Ellen Rolfes

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Ellen is a newsletter writer at Marketplace.

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All aboard the AI hype train

Jan 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence bets on Wall Street are huge. But some experts warn investor optimism around AI growth may be irrationally high.
Microsoft's market value hit $3 trillion this week, driven by  investors' expectations of huge growth in artificial intelligence.
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The stakes for ending “Chevron deference” 

Jan 19, 2024
Plus, we go shopping with AI do the numbers on overdraft fees in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
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The unfairness of capitalism

Dec 4, 2023
We’re watching “Trading Places” in December.
A screenshot from the trailer of 1983's "Trading Places." From left to right: Don Ameche, Eddie Murphy and Ralph Bellamy.
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This could be the biggest IPO in 2024

Dec 1, 2023
Plus, circular economies and ecologies in this week's "Make Me Smart" newsletter.
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How the Osage are fighting to protect their language from extinction

Nov 28, 2023
What may be less apparent after watching “Killers of the Flower Moon” is just how hard the Osage Nation has fought to protect and preserve its language.
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