Morning News: August 7, 2023

Rising Money Flows, Fueled by Record Migration, Prop Up Autocrats

China or India? How to Invest in the Coming Asia Boom

‘Inflation’ Reality Can Be Found In Adam Smith, Not ‘Fiscal Theory’

How Long Will Interest Rates Stay High?

A Fed Official Wonders: ‘Do We Need to Do Another Rate Increase?’

The New York Fed President Sees Interest Rates Coming Down With Inflation

Government Shutdown Threat Builds After Downgrade, Imperiling Wall Street Bets

Warren Buffett Is Trying to Tell Us Something About the Economy with Berkshire Hathaway’s Earnings and the $147 Billion of Cash on Hand

Short Seller Hindenburg Nabs Tiny Gains Off $173 Billion Carnage

Property Loans Are So Unappealing That Banks Want to Dump Them

Big Oil’s Talent Crisis: High Salaries Are No Longer Enough

Trucker Yellow Goes Bankrupt After Debt, Labor Woes Pile Up

America’s Truckers, Cargo Pilots and Package Carriers Are Fed Up

Siemens Energy CEO on $2.4 Billion Wind Turbine Hit: We Were ‘Going Too Fast’ with New Products

Pfizer’s Covid Boost Crashes to Earth

Boeing Aims to Get Starliner Spacecraft Ready to Fly Next March

A Zoom Call, Fake Names and an A.I. Presentation Gone Awry

Musk’s X to Pay Legal Bills of People ‘Unfairly Treated’ for Posting on Platform

Where to Find a $4-an-Hour Math Tutor With a Ph.D.? Overseas

The Era of Ultracheap Stuff Is Under Threat

‘Barbie’ Reaches $1 Billion at the Box Office, Studio Says

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Posted by on August 7th, 2023 at 7:50 am


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