Jumping into the stock market. Regular people are trading stocks like never before. John Detrixhe’s terrific article on the rise of the retail trader clearly explains why that might be. Easy to use investing apps, low trading fees, cheap stocks, and a pandemic that left people with a lot of time on their hands, was the perfect combination for a bonanza of new day traders. —Dan Kopf, data editorQuartz

Intuitive design can perpetuate racial bias. I’ve often taken it for granted that the best websites and apps are seamless and easy to use. But Anne Quito’s eye-opening story points out that in order to counteract the implicit biases that shape a lot of human behavior, we need design that prompts us to stop and think. Her story on how the Black Lives Matter movement is creating a sea change in UX design ensures that I won’t look at an interface the same way again. —Sarah Todd, senior reporter, Quartz At WorkQuartz

Is Trump helping or hurting? The Donald Trump administration has suspended a bunch of work visas for this year, a move that some lawmakers say will free up over half a million jobs for Americans. But, as Ananya Bhattacharya points out (✦ Quartz member exclusive), more than 80% of experts from Yale, MIT, Princeton, Berkeley, Harvard, and Stanford universities doubt that claim. In fact, the move could make the US undesirable for talented international students who are already looking at Canada as an alternative. —Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India co-editorQuartz India

Consider the lobsters. The US state of Maine used to sell lobsters by the millions of pounds to China. In 2018, the Maine lobster industry invested in itself heavily to prepare for even more demand, but then, the ancient crustacean got caught up in the trade war between the US and China, write David Yanofsky and Tim McDonnell for Quartz. Now with the Covid-19 pandemic, lobster demand has plummeted as customers shy away from cruise ships and fancy resorts. Trump is trying to rescue the industry by including it in a bill to bail out US agriculture, but it’s unclear if the market for these sea spiders will ever come back to its full glory. -- Katherine Ellen Foley, health and science reporter.Quartz

It’s the thought that counts. Patagonia, REI, and The North Face made headlines recently when they announced they would be pulling their advertising dollars from Facebook in protest of the platform’s action (or lack thereof) around hate speech. Marc Bain lays out how the financial impact of such a boycott is more like a paper cut than a critical blow to Facebook, as even during an economic crisis, ads on Instagram are still in extremely high demand. The coalition insists it’s more about getting Mark Zuckerberg’s attention, and only time will tell if he’s listening. —Susan Howson, news editorQuartz

The oil and gas industry’s fall from grace, in charts. In 2007, 12 of the 100 largest companies in the S&P 500 by market capitalization were oil companies. Today, there are just two. ✦Quartz

Covid-19 could upend several African countries’ plans to fuel economic growth with oil and gas. The pandemic induced a fiscal catastrophe for oil-dependent economies like Nigeria, but it also sent shockwaves through relative newcomers to the oil and gas game. ✦Quartz Africa

Are the App Store’s days numbered? Apple takes 30% of all App Store sales and in-app purchases. This was once a great deal, as retailers often kept 50% or more from physical software sales. But in 2020, the fee is under fire. This article is brave enough to stick up for the world’s most valuable company, arguing that developers are buying their users in the same way that, say, advertisers buy an audience from Spotify. Randy Picker’s counterpoint in ProMarket is an intriguing defense of Apple’s cut. —Max Lockie, deputy news editorPro Market

The US is the least popular kid in school. In this insightful piece from The Atlantic, London-based reporter Tom McTague interviewed European diplomats, government officials, politicians, and academics about how they view America’s global standing in an age of Donald Trump, George Floyd, and coronavirus. What emerged, he writes, is a picture “in which America’s closest allies are looking on with a kind of stunned incomprehension...largely bound together with angst and a shared sense...that America and the West are approaching something of a fin de siècle.” —Annabelle Timsit, geopolitics reporterThe Atlantic

Kashmir is still burning. It’s nearly a year since the Indian government revoked Kashmir’s status as an autonomous region, shutting down communications and intensifying its forceful occupation of the region. For Harper’s, Sonia Faleiro reports on the tragic situation on the ground, tracing back the historical and ideological roots of the conflict in Kashmir, and how the state became the emblem of the Hindu nationalist repression of Indian Muslims. —Annalisa Merelli, geopolitics reporterHarper's Magazine

Staring the past in the face. As Confederate statues topple around the US, white Americans are being forced, many for the first time, to confront the nation’s founding contradiction: a promise of freedom alongside a commitment to the enslavement and torture of African Americans. “All that can save you now is your confrontation with your own history… which is not your past, but your present,” said author James Baldwin in 1968. Writing for The New Yorker, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. looks at how the author of The Fire Next Time sought to expose the American paradox so the country could achieve its original promise, replacing old statues with new values. —Michael J. Coren, senior climate reporterThe New Yorker

Whose objectivity? Black journalists have had it up to here. They have to navigate fewer opportunities and lower pay than their white colleagues, as well as daily disrespect in America’s newsrooms. In this thought-provoking essay in The New York Times, Pulitzer-winning reporter Wesley Lowery argues for a new, inclusive standard of journalistic objectivity in place of “selective truths [that] have been calibrated to avoid offending the sensibilities of white readers.” —Hasit Shah, deputy editor, global finance and economicsThe New York Times

Apple is hoping “Foundation” can be its “Game of Thrones." Eight months after launching, Apple TV+ is still searching for the series that can help it stand out for viewers’ money and attention. Enter "Foundation." ✦Quartz

Paying too much for streaming? Consider relocating. Video on demand providers charge a fraction of what the rest of the world pays to gain market share in India.Quartz India

We’ve been busy on Spotify again. This time, it’s a perfect playlist of music made by and for the queer community to celebrate Pride Month.Spotify