Polarizing is profitable – Just ask Spotify or Zucker
Two scandals rocking the US media landscape this week highlight the role polarizing content plays in driving profits.


Two scandals rocking the US media landscape this week highlight the role polarizing content plays in driving profits.

Jobs creation was better than expected despite a wave of workers calling in sick as Omicron infections peaked.

CNN boss said he is resigning over his failure to disclose a ‘consensual relationship with my closest colleague’.

The number of Americans telling their bosses ‘I quit’ edged down in December after November’s record high.

A build-up of inventories helped drive stronger-than-expected US economic growth in the final three months of 2021.

The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, but Powell said the Fed is ‘of a mind’ to raise them in March.

Study explores potential radiological fallout and evacuations from a missile strike on commercial nuclear power plants.

The lira lost nearly 30 percent of its value against the US dollar in November.
![Turkish businesses that depend on imported goods are facing higher costs because the lira is packing far less purchasing punch. And as firms pass those higher input costs on to consumers, Turkish households, especially lower-income ones, are left to grapple with higher prices for goods - including essentials like food and energy [File: Moe Zoyari/Bloomberg]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/380044820.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Nuclear power can go horribly wrong and is notorious for cost overruns, but it is gaining high-profile champions.
![China, the United States and France are all are embracing nuclear power in the fight against the climate crisis [File: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/364587520.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)