Rachel Rosenthal

Rachel Rosenthal

Opinion Editor

Rachel Rosenthal is a member of the editorial board covering health care and an editor at Bloomberg Opinion. Previously, she covered markets and economics for the Wall Street Journal.

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Bloomberg Opinion

Biden Is Caught Between Big Tech and Black Voters

Tech companies want more temporary foreign workers. Underrepresented domestic Black tech graduates want better jobs. As midterm elections loom, the economic agendas of two of the president’s biggest backers are increasingly at odds.

May 29, 2022

May 29, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Biden Is Caught Between Big Tech and Black Voters

Tech companies want more temporary foreign workers. Underrepresented domestic Black tech graduates want better jobs. As midterm elections loom, the economic agendas of two of the president’s biggest backers are increasingly at odds.

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April 9, 2022

April 9, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal and Daniel Moss

In Singapore, Travel Is On and Masks Are Off

Life is starting to look more like it does in the rest of the world. Has the city-state finally learned to live with Covid?

Inside Singapore's Changi Airport

March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Millennials Are Not an 'Entitled Generation'

The young have been dealt an insecure economic future, thanks to events beyond their control. Rate hikes could only make matters worse.

Job Seekers Attends Queens, NY Employment Fair

March 14, 2022

March 14, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore Still Wants Smart, Rich Expats

The latest rules will weed out the soft underbelly of mediocrity in the labor market, not the best and brightest. It’s a sound policy, but not without risks.

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February 20, 2022

February 20, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore Won’t Displace Hong Kong as a Financial Center

The cities work better as complements, rather than competitors for global talent.

Singapore Skylines Ahead of GDP figures

February 6, 2022

February 6, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Does Hong Kong’s Banking Sector Need So Many Expats?

For years the territory’s financial-services industry has leaned on white-collar workers from overseas, yet there is a strong case to be made for recruiting more talent from mainland China.

Hong Kong International Airport As Airlines Scramble to Navigate Fast-Degrading Travel Outlook

January 2, 2022

January 2, 2022

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Millennials Are Finally Spending Like Grown-Ups

The U.S.’s largest generation is buying houses and cars. That’s going to have consequences for inflation.

World's Priciest Home Market Pushes Hong Kong's Millennials into Industrial Buildings and Beyond the Law

December 29, 2021

December 29, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Rachel Rosenthal’s View to 2022: Singapore as a Global City

The government will navigate challenges that test its status as a financial center. Plus a selection of the columnist’s best work from the past year.

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December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore's Travelers Face Omicron Chaos

Separation threatens parents and children, total strangers share quarantine rooms, and hospital bills are climbing. The financial hub’s reputation for pandemic management is taking a beating.

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December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore’s Tiger Parents Won’t Stop for Covid

A model of child-rearing is being upended as social-distancing rules have kept moms, dads and grandparents away from campuses and activities.

Daily Life In Singapore Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

October 21, 2021

October 21, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

The Half-Million People Left Behind by Singapore’s Travel Lanes

Thrilled expats and locals with money can travel off the small island again. The migrant and domestic workers who keep it running risk a different reality.

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September 28, 2021

September 28, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore's Covid Response Overlooked a Major Factor: Fear

Mastering data is only half the battle. A major reason hospitals were getting overwhelmed is because people were scared, and the government missed an opportunity to send the right message.

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July 21, 2021

July 21, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore’s Covid Numbers Must Learn to Tell a Different Story

If the city-state wants to go back to trying to live with the virus, it must interpret the data in ways that will make its people feel safe, not fearful.

Virus Outbreak Singapore

July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Singapore Still Can’t Live With the Virus

Just weeks after issuing new guidelines for co-existing with low levels of Covid, the government has tightened curbs after an outbreak at a karaoke lounge.

Shopping In Singapore As Rebound Masks Consumer Pain

July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Let the Market Fix Labor Shortages

All too often, U.S. politicians and policy makers look at employment through a fogged lens.

Economy Added Jobs In May, But Felt Short Of Expectations As Pandemic Continues

May 1, 2021

May 1, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Asia's Obsession With Food and Beauty Has a Dark Side

Covid-era isolation and cultural triggers lay the groundwork for eating disorders. But diagnosis is poor and treatment remains elusive.

Anorexia, Woman

March 10, 2021

March 10, 2021

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

The STEM Graduate System Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.

The Optional Practical Training program started out with good intentions, but it’s depressing wages while exploiting foreign students and disadvantaging American ones.

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August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020

OpinionRachel Rosenthal and Noah Smith

Do H-1B Visas Help or Hurt American Workers?

With unemployment high, the question is critical as voters go to the polls.

Telecommunication Circuit Board Processing In Israel

August 4, 2020

August 4, 2020

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

Tech Companies Want You to Believe America Has a Skills Gap

But what they really want is a steady supply of cheap, dependent IT workers.

President Trump Visits Snap-On Tools In Kenosha, Wisconsin

May 17, 2020

May 17, 2020

OpinionRachel Rosenthal

The Coronavirus Isn't the End of Your Career

If anything, it’s time to prove your value.

Middle Aged Women working from home in office whilst also looking after her young daugther.