Morning News: October 17, 2022

In Xi’s China, the Business of Business Is State-Controlled

China Delays Indefinitely the Release of G.D.P. and Other Economic Statistics

China’s Economy Needs to Double in Size to Meet Xi’s Ambitious Plans

New U.K. Finance Minister Drops Almost All of Tax-Cut Plan

How Russian Ships Are Laundering Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukraine

Saudi Arabia’s Super Fund Leans on Influence of BCG Power Broker

Big Coal Uses This Playbook to Avoid Cleaning Up its Messes

New England Risks Winter Blackouts as Gas Supplies Tighten

Democrats Spent $2 Trillion to Save the Economy. They Don’t Want to Talk About It.

Despite What the Experts Told You, This Was Never ‘Inflation’

The Rent Revolution Is Coming

What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries

Goldman Shakes Up Leadership Ranks in Yet Another Overhaul

Bank of America Profit Drops on Loan-Loss Reserve Build

Procter & Gamble Bets Inflation Won’t Push Shoppers to Trade Down

Families Still Struggle to Find Baby Formula Nearly One Year After Shortages Began

Sports TV Rights Are Costlier Than Ever — But They’re Cable’s Last Lifeline

Ye to Buy Controversial Social Networking App Parler

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Posted by on October 17th, 2022 at 7:00 am


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