Archive for July, 2023

• Morning News: July 5, 2023
  Eddy Elfenbein, July 5th, 2023 at 7:09 am

  What’s Behind the Firmer-Than-Expected Yuan Fixings?

  ECB’s Nagel ‘Wary’ of Calling New Era of High Rates

  It’s a World of Inflation

  The US Middle Class’s Economic Anxiety Will Decide the 2024 Election

  How to Deal With Financial Trauma

  Bulls Still Bet on Year of the Bond Even as Fed Eyes Rate Hikes

  Hedge Fund King Street Raising Funds for ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’ in Credit

  Exxon’s Meager Bonuses Make Attracting More Traders Difficult

  China’s Export Curb on Chip-Making Metals Prompt Countries to Explore Supply-Chain Diversification

  Auto Sales Defy Gloomy Forecasts

  How China Came to Dominate the World’s Largest Nickel Source for Electric Cars

  Tesla Tests the Limits of Elon Musk’s Minimal Model Strategy

  Judge Orders Biden Officials to Limit Contact With Social-Media Companies

  In Business, ‘Flat’ Structures Rarely Work. Is There a Solution?

  UPS Drivers Head Toward Possible Strike as Labor Talks Stall

  Is This All-You-Can-Fly Deal Ridiculous, or Ridiculously Great?

  Monster Energy Makes Big Move to Challenge Coke and Pepsi

  No One Can Stop Rupert Murdoch. That’s Increasingly a Problem

  Amazon CEO Asks His Hollywood Studio to Explain Its Big Spending

  TV’s Golden Era Proved Costly to Streamers

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• Morning News: July 4, 2023
  Eddy Elfenbein, July 4th, 2023 at 7:15 am

  Italy Has Frozen Russian Oligarchs’ Assets Worth $2.5 Billion

  Spain May Be Moving Too Fast in Its Green Energy Push

  China Takes the Trade Fight to Europe, Targeting the Green Transition

  Yellen’s China Visit Aims to Ease Tensions Amid Deep Divisions

  U.S. Looks to Restrict China’s Access to Cloud Computing to Protect Advanced Technology

  Mackenzie Equity Chief Says It’s Time to Buy Bonds After Tech-Fueled Rally

  Credit Suisse Wealth Staff Told to Prep for Management Roles

  The Surprising Striver in the World’s Space Business

  A Flying Car Prototype Just Got an Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA

  Samsung’s A.I. Moment Is Here, but Is It Ready?

  Tesla’s June Shipments in China Soar as Global Sales Hit Record

  Twitter to Make TweetDeck Available Only to Paid, Verified Users

  Instagram Launch of Twitter Rival ‘Threads’ Expected on Thursday

  Meta Loses Appeal on How It Harvests Data in Germany

  Billionaire Winklevoss Outlines ‘Final Offer’ in Genesis Crypto Bankruptcy

  Crispin Odey’s Hedge Fund Empire Is Disintegrating Bit by Bit

  SPAC Tied to Trump’s Media Business Says It Has a Deal With Regulators

  Migrant Workers Flee Florida as New Immigration Law Takes Effect

  Remote Work Sticks for All Kinds of Jobs

  Spider-Man’s Pavitr Prabhakar, Based on Peter Parker, Drives India Wild

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• Morning News: July 3, 2023
  Eddy Elfenbein, July 3rd, 2023 at 7:06 am

  A $30 Billion Disaster Is Just the Tip of a Deadly Climate Cycle

  Widespread Drought Creates Winners and Losers in U.S. Agriculture

  Saudis and Russia Extend Oil Supply Cuts, Bolstering Prices

  Utility Companies Sell Wind, Solar Farms to Shore Up U.S. Power Grid

  Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain

  Yellen Heads to China This Week Advancing US Bid to Fix Ties

  An 800% Stock Market Rally Puts Zimbabweans on Edge

  Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen Sees a ‘Bad’ Outlook for Bonds and Stocks

  Hedge Funds on the Brink of Abandoning Bullish Dollar Bets

  Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business

  Tesla and BYD Post Record Sales on Surge in Electric-Car Demand

  What Apple Did to Hit $3 Trillion

  Zuckerberg’s Quest to Re-Enter China Faces Challenge: His Own Words

  He Spent $140 Billion on AI With Little to Show. Now He Is Trying Again

  Labor Market Headfake? Key Report Could Be Overestimating Job Growth

  Industries Reliant on Thriving Downtowns Suffer From Remote Work

  How to Succeed in Business Like Taylor Swift

  More Chicken, Lighter Beer, Pink Drinks: Companies Craft New Products for Gen Z Tastes

  Tyson Foods to Drop ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ Label on Some Chicken Products

  Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones

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