Morning News: June 16, 2023

Africa’s Richest City Is Crumbling Under Chaos and Corruption

Saudi Arabia Arrives in Paris, Shopping for Deals

Ueda Holds Stimulus as BOJ Side Steps Tightening Wave for Now

The Global Economy Looks Like It’s Out of Sync

A Bull or a Bear Market? It Doesn’t Matter

Private Credit’s Quiet, Unstoppable Rise Comes With Unknown Risk

Student-Loan Repayments Are Coming Back. Retailers Are in for a Big Shock

Retailers Are Trying to Fix Their Supply-Chain Forecasts

Who’s to Blame for All Those Hidden Fees? We Are

Forget TikTok, AI Is the Latest Obsession in Congress

Venture Capital’s AI-Run Lettuce Farms Are Starting to Go Bust

Teamsters Will Likely Authorize a UPS Strike Friday

There’s No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla

Why Toyota Would Put a Fake Stick Shift and Fake Engine Noises in an Electric Car

Micron Invests Another $600 Million in China Despite Partial Sales Ban

When a Huawei Bid Turned Into a Hunt for a Corporate Mole

A $1.7 Billion Opioid Settlement Is at Risk of Falling Apart

Amazon’s Freevee Embraces the Judy-Verse

New Grads Have No Idea How to Behave in the Office. Help Is on the Way

Why Did Washington Fall So Hard for the Bankman-Fried Brothers?

Crispin Odey’s One-Week Downfall Was Decades in the Making

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Posted by on June 16th, 2023 at 7:02 am


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