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  • "It's very interesting what a break this was from all the things we've talked about in the past," said Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.
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    “It’s very interesting what a break this was from all the things we’ve talked about in the past,” said Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

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  • Russia-Ukraine war leads to morality play for business
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    Hundreds of Western companies have cut ties with Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, marking a critical moment for business leaders who must decide whether to abandon their Russian operations or remain – and contend with the blowback of that decision. We spoke to Harvard business professor and author Ranjay Gulati about how companies’ refusal to exit the moral gray area could lead to serious repercussions this time. President Biden has proposed a “billionaire minimum income tax” — at least a 20% tax on the very richest households in the country.

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  • Democratic Republic of Congo joins East African common market
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    From the BBC World Service: Turkey hosts the latest round of talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war as local businesses in besieged cities like Odessa try to carry on. Africa’s second largest country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, joins the East Africa Community (EAC) trading bloc. India’s national trade unions go on strike but fall short of achieving their aims.

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  • "The days of posturing and pretending are over," said Harvard's Ranjay Gulati.
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    “The days of posturing and pretending are over,” says Harvard’s Ranjay Gulati.

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  • Egyptian men work in a bakery at a market in Cairo on March 17, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused wheat prices to soar — necessary for bread, an important food staple in the Middle East.
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    The war in Ukraine has triggered a spike in the price of wheat, which means higher prices for bread. That may be a slight inconvenience for some countries, but for many others with populations who live in poverty, it could mean disaster. U.S. farmers have yet to reap any benefits of those higher wheat prices as well. Car companies are about to pay a lot more if they miss fuel efficiency targets, as federal regulators are more than doubling penalties.

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  • Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright leaves the stage  during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State, died last week at the age of 84 and became a role model for women’s leadership in the workplace. We look into the legacy she left behind. The war in Ukraine has led to a spike in wheat prices, and farmers in the U.S. aren’t seeing any of the expected benefits of those prices. President Biden is set to announce his budget for the coming fiscal year.

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  • Shanghai goes into lockdown as China’s zero-COVID strategy questioned
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    From the BBC World Service: China’s financial capital goes into a two-phased lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Israel for a landmark summit aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal. As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, European businesses finding way to help the growing numbers of refugees.

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  • A man walks into the federal, IRS building in Washington, D.C.
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    The Internal Revenue Service is already facing a mountain of challenges, and this year’s next wave of tax returns (and taxpayers seeking answers) could bog the agency down even further. Christopher Low shares his take on mortgage rates for today’s markets talk. The Biden administration is trying to make a clearer path to federal loans for Native American farmers.

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  • Big technology firms face new rules and regulations in the EU.
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    Could the Digital Markets Act set a global standard?

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  • Google is among the companies to announce return-to-office plans, then delay them because of the spread of coronavirus variants.
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    Earlier this week, the European Union unveiled sweeping antitrust legislation aimed at limiting the power of big tech companies. The long-awaited Digital Markets Act targets Big Tech’s “gatekeeper” companies, including Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. For more, we spoke to Jason Furman, a Harvard economist and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. And, Uber and taxis will be forming an unlikely but seemingly necessary alliance in New York City.

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