Melody Hahm
West Coast Correspondent
Yahoo FinanceHow the world’s biggest tech companies are working to prevent more violence on Inauguration Day
Tech companies are taking steps to cut down on dangerous rhetoric and the potential for violence ahead of and during Inauguration Day.
Yahoo FinanceAirbnb is a clear outlier in canceling reservations for inauguration
Airbnb is the only major hospitality player that's blocking bookings for properties in Washington D.C. during the Presidential Inauguration.
Yahoo FinanceCapitol Hill siege 'may be the beginning of the end of Big Tech': Scott Galloway
Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business and a vocal critic of big tech and its unchecked power, reflected on how the U.S. ended up in this state of chaos in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live on Friday.
Yahoo FinanceMiddle-class homeowners will get 'priced out permanently': real estate investor Grant Cardone
Real estate investor and TV personality Grant Cardone predicts that once wealthy buyers finish sifting through the market, middle class Americans will not be able to sustain the housing boom.
Yahoo FinanceIPOs to watch in 2021: The 5 most anticipated debuts
2020 was a banner year for U.S. IPOs even amid a global pandemic and financial crisis. Momentum will continue into 2021, with the hotly anticipated debuts of Roblox and Affirm.
Yahoo FinanceEtsy seller: ‘2020 was one of the best years I’ve ever had’
From hobbyists to full-timers, creators have found Etsy a delightful destination this year.
Yahoo FinanceDrybar founder Alli Webb: ‘People will be coming out in droves’
The beauty industry went entirely do-it-yourself and comfort-centric during the pandemic, but it's not a sustainable reality for the beauty industry.
Yahoo FinanceFrom Elon Musk to Oracle — the coronavirus accelerates California exodus
The coronavirus is accelerating a significant tech exodus out of California, with Oracle (ORCL) announcing Friday that it has moved its headquarters from Redwood City to Austin, Texas on Friday. The move came just days after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk announced he’d be moving from Los Angeles to Austin.
Yahoo FinanceAirbnb just went public — Here's how it benefits from America's remote workforce
Airbnb, which just went public Thursday, is benefiting from a new aspect of life under lockdown — with offices closed, many employees can work remotely from rental properties in far-flung locations.
Yahoo FinanceTikTok's new generation of millionaires: 'I did it 100% on my own'
TikTok has become a cash cow for young creators who find the platform unmatched in terms of creative opportunity and potential virality.
Yahoo FinanceTracee Ellis Ross: The pandemic has 'reinvigorated my mission' for my brand
Golden Globe-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross shares how her hair care line Pattern has been a conduit for learning and change in the year 2020.
Yahoo FinanceAirbnb seeks up to $35B valuation ahead of IPO
Airbnb said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it’s setting a price range of $44 to $50 for its initial public offering, which would raise up to $2.85 billion and value the company at roughly $35 billion.
Yahoo Finance'Live anywhere': How Airbnb is surviving COVID-19
The new reality of work from anywhere will be a boon to Airbnb's business in the short-term.
Yahoo FinanceAirbnb files to go public, the latest hot name in an unlikely booming market for IPOs
Airbnb's long-awaited IPO is set to happen next month. Here's what we know about the home rental company's financials amid a rocky year colored by the coronavirus pandemic.
Yahoo FinanceAndrew Yang ‘surprised and disappointed’ that more Asian American voters didn’t renounce Trump
Andrew Yang is a relative newcomer to government, and hopes to use his platform to get more Asian-Americans excited about politics.
Yahoo FinanceAndrew Yang: It's 'asinine' for Trump to take credit for stock market highs
President Trump has tweeted about the stock market 150 times. He has used it as a false indicator of the health of the U.S. economy and wellbeing of the average American, according to Andrew Yang.
Yahoo FinanceAndrew Yang: 'I would 100% run for office again'
Andrew Yang tells Yahoo Finance he'd be happy to get a position in President-Elect Joe Biden's administration, but has ambitions to run for office again in 2024.
Yahoo FinanceAirbnb announces 'host advisory board,' endowment fund ahead of IPO
Airbnb is putting the focus on its super hosts ahead of its IPO.
Yahoo FinanceAmazon posts Q3 earnings that blow away estimates; COVID-19 effect boosts sales
The tech giant has entrenched itself as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic.
Yahoo Finance'COVID effect' will be a 'transformational moment on Madison Avenue forever': Brand guru Gary Vaynerchuk
Ad executive and brand guru Gary Vaynerchuk says the pandemic could create a permanent shift away from stuffy, old-school advertising.
Yahoo Finance'I may be contributing to the growing inequality’: Venture capitalist on the conundrum of Silicon Valley
Two venture capitalists share their reaction to the DOJ's antitrust case against Google.
Yahoo FinanceHollywood 'just starting to take notice' of huge Latinx market: producer behind Netflix's 'Selena' series
Jaime Dávila, producer, co-founder and president of Los Angeles-based production company Campanario Entertainment, has been fighting for more Latinx representation behind and in front of the camera since he founded the company seven years ago
Yahoo FinanceHinge CEO: Half of our users now video dating ‘out of necessity’
The stigma of online dating had been eroding prior to the coronavirus pandemic, and COVID-19 has further shattered so-called dating conventions. Social distancing has normalized jumping on FaceTime as a first date, according to the founder and CEO of dating app Hinge (MTCH) Justin McLeod.
Yahoo FinanceThis is the worst unemployment ever seen before a US presidential re-election
The U.S. added 661,000 jobs in the month of September, compared to the 859,000 expected. Though the unemployment rate did tick down to 7.9%, it’s still the worst economic backdrop ahead of an election with an incumbent president running for re-election.
Yahoo FinanceA powerful source of job creation is on a record-breaking upswing
Applications to form businesses in the U.S. surged unexpectedly in the third quarter, signaling the labor market may recover more quickly from the coronavirus financial crisis than during previous recessions.