Marketplace Stories

From the suffragette movement to the Black Panther Party and “Black Lives Matter” T-shirts worn by protesters today, social movements and clothing go hand in hand.

Eighty percent of restaurants in New York City didn’t pay full rent in June. The businesses historically have little if any reserves, one expert says.

Many Black clients are seeking therapists they trust to deal with mental health trauma since the police killing of George Floyd.

Amid the global pandemic, even supply chains get sick. The director of a polyester yarn factory in Honduras describes how COVID-19 is affecting business.

New York, California and Oregon have put out public service ads to get people to wear masks.

Gig workers’ livelihoods are increasingly ruled by mysterious — and unpredictable — software.

Brownsville, where 80% of residents are Black, had an infection rate in May that was more than twice the New York City average.

Sand is an important material used in fracking for oil and gas. When prices dive and oil companies cut costs, sand mines shut down.

About 75% of small businesses sought Paycheck Protection Program loans and about 72% of them got PPP loans, according to the Census Bureau.

The company makes Latinx grocery staples. Its CEO just praised President Trump. Latinx activists aren’t happy.