The Trump-Whim Economy Is Here
Expectations of who will gain, and who will lose, from the president-elect’s second term are already moving markets.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Ethan Miller / Getty. Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked
Conflict in the Middle East always used to mean a spike in gas prices. So what’s changed?
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. How U.S. Steel Got Rolled
The move to block a Japanese company from buying the American manufacturer puts political expediency ahead of industrial priorities.
Illustration by The Atlantic What the VW-Rivian Deal Means for Big Auto
The joint venture between a legacy giant and an EV start-up will be a fascinating test of the industry’s effort to embrace technological change.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Sources: Getty; The Enthusiast Network / Getty. The Biggest Way That Elections Have Consequences
Presidents have surprisingly little influence over the economy—except in a single, vital respect: their agencies that issue regulations.
Illustration by Tyler Comrie for The Atlantic What the Perma-bears Get Wrong About the Stock Market
A sustained rally has led to fears of a tech bubble, but the doom-mongers are ignoring the economy’s strong fundamentals.
Ben Kothe / The Atlantic; Getty Trump Media Is the New Bed Bath & Beyond
Donald Trump gets into the meme-stock business.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Win McNamee / Getty. Why Biden’s Pro-worker Stance Isn’t Working
The most pro-labor president in history could hardly do more for unions, but their members aren’t feeling it.
Bridget Bennett / The New York Times / Redux What Makes Russia’s Economy So Sanctions-Resistant?
Actually, they have had some effect—just not one that Vladimir Putin cares about.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Elon Musk Discovers the Price of Running a Public Company
Taking Tesla public helped grow the business, but it also meant that he had some pesky obligations to shareholders.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Grzegorz Wajda / Getty.
