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Peter Coy
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Follow me at petercoy.substack.com. Past staff writer for The AP, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg Businessweek, NYT Opinion.
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    Peter Coy
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    Mar 6, 2020
    Went out on a limb today and wrote this:
    bloomberg.com
    The U.S. May Already Be in a Recession
    The coronavirus could be the fatal blow to the longest economic expansion in history.
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    Peter Coy
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    Mar 18, 2020
    1/ Here's my new article:
    bloomberg.com
    Helicopter Money Would Help People, Not Endangered Businesses
    A check from Washington might not arrive quickly enough to ease the current crisis.
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    Peter Coy
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    Jul 26, 2021
    Today I joined the New York Times Opinion section @nytopinion as an economics writer. I’m reachable at [email protected]. It’s a big change after nearly 32 wonderful years at BusinessWeek and Bloomberg Businessweek. Wish me luck!
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    Peter Coy
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    Jul 21, 2020
    "At least" is the operative phrase: At Least $1 Trillion Is Needed to Avert U.S. Disaster, Economists Say ["bloomberg.com/news/articles/…"]
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    At Least $1 Trillion Is Needed to Avert U.S. Disaster, Economists Say
    From bloomberg.com
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    Peter Coy
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    Jan 26, 2021
    Actually this is my fave story of the day since I wrote it: Once Covid passes, will the 2020s roar the way the 1920s did? It’s not impossible bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
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    The 1920s Roared After a Pandemic, and the 2020s Will Try
    From bloomberg.com
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    Peter Coy
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    Jan 17, 2020
    Derrick Henry @KingHenry_2 has rushed for so many yards that it's easier to put it in miles. So I did: NFL 2.2 miles. College 2.0 miles. High school 6.9 miles.
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    Peter Coy
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    Sep 30, 2019
    Do your friendly local billionaire a favor and retweet this widely. RT Introducing the wealth number—a new system for describing the wealth of everyone in the world. The range of numbers is -2 to 11. What’s yours? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
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    Everyone Has a Wealth Number. What’s Yours?
    From bloomberg.com
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    Peter Coy
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    May 1, 2019
    Quadratic voting is a new tool of democracy that makes zealotry expensive. It worked in an experiment in Colorado this year. @glenweyl @santisiri bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
    bloomberg.com
    A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive
    Some lawmakers in Colorado tried so-called quadratic voting—and it worked.
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    Peter Coy
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    Oct 29, 2020
    "Record-breaking and meaningless at the same time": Oxford Economics on the 33.1% GDP headline this morning.
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    Peter Coy
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    Feb 19, 2021
    Gu's machine learning algo was good for short-range forecasting but wasn't equipped to predict the impact of variants and vaccines, says Murray. Fair point. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
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    Peter Coy
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    Jun 8, 2021
    My column today: Rapid transit is great, but save some funding for slow transit. Backers of bicycle and walking paths are seeking $10 billion from Biden's American Jobs Plan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
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    Rapid Transit Is Great, But Save Some Funding for Slow Transit
    From bloomberg.com
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    Peter Coy
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    Feb 12, 2020
    I agree ...
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    Peter Coy
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    Aug 28, 2019
    Check out @BW Bloomberg Businessweek's ode to the periodic table on its 150th anniversary. (I'm the annoying talking head on the opening screen.)
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    The Periodic Table of Elements Issue
    From bloomberg.com
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    Peter Coy
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    Jun 29, 2021
    Chess players are more precise than ever, probably thanks to practicing against computers. The proof? Centipawns! The gap between the played move and the best possible move, measured in centipawns, has steadily shrunk.
    mode.com
    Chess Fans Booed This Year's World Championship, but Computers Cheered | Mode
    Learn how chess has evolved with our interactive data. Explore the data from every move (over 82,000) played in a World Chess Championship game.