Why are bond interest rates going up as we await greater cuts? The Fed chair is skeptical about Facebook’s cryptocurrency going to market so soon. Shorter global supply chains are giving way to “slowbalisation.”
The U.S. balks at France’s new tax on tech companies. There’s a small but fast uptick in inflation. “Extreme vetting” for visas is keeping some foreign musical acts out of the country.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the “hot” job market is showing little heat. A defense contractor cancels plans to shut down a plant at Trump’s urging. A soon-to-be college graduate who is undocumented faces uncertain job prospects.
More trade trouble in Asia as Japan and South Korea argue over computer chips. Anger over France’s digital tax plans. A record fine linked to the opioid crisis.
The Fed chair all but confirms an interest rate cut. Boeing’s troubles show in its sales numbers. “Friends” goes from Netflix to AT&T’s new streaming service. The pitfalls of growing hemp on sovereign Native land.
Can changing zoning help with with housing crisis? African nations ready a new, massive trading bloc. Chinese tech workers push back against the grueling 72-hour work week as a matter of life and death.
The U.N. holds an emergency meeting over Tehran’s nuclear program. Brazil votes on pension reforms. Why panic rooms are the ultimate home luxury for today’s billionaires.
