WeWork Takes the Floor

WeWork, the business that transforms giant buildings into shared office and living spaces for freelancers and entrepreneurs (with slick décor and free beer on tap, naturally), is gearing up to go public. Its financial prospectus, which was filed with regulators on Wednesday, revealed huge growth — and disturbing losses. WeWork is backed by funding from Saudi Arabia, which may raise red flags for some investors. Others might take issue with the company’s lack of profits, despite its rapid expansion. Currently valued at nearly $50 billion, it’s the second-largest “unicorn” — a privately held start-up valued at $1 billion or more — to make an initial public offering this year. The biggest was Uber, whose I.P.O. didn’t go so well, as you may recall.

What the Fed Knows

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting will be released Wednesday, shedding more light on the discussions that led to the Fed’s first interest rate cut since the financial crisis. Scintillating stuff! But now that the economy is showing even more signs of weakness, analysts will be looking for hints about how soon the Fed may cut rates again, and by how much. The topic will surely be up for discussion this week among the who’s who of monetary policy gathering for the annual central banking symposium in a secluded area of Jackson Hole in Wyoming. The theme of this year’s summit is “Challenges for Monetary Policy,” so it sounds like things could get wild out there.

What Else?

Facing a backlash about warehouse conditions, Amazon has unleashed a phalanx of employee representatives, known as “FC ambassadors,” to tweet about how great it is to work there. Unsurprisingly, critics aren’t buying their claims. Also mired in P.R. troubles: Patrick Byrne, the chief executive of the e-commerce giant Overstock.com. On Wednesday, h e revealed that he ha d been romantically involved with Maria Butina, the Russian agent who is serving prison time after being accused of spying on the United States . Now for some good news: Scientists have cracked the avocado genome, which could help the $13 billion avocado market by increasing the productivity of avocado trees and improving disease resistance. (No word on whether they can genetically modify them to grow tortilla chip leaves, but let’s assume they’re working on it.)