millions, if not billions, of dollars each year. One of the company’s junior engineers figured out how to rob it. By Austin Carr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To millions of fans, Ramon Abbas was a self-made influencer synonymous with luxury. To the FBI, he was the man behind scams hoping to net hundreds of millions of dollars. By Evan Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is indicating he wants to change his ways. Let’s see. By Erik Schatzker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The untold story of the Ever Given crisis. By Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell, and K. Oanh Ha See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When violent crimes happen during stays, the company’s secretive safety team is called on to soothe guests, help families—and prevent PR disasters. By Olivia Carville See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former president’s strategic retreat to Mar-a-Lago has helped turn Florida into a new home base for Republicans. By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few months of poor performance haven’t shaken the superstar fund manager’s faith in a future where technology makes everything better and her investors get very rich. By Ben Steverman, Claire Ballentine & Annie Massa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A trawl through 30 years of data traces the evolution of superstar firms, a difficult-to-tame species. By Tom Orlik, Justin Jimenez, and Cedric Sam See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chamath Palihapitiya—tech billionaire, Golden State Warriors co-owner, and all-around meme lord—has a sure-thing, 100%-can’t-miss investment for you that will definitely, absolutely pay off for him. By Zeke Faux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RV business is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. To find out why, our correspondent dragged his reluctant family to the RV capital of the world—the cutest city in north central Indiana!—and hit the road. By Patrick Clark See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Neeleman, airline savant (think JetBlue) and perpetual optimist, is at it again with a new budget carrier called Breeze. By Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the app that brought zero-commission trades and a mobile-first design to millions of investors too good at what it does? By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Annie Massa, and Anders Melin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.