politics Trump owes 10s of millions to Bank of China, reports Politico Xeni Jardin

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

banking Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City? David Pescovitz

money Fellow buried $280,000, not a good investment David Pescovitz

Business Coronavirus: Amazon limits employee travel, Google bans travel to Italy, Iran, Japan, South Korea; Facebook cancels event Xeni Jardin

Business Dow drops 1,000 over Coronavirus Xeni Jardin

coronavirus China is now deep-cleaning and even destroying cash in fight against coronavirus Carla Sinclair

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Coronavirus money shot: China to inject $174 Billion of liquidity Monday Feb. 3 Xeni Jardin

Business The three biggest Chinese business scams that target foreign firms Cory Doctorow

crime The bizarre story of China's most prolific bank-robbers, who stole literal tons of cash and spent it on losing lotto tickets Cory Doctorow

AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn

china Billionaire Sackler family accused of pushing addictive opioids in China Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Sand thieves and unreliable GPS near the Port of Shanghai John Struan

surveillance Foreigners visiting China are increasingly stumped by its cashless society Cory Doctorow

infinite monkeys StoryAI, a bot that autocompletes a story for you Clive Thompson

trump Apple considering moving hardware production out of China Seamus Bellamy

education Profiles of young Americans who entered voluntary exile rather than paying their student loans Cory Doctorow

china Chinese enthusiasts are serving global Thinkpad fans by making modern motherboards that fit in classic chassis from the Golden Age of the Thinkpad Cory Doctorow

Business China's "pawn shops" have loaned $43B, mostly secured by real-estate Cory Doctorow