Morning News: July 7, 2023

The Contentious U.S.-China Relationship, by the Numbers

U.S. Oil Boom Blunts OPEC’s Pricing Power

Oil is Hard to Quit, Even in Norway Where Electric Cars Rule the Road

Why a Strong Jobs Report Could Rattle the Markets

Traders Brace for US Payrolls With Global Yields at 15-Year High

Blackstone Sees Openings for Private Credit as Tech Growth Slows

Everyone Wants Interest on Their Deposits. That’s Bad for Main Street Banks

Binance Executives Exit as the Regulatory Heat on the Largest Crypto Exchange Intensifies

Alibaba Surges on Report China to Unshackle Ant With Fine

Character.AI Is Ridiculous. Its Founders Are Not

The AI Boom Isn’t Breaking the Memory-Chip Slump—Yet

Google, Meta Take on Trudeau in Proxy Fight Over Digital News Content

Meta’s New Threads App Is Terrible. It Just Might Bury Twitter

Apple Plans a Slow, Appointment-Only Rollout of Its $3,500 Vision Pro

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Now Has a ‘De Facto’ Monopoly on Rocket Launches

New York State Built Elon Musk a $1 Billion Factory. ‘It Was a Bad Deal.’

The ‘Whisper Listing’ Gets Louder

Gen X Is in Charge. Don’t Make a Big Deal About It.

Barbie Movie Is About More Than Selling Dolls for Mattel

Ex-Amazon Manager Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison in $9 Million Theft Scheme

Be sure to follow me on Twitter.

Posted by on July 7th, 2023 at 7:04 am


The information in this blog post represents my own opinions and does not contain a recommendation for any particular security or investment. I or my affiliates may hold positions or other interests in securities mentioned in the Blog, please see my Disclaimer page for my full disclaimer.