Wednesday February 7, 2024
What the experts are reading
Uncertainty creeps back into US Treasury market after Fed, blockbuster data
Credit Card, Auto Loan Delinquency Rates Rise in NY Fed Report
EU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks
Article from The Wall Street Journal is of relevance well beyond football and Sunday’s Super Bowl
Why Are Companies Sitting on Cash Right Now?
U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected
Why the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers
GenAI Can Help Small Companies Level the Playing Field
China's factory activity shrinks again, weak demand hobbles economy
China Merges Hundreds of Rural Banks as Financial Risks Mount
Saudi Aramco Drops Expansion Plan, Raising Demand Questions
The Real-Estate Downturn Comes for America’s Premier Office Towers
How Financial Stability Hinges on Bank Business Models
China Evergrande ordered to liquidate in landmark moment for crisis-hit sector
Ten considerations for private markets in 2024
How a Lucky Break Fueled Eli Lilly’s $600 Billion Weight-Loss Empire
Economists expected a recession. They got strong growth instead. Here’s what they didn’t see coming
20 Years of Apple vs. Microsoft, by Market Capitalization
Evidence EVs are a fading fad is ‘rolling in fast’ as Tesla, GM and Ford slash prices
Once again, US GDP growth surprises to the upside
Regulators target fees for consumers who are denied a purchase for insufficient funds
Tesla shares drop 8% after company warns of slowdown in 2024
Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation
Retirees own more of the U.S. stock market than ever
China Boosts Stimulus by Allowing Banks to Keep Smaller Reserves
EU wants to upgrade its supercomputers to support generative AI startups
IRA, AI Regulation, and the Future with Joe Grogan
State Department responds to Putin on Alaska: ‘Certainly he’s not getting it back
Bitcoin breaks below $39,000, bringing decline from ETF highs to more than 20%
9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2024 and Beyond
The EV SUVs consumers want are coming
Why car insurance has gotten so expensive
Companies rush to bond market in record $150bn debt splurge
A Pay-Per-View Super Bowl? It May Happen Sooner Than You Think
China’s $6.3 Trillion Stock Selloff Is Getting Uglier by the Day
Every EV Qualified for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
4 Questions to Assess the Trustworthiness of Your Company’s GenAI
Philadelphia Fed factory gauge remains in negative territory for 5th straight month
Of all the copyright suits against AI companies, this one could be the game-changer
Europe Car Sales Drop in December Led by EV Slump
China’s Growth Slows to Three-Decade Low Excluding Pandemic
Blackstone’s BREIT Posts Worst Yearly Performance in Its History
It's so cold, Teslas are struggling to charge in Chicago
'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology
My three main points re the impact on the global economy of the Red Sea navigation disruptions:
'Precarious' year ahead for world economy, Davos survey predicts
Watch this robot cook shrimp and clean autonomously
Apple iCloud: Doing this 1 thing can help stop hacks
As car insurance continues to rise, U.S. inflation ticks up in December
Bitcoin ETFs have a key difference from their stock fund counterparts
Bank profits mostly fall in fourth quarter, but banks remain upbeat on economy and consumer
Credit card delinquencies surpass pre-pandemic levels
Understanding the Tradeoffs of the Amazon Antitrust Case
BlackRock cuts Byju’s valuation by 95% to $1 billion
Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, higher than expected, pushing the annual rate to 3.4%
There Is More to Hertz Dumping 20,000 EVs From Fleet Than Appearances Suggest
Crypto and fintech groups fined $5.8bn in global crackdown on illicit money
Overnight lines and mayhem in stores. It's not a new iPhone — it's a Stanley tumbler
A war over Taiwan would be even more damaging to the US economy than COVID was, Bloomberg forecasts
Oil prices may be soft in 2024 amid surprisingly ample supply
Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit could plunge 35%, misses expectations
Top Electric Vehicle Brands in the World — BYD & Tesla in a Different Universe
Super-efficient solar cells: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
Amazon launches health monitoring program, partners with Omada Health
Cyberattack at loanDepot brings systems down
Offices Around America Hit a New Vacancy Record
Jobs, National Security, and the Future of Trade
The Biggest Global Risks for Markets in 2024
China stocks slump to five-year low in a dismal start to 2024
What are the IRS tax brackets? What are the new federal tax brackets for 2023?
The 2023 U.S. economy, in a dozen charts
Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX
How Can the World’s Growth Engine Do Better?
U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected
5-star analysts deliver a blunt warning about Apple's stock
Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don’t sue him
Global money market funds see big demand as rate cut euphoria fades
Chinese Company That Sparked Fears of Financial Contagion Falls Into Bankruptcy
The California Town Owned by a New York Investment Firm
Triumph and Disaster: The Best and Worst CEOs of 2023
Uncharted territory: Navigating a ‘geopolitical recession’
A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively
AI’s Productivity Boost Is ‘a Little Overhyped.’ Why It Won’t Rescue the Economy
9 economic trends to watch in 2024
Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over iTunes gift card scam
Jeff Bezos Bets on a Google Challenger Using AI to Try to Upend Internet Search
US Companies Ramped Up Hiring in December, ADP Data Show
Spot Container Rates Surge By 173% Due To Red Sea Disruptions
AI in 2024: What Can We Expect?
3 Drivers of China’s Booming Electric Vehicle Market
Fed’s Barkin sees likely soft landing ahead but notes rate hikes still a possibility
Those I bonds you bought when inflation soared? Here's why you may want to sell them.
Over 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway were electric in 2023
The Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2023
Analyst Hits Sell Button On Apple Stock As 2024 Begins. Here's Why.
Sustained 'Artificial Sun' Promised by 2026 in Fusion Energy Upgrade
Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023
Housing market predictions: Six experts weigh in on the real estate outlook in 2024
Elon Musk's X gets another valuation cut from Fidelity
Most infamous cryptocurrency fraud schemes of all time
Here are the 10 best performing S&P 500 stocks in 2023 — and the 10 worst
FINRA's legality, billion-dollar fraud trials: Securities cases to watch in 2024
The messy rise of weight-loss drugs
Here we go again: 2023’s badly handled data breaches
Central banks rethink forecasting after failures on inflation
Has Gratuity Culture Reached a Tipping Point?
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
How U.S. oil production reached an all-time high in 2023
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
The Late-Night Email to Tim Cook That Set the Apple Watch Saga in Motion
US Pending Home Sales Index Holds at Lowest Level on Record
2023: A Strange, Tumultuous Year in Sustainability
Breaking Down the Spending at One of America’s Priciest Public Colleges
The convicts of Silicon Valley, 2023 edition
Biggest two-month rally in decades rescues beaten-up bond markets
Ten major events that shaped business in 2023
The Top 10 MIT SMR Articles of 2023
Iran, Russia to trade in local currencies instead of US dollar - state media
The Real Gold of Our Economy Is in Our Hands | Salvatore Cali | TED
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose at 3.2% annual rate in November, less than expected
These sectors and stocks dominated Wall Street's 2023 gains
Austin, we have a problem! Tesla descends into battery hell
ESG Is Under Attack. How Should Your Company Respond?
102 million people eligible for Google’s $630M lawsuit settlement
Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there's a big hole: not enough workers
How Swiss authorities bungled Credit Suisse oversight
The stock market's "fear gauge" is at its lowest level since the pandemic
Fed’s dovish pivot is big gamble that’s likely to fail, says former top New York Fed official
Visualizing How Big Tech Companies Make Their Billions
Underestimating AI in Healthcare
EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X for alleged failure to counter illegal content, disinformation
Adam Silver on how the value of NBA teams grew 55 times
Communication problem for the Federal Reserve
It’s the Magnificent Seven’s Market. The Other Stocks Are Just Living in It.
Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035
Inflation has cooled a lot. So why do things still feel so expensive?
The tough economics of getting hard-to-find minerals for electric vehicle batteries
Almost Entire $8 Trillion ETF Market Hinges on a Few Key Firms
Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers
Russian Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate To 16% To Counter Inflation
A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs
Markets are becoming less efficient, not more, says AQR’s Clifford Asness
Visualizing the Demand for Battery Raw Materials
Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged and foresees 3 rate cuts next year
5 Forces That Will Drive the Adoption of GenAI