Morning News: November 6, 2023

How Russia Games Oil Sanctions for Big Profits

More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan

China’s First Deficit in Foreign Investment Signals West’s ‘De-Risking’ Pressure

Treasury Secretary Yellen to Hold Economic Talks With Chinese Counterpart

South Korea Stocks Surge More Than 5% for Best Session Since March 2020 After Short-Selling Ban

Voters Aren’t Believing in Bidenomics

Biden Awards $16.4 Billion for Northeast Corridor Rail Upgrades

SEC Rule to Speed Trades Puts $1 Trillion of ETFs at Risk

Hedge Funds Catapulted Treasury Shorts to Record at Wrong Time

BlackRock’s Boivin Says High Rates Still a Threat to Stock Rally

Brookfield Raises $26 Billion on Oaktree, Infra Fund Strength

Warring Billionaires, a Rogue Employee, a Divorce: One Hedge Fund’s Tale of Woe

Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts

EY Lays Out U.S. Governance Overhauls After Failed Split

CapVest to Buy Industrial Chemicals Firm Recochem From H.I.G.

Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.

Big Pharma Wants to Use AI to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials

AI Pioneer Kai-Fu Lee Builds $1 Billion Startup in Eight Months

German Giants Pour Over $500 Million Into AI Startup Aleph Alpha

Legislators Aim to Help Celebrities and Consumers Fight Deepfake Scam Ads

Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case

Google Play Trial to Test Alphabet’s App Marketplace Power

Job Action Against Tesla Puts Sweden’s Unions in Spotlight

The Workers Who Make Your Clothes Want Higher Pay. Who Should Pony Up?

The New Headache for Bosses: Employees Aren’t Quitting

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Posted by on November 6th, 2023 at 7:04 am


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