Amid Virus Chaos, Shanghai Residents Band Together As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy China is meddling with free enterprise as it hasn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise of black markets.
Gopuff Buys Time for Its 30-Minutes-or-Less Delivery Promise The $15 billion rapid-delivery start-up decided to do business differently from rivals like Instacart. A changing environment is testing its model.
After the Pandemic, I Want My Life to Be Less Convenient The pandemic turned many of us into hermits. It’s time to go out again.
Instacart Cuts Its Valuation by 38 Percent, Citing ‘Turbulence’ Despite the company’s fast growth during the pandemic, the market for technology stocks appears to have cooled.