Morning News: August 14, 2023

The Economic Losers in the New World Order

Russia’s Ruble Hits a 17-Month Low to the Dollar as the Ukraine War Bites

Yen Breaches 145 Mark Against the Dollar, Prompting Expectations of BOJ Intervention

China Finance Giant’s Missed Payments Alarm Regulators, Markets

China’s Worsening Economy Is Hurting Corporate America

After Pulling Inflation Down, Gasoline and Food Threaten to Nudge It Up

The Fed Is Playing a Waiting Game to Try to Avoid a Recession

Binance Shows Why Your Fears of Fed ‘Tightness’ Are Unfounded

Yellen Warns of Risks of Over-Concentration of Clean Energy Supply Chains

US Steel Shares Soar After It Rejects $7.25 Billion Cliffs Bid

Texas Oil Executives Net $122 Million in Bankruptcy-to-Exxon Journey

Two Towns, Two Factories: How a $500 Billion Boom Exposes American Failures

San Francisco Prices Are Sinking, and Property Owners Want a Tax Cut

Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?

Private Equity Firms Are Slow to Sell Holdings Amid Higher Rates

Carl Icahn Should Be Sailing Into the Sunset. Instead, He’s Scrambling to Save His Empire

iPhone Maker Foxconn Beats Expectations. Apple Stock Edges Higher

The $900,000 AI Job Is Here

The Dream Was Universal Access to Knowledge. The Result Was a Fiasco

Everyone Has An Idea For How to Fix Disney. Does Bob Iger?

Banned in Kuwait, ‘Barbie’ Sparks Delight, and Anger, in Saudi Arabia

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Posted by on August 14th, 2023 at 7:07 am


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