Morning News: May 16, 2023

The Green Energy Transition Has a Chilean Copper Problem

Can the World Make an Electric Car Battery Without China?

China’s Youth Unemployment Tops 20% Amid Signs of Stalling Recovery

China’s Waning Economic Recovery Spurs Calls for Stimulus

Yellen Warns ‘Time Is Running Out’ Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meet

Shrinking Debt-Ceiling Window Has Markets on Edge as Yellen Reiterates June Warning

Investors Most Pessimistic So Far This Year, BofA Survey Shows

Workers Are Still Needed, but Many Small Businesses Have Slowed Hiring

The Return to the Office Has Stalled

A Lot of Offices Are Still Empty — and It’s Becoming a Major Risk for the Economy

OpenAI Chief Goes Before US Congress to Propose Licenses for Building AI

Microsoft Says New A.I. Shows Signs of Human Reasoning

A 32-Year-Old Nears Billionaire Status by Using AI to Broker Japan Mergers

Microsoft-Activision Gets Sliver of Hope as EU Defies UK

Capital One Shares Up After Billionaire Investor Buffett’s Near $1 Billion Bet on Bank

Amgen’s $28 Billion Horizon Deal Will Be Challenged by FTC

Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Billion in Class-Action Lawsuit

Former Silicon Valley Bank CEO: ‘I Am Truly Sorry’

Home Depot Just Forecast Weak Consumer Demand — Here’s What That Could Mean for the Rest of the Economy

Twitter’s New CEO Keeps Repeating 1 Word. It’s a Brilliant Lesson in How to Create Change

Investigation Behind Huge Air-Bag Recall Demand Took 8 Years

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Posted by on May 16th, 2023 at 7:05 am


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