Morning News: August 15, 2023

Roaring Back From Pandemic, Japan’s Economy Grows at 6% Rate

Taiwan’s Election Is All About War

Argentine Shops Hit With 20% Overnight Price Hike After Election

Uganda Cuts Rate for First Time in Two Years on Easing Inflation

Russia’s Emergency Rate Hike Fails to Lift Ruble After Crash

China Slashes Rates, Suspends Youth Jobless Data as Economy Signals Sharper Downturn

The Fed’s Interest-Rate Debate Is Shifting

How (Many) Economists Missed the Big Disinflation

Binance Files for Protective Order Against SEC

FDIC to Propose Comprehensive Changes to Regional US Bank Living Wills

Fitch Warns It May Be Forced to Downgrade Multiple Banks, Including JPMorgan

Steve Schwarzman Is Pushing Blackstone Growth to Get its Act Together

Suncor Energy’s Quarterly Profit Halves on Lower Oil and Gas Prices

Home Depot Beats Earnings Estimates, But Sales Slide As Consumers Pull Back on Big-Ticket Buys

Target’s Struggles Are Only Getting Worse

Streaming Prices Are Up Nearly 25% in a Year. That’s Part of the Plan

Using a Credit Card? At These Restaurants It’ll Cost You.

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate

Serve a Drink, Then Save a Life: This Is Restaurant Work During the Opioid Epidemic

The Airport Is an Increasingly Dangerous Place to Work

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Posted by on August 15th, 2023 at 7:03 am


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