Ryan Kailath
Ryan Kailath [KY-lawth] is a business reporter at NPR in the New York bureau.
Before joining NPR, Kailath was a reporter at APM's Marketplace, where he explained trade tariffs using deli sandwiches, visited Athenian anarchists housing Syrian refugees, and used his birthday to explore whether or not "the coveted 18 to 34 demographic" is still a thing.
Before Marketplace, Kailath worked for public radio stations in New Orleans (WWNO), Los Angeles (KCRW), Marfa, Texas and more. As a freelancer, his reporting has appeared on Radiotopia's 99% Invisible and The Heart, WNYC's Note to Self, PRI's Afropop Worldwide, and others. He's produced podcasts for The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ESPN, WIRED magazine, and more.
He was raised in Stanford, Calif., Bangalore, India, and Delaware County, N.Y.
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The days of business lunches and sealing deals over drinks are gone. In place of face-to-face schmoozing, companies woo clients with virtual cooking classes and Zoom calls with famous athletes.
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The tech giant and the world's most valuable publicly traded company became first to reach the milestone market value. Amazon is also approaching $1 trillion in value, but Apple got there first.
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Apple reported record sales in its most recent quarter on strong demand for iPhones and App Store purchases. But Apple could face trouble if the trade war with China escalates.
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After Starbucks announced that everyone is welcome to use their bathrooms, critics said shops would be overrun by the homeless. Who decides who is welcome and who is not goes back to store employees.