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Apr 8, 2019

The internet without Google and Facebook

We take a look beyond China’s Great Firewall. But first: This is shaping up to be the biggest year for IPOs since the dot-com boom. We look at how investing has changed since then. Plus: Paying taxes in bitcoin?

The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.

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Ohio experiments with bitcoin tax payments
by Adrian Ma
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The state treasurer's office is trying something new.
Undocumented workers in Wyoming struggle to get workers’ comp
by Melodie Edwards
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Wyoming is the state with the most dangerous workplaces.
China’s Googleless internet remains vibrant
by Jennifer Pak
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Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The business of second chances
by Kai Ryssdal and Liz Sanchez
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When a business files for bankruptcy in today's economy, what happens?
How does this year’s wave of IPOs compare to 1999’s?
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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The social-networking site Pinterest has set a price range for its initial public offering. At the peak price of $17 per share, the company would be worth a little over $11 billion, down from an estimate of $12 billion last year. Pinterest is part of this year’s wave of IPOs, which started with Lyft last […]