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Aug 28, 2023
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (C), and chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (L) speak during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at Jackson Lake Lodge on August 25, 2023 near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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  • 4-day workweek, full-time pay
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    That’s one of several demands from the UAW, which just voted to authorize a strike. Plus, Commerce Secretary Raimondo visits China.

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  • China’s Evergrande stock plunges 87% as trading resumes
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    From the BBC World Service: China Evergrande Group’s shares resumed trading on Monday after a lengthy suspension, and investors in the real estate organisation took the chance to withdraw their money — the BBC’s Asia correspondent Mickey Bristow explains why. Plus, Lebanon is in the midst of a huge economic crisis: Inflation is in triple figures and the banking system has collapsed, but the wine industry is booming.

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  • A coal burner inside the American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009. In cooperation with AEP, the French company Alstom unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant, so called "clean coal," which will store around 100,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year 2,1 kilometers (7,200 feet) underground.
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    The latest in carbon capture tech. Plus, the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium kicks off today.

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  • In U.S. Steel sale, does the union get a say?
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    The union says yes, U.S. Steel says not quite. Plus, Subway sold to a private equity firm and ESPN might soon be streamable without cable.

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  • Big tech will be subject to new EU regulations from today
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    The European Union’s Digital Services Act is coming into force today and some of the world’s tech giants will be directly affected. The world’s largest computer and video games festival, Games Com is wrapping up this weekend and a lot of the talk’s been about nostalgic titles and the possible take over of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The international leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has kicked off in Mexico City. She’s on track to make one billion dollars from the tour, which would make it the highest-grossing series of concerts in history.

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  • New York City’s Airbnb crackdown is coming
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    Starting in early September, New York City is going to get a lot more aggressive about cracking down on Airbnb.

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  • A new plan to prevent airplane collisions
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    The FAA is spending $120 million to help reduce the risk of collisions on airport runways.

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  • A South Korean man at the Japanese embassy in Seoul, protests over the Fukushima water release.
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    Japan has started to release radioactive water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking protests domestically and internationally. India’s moon rover has taken its first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. How much trouble is China’s economy in? Prices have begun falling, exports are down and youth unemployment has risen above 21%

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  • Tech stocks rally, thanks to AI
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    Chip maker NVIDIA’s stocks have already risen 220% this year. What next? Plus, political turmoil could cause some Israelis to emigrate.

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